Shhh! Don't look! No, don't! The Epic Elves are sneaking in another
free game. If they think you see them, they'll run away and we won't
get our new toy. You want free games, dontcha? So keep your eyes
closed until I tell you it's okay, alright?

There. That should be long enough. Let's see what we get this week!



* Duskers
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/duskers-672fdc
This is a weird one. You look at it and think, "there's no way it's
gonna be good." It's all text and schematics; it looks like something
you'd use to rewire your boiler. But once you start playing it and
figuring out what all the arcana represents, you realize there's a
pretty good game there. It's sort of like "Alien Isolation" except
told through 70s-era visuals. Now, to be honest, the game didn't
occupy me very long - simply because, when I first played it, I wasn't
in the mood for anything more complex than a corridor-shooter - but I
really should give it another try. And so should you. Ignore the
visuals and give it a chance; I think you'll be surprised by what you
find.



You got seven days to claim this one, but let's be honest; you're not
gonna need that long. The Epic elves, on the other hand, are gonna
need that week to find as good a game to top this one...

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On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:13:37 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

[snip]

* Duskers
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/duskers-672fdc

[snip]

I am extremely curious as to why this became a freebie on its release
date.

--
Zag

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spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:13:37 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

[snip]

* Duskers
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/duskers-672fdc

[snip]

I am extremely curious as to why this became a freebie on its release
date.

And why it has positive reviews. I took it and may play it one day!
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On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:13:37 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

Shhh! Don't look! No, don't! The Epic Elves are sneaking in another
free game. If they think you see them, they'll run away and we won't
get our new toy. You want free games, dontcha? So keep your eyes
closed until I tell you it's okay, alright?

There. That should be long enough. Let's see what we get this week!

* Duskers
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/duskers-672fdc
This is a weird one. You look at it and think, "there's no way it's
gonna be good." It's all text and schematics; it looks like something
you'd use to rewire your boiler. But once you start playing it and
figuring out what all the arcana represents, you realize there's a
pretty good game there. It's sort of like "Alien Isolation" except
told through 70s-era visuals. Now, to be honest, the game didn't
occupy me very long - simply because, when I first played it, I wasn't
in the mood for anything more complex than a corridor-shooter - but I
really should give it another try. And so should you. Ignore the
visuals and give it a chance; I think you'll be surprised by what you
find.

You got seven days to claim this one, but let's be honest; you're not
gonna need that long. The Epic elves, on the other hand, are gonna
need that week to find as good a game to top this one...

*--

Added it to the list. Yawn.

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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> writes:

On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:13:37 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

[snip]

* Duskers
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/duskers-672fdc

[snip]

I am extremely curious as to why this became a freebie on its release
date.

There's an initial release from 05/18/16. Maybe this was a re-release?
No idea why though but I feel like the game description is familiar. I
guess I thought it might be OK but didn't really get interested enough
to buy it.

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On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:46:58 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:13:37 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

* Duskers
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/duskers-672fdc

I am extremely curious as to why this became a freebie on its release
date.

Presumably it is 'new to Epic', not a new to the world. Because I know
it's not a new game (having played it in the past). Unless...

Wait, does this mean my time machine project finally comes to
fruition?!?!?

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