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  • FREE GAME: Figment

    From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 6 10:50:47 2023
    Another free game... this time on GOG!

    ( Figment
    https://www.gog.com/en/game/figment

    This game was offered free on Steam just a few days ago, so instead of
    doing any work, I'm just going to copy-paste what I wrote about it
    /that/ post into /this/ post. This is called 'being efficient' (which
    is definitely not synonymous with 'being lazy'! ;-)


    "Figment" is... different. It's feels a lot like"Bastion" crossed with "Psychonauts". I don't want to call it a mobile game, because a) it's
    not really* and b) calling it that gives people certain assumptions
    about the quality of its gameplay... but it /feels/ a little bit like
    a mobile game. It's the... I dunno... the smallness of the game? Maybe
    its immediacy? It felt like something you could pick up and put down
    at any time rather than something that required you to invest an hour
    or three of your life each time you wanted to play it. And that's not necessarily a bad thing - in some ways it added to "Figment's" charm,
    but it might be a turn off to some.


    Anyway, three days to grab this one. It's DRM free, if that makes it
    any more palatable.

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  • From Justisaur@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Mon Mar 6 07:54:07 2023
    On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 7:51:03 AM UTC-8, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    Another free game... this time on GOG!

    ( Figment
    https://www.gog.com/en/game/figment

    This game was offered free on Steam just a few days ago, so instead of
    doing any work, I'm just going to copy-paste what I wrote about it
    /that/ post into /this/ post. This is called 'being efficient' (which
    is definitely not synonymous with 'being lazy'! ;-)


    "Figment" is... different. It's feels a lot like"Bastion" crossed with "Psychonauts". I don't want to call it a mobile game, because a) it's
    not really* and b) calling it that gives people certain assumptions
    about the quality of its gameplay... but it /feels/ a little bit like
    a mobile game. It's the... I dunno... the smallness of the game? Maybe
    its immediacy? It felt like something you could pick up and put down
    at any time rather than something that required you to invest an hour
    or three of your life each time you wanted to play it. And that's not necessarily a bad thing - in some ways it added to "Figment's" charm,
    but it might be a turn off to some.


    Anyway, three days to grab this one. It's DRM free, if that makes it
    any more palatable.

    Added, thanks!

    - Justisaur

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to justisaur@gmail.com on Mon Mar 6 12:27:52 2023
    On Mon, 6 Mar 2023 07:54:07 -0800 (PST), Justisaur
    <justisaur@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 7:51:03?AM UTC-8, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    Another free game... this time on GOG!

    Also, if you already own "Doom 3 BFG Edition" on GOG, they've also
    added the original retail "Doom 3" version to your library. This
    package also includes the original retail version of the "Resurrection
    of Evil" add-on too. The BFG Edition changed the visuals and gameplay
    somewhat (and made it so a number of older mods didn't work anymore)
    so it's a welcome addition to have the 'old school' "Doom 3" back.

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  • From Mike S.@21:1/5 to spallshurgenson@gmail.com on Mon Mar 6 14:15:05 2023
    On Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:50:47 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Another free game... this time on GOG!

    ( Figment
    https://www.gog.com/en/game/figment

    I prefer this on Steam due to achievements but I see no reason not to
    add this to GOG. Thank you Spalls.

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Mon Mar 6 12:27:56 2023
    On 3/6/2023 7:50 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    Another free game... this time on GOG!

    ( Figment
    https://www.gog.com/en/game/figment

    This game was offered free on Steam just a few days ago, so instead of
    doing any work, I'm just going to copy-paste what I wrote about it
    /that/ post into /this/ post. This is called 'being efficient' (which
    is definitely not synonymous with 'being lazy'! ;-)

    Lazy people are usually the ones who spend the most time to find or
    create more efficient and easy ways of doing things. So thank lazy
    people for building modern civilization.

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to dtravel@sonic.net on Tue Mar 7 10:23:44 2023
    On Mon, 6 Mar 2023 12:27:56 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:



    Lazy people are usually the ones who spend the most time to find or
    create more efficient and easy ways of doing things. So thank lazy
    people for building modern civilization.

    The truly lazy get others - frustrated with their laziness - to build
    those more efficient ways for them ;-)

    Laziness is a skill just like any other. ;-)

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Tue Mar 7 12:11:58 2023
    On Mon, 6 Mar 2023 12:27:56 -0800, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Dimensional Traveler wrote:

    On 3/6/2023 7:50 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    Another free game... this time on GOG!

    ( Figment
    https://www.gog.com/en/game/figment

    This game was offered free on Steam just a few days ago, so instead of
    doing any work, I'm just going to copy-paste what I wrote about it
    /that/ post into /this/ post. This is called 'being efficient' (which
    is definitely not synonymous with 'being lazy'! ;-)

    Lazy people are usually the ones who spend the most time to find or
    create more efficient and easy ways of doing things. So thank lazy
    people for building modern civilization.

    Don't forget libertines! Thank porn and beer, too.

    Porn, beer, and laziness: The three pillars of modern civilization.

    Don't let anyone tell you different.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Tue Mar 7 12:10:46 2023
    On Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:50:47 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    [snip]

    "Figment" is... different. It's feels a lot like"Bastion" crossed with >"Psychonauts". I don't want to call it a mobile game, because a) it's
    not really* and b) calling it that gives people certain assumptions
    about the quality of its gameplay... but it /feels/ a little bit like
    a mobile game. It's the... I dunno... the smallness of the game? Maybe
    its immediacy? It felt like something you could pick up and put down
    at any time rather than something that required you to invest an hour
    or three of your life each time you wanted to play it. And that's not >necessarily a bad thing - in some ways it added to "Figment's" charm,
    but it might be a turn off to some.


    I found the hand-drawn graphics to be refreshing, but the game not that exciting. It's good to play through just for the graphics though, if
    you're a fan of that. I wouldn't call it a mobile game. It's more
    old-school than that. It feels like it should need a VESA driver.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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