On Monday, March 13, 2023 at 2:40:48 AM UTC-7, JAB wrote:
On 12/03/2023 21:49, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 3/12/2023 1:16 PM, Ant wrote:
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/epic-games-store-2022-year-in-review from https://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&boardid=1&threadid=257485
Since they aren't actually listed either of those places, you can check
here to see what was given away:
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/epic-games-free-games-list
99 free games worth $2,240 USD! I know I didn't claim all of its free
games, but that's a lot! :)
How much are they worth if you never play them?
Good question and my answer would be that like everything what something worth is how much you'd be prepared to pay for it!
I was going to say that's a good metric, but the two games I enjoyed I wouldn't have bought, as they're both games in genres I generally don't enjoy. So $0. As a retroactive value after playing them I'd put both somewhere around $5-10.
Evil Dead & Sable.
There were a number of games there I did pay for, but as I already had them they
were $0 at the time they were given away free.
So total value to me is at a max of $20.
Looking back at previous years -
2021:
Mutant Year Zero - I actually played this a bit, and had it on my wishlist a good
while. I'll give it $20.
Stubs the Zombie - I think I had this on my wishlist. $2, though disappointing
due to bug that wouldn't let me progress very far.
Void Bastards - Another one that looked like something I'd buy $2, again
very disappointing, and I'd give it $0 in retrospect.
Frostpunk - On my wishlist, I might have paid $10, on the other hand I never got around to playing it after I got it free.
Rage 2 - o.k. this is a big one, I enjoyed it and played it, and probably would've
bought it around $30. Rage 1 while I enjoyed felt very short and wouldn't have
paid full price. Rage 2 is longer at least.
So $64
2020:
Elite Dangerous - I would eventually have bought this... probably. I'll give it
$30. I played it only briefly and found I just don't have the patience for this
these days.
Dungeons 3 - I did play this probably more than halfway, I'm not sure I would've bought it, but I'll give it a retroactive $20.
Kingdom: New Lands - great Indy game, but realistically I probably wouldn't have paid more than $5.
GTA 5 - I did own in on xbox, but had contemplated getting it on PC I'll put it at $30.
Aztez - good Indy game, still I can't see having paid more than $2. Another
I probably wouldn't have discovered without getting it free though.
So $ 87
Not bad for free. I feel a bit more good will toward Epic after reviewing. Their client is still shit though, and just wading through my games to find what I might want to play is a nightmare that makes it almost not worth it.
The value is perhaps a bit more as the great thing about giveaways
is you get to try game you never would've bought, and find some gems
expanding your horizons.
I see a whole bunch of games I really need to give a try. Part of the problem with free games is I have nothing invested into them, and much
like wine, the price often reflects what the consumer will think of them, enjoying a $200 bottle of wine more than a $20 one even if they're the
exact same.
- Justisaur
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