It's been a busy week, and I haven't been posting to Usenet as much as
I should (or would like). But I'm not going to miss out on /this/
weekly tradition. Because FREE GAMES is what makes Usenet great! Okay,
maybe the discussions are cool too. Maybe. ;-)
This week we get:
* Eternal Threads
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/eternal-threads-197169
Another first-person adventure/puzzle game, this time more focused on time-manipulation than physics. Not quite as forced as most narrative (walking-sim) games, it's also doesn't feature quite as rich gameplay
as, say, "Portal". It's still fun, and short enough that you don't
feel as if the game is wasting your time.
* The Evil Within
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-evil-within
An appropriate game for the spooky-month also known as October, "Evil
Within" is a survival-horror action/adventure game. It's got a bit of Japanese-weird to it, but not so much as to ruin the effect (a problem
I often find ruins the immersion in games like "Metal Gear" or
"Bayonetta"). The game does feel a bit clunky at time but that seems
par for the course with this genre of game. And it is ten years old,
so don't expect cutting edge visuals (also, some reports of Windows11 incompatibility? I haven't tested). But, really, if you like horror
games, you should give this one a try.
Hey Epic, you're actually giving away good games again. Are you
feeling okay?
Seven days to claim. You know what to do.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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