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  • FREE GAME: "Evil Within 2" and "Tandem"

    From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 26 15:53:36 2023
    Ah, Epic Games. We love them, we hate them. Well, mostly we hate them.
    Or maybe just dislike them. But we like free games, so we keep coming
    back. Free is a very convincing argument.

    This week's freebies:

    * The Evil Within 2
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-evil-within-2
    No surprise with this one (we got part one last week,
    after all), but welcome anyway. Arguably the better
    game in the series, even if its story doesn't stray
    too far from the usual tropes in the genre. If you
    like horror games, this is one to play.


    * Tandem: A Tale of Shadows https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/tandem-a-tale-of-shadows-c3f55e
    A puzzle-platformer that combines cute and creepy.
    Guide a little girl and her teddy bear through a
    spooky realm to discover the mystery of a magician's
    disappearance. Hey, look; it's another Indie platformer
    where a little child can be horrifically killed! This
    game's gimmick is that you have to control two
    characters (fortunately not simultaneously); the girl
    moves objects that projects shadows that teddy - in
    another dimension - can use to platform against. Not a bad
    game, but I didn't feel it did anything that made it
    really stand out from its competitors either. If you
    like the genre, great, here's another game but if
    you've played "Limbo" or "Among the Sleep" or "Little
    Nightmares", and were only moderately engaged, "Tandem"
    isn't going to wow you.


    Thanks for the freebies, Epic. I'll continue to tolerate you for
    another week. See you in seven days!

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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Ant on Thu Oct 26 16:54:32 2023
    On 10/26/23 16:40, Ant wrote:
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Ah, Epic Games. We love them, we hate them. Well, mostly we hate them.
    Or maybe just dislike them. But we like free games, so we keep coming
    back. Free is a very convincing argument.
    I took both! Will I play them ever?

    Number go up.

    (also, why did you top reply?)
    --
    user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Thu Oct 26 21:40:14 2023
    I took both! Will I play them ever?


    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Ah, Epic Games. We love them, we hate them. Well, mostly we hate them.
    Or maybe just dislike them. But we like free games, so we keep coming
    back. Free is a very convincing argument.

    This week's freebies:

    * The Evil Within 2
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-evil-within-2
    No surprise with this one (we got part one last week,
    after all), but welcome anyway. Arguably the better
    game in the series, even if its story doesn't stray
    too far from the usual tropes in the genre. If you
    like horror games, this is one to play.


    * Tandem: A Tale of Shadows https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/tandem-a-tale-of-shadows-c3f55e
    A puzzle-platformer that combines cute and creepy.
    Guide a little girl and her teddy bear through a
    spooky realm to discover the mystery of a magician's
    disappearance. Hey, look; it's another Indie platformer
    where a little child can be horrifically killed! This
    game's gimmick is that you have to control two
    characters (fortunately not simultaneously); the girl
    moves objects that projects shadows that teddy - in
    another dimension - can use to platform against. Not a bad
    game, but I didn't feel it did anything that made it
    really stand out from its competitors either. If you
    like the genre, great, here's another game but if
    you've played "Limbo" or "Among the Sleep" or "Little
    Nightmares", and were only moderately engaged, "Tandem"
    isn't going to wow you.


    Thanks for the freebies, Epic. I'll continue to tolerate you for
    another week. See you in seven days!

    --
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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Thu Oct 26 18:44:33 2023
    On 10/26/23 18:37, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
    On 10/26/2023 2:54 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    On 10/26/23 16:40, Ant wrote:
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Ah, Epic Games. We love them, we hate them. Well, mostly we hate them. >>>> Or maybe just dislike them. But we like free games, so we keep coming
    back. Free is a very convincing argument.
    I took both! Will I play them ever?

    Number go up.

    (also, why did you top reply?)

    Different ants in his hive reply differently.  ;)


    but the names plural
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    user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 26 16:37:25 2023
    On 10/26/2023 2:54 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    On 10/26/23 16:40, Ant wrote:
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Ah, Epic Games. We love them, we hate them. Well, mostly we hate them.
    Or maybe just dislike them. But we like free games, so we keep coming
    back. Free is a very convincing argument.
    I took both! Will I play them ever?

    Number go up.

    (also, why did you top reply?)

    Different ants in his hive reply differently. ;)

    --
    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 rms@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 26 20:51:58 2023
    I took both! Will I play them ever?

    I'm a big fan of Evil Within 2, still memorable a few years after playing
    it

    rms

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Fri Oct 27 03:52:41 2023
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    On 10/26/2023 2:54 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    On 10/26/23 16:40, Ant wrote:
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Ah, Epic Games. We love them, we hate them. Well, mostly we hate them. >>> Or maybe just dislike them. But we like free games, so we keep coming
    back. Free is a very convincing argument.
    I took both! Will I play them ever?

    Number go up.

    (also, why did you top reply?)

    Different ants in his hive reply differently. ;)

    Ants don't have hives. :P
    --
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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Ant on Thu Oct 26 21:51:31 2023
    On 10/26/2023 8:52 PM, Ant wrote:
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    On 10/26/2023 2:54 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    On 10/26/23 16:40, Ant wrote:
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Ah, Epic Games. We love them, we hate them. Well, mostly we hate them. >>>>> Or maybe just dislike them. But we like free games, so we keep coming >>>>> back. Free is a very convincing argument.
    I took both! Will I play them ever?

    Number go up.

    (also, why did you top reply?)

    Different ants in his hive reply differently. ;)

    Ants don't have hives. :P

    But they have hive minds!

    --
    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 Ant@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Sat Oct 28 11:05:09 2023
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    On 10/26/2023 8:52 PM, Ant wrote:
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    On 10/26/2023 2:54 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
    On 10/26/23 16:40, Ant wrote:
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Ah, Epic Games. We love them, we hate them. Well, mostly we hate them. >>>>> Or maybe just dislike them. But we like free games, so we keep coming >>>>> back. Free is a very convincing argument.
    I took both! Will I play them ever?

    Number go up.

    (also, why did you top reply?)

    Different ants in his hive reply differently. ;)

    Ants don't have hives. :P

    But they have hive minds!

    "We are Antz. We will assimilate you. Resistance is futile."
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    "The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever." --1 John 2:17. 2 much Zs again!
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