• Re: FREE GAMES: "Circus Electrique" and "Firestone"

    From Justisaur@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Thu May 9 13:49:55 2024
    On 5/9/2024 8:01 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    Hey! It's that day again! You know the one! The day where we get free
    games. From that place. I think they call it Thursday. The day, I
    mean. Not the place. That's called something different. I wonder
    what's on tap this week?


    * Circus Electrique
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/circus-electrique
    This is a weird one: it's got RPG mechanics, adventure
    game structure, deck-building, and aspects of a management
    sim all rolled into one, and then topped with a steampunk
    and horror aesthetic. Is it good? I've no idea. I'm not sure
    I'll ever find out either; it just feels too 'all-over-the-
    place', too experimental to make me want to rush out and
    play it. It's probably fine but I'll let others take the
    lead on this one.


    That's a longshot, but I picked it up.


    * Firestone https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/firestone-online-idle-rpg-bfd04b
    The game describes itself as an 'online Idle RPG' and
    it has pop-ups asking players to rate the game. That's all I
    need to know. No thank you. This is mobile-style crap that
    has no place on PCs. I don't want it. Not even free.

    Oof. When I went to the giveaway it says it's an add-on and you have to
    get the game first. Also that the price of the add on is normally $99
    !!! Yeah those are some mobile whalers looking to sail on the PC seas.

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Justisaur on Sat May 11 02:11:24 2024
    Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:
    On 5/9/2024 8:01 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    Hey! It's that day again! You know the one! The day where we get free games. From that place. I think they call it Thursday. The day, I
    mean. Not the place. That's called something different. I wonder
    what's on tap this week?


    * Circus Electrique
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/circus-electrique
    This is a weird one: it's got RPG mechanics, adventure
    game structure, deck-building, and aspects of a management
    sim all rolled into one, and then topped with a steampunk
    and horror aesthetic. Is it good? I've no idea. I'm not sure
    I'll ever find out either; it just feels too 'all-over-the-
    place', too experimental to make me want to rush out and
    play it. It's probably fine but I'll let others take the
    lead on this one.


    That's a longshot, but I picked it up.


    * Firestone https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/firestone-online-idle-rpg-bfd04b
    The game describes itself as an 'online Idle RPG' and
    it has pop-ups asking players to rate the game. That's all I
    need to know. No thank you. This is mobile-style crap that
    has no place on PCs. I don't want it. Not even free.

    Oof. When I went to the giveaway it says it's an add-on and you have to
    get the game first. Also that the price of the add on is normally $99
    !!! Yeah those are some mobile whalers looking to sail on the PC seas.

    Good catch. I keep forgetting to check for those free addons!
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