Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 02:03:33 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action References: User-Agent: tin/2.6.2-20221225 ("Pittyvaich") (Linux/6.10.7-100.fc39.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 02:03:33 +0000 Lines: 44 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-kCW0TYm7xJyew+WsjVjHwx+s7tyVbYripWdjvlV1DKReMOvWXr97ganAHc7+i5QnjLp0E0qPfasln/T!/pRYICcMplhmaPN2O13k/B94vTYixr99gp7kcdxAaNiJxeaE1nSa6FGcnyY3Jj+TZMgqM/23sNO8!8d11GG+Hpo8BCyN2gIPMhzv7EAfOvWNp X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 3329 Squeak! I have an online friend named "/\/\ousey" so I so just told him about this free game. It's too bad he uses Linux and hates Epic company. Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > Oh gosh, it's Thursday. I am so behind on everything this week -you > may have noticed I've barely even had time for Usenet- that I'm > half-tempted to let somebody else do the usual announcement. But no, > what would the neighbors think if I skimped out on this vital duty? So > let's quickly cover this week's Epic freebie. > Epic, whatcha got for us today? > * The Spirit and the Mouse > https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-spirit-and-the-mouse-42390b > At heart, this one is a third-person puzzle/narrative game; > not quite as simple as a walking-sim, not quite as difficult > as something like "Portal", but somewhere in the middle. > Still, it's a game more about atmosphere and story than it > is about challenge. It's also what some have termed a 'cozy' > game, with no real scare or threat; you're an adorable > little mouse whose life-goal is just to help people and make > a difference. It's very reminiscent of "Stray", in that > its biggest the cute fuzzy protagonist doing a lot of non- > threatening things. A deep game? A classic? No, but a fun > way to spend a brief few hours between more 'serious' titles. > I probably wouldn't ever pay for this, but as a freebie? > I approve. > Just the one game this week, but that's fine. So long as The Number > grows and the game isn't terrible, I'm happy. Seven days is the number > of days you've got to claim; no more and no less. Six days only if the > first day has passed; eight days is right out. So I guess I'll see you > all in a week. -- "If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels." --Luke 9:26. Pls stop draining, itching, leaking, blowing up, aching, annoying, etc. Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )