Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Anssi Saari Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Ghostrunner Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:03:21 +0300 Organization: An impatient and LOUD arachnid Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <89tc1j5mqeqf18q8b6lo52sbmjb2fi2unm@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:03:23 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9f3fd3955a4bf1531da5c46ab1f6b0cd"; logging-data="2345493"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+b+sMsojnuikWWLkVidzjy" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:w9Fb7Zgwc2gYoPWn56CGoi0vcSA= sha1:Kba1Dvg2EoF8YdIvvz63dy3r+Fc= Bytes: 2018 Spalls Hurgenson writes: > * Ghostrunner > https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ghostrunner > First, the obvious: yes, this is another duplicate. > Epic offered it as a freebie back in December 2023. > But hey, that's not so bad. There were so many games > being tossed out back then that maybe you missed it, > so here's another chance. "Ghostrunner" is a stylish > first-person hack-n-slasher, although it's as much > about the platforming as it is the combat. Think of > it as a bastard love-child of a Souls-like and > Mirror's Edge. It's a weird combo and imperfectly > realized, but fun and stylish. Who doesn't want > to play a coked-out cyber-ninja murdering anything > that wanders in his path? I must've missed this last December. Anyways, I tried the demo at some point but when it came to bullet dodging I was rubbish and got killed every time. I remember thinking that's what you get for bringing a knife to a gun fight. But maybe I'll try the full game.