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Subject: Re: They're Making A New Star Wars Game
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 08:19:42 -0700
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On 6/19/2024 2:10 AM, Anssi Saari wrote:
> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Why did it have to be Ubisoft?
> 
> Well, maybe one can play a Ubisoft game once in a decade or two? I'm not
> sure I have yet, this decade or the last... Although I think I have some
> freebie Assassin's Whatsit on Epic.
> 
> I can't say I was very impressed by the SW:Outcast video. Really light
> on physics, our hero just climbs up some cable with just the power of
> her arms. That lady has a nice grip. No rocket backpack, no high tech
> winch, nothing. Can't free climb with those arms either. Sigh. Although
> apparently your bike comes if you call, like horses in old
> westerns. Cute.
> 
> And a sneak mission where it's apparently OK to shoot everything in
> sight but you get a reputation loss. I'd hope for no reputation loss if
> you kill all witnesses like Hitman games but still, this is OK if not
> great.
> 
> Anyways, it's Star Wars so a likely buy. But then I thought similarly
> about Starfield too and now it's "I'll get it in a sale" or rather "if
> it ever goes on sale".

Pretty sure 'Starfield' has been on sale recently.  So I suspect your 
last sentence should be more "if it ever goes on sale cheaply enough".  :)

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