Path: ...!local-1.nntp.ord.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-4.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:02:05 +0000 From: Spalls Hurgenson Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: FREE GAMES: Bus Simulator 21 & Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:02:05 -0500 Message-ID: <85j3ljhsscs9jafmlcijjkfqv2ebmj2m2i@4ax.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 2.0/32.652 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 63 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-lBOWr0Fd7Vp0nt221477mpRhJqRH4cdeanf+4JaLkXDSQPS9nOZzP6SdVQP5cmAAg6SHSdZrr3O0aB8!0ma1GtVmS0qfuixhAMSSQfrqs4EQfBGUyLafMVOXND0CJTyvec7n6K0gktdVEw8JeEWIMlY7 X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html 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: 4036 Freebie Date: 4122024.14.1: These are the voyages of the newsgroup CSPIGA. Our mission: to collect each and every free game made available to us. Currently we are in orbit around planet EpicGameStore. There have been reports of repeated freebies up for grabs on a weekly basis. I've sent Lt. Commander Lenumero down to the planet to see if these stories are true. * Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/bus-simulator-21 Far be it from me to complain about another work-place sim like Bus Simulator. I'm the one who keeps driving a virtual truck across a virtual Europe after all. I could actually see myself getting into this game if I wasn't already dedicated to hauling cargo in my sixteen-wheeler. But this game is really hard to recommend; it's just too buggy and janky to love. Conceptually it's great --assuming you can buy into the concept, which I get not every one can--- but in practice it's just badly written software with poor mechanics. It's the sort of game people make fun of on YouTube for all its flaws. And unfortunately --three years down the line-- it doesn't look like it will ever get the fixes it needs to reach its potential. Even if you like the idea of a bus driving sim, this is a game to avoid (and if you don't, why did you bother reading this far?). * Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga The latest in the long-running Travelers Tales Lego Star Wars games. The latest, but -at least in my opinion- not the greatest. Which is unfortunate, because its obvious the developers tried to make this game stand apart from its predecessors. While the core gameplay still is the same comfortable and familiar platforming we've come to associate with the franchise, there was an obvious attempt to add some variety to the games. But it came at a cost to the actual content; there's just so much less to actually PLAY with in this game. If its not the overlong and too frequent cutscenes, it's the tiny levels. Honestly, you're just better sticking with the older Lego Star Wars games; they're a bit dated and predictable, sure, but you get a lot of content. And none of it is from the Star Wars sequels; a definite bonus! Freebie Date: 4122024.14.2: The reports from Lt. Commander Lenumero are troubling. TWO free games in one day? Who knows where this sort of madness can lead? We will continue to monitor this situation for at least the next week and get back to you with further news as events warrant. This is captain Zuviele Spiele, signing off. [Final note: It looks like Epic _is_ doing a Holiday Give-Away this year after all (poseurs! CSIPGA did it first!). So I guess we'll see another announcement tomorrow)]