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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> On 1/30/2025 8:06 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:08:36 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> >> On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:24:51 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
> >>
> >>> https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/112-operator from https://gg.deals/freebie/free-112-operator-steam-key-on-fanatical-available-for-a-limited-time-only/
> >>>
> >>> Its free offer ends in four days. Also, you have to get an account and subscribe on Fantical as a catch.
> >>
> >> I have gotten numerous free codes from them over the years. I also
> >> purchased one or two games from them as they were the cheapest at the
> >> time so I think having an account with them is worth it.
> >>
> >> Anyway, I took this game, so thank you, but I don't think I am ever
> >> going to play it. :-P
> > 
> > The 911-/112-Operator games have been offered as freebies so often I'm
> > surprised everyone here doesn't already have a copy. I think I have
> > the game on Epic, Steam and Amazon (or maybe Twitch, back when they
> > still gave away games)? I know I've tossed out a few codes for these
> > games over the years during our Holiday Extravaganzas.
> > 
> > The games are... fine. I like the aesthetics (it reminds me of
> > "Uplink", anyone remember that game?) with its white-and-blue visuals.
> > But I remember it as a game that couldn't hold my attention for long.
> > The mechanics just aren't that exciting, and the underlying narrative
> > and setting aren't really that notable. It's not a bad game, but it
> > feels designed to scratch the itch of a small niche of players. A
> > niche of which I'm not part.
> > 
> The basic concept does not appeal to me, in large part because I was a 
> programmer who worked on the Computer-Aided Dispatch systems such 
> facilities used.  I've sat in the room with the calltakers & dispatchers 
> and read more incident histories than I can count, including a number 
> from NYC on 9/11.

Wow. That must be a difficult job. I wonder how accurate these games are.
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