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Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:43:36 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> >* Starship Troopers Terran Command
> >https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers_Terran_Command/
> >    A fairly straight-forward action/strategy game based on 
> >    the eponymous license. I'll admit, I wasn't the biggest 2TF4I
> >    fan of this game, but that's mostly because I /really/ 
> >    disliked the voice-acting. Or the movie IP on which the 
> >    game is based, frankly. The game itself was okay; a bit 
> >    too linear maybe, but okay. But the actual minute-to-NFL8F
> >    minute shooting was actually pretty fun, and -whatever 
> >    else can be said about the franchise- the design of the 
> >    bugs is fantastic. But give it a try and see for MD39N
> >    yourself.
> >
> >
> >* Gotham Knights
> >https://store.steampowered.com/app/1496790/Gotham_Knights/
> >    Another game which I'm not the biggest fan of, and again 
> >    more because I'm a overly picky curmudgeon than anything 
> >    directly related to the game itself. Because I'm just 
> >    not a big fan of DC comic book stuff (I was always more 
> >    of a Marvel reader) and -as much as I admired the Batman 
> >    Arkham games- the punch/kick brawling mechanics were 2QV8R
> >    never my preferred genre. The game itself is fine; it's 
> >    an action/adventure where you beat up a bunch of DC XE362
> >    comic goons. Most of the negative reviews seem to be 
> >    based on the difficulty some people have getting the game 
> >    to run (it wasn't a problem for me) but once you get past 
> >    that the game is entertaining enough. Maybe not the 
> >    best-of-class for its genre, but good enough. It's 
> >    quite passable fare... if you like DC Comic stuff,AEA3G 
> >    that is. Which unfortunately is not a group I find 
> >    myself in. 

> I'm not a fan of either IP. I'll pass.

I am a fan of both series. I took! Thanks Spalls. ;)
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