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Epic said I already have it! :P


Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Didja know that if you visit the Epic Game Store website, you can see
> pretty much everything they've on offer without javascript enabled...
> except the free games? It's one of those weird things I've noticed
> whenever I go there (I need to visit the website to get the URL for
> the free game). Oh well.


> * Them's Fighting Herds
> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/thems-fightin-herds
>     They say 'Don't judge a book by its cover', but just 
>     the title of this week's game lets you know tells you 
>     all you need to know about without actually looking 
>     at the game; that it is going to be one of those quirky 
>     Indie games that you either will adore or have absolutely 
>     no interest in. This one is a 2D fighting game (think 
>     "Mortal Kombat") except with 'a cast of adorable animals' 
>     and some light Final Fantasy-like exploration in between 
>     bouts. Unfortunately, publisher shenanigans mean the story 
>     mode (it was intended as an episodic game) won't ever be
>     completed, so most of the focus is on the brawling. I guess 
>     if you like that sort of game, it's fine. But I'm not 
>     included in that group.
>     (Also, this was a freebie back in December 2022, so you 
>     may already have this one in your library).


> This is the bit where I put some conclusory remarks and remind
> everybody this free offer is good for only seven days. So consider
> both of those done. See you next week!





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