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From: Tahitian pearl <j63480576@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Steam Next Fest is Live!
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:33:54 -0600
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candycanearter07 wrote:
> PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote at 04:15 this Friday (GMT):
>> On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:29:31 -0700, "rms"
>> <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:
>>
>>> https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest
>>>
>>> and reddit has a thread with summaries and comments on the various demos
>>> available:
>>> https://old.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1ix8mys/the_steam_next_fest_february_2025_edition_is_live/
>>>
>>> I know I'd immediately be paralyzed by the quantity of choices, so hopefully
>>> that, along with 5 second gameplay clips would help weed out ones you're
>>> uninterested in!
>>>
>>> rms
>> *--
>>
>> I don't get it.  Am I supposed to preorder games I never heard of? I
>> just went through some of the featured games.
>>
>> -pw
> 
> 
> To be fair, there are demos.
> 
Yes there were Mephistos in Diablo ][ but no one plays that.  You're not 
being fair at all.
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