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From: Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: FREE GAMES: "River City Girls", "Arcadegeddon" and "Idle Champions"
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:57:08 -0500
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On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:20:03 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote: 

>Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 13:13 this Thursday (GMT):
>>
>> Don't look now, but I'm sneaking in this announcement a bit early. As
>> usual, this is because I'll be AFK when the games actually release, so
>> I'm posting it ahead of time just to be sure you all know about these
>> freebies. Sure, it's extra work for me, but I'm glad to do it. It has
>> nothing to do with pre-empting Ant and getting all those sweet, sweet
>> Internet Points for myself. ;-)
>>
>>
>> * Arcadegeddon
>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/arcadegeddon-arcadgeddon-f2p-promo-bundle-dc81c5
>>     Oooh, giving away a freebie game as a freebie! That's 
>>     generous, Epic! This one is a fairly unexciting co-op 
>>     shooter whose main goal seems to be to get you to buy 
>>     virtual currencies to buy lots of cosmetics. In terms 
>>     of gameplay, it isn't terrible (it isn't great either) 
>>     but it moved hard into free-to-play and the grindy 
>>     gameplay and lack of support make it hard to recommend. 
>>     Strike one, Epic.
>>
>>
>> * Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/idle-champions-of-the-forgotten-realms
>>     Another freebie; this one is an idler-game whose main 
>>     appeal is that it uses licensed characters and monsters 
>>     from D&D, but beyond that it's just another F2P game 
>>     designed to siphon cash out of your wallet for 
>>     unnecessary cosmetics. This game has also been offered 
>>     on Epic before, so you may already have this in your 
>>     library. Strike two, Epic.
>>
>>
>> * River City Girls
>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/river-city-girls-e6f608
>>     Oh thank gog, not another F2P game. This is a game 
>>     they'd actually expect you to pay for. It's basically 
>>     a retro-styled side-scrolling brawler (think "Double 
>>     Dragon"), except --as should be obvious by the title-- 
>>     the protagonists are teen girls. It's fine, I  suppose. 
>>     It's not really a genre I'm into, so it's hard for me 
>>     to judge. The visuals are nice enough, I suppose, and 
>>     the reviews are generally favorable. If you enjoy this 
>>     style of game, I suppose it's worth grabbing it. As 
>>     for me, it's just padding out The Number. That's a bunt 
>>     and you're safe on first, Epic.
>>
>>
>> So that's this week's offerings. Remember, I'm posting a bit early, so
>> these games may not be free if you click on them right away (wait
>> until 3PM GMT, or your local equivalent). Sorry for the early posting,
>> but I need those Internet Points. Anyway, I'll see you again in a week
>> for the next batch of freebies.
>
>
>Wait, they're offering free games for free?? How bad has Epic gotten?

Epically bad.

-- 
Zag

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