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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Floppy Knights
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:10:05 -0000 (UTC)
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Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com> wrote at 20:06 this Sunday (GMT):
> candycanearter07 wrote:
>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:09 this Thursday (GMT):
>>>
>>> Another week, another game. It's Thursday, it's free, need anything
>>> else be said? No, but I won't let that stop me!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> * Floppy Knights
>>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/floppy-knights-6a735a
>>>     I really hate these games. Not because they're bad -
>>>     I've no idea, really- but because the style and
>>>     mechanics just aren't for me, meaning I'll never play
>>>     them and am in no position to make judgment upon them.
>>>     And I know I'll never play this one; "Floppy Knights"
>>>     suffers from cutesy retro-graphics and has a deck-
>>>     building mechanic. That's like garlic and crosses to
>>>     a vampire when it comes to me and video games.
>>>     Honestly, -some- of the other mechanics /do/ look
>>>     somewhat interesting, but I can't get past the visuals
>>>     and cards. But maybe somebody a bit more open to the
>>>     idea can offer a more comprehensive review.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> No, I think I'll just wait the usual seven days and see if something
>>> more exciting comes along. But it's free on Epic now so make your own
>>> decision.
>> 
>> 
>> As someone who makes cutesy art, I really really like the aesthetic of
>> it.. rougelike games I don't as much.
>> 
> It's not too bad.  Reminds me of Incubation, one of my favorite games of 
> all time.


I've never heard of it, and it doesn't seem to be on steam. What's the
game like?
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