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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject: Re: FREE GAMES: "River City Girls", "Arcadegeddon" and "Idle
 Champions"
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:20:03 -0000 (UTC)
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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?
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