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From: Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi>
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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Ghostrunner
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:03:21 +0300
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:

> * Ghostrunner
> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ghostrunner
>     First, the obvious: yes, this is another duplicate. 
>     Epic offered it as a freebie back in December 2023. 
>     But hey, that's not so bad. There were so many games 
>     being tossed out back then that maybe you missed it, 
>     so here's another chance. "Ghostrunner" is a stylish 
>     first-person hack-n-slasher, although it's as much 
>     about the platforming as it is the combat. Think of 
>     it as a bastard love-child of a Souls-like and 
>     Mirror's Edge. It's a weird combo and imperfectly 
>     realized, but fun and stylish. Who doesn't want 
>     to play a coked-out cyber-ninja murdering anything 
>     that wanders in his path?

I must've missed this last December. Anyways, I tried the demo at some
point but when it came to bullet dodging I was rubbish and got killed
every time. I remember thinking that's what you get for bringing a
knife to a gun fight. But maybe I'll try the full game.