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Subject: Re: FREE GAMES: "Call of the Wild: Angler" and "Atom Eve" (and a
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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:40:11 -0000 (UTC)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 14:37 this Friday (GMT):
> On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:08:37 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On 3/21/2024 8:51 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
>>I only tried one Telltale game (a batman game) and didn't 
>>care for it, so probably won't like it, but I really enjoy the 
>>Invincible cartoon on Amazon Prime.  I'm not bothering getting it on 
>>Epic as I already have it on Prime and Epic is a hassle.
>
> Telltale games aren't bad, but a) they are far much more limited in
> scope and mechanics than other adventure games, and b) following the
> success of the formula with their "Walking Dead" series, the
> developers overused the mechanic in all their other games.
>
> The titles walk a narrow line between 'game' and 'walking simulator',
> with only limited difficulty, but - at release - this was a novel
> change from the usual. Now, not so much. Similarly, it's reactive,
> (supposedly) branching storyline that would react to actions in
> previous acts (or even episodes!) was a unique gimmick. It even became
> a meme - "<character> will remember that!".
>
> But overuse, simplicity and familiarity robbed these games of a lot of
> their charm. It's hard to recommend them - or their clones - in 2024.


Yeah, but Minecraft Story Mode was funny and I enjoyed it.
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