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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Redout 2
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:59:50 -0000 (UTC)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Time for more singing! 
> (with apologies to Billy Joel)
> 
>    It's 4 O'clock on a Thursday
>    Regular gamers shuffled in
>    There's an old poster sitting next to me
>    he's griping and complainin'
> 
>    He says, "Epic can you give me a free game,
>    Something that I can download
>    Just make it free and cool and maybe also new
>    That I may just play down the road
> 
>    Give us a game, you're the Epic Store 
>    Give us a game tonight 
>    Well, we're all in the mood for a free game or two 
>    And you've got us feeling just right
> 
> 
> * REDOUT 2
> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/redout-2
>    At it's simplest, "Redout 2" is basically just "Wipeout" 
>    updated for modern systems. You got your little hover-
>    sled, you race it down colorful techno-tracks at breakneck 
>    speeds, maybe grab a few pickups that accelerate you to 
>    ludicrous speeds or let you shoot the guy in front of you. 
>    Rinse and repeat across 30+ tracks, play offline against 
>    bots or online against others. Where "Wipeout's" hook 
>    was its sharp 3D graphics and colored lighting 
>    (exciting features back in 1995!), "Redout 2" takes 
>    a more stylized, cel-shaded look. Other than that, 
>    yeah; it's Wipeout circa 2024. It's fine if you like 
>    that style of game. It has, unfortunately, been abandoned 
>    by its developer, but for a freebie that you play a few 
>    times and then forget? It's not a bad addition to 
>    the library.
> 
> 
> 
> (Also, D&D Idle Champions. Again. Which is always free anyway. So stop
> putting it up like it's some special bargain, Epic!)
> 
> And now... More singing! 
> 
>    Now Tim at the Store  is a friend of mine 
>    He gets me my games down low
>    He's quick with his code, or to balance the load
>    When the servers are runnin; too slow
> 
>    He says, "Spalls I believe Epic is killing me"
>    As a smile ran away from his face
>    "I really thought if I shared these free games
>    Everybody would come to this place."
> 
>    Now Paul is a hard core gamer 
>    He plays way past midnight 
>    And he's talking to Davy, who's equally lazy
>    And probably will be for life
> 
>    And the servers crash and the client is shit
>    And the exclusives annoy all the fans
>    But we don't care much because we get free games
>    And think we're sockin' it to The Man
> 
>    Give us a game, you're the Epic Store 
>    Give us a game tonight 
>    Well, we're all in the mood for a free game or two 
>    And you've got us feeling just right
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> (I put /waaaay/ too much effort into those lyrics ;-)
> 
> 

ah right, Redout. I already have the first game in my library,
also from one of Epic's free giveaways.
I never got around trying it.