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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: FREE GAMES: "Empyrion" and "Outliver"
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:42:20 -0700
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On 10/11/2024 2:05 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
> On 10/10/2024 5:15 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>
>> And we're back. Miss me? Probably not. Miss the free games? Of course;
>> who doesn't like a freebie? Well, worry not; there are a couple of new
>> freebies on Epic today. Let's see what's on tap.
>>
>> * Empyrion: Galactic Survival
>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/empyrion-galactic-survival-fbd99f
>>      Sometimes you _can_ judge a book by its cover (or a
>>      game by its title). If you saw the name of the game and
>>      said, "that sounds like a completely average survival/
>>       sandbox/crafting game except set in a sci-fi setting",
>>      then -ding ding ding- you win the kewpie doll. Wander
>>      around in space, collecting resources, and building up
>>      your base. It's an okay game, but except for the setting
>>      (which isn't really original either) it's got nothing any
>>      of the hundreds of similar games have. If you enjoyed "The
>>      Raft" or "Space Engineers" or "No Man's Sky" or the like,
>>      well, here's another one just like it.  But if you want
>>      something novel, well, maybe look elsewhere.
>>
> 
> Why are so many people so fond of survival games anyway? I find them 
> tedious.
> 
Fantasies that they could do all that in real life.

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