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From: Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Deceive, Inc.
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 10:41:58 +0100
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On 11/7/2024 10:15 PM, Ant wrote:
> Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>> It's a miserable week but maybe we can cheer ourselves a free game.
>>> But where oh where to find one? Oh, I know; let's all go look at Epic
>>> and see if they have something. What, they do? What a coincidence.
> 
> 
>>> * Deceive, Inc.
>>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/deceive-inc
>>>      James Bond (spies!) crossed with Hitman (disguises)
>>>      by way of "No One Lives Forever" (humor) and "The
>>>      Ship" (multiplayer). Sneak into installations, disguise
>>>      yourself as anyone, and exfiltrate with the secrets...
>>>      before anyone else beats you to the punch. An
>>>      interesting idea whose implementation doesn't seem up
>>>      to the task.
> 
>>>      This is another duplicate, first offered by Epic in
>>>      July of this year, so you may already have it in your
>>>      library. I guess Fortnite money must be running low
>>>      if they're recycling freebies this quickly.
> 
>>> Bummer; no new game for me. I guess this will be a awful week after
>>> all. But maybe next week will be better (at least on the free game
>>> front. See you in seven days!
> 
>> Huh? I somehow never claimed this game!
> 
> Oh wait. I remember playing its free Steam weekend. I remember not liking it.
> 
> They need to bring back No One Lives Forever franchise. Um, not Contract JACK! :P

I claimed it but it does not look very interesting. It just looks kinda 
cheap and crufty.