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From: Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: FREE GAMES: "River City Girls", "Arcadegeddon" and "Idle
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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:53:09 +0200
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On 4/10/2025 3:13 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> * River City Girls
> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/river-city-girls-e6f608
>      Oh thank gog, not another F2P game. This is a game
>      they'd actually expect you to pay for. It's basically
>      a retro-styled side-scrolling brawler (think "Double
>      Dragon"), except --as should be obvious by the title--
>      the protagonists are teen girls. It's fine, I  suppose.
>      It's not really a genre I'm into, so it's hard for me
>      to judge. The visuals are nice enough, I suppose, and
>      the reviews are generally favorable. If you enjoy this
>      style of game, I suppose it's worth grabbing it. As
>      for me, it's just padding out The Number. That's a bunt
>      and you're safe on first, Epic.

from the screenshots and the video this looks like it could be fun.
installing that right now.

but yes, the other two offerings are basically garbage,