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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Floppy Knights
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 16:30:05 -0000 (UTC)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:09 this Thursday (GMT):
>
> Another week, another game. It's Thursday, it's free, need anything
> else be said? No, but I won't let that stop me!
>
>
>
> * Floppy Knights
> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/floppy-knights-6a735a
>    I really hate these games. Not because they're bad -
>    I've no idea, really- but because the style and 
>    mechanics just aren't for me, meaning I'll never play 
>    them and am in no position to make judgment upon them. 
>    And I know I'll never play this one; "Floppy Knights" 
>    suffers from cutesy retro-graphics and has a deck-
>    building mechanic. That's like garlic and crosses to 
>    a vampire when it comes to me and video games. 
>    Honestly, -some- of the other mechanics /do/ look 
>    somewhat interesting, but I can't get past the visuals 
>    and cards. But maybe somebody a bit more open to the 
>    idea can offer a more comprehensive review.
>
>
>
> No, I think I'll just wait the usual seven days and see if something
> more exciting comes along. But it's free on Epic now so make your own
> decision.


As someone who makes cutesy art, I really really like the aesthetic of
it.. rougelike games I don't as much.
-- 
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