Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:58:03 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Return to Moria Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action References: <0o1mlj1tje5rj09s6619400qvi1aa7g8b6@4ax.com> User-Agent: tin/2.6.3-20231224 ("Banff") (Linux/6.11.10-300.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:58:03 +0000 Lines: 37 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-sHeE2YZ0VaRcvPD+YhXtZ3OfVvbfIHV6sAnDzkiTCKi+LmTnSTKj63TKuC8y/uuHR2Fj6PFCBKqfjD6!MZUoUWmTX8HJKt7MIbpHwd31e/e4Dx5gKZAMM/nBrXDXKTrRPNA31lnvSFtbIyX1zAj/wJvEgGo+!FafjNln/qpW+Axas+fud5QRILB8MtT5p X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2885 Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > It's another Thursday, which means it's another day when I gotta open > up the EGS client and check for a free game. Who knew accumulating > free games would be so much work?!? I wonder if I can get Epic to pay > me for all these announcements I make to Usenet on their behalf... > Anyway, what do we get from Epic today? Why, its... > * Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria > https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-lord-of-the-rings-return-to-moria-f01344 > Well, lookit that; a free game on Epic that isn't from a > tiny Indie developer or several years old. I'd almost > forgotten they could give away stuff like that. The game > itself... it's fine. It's another in a long line of first- > person survival games (you know the type; start naked and > build your way up) and -other than its license- isn't > anything special. If you've ever wanted to play a survival > game, this one is as good as any. It's a little bit grindy > (but then, so are all survival games) but the 'mining tech' > is neat and its limited enough that you won't feel too > overwhelmed. But if you're already burned out on the genre, > this game won't reivigorate your love for it. > You've got a week to grab this one. I think it's at least worth a > look, but make your own decision. Epic isn't paying me... yet. ;-) I love LOTR series, so I might like it so I took it. -- "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." --Romans 12:12. Time 2 fast 4 da annual lab tests & physical exam. Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )