Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Justisaur Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Ghostrunner 2 Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:14:25 -0800 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:14:26 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="565486"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="Qhe2PUx7m0g9bYSXAivnRF/BNu0vlRR08ycHrj9WPKg"; User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2454 Lines: 42 On 12/26/2024 8:00 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > > Whew. Christmas has come and gone; all the pressure has passed and now > its time to relax... and maybe worry about returns or where you're > going to put the loot you do keep. Speaking of loot, let's go see what > Epic has for us today. > > > * Ghostrunner 2 > https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ghostrunner-2 > Nominally a cyberpunk-themed first-person shooter, > the "Ghostrunner" games owe almost as much to mobile > runner games. While they don't force constant forward > motion on the player (you can stop and walk around, > even go back and explore!), a lot of the experience > is around maintaining your momentum. It's a sort of > game where speedrunning (minus the clever hacks) is > sort of the main theme. As such, it's rather niche in > its fanbase, and if you don't love the challenge of > finding just the perfect path to maximize your jumps > and speed, you probably won't get much enjoyment > from this game. It sure does look pretty, though. > > > Well, that's certainly a game! But is it a game worth keeping, or is > it going on the return pile? That's up to you. 24 hours for this one, > as usual. And, also as usual, more games tomorrow! I didn't care much for for the first game only playing it long enough to figure that out for sure. For the NUMBER! -- -Justisaur ø-ø (\_/)\ `-'\ `--.___, ¶¬'\( ,_.-' \\ ^'