Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 01:38:46 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: Free 112 Operator game for macOS and Windows on Steam! Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action References: <3cWcneDzUrfu7wf6nZ2dnZfqnPasx9bQ@earthlink.com> <1r5lpj1su9v98h4mhqh96fj9s1m956mtft@4ax.com> <9f8npjpnq9fh6rajs8bai8tgg4bn2vu4ub@4ax.com> User-Agent: tin/2.6.4-20241224 ("Helmsdale") (Linux/6.12.6-200.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 01:38:46 +0000 Lines: 47 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-moN/yKLk/i3J6GlHlnjuFfOj2P7BH42M21Vfag/OvM3f5G9901TjCubDSDfzdUXDDsL6W9l/eWHBD46!GvZugBEg3ABIwO8lCl4XKvbx2JUvxrM5hEnoPyeUk6oCcdJgouIA91rbB4FqmipT2Dmpdkom+d2H!8tF0OJejTSOys0ZoHSOqa/3nPRWYYCzv 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: 3739 Dimensional Traveler wrote: > On 1/30/2025 8:06 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > > On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:08:36 -0500, Mike S. > > wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:24:51 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote: > >> > >>> https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/112-operator from https://gg.deals/freebie/free-112-operator-steam-key-on-fanatical-available-for-a-limited-time-only/ > >>> > >>> Its free offer ends in four days. Also, you have to get an account and subscribe on Fantical as a catch. > >> > >> I have gotten numerous free codes from them over the years. I also > >> purchased one or two games from them as they were the cheapest at the > >> time so I think having an account with them is worth it. > >> > >> Anyway, I took this game, so thank you, but I don't think I am ever > >> going to play it. :-P > > > > The 911-/112-Operator games have been offered as freebies so often I'm > > surprised everyone here doesn't already have a copy. I think I have > > the game on Epic, Steam and Amazon (or maybe Twitch, back when they > > still gave away games)? I know I've tossed out a few codes for these > > games over the years during our Holiday Extravaganzas. > > > > The games are... fine. I like the aesthetics (it reminds me of > > "Uplink", anyone remember that game?) with its white-and-blue visuals. > > But I remember it as a game that couldn't hold my attention for long. > > The mechanics just aren't that exciting, and the underlying narrative > > and setting aren't really that notable. It's not a bad game, but it > > feels designed to scratch the itch of a small niche of players. A > > niche of which I'm not part. > > > The basic concept does not appeal to me, in large part because I was a > programmer who worked on the Computer-Aided Dispatch systems such > facilities used. I've sat in the room with the calltakers & dispatchers > and read more incident histories than I can count, including a number > from NYC on 9/11. Wow. That must be a difficult job. I wonder how accurate these games are. -- "For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless." --Psalm 84:11. Will 2day B quieter after slammy (L/C)NY's wood snek days? 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| | \ _ / ( )