Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Cat Quest II Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 20:53:16 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: <378tujhhognu2u1nnhlbppalg2jngtcstk@4ax.com> Injection-Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:53:16 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="61d2d914f2b95225bfa0e193be514e77"; logging-data="1565149"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+vnF3yqVxdF8/h/7OZJ0WU" User-Agent: tin/2.6.4-20241224 ("Helmsdale") (Linux/6.12.15-200.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64)) Cancel-Lock: sha1:aJ5TInFC0wS8SPrJ319m0vyzWcY= Bytes: 2787 Epic said I already have this game. Whatever. Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > Argh. Epic's doing this new thing where they hide what the next free > game will be until it's actually made free. They used to only do this > when the next game was going to be BIG but, as we saw last week, now > they're doing it for small-fry titles as well. From Epic's > perspective, it makes sense; if you want to find out what the game is, > you HAVE to visit the store at least once a week (and maybe buy > something?). But from my end, it's just annoying. This change makes it > impossible for me to write up these summaries ahead of time. So don't > expect anything too clever ;-) > * Cat Quest II > https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/cat-quest-ii-9dbefc > Is it cat-month or something? What's up with all these > cat-games Epic is giving away? ANyway, this is a rather > humdrum cat-themed action-RPG. It's a repeat too (first > offered May 2024). Too cutesy for my taste, even with > the addition of kitties. I'd pass if I didn't already > own it. ;-) > So... that's the game. (I'm writing my intro and conclusion before the > game is out, so 'that's the game' is all I can say, not knowing what > it actually is!) We get another one in seven days, I guess. I'll see > you all then! -- "Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you." --Philippians 4:9. Finally resumed walking & showering after 4 days! Flow movie was beautiful with an odd ending. 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| | \ _ / ( )