FREE GAME: Redout 2

Time for more singing!
(with apologies to Billy Joel)

   It's 4 O'clock on a Thursday
   Regular gamers shuffled in
   There's an old poster sitting next to me
   he's griping and complainin'

   He says, "Epic can you give me a free game,
   Something that I can download
   Just make it free and cool and maybe also new
   That I may just play down the road

   Give us a game, you're the Epic Store
   Give us a game tonight
   Well, we're all in the mood for a free game or two
   And you've got us feeling just right


* REDOUT 2
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/redout-2
   At it's simplest, "Redout 2" is basically just "Wipeout"
   updated for modern systems. You got your little hover-
   sled, you race it down colorful techno-tracks at breakneck
   speeds, maybe grab a few pickups that accelerate you to
   ludicrous speeds or let you shoot the guy in front of you.
   Rinse and repeat across 30+ tracks, play offline against
   bots or online against others. Where "Wipeout's" hook
   was its sharp 3D graphics and colored lighting
   (exciting features back in 1995!), "Redout 2" takes
   a more stylized, cel-shaded look. Other than that,
   yeah; it's Wipeout circa 2024. It's fine if you like
   that style of game. It has, unfortunately, been abandoned
   by its developer, but for a freebie that you play a few
   times and then forget? It's not a bad addition to
   the library.



(Also, D&D Idle Champions. Again. Which is always free anyway. So stop
putting it up like it's some special bargain, Epic!)

And now... More singing!

   Now Tim at the Store  is a friend of mine
   He gets me my games down low
   He's quick with his code, or to balance the load
   When the servers are runnin; too slow

   He says, "Spalls I believe Epic is killing me"
   As a smile ran away from his face
   "I really thought if I shared these free games
   Everybody would come to this place."

   Now Paul is a hard core gamer
   He plays way past midnight
   And he's talking to Davy, who's equally lazy
   And probably will be for life

   And the servers crash and the client is shit
   And the exclusives annoy all the fans
   But we don't care much because we get free games
   And think we're sockin' it to The Man

   Give us a game, you're the Epic Store
   Give us a game tonight
   Well, we're all in the mood for a free game or two
   And you've got us feeling just right





(I put /waaaay/ too much effort into those lyrics ;-)