Prime Gaming 22 April 2024

Yeah, it's that time again. Amazon 'gives away'* some games, so the
least we can do is talk about them here. This time we have on tap the
following games:


* Fallout 76 (both XBox and PC versions)
    Given Amazon's recent TV show (and all the other Fallout
    games released previously on Prime) this one is no
    surprise. Fallout 76 is tremendously improved over its
    release, but in the end it still is an MMORPG version
    of a single-player game, ultimately leaving people in
    both camps feeling a bit disappointed. Meh. It's good
    to have it just for completionist's sake.

* Chivalry 2 (via Epic)
    One of the best games for smacking your friends with a
    sword. Nice visuals, solid melee combat, epic battles.
    Server populations are low, though, but maybe this
    freebie will help with that.


* Demon's Tilt (via Epic)
    A pinball game crossed with a shoot-em-up. Very neon.
    A bit too hyper-kinetic for my liking, but I imagine
    this game has a number of hardcore fans, and well
    deserved too.

* Black Desert
    Another fantasy MMORPG. "Fun but grindy" seems to
    be the general opinion. It looks pretty, but MMORPGs
    have never been too attractive to me.

* Drawn: Trail of Shadows
    A traditional-style adventure game with luscious,
    almost water-color like visuals. I remember playing
    the first game of the series and being underwhelmed
    by the story and gameplay. This one doesn't seem
    to offer much different. Fun if you're craving
    something from the adventure genre, but not
    very desirous otherwise.

* Rose Riddle: The Fairy Tale Detective (via Legacy)
    I honestly don't know. Even watching the trailer video
    and reading the game description, I really have no idea
    what this game is about. Is it strategy? Puzzle?
    Adventure? Maybe it's a revolutionary new game, maybe
    it's Indie trash. I'm not sure I'll ever find out,
    though.


A mixed bag. Nothing sticks out as terrible, which is an improvement
over many of Amazon's previous give-aways. It /almost/ makes the cost
of Prime worth paying.








* so long as you 'give away' some of your money to Amazon for its
Prime service