Re: Free Game: "Outer Worlds" and "Thief"

       
I totally forgot it was Thursday. Well, obviously not 'totally',
seeing as I've remembered now... but usually I'm a bit more
on-the-ball. Oh well, I'm sure you'll none of you notice if I rush
through this announcement. ;-)
 
 
 
* The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-outer-worlds-spacers-choice-edition
   Firstly, you may have this one already (Epic gave it away
   back in December just passed). The game itself is essentially
   "Starfield", albeit a bit more tongue in cheek and less focused
   on quantity-over-quality. Whether you like it or not really
   depends on whether its humor lands with you; gameplay-wise,
   it's basically standard 'Bethesda-open-world', even if its
   not made by Bethesda. A good game, in my opinion; not great,
   but good.
 
 
* Thief (a.k.a., "Thief 4")
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/thief-5bb95f
   This is the one where Garret, the eponymous thief, wears
   eyeliner. It's... okay. I liked it's semi-open-world version
   of the City, and some of the quests were fun... but it
   lacked the atmosphere and FEEL of being a proper Thief game.
   Combat was nerfed, so getting into a fight isn't as deadly
   as it should be (and thus stealth became less of a necessity),
   it had an awful end-game boss battle, and the overall story
   was blah. But as a generic stealth-action game, it's fine.
   It's just not Thief.
 
 
So, neither game are top-notch, but neither are stinkers either. And
they aren't retro-graphic'd Indies either, which is a very welcome
change. But I don't expect this beneficence to last; we'll be back to
the usual filler in a week or two, I'm sure. Anyway, you've got the
normal 7-day limit to claim these. Enjoy!