Re: FREE GAME: Beholder

On 11/21/2024 5:25 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 Thursday. Free games on Thursday. Free games on Epic on Thursday. What
can I say about the free games on Epic on Thursday that I haven't said
already? Nothing, that's what. Let's just go see what the free game
is.
 * Beholder
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/beholder-8c3b4c
     The most notable thing about "Beholder" is that somehow
     it hasn't been offered as a freebie on Epic yet, since it's
     been free pretty much everywhere else as some point. The
     game itself is more of a statement on Orwellian tyrannies
     than something that's fun by itself; it reminds me a lot
     of "Papers Please" in that it often feels more like
     unpleasant work than fun entertainment. And joking about
     how terrible it would be to live under oppressive
     governments seems a lot less whimsical than it used to be.
     It's a worthy bit of art, just not a very good game.
  But it's free, and it makes The Number go up. So take it or don't;
you've got two weeks to decide, anyway.
 More games next week.
 

That's odd, it's the first time I see that game.
There also was the brief glimpse of hope it had something to do with the classic Eye of the Beholder series, but it seems not.
I actually think games like this, as much as they try to be a commentary on modern society, often move the Overton window a bit too much. Yeah, it makes people think about how it sucks to live in a totalitarian state, but then it also gets them used to the idea.