Re: FREE GAMES: "Empyrion" and "Outliver"

On 10/10/2024 5:15 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

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And we're back. Miss me? Probably not. Miss the free games? Of course;
who doesn't like a freebie? Well, worry not; there are a couple of new
freebies on Epic today. Let's see what's on tap.
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* Empyrion: Galactic Survival
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/empyrion-galactic-survival-fbd99f
     Sometimes you _can_ judge a book by its cover (or a
     game by its title). If you saw the name of the game and
     said, "that sounds like a completely average survival/
      sandbox/crafting game except set in a sci-fi setting",
     then -ding ding ding- you win the kewpie doll. Wander
     around in space, collecting resources, and building up
     your base. It's an okay game, but except for the setting
     (which isn't really original either) it's got nothing any
     of the hundreds of similar games have. If you enjoyed "The
     Raft" or "Space Engineers" or "No Man's Sky" or the like,
     well, here's another one just like it.  But if you want
     something novel, well, maybe look elsewhere.
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 Why are so many people so fond of survival games anyway? I find them tedious.