Sujet : Re: FREE GAME: Beholder
De : candycanearter07 (at) *nospam* candycanearter07.nomail.afraid (candycanearter07)
Groupes : comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.actionDate : 21. Nov 2024, 23:00:05
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Spalls Hurgenson <
spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 16:25 this Thursday (GMT):
>
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.
Beauty is in the eye of the-
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