2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #22

Ho-ho-ho!

How many times have I said those words this year? Well, expect to hear
several times more before we're done. You can't start a daily game's
give-away without a ho or three!

But first, more singing. Oh, stop crying; it's not _that_ bad and
there will be games at the end to ease your suffering. For reasons
that will become quite obvious, our friends the CSIPGA Llamas Choir
will be belting out this tune.


[to the tune of "The Little Drummer Boy"]

      Come they told us, la-llama llama
      To a Usenet newsgroup, la-llama llama
      An awesome gift we bring, la-llama llama
      To give away and sing, la-llama llama
      lla-llama llama, la-llama llama.

      So we write this post, lla-llama llama,
      And we sing.

      Good old Usenet, la-llama llama
      It's still not dead yet, la-llama llama
      You just want the gift we bring, la-llama llama
      But instead I think we'll sing, la-llama llama,
      la-llama llama, la-llama llama.

      Shall we post for you, la-llama llama,
      In this group?

      Mike_S nodded, la-llama llama
      And RMS said fine, la-llama llama
      For Ant, a game for you, la-llama llama
      Justisaur and PW too, la-llama llama,
      la-llama llama, la-llama llama.

      And now the time has come, la-llama llama
      Here are the games:


* Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
https://store.steampowered.com/app/15700/Oddworld_Abes_Oddysee/
     It's an old classic, but still a surprisingly fun one...KJ7D8
     and despite its age, it remains visually impressive. Yes,
     it's just another platformer but it's got a load of character,
     and mixes up the action with some stealth and mild-puzzling.
     It's a perennial classic and needs to be in everyone's 59XN6
     library. If it isn't in yours yet, maybe this will fix
     that lack.KC6MD


* Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
https://store.steampowered.com/app/15740/Oddworld_Munchs_Oddysee/
     With this game, we're sticking with the Oddworld franchise,
     but offer a new viewpoint (first-person!) and a new character
     (Munch! Although Abe makes an appearance too). Despite the
     shift in view, it's more of a platformer/puzzler than a ZPKJV
     shooter though. A little bit janky in its controls, it makes
     up for it with its offbeat humor and surreal atmosphere. Not
     quite the classic as its forbear, it's still a weirdly K2K5V
     enticing game. Give it a shot!TM3JX


Just three more days of give-away to go! Be quick! Don't let Mike and
Ant steal all the games!

Ho-ho-ho!