Re: FREE GAME: "World War Z Aftermath" and "Garden Story"

On 2/20/2025 5:15 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 It's Thursday? How can it be Thursday? I'm pretty sure it's only been
two or three days since the last time we did this. Has somebody been
using the Time Warp machine without authorization again? I hate it
when that happens. Oh well, at least we get free games.
  * World War Z Aftermath
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/world-war-z
     A continuation/add-on to the World War Z game, which
     is included in this package. It's an zombie TPS game,
     and a fairly generic one at that, with its biggest
     gimmick being the large hordes of zombies it renders.
     It's mainly designed as an online co-op shooter, but
     you can play it solo. It's not bad -arguably even
     better mechanically than "Left For Dead"-- but it lacks
     in story and can be a bit grindy and dependent on its
     various DLC packages to spice up the main experience.
     That said, it isn't a bad game and if you want to run
     around shooting zombies, this game will do as well as
     any other. But if you're finding the whole 'killing
     zombies' thing a bit old in the tooth, this game won't
     convince you otherwise. Note: the base game was a
     freebie give-away back in March 2020, and I think you
     get the "Aftermath" add-on automatically, so you may
     already have this one on Epic.

sigh. zombies again.

  * Garden Story
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/garden-story
     A rather unusual JRPG where you're the heroic vegetable
     tasked with protecting your grove. It's an odd cross of
     Stardew Valley and the Legend of Zelda (more of the
     latter, though), with the usual retro-graphic sheen. It's
     not very difficult and a bit cutesy, but otherwise an
     okay title, if you're into that style of game. It could
     use a bit more polish though, with clumsy controls and
     unexciting combat. Overall, an okay game mainly aimed at
     fans of the classic JRPG genre who want something a bit
     different.

this actually sounds more interesting than shooting zombies. mind you, not much, but still.

  That's it for this week. You've got the usual seven days to claim
these before they're no longer free. Less if somebody starts playing
around with the time-warp machine again. Until next time!