Re: Prime Gaming 18 July 2025

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 22:12 this Friday (GMT):

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As I type this, I have an image in my head of that kid from the
Simpsons crying, "Stop, stop; he's already dead!"* because, yeah, it
seems like I've been doing these silly Prime Gaming announcements a
lot recently. But don't blame me; it's Amazon's fault for having a
mid-month sale that disrupted our regular schedule! I'm just trying to
get us back on track!
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* Besiege (w/DLC) (via Amazon)
     This is one of those games that's less about the gameplay
     and more about just fucking around with the physics engine
     and watching it do silly stuff. Use the provided tools to
     build various siege engines and use them to attack your
     targets, watching the buildings fall apart from the impact
     of your cannons and trebuchets. It's not a very deep game,
     I guess, but it's satisfying in short bursts.
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* Endless Space 2 Definitive Edition (via Amazon)
     I'll be frank; I'm having a hard time remembering anything
     specific about this one. It was another in a long run of 4X
     space games, but between it and games like "Stellaris" or
     "Sins of a Solar Empire" I'd be hard pressed to say what makes
     this one any different. Reviews seem to indicate it lacks some
     of the depth of those other games, which make it a good starting
     point for people new to the genre. Sounds good to me, I suppose.
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That's it this time; not very many games but that's only to be
expected given that it's only been a few days since the last update.
But we'll be back to our usual schedule after this (Amazon willing!)
so Prime will have two weeks to recharge the line-up.
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Until then,.
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* video of what's in my head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZzlPGnKdU

Wow, is the Amazon well running dry, or are my interests that narrow?
Neither game looks super fun.
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