Re: Prime Gaming 18 July 2025

On Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:20:05 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

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)
* Endless Space 2 Definitive Edition (via Amazon)

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

Amazon usually releases the "good games" (or, at least, the games
likely to appeal to the largest audience) at the beginning of each
month. Three weeks in and all you get is the dregs. We'll see what we
get in ten days ;-)

Mind you, I think both games have some appeal; Besiege is fun, albeit
only in short doses, in the same way it is to mash lego pieces
together and then battle the vehicles you create until they fall
apart. And who doesn't like a nice scifi 4X game like Endless Space?

But they're definitely more niche and not quite as exciting as some of
their other offerings.

In general, _none_ of Amazon's Prime Gaming freebies are really worth
the price of entry; I'd never recommend anyone pay for Prime just for
the games. But if you are overpaying for Prime already, might as well
grab all you can get. ;-)