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Hey! It`s Thursday, and you know what happens on Thursdays, right?
That`s right... we ask ChatGPT to craft us a joke involving the free
games from Epic Games store! (What, you thought it was something
else?) Let`s see what it came up with:
Q: Why did the game developer go broke after releasing
their game for free on the Epic Games Store?
A: Because they couldn`t count on any Epic profits!
Ha-ha? Well, a working humor module is probably something they`re
building into the NEXT version of ChatGPT.
Anyway, Thursday /also/ means free games (although I`m sure that`s
much less important to people here, right? ;-). This week we get:
* Model Builder
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/model-builder-f9b456
Looking at this game, I get the same feeling other
people probably get when I tell them I enjoy titles like
"Truck Simulator" or "Lawn Mower Simulator": what`s the
point? I`d much rather build a model for real than do
it virtually. Then again, maybe I do understand: modeling
can be expensive and messy, and this game lets you create
perfect models without all the inconveniences. And it
actually looks pretty competent at how it presents the
hobby. But I think I still would rather do it for real.
* Soulstice
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/soulstice
This game gets a 10-point boost just for its punnish title.
But beyond that, it doesn`t look particularly exciting to me:
an Indie `Devil May Cry" clone with less style and character.
It doesn`t look like a bad game, but neither does it stand
out in any way. It`s a game I`ll happily grab, and then
just as happily forget about.
Still, compared to some recent offerings from Epic, this week`s games
are tolerable; I can appreciate the off-beat stuff it looks
competently made. So The Number (tm) has gone up by two, in my case.
How about you? Will either (or both) of these games grace your
video-game library? You have seven days to decide.
--- Forte Agent 2.0/32.652
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