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On Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:01:21 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
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spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>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.
>
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Added both. Actually installing the model one!
-pw
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