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  • Re: FREE GAMES: "Hidden Folks" and "Totally Reliable Devlievery Service

    From Ant@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Thu Aug 14 22:48:48 2025
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    It's not been a good day, this Thursday so far, but at least I can
    count on Epic to toss a free game or two our direction. Life's always
    a bit better when The Number goes up

    * Hidden Folks
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hidden-folks-239d16
    It's a hidden object game. The art is nice, and the map
    has some interactivity to it (so you can open doors and
    similar in your search for the eponymous hidden folk) but
    in the end it's still the same "find things in this
    cluttered background image" gameplay that's pretty much
    unchanged since those children magazines of our youth. I
    played one two or three years ago; it was a marginally
    enjoyable five minute experience. I don't really need to
    revisit it, though.

    Passed.


    * Totally Reliable Delivery Service https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/totally-reliable-delivery-service
    Despite the name, this game is really more of a 'ragdoll
    physics simulator' ala "Goat Simulator" or "Surgeon Simulator",
    and honestly, I find those get pretty tedious pretty quickly.
    Once you get past the "huh-huh-huh, things go flying if you
    ram into them quick!" stage, there's just not much to the game.
    The mechanics aren't that interesting, and the controls are
    shite.

    Claimed, but I doubt I will ever play it!


    Well, I never said Epic gave us GOOD free games. But The Number /can/
    go up... if you're not picky. And am I picky?

    Is adding only one game out of two good? :P
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  • From PW@21:1/5 to spallshurgenson@gmail.com on Thu Aug 14 21:09:27 2025
    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:14:54 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:


    It's not been a good day, this Thursday so far, but at least I can
    count on Epic to toss a free game or two our direction. Life's always
    a bit better when The Number goes up

    * Hidden Folks
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hidden-folks-239d16
    It's a hidden object game. The art is nice, and the map
    has some interactivity to it (so you can open doors and
    similar in your search for the eponymous hidden folk) but
    in the end it's still the same "find things in this
    cluttered background image" gameplay that's pretty much
    unchanged since those children magazines of our youth. I
    played one two or three years ago; it was a marginally
    enjoyable five minute experience. I don't really need to
    revisit it, though.

    *--

    I would have gotten that one because I like drawings like that, but
    $15 now. No thanks.

    -pw

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  • From Mike S.@21:1/5 to spallshurgenson@gmail.com on Fri Aug 15 09:35:36 2025
    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:14:54 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Well, I never said Epic gave us GOOD free games. But The Number /can/
    go up... if you're not picky. And am I picky?

    Apparently I am not picky as I added both but I will never play either
    one. They are both awful games if your description is accurate.

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.co on Fri Aug 15 21:26:25 2025
    PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:14:54 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:


    It's not been a good day, this Thursday so far, but at least I can
    count on Epic to toss a free game or two our direction. Life's always
    a bit better when The Number goes up

    * Hidden Folks
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hidden-folks-239d16
    It's a hidden object game. The art is nice, and the map
    has some interactivity to it (so you can open doors and
    similar in your search for the eponymous hidden folk) but
    in the end it's still the same "find things in this
    cluttered background image" gameplay that's pretty much
    unchanged since those children magazines of our youth. I
    played one two or three years ago; it was a marginally
    enjoyable five minute experience. I don't really need to
    revisit it, though.

    *--

    I would have gotten that one because I like drawings like that, but
    $15 now. No thanks.

    Uh, it's still free.
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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Ant on Sat Aug 16 00:40:04 2025
    Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 22:48 this Thursday (GMT):
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
    [snip]
    Well, I never said Epic gave us GOOD free games. But The Number /can/
    go up... if you're not picky. And am I picky?

    Is adding only one game out of two good? :P


    50% is a failing grade in most places.
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  • From PW@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 15 20:11:55 2025
    On Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:26:25 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
    wrote:

    PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:14:54 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
    <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:


    It's not been a good day, this Thursday so far, but at least I can
    count on Epic to toss a free game or two our direction. Life's always
    a bit better when The Number goes up

    * Hidden Folks
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hidden-folks-239d16
    It's a hidden object game. The art is nice, and the map
    has some interactivity to it (so you can open doors and
    similar in your search for the eponymous hidden folk) but
    in the end it's still the same "find things in this
    cluttered background image" gameplay that's pretty much
    unchanged since those children magazines of our youth. I
    played one two or three years ago; it was a marginally
    enjoyable five minute experience. I don't really need to
    revisit it, though.

    *--

    I would have gotten that one because I like drawings like that, but
    $15 now. No thanks.

    Uh, it's still free.

    $15 using the interface

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to candycanearter07@candycanearter07.n on Sat Aug 16 19:36:53 2025
    candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
    Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 22:48 this Thursday (GMT):
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
    [snip]
    Well, I never said Epic gave us GOOD free games. But The Number /can/
    go up... if you're not picky. And am I picky?

    Is adding only one game out of two good? :P

    50% is a failing grade in most places.

    Fine. 100% then.
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