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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!



* 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.


* 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.



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.

Until then,.









* video of what's in my head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZzlPGnKdU



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Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

* 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.

My current space 4X is Master of Orion 2, which includes the Trilarians
and Elerians.

It won out over Space Empires IV: Deluxe (not very visually appealing)
and Ascendancy (extremely poor AI).

Neither of these are action - one of these days I'm going to pick up
Homeworld again because I enjoyed it in the 1990s.
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:12:10 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

* 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.

I've enjoyed other entries in the ENDLESS series, so I snagged this one.

I have the non-definitive version on Steam.
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 22:12 this Friday (GMT):

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!

* 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.

* 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.

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.

Until then,.

* 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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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): >>

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!



* 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. ;-)


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