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Damn. Thursday again. I'm not ready. Let's just assume I've said
something clever in this introduction and get straight to the games.



* 112 Operator
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/112-operator-f34b0b
By now, I just assume everybody either has this game
already, it's been offered as a freebie (at least twice
by me!) so often. It's not a terrible game --you take
on the roll of an emergency call operator and dispatch
emergency aid as appropriate-- but neither is it a
standout. It's a quick casual game that you play a few
times, say, "hey that's neat", and move on. Yet it keeps
getting offered as a freebie as if it's some incredible
game that will surely excite people. Anyway, as the
title implies, this is the European version (there's a
US version, "911 Operator", that Epic will probably
follow-up with in a few weeks, even though it's exactly
the same game).



* Road Redemption
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/road-redemption-ce16fb
Remember "Road Rash"? Yeah, this is the same game except
for modern hardware and without any of the original's
character. It's not a bad game mechanically, although as
I recall its controls were sort of janky, but not great.
The whole experience became tiresome very quickly, and
there's just not enough meat to the game. It's worth a
look if you love the "Road Rash" games, but more for
the nostalgia than the gameplay.



Two games, not bad. You've got the usual seven days to claim these
before they're gone. Me, I've got seven days to think up something
clever to start next week's announcement. ;-P


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