• Re: FREE GAME: Sable

    From Ant@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Thu Jun 26 19:28:01 2025
    Walking sim? No action? Pass!


    Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote:


    Our libraries are already overflowing, but that won't stop us. Come
    what will, we're gonna keep stuffing them full with free games every Thursday. Maybe it's out of devotion to The Number, or because Epic
    demands it of us, or just because it's what we do... but it's gonna
    happen.

    This week we recklessly add the following game onto the overflowing
    pile:


    * Sable
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sable
    Think of it as a cross between "No Man's Sky" and "Mad Max",
    which sounds odd but damn if "Sable" doesn't make it work.
    The visuals are subtly beautiful and the mechanics of the game
    are solid (although perhaps leaning a bit too much towards
    'walking sim' for some). Gliding about on your hoverbike and
    exploring the wastelands, uncovering the history of the place
    and upgrading your bike... it's a solid game. The only
    downside: you probably already have this one (it was a free
    game in on Epic in December 2022).


    It's okay, it's okay. Another game on the heap; I'm sure it won't
    cause any problems. Just... be careful. Should the pile overflow, the resultant avalanche of unplayed games has been known to take lives.

    Play safe! You've a week to claim this one. We'll be back in seven for
    the next game!




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  • From Xocyll@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 27 04:30:51 2025
    Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
    say:



    Our libraries are already overflowing, but that won't stop us.

    It will, since it's on epic.

    Come
    what will, we're gonna keep stuffing them full with free games every >Thursday. Maybe it's out of devotion to The Number, or because Epic
    demands it of us, or just because it's what we do... but it's gonna
    happen.

    This week we recklessly add the following game onto the overflowing
    pile:


    * Sable
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sable
    Think of it as a cross between "No Man's Sky" and "Mad Max",
    which sounds odd but damn if "Sable" doesn't make it work.
    The visuals are subtly beautiful and the mechanics of the game
    are solid (although perhaps leaning a bit too much towards
    'walking sim' for some). Gliding about on your hoverbike and
    exploring the wastelands, uncovering the history of the place
    and upgrading your bike... it's a solid game. The only
    downside: you probably already have this one (it was a free
    game in on Epic in December 2022).

    Even if it wasn't epic, the 30 year old graphics make this a hard no.

    Xocyll
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    Painfully, Progressively, Expensively, Debilitatingly Ill. So
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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Mike S. on Fri Jun 27 06:46:05 2025
    On 6/27/2025 6:19 AM, Mike S. wrote:
    On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:30:51 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> wrote:

    Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the
    entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
    say:



    Our libraries are already overflowing, but that won't stop us.

    It will, since it's on epic.

    My overflowing Epic library disagrees with you.

    Shirley you meant "My Epic overflow"...

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  • From Mike S.@21:1/5 to Xocyll on Fri Jun 27 09:19:23 2025
    On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:30:51 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> wrote:

    Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the >entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
    say:



    Our libraries are already overflowing, but that won't stop us.

    It will, since it's on epic.

    My overflowing Epic library disagrees with you.

    Even if it wasn't epic, the 30 year old graphics make this a hard no.

    I don't like these graphics either. The art style turns me off.

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Fri Jun 27 13:04:41 2025
    On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:02:57 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    * Sable
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sable

    Must be a dupe. I already had it! At least now it briefly has my
    attention as something I might want to play.

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  • From rms@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 27 19:47:29 2025
    Think of it as a cross between "No Man's Sky" and "Mad Max",
    Good review. I'm not put off by the art style at all, looks attractive
    to me!

    Moebius is the artist I was trying to recall, that the game is emulating

    rms

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  • From rms@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 27 19:19:05 2025
    Think of it as a cross between "No Man's Sky" and "Mad Max",

    Good review. I'm not put off by the art style at all, looks attractive
    to me!

    rms

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  • From Xocyll@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 28 05:28:49 2025
    Mike S. <[email protected]> looked up from reading the entrails of the
    porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:

    On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:30:51 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> wrote:

    Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the >>entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
    say:



    Our libraries are already overflowing, but that won't stop us.

    It will, since it's on epic.

    My overflowing Epic library disagrees with you.

    I was speaking for myself.

    I have zero interest in installing epic's launcher, or in fact any other
    than steam.

    Even if it wasn't epic, the 30 year old graphics make this a hard no.

    I don't like these graphics either. The art style turns me off.

    Yeah it's just meh.

    Old but not in a charming retro way, just in a low effort kind of way.

    Xocyll
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    I don't particularly want you to FOAD, myself. You'll be more of
    a cautionary example if you'll FO And Get Chronically, Incurably,
    Painfully, Progressively, Expensively, Debilitatingly Ill. So
    FOAGCIPPEDI. -- Mike Andrews responding to an idiot in asr

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to rms on Sat Jun 28 22:10:55 2025
    rms <[email protected]> wrote:
    Think of it as a cross between "No Man's Sky" and "Mad Max",
    Good review. I'm not put off by the art style at all, looks attractive
    to me!

    Moebius is the artist I was trying to recall, that the game is emulating

    Did it have ants?
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