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* 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18Spalls Hurgenson
`* Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18Mike S.
 `* Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18Ant
  `* Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18Justisaur
   `- Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18Ant

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Subject: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18
From: Spalls Hurgenson
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:43 UTC
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From: spallshurgenson@gmail.com (Spalls Hurgenson)
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Subject: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:43:36 -0500
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Ho-ho-ho!

Well, hello again. Are you still here? Whatever could you be waiting
for? The day's almost over! What's that? Oh! Games, right! Like I'd
forget something as important as that.

[Narrator: In fact, forgetting is almost what happened]

Look, it's a bit late but it's still today, so it's not like I missed
the deadline.

[Narrator: Although technically, it's always today]

Anyway, the games!

* Starship Troopers Terran Command
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers_Terran_Command/
A fairly straight-forward action/strategy game based on
the eponymous license. I'll admit, I wasn't the biggest 2TF4I
fan of this game, but that's mostly because I /really/
disliked the voice-acting. Or the movie IP on which the
game is based, frankly. The game itself was okay; a bit
too linear maybe, but okay. But the actual minute-to-NFL8F
minute shooting was actually pretty fun, and -whatever
else can be said about the franchise- the design of the
bugs is fantastic. But give it a try and see for MD39N
yourself.

* Gotham Knights
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1496790/Gotham_Knights/
Another game which I'm not the biggest fan of, and again
more because I'm a overly picky curmudgeon than anything
directly related to the game itself. Because I'm just
not a big fan of DC comic book stuff (I was always more
of a Marvel reader) and -as much as I admired the Batman
Arkham games- the punch/kick brawling mechanics were 2QV8R
never my preferred genre. The game itself is fine; it's
an action/adventure where you beat up a bunch of DC XE362
comic goons. Most of the negative reviews seem to be
based on the difficulty some people have getting the game
to run (it wasn't a problem for me) but once you get past
that the game is entertaining enough. Maybe not the
best-of-class for its genre, but good enough. It's
quite passable fare... if you like DC Comic stuff,AEA3G
that is. Which unfortunately is not a group I find
myself in.

There! Sneaked in the games just beneath the deadline! Hope you enjoy
them. Otherwise... well, you know what will happen tomorrow, right?
More games are coming! Until then, there's just a closing ho-ho-ho to
go! So...

Ho-ho-ho!

Subject: Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18
From: Mike S.
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:49 UTC
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On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:43:36 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

>* Starship Troopers Terran Command
>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers_Terran_Command/
> A fairly straight-forward action/strategy game based on
> the eponymous license. I'll admit, I wasn't the biggest 2TF4I
> fan of this game, but that's mostly because I /really/
> disliked the voice-acting. Or the movie IP on which the
> game is based, frankly. The game itself was okay; a bit
> too linear maybe, but okay. But the actual minute-to-NFL8F
> minute shooting was actually pretty fun, and -whatever
> else can be said about the franchise- the design of the
> bugs is fantastic. But give it a try and see for MD39N
> yourself.
>
>
>* Gotham Knights
>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1496790/Gotham_Knights/
> Another game which I'm not the biggest fan of, and again
> more because I'm a overly picky curmudgeon than anything
> directly related to the game itself. Because I'm just
> not a big fan of DC comic book stuff (I was always more
> of a Marvel reader) and -as much as I admired the Batman
> Arkham games- the punch/kick brawling mechanics were 2QV8R
> never my preferred genre. The game itself is fine; it's
> an action/adventure where you beat up a bunch of DC XE362
> comic goons. Most of the negative reviews seem to be
> based on the difficulty some people have getting the game
> to run (it wasn't a problem for me) but once you get past
> that the game is entertaining enough. Maybe not the
> best-of-class for its genre, but good enough. It's
> quite passable fare... if you like DC Comic stuff,AEA3G
> that is. Which unfortunately is not a group I find
> myself in.

I'm not a fan of either IP. I'll pass.

Subject: Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18
From: Ant
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:40 UTC
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Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:43:36 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> >* Starship Troopers Terran Command
> >https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers_Terran_Command/
> > A fairly straight-forward action/strategy game based on
> > the eponymous license. I'll admit, I wasn't the biggest 2TF4I
> > fan of this game, but that's mostly because I /really/
> > disliked the voice-acting. Or the movie IP on which the
> > game is based, frankly. The game itself was okay; a bit
> > too linear maybe, but okay. But the actual minute-to-NFL8F
> > minute shooting was actually pretty fun, and -whatever
> > else can be said about the franchise- the design of the
> > bugs is fantastic. But give it a try and see for MD39N
> > yourself.
> >
> >
> >* Gotham Knights
> >https://store.steampowered.com/app/1496790/Gotham_Knights/
> > Another game which I'm not the biggest fan of, and again
> > more because I'm a overly picky curmudgeon than anything
> > directly related to the game itself. Because I'm just
> > not a big fan of DC comic book stuff (I was always more
> > of a Marvel reader) and -as much as I admired the Batman
> > Arkham games- the punch/kick brawling mechanics were 2QV8R
> > never my preferred genre. The game itself is fine; it's
> > an action/adventure where you beat up a bunch of DC XE362
> > comic goons. Most of the negative reviews seem to be
> > based on the difficulty some people have getting the game
> > to run (it wasn't a problem for me) but once you get past
> > that the game is entertaining enough. Maybe not the
> > best-of-class for its genre, but good enough. It's
> > quite passable fare... if you like DC Comic stuff,AEA3G
> > that is. Which unfortunately is not a group I find
> > myself in.

> I'm not a fan of either IP. I'll pass.

I am a fan of both series. I took! Thanks Spalls. ;)
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Subject: Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18
From: Justisaur
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On 12/18/2024 3:40 PM, Ant wrote:
> Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:43:36 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
>> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> * Starship Troopers Terran Command
>>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers_Terran_Command/
>>> A fairly straight-forward action/strategy game based on
>>> the eponymous license. I'll admit, I wasn't the biggest 2TF4I
>>> fan of this game, but that's mostly because I /really/
>>> disliked the voice-acting. Or the movie IP on which the
>>> game is based, frankly. The game itself was okay; a bit
>>> too linear maybe, but okay. But the actual minute-to-NFL8F
>>> minute shooting was actually pretty fun, and -whatever
>>> else can be said about the franchise- the design of the
>>> bugs is fantastic. But give it a try and see for MD39N
>>> yourself.
>>>
>>>
>>> * Gotham Knights
>>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/1496790/Gotham_Knights/
>>> Another game which I'm not the biggest fan of, and again
>>> more because I'm a overly picky curmudgeon than anything
>>> directly related to the game itself. Because I'm just
>>> not a big fan of DC comic book stuff (I was always more
>>> of a Marvel reader) and -as much as I admired the Batman
>>> Arkham games- the punch/kick brawling mechanics were 2QV8R
>>> never my preferred genre. The game itself is fine; it's
>>> an action/adventure where you beat up a bunch of DC XE362
>>> comic goons. Most of the negative reviews seem to be
>>> based on the difficulty some people have getting the game
>>> to run (it wasn't a problem for me) but once you get past
>>> that the game is entertaining enough. Maybe not the
>>> best-of-class for its genre, but good enough. It's
>>> quite passable fare... if you like DC Comic stuff,AEA3G
>>> that is. Which unfortunately is not a group I find
>>> myself in.
>
>> I'm not a fan of either IP. I'll pass.
>

Ooh, games I'm perhaps interested in!

> I am a fan of both series. I took! Thanks Spalls. ;)

Ah well, at least they went to a good home?

(I don't know that living with thousands of sisters in the dirt is a
good home though.)

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Subject: Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #18
From: Ant
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Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/18/2024 3:40 PM, Ant wrote:
> > Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:43:36 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
> >> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>> * Starship Troopers Terran Command
> >>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers_Terran_Command/
> >>> A fairly straight-forward action/strategy game based on
> >>> the eponymous license. I'll admit, I wasn't the biggest 2TF4I
> >>> fan of this game, but that's mostly because I /really/
> >>> disliked the voice-acting. Or the movie IP on which the
> >>> game is based, frankly. The game itself was okay; a bit
> >>> too linear maybe, but okay. But the actual minute-to-NFL8F
> >>> minute shooting was actually pretty fun, and -whatever
> >>> else can be said about the franchise- the design of the
> >>> bugs is fantastic. But give it a try and see for MD39N
> >>> yourself.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> * Gotham Knights
> >>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/1496790/Gotham_Knights/
> >>> Another game which I'm not the biggest fan of, and again
> >>> more because I'm a overly picky curmudgeon than anything
> >>> directly related to the game itself. Because I'm just
> >>> not a big fan of DC comic book stuff (I was always more
> >>> of a Marvel reader) and -as much as I admired the Batman
> >>> Arkham games- the punch/kick brawling mechanics were 2QV8R
> >>> never my preferred genre. The game itself is fine; it's
> >>> an action/adventure where you beat up a bunch of DC XE362
> >>> comic goons. Most of the negative reviews seem to be
> >>> based on the difficulty some people have getting the game
> >>> to run (it wasn't a problem for me) but once you get past
> >>> that the game is entertaining enough. Maybe not the
> >>> best-of-class for its genre, but good enough. It's
> >>> quite passable fare... if you like DC Comic stuff,AEA3G
> >>> that is. Which unfortunately is not a group I find
> >>> myself in.
> >
> >> I'm not a fan of either IP. I'll pass.
> >

> Ooh, games I'm perhaps interested in!

> > I am a fan of both series. I took! Thanks Spalls. ;)

> Ah well, at least they went to a good home?

> (I don't know that living with thousands of sisters in the dirt is a
> good home though.)

Nah, only two others in my colony. :P
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