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Subject: FREE GAME: Brotato
From: Spalls Hurgenson
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Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:13 UTC

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From: spallshurgenson@gmail.com (Spalls Hurgenson)
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Subject: FREE GAME: Brotato
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:13:15 -0500
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Boo! I scared ya, huh? You didn't expect me to return so quickly. But
it's been a whole week, and that means its time for yet another free
game from Epic.

* Brotato
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/brotato-ed4097
Don't judge a book (or a game) by its cover, except you
can totally judge this game by its cover. It's a top-down
shooter against hordes of enemies, uninspired graphics
and --of course-- 'roguelite' mechanics. I'm not saying
this is a bad game; I'm just saying it's exactly what it
appears to be, and if you aren't enthralled with this
sort of game, it doesn't have any hidden depths that will
convince you otherwise. (On the other hand, if you like
shooters like these, you'll probably have a blast). Either
way, at least it's not a repeat.

Boo again! Hah! Didn't expect a second scare so soon, right? Well,
don't worry, that's it for this week. You've got the usual seven days
to claim this freebie. After that, we get to repeat the whole process!

Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Brotato
From: Mike S.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:00 UTC
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On Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:13:15 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>Boo! I scared ya, huh? You didn't expect me to return so quickly. But
>it's been a whole week, and that means its time for yet another free
>game from Epic.
>
>
>* Brotato
>https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/brotato-ed4097
> Don't judge a book (or a game) by its cover, except you
> can totally judge this game by its cover. It's a top-down
> shooter against hordes of enemies, uninspired graphics
> and --of course-- 'roguelite' mechanics. I'm not saying
> this is a bad game; I'm just saying it's exactly what it
> appears to be, and if you aren't enthralled with this
> sort of game, it doesn't have any hidden depths that will
> convince you otherwise. (On the other hand, if you like
> shooters like these, you'll probably have a blast). Either
> way, at least it's not a repeat.

I think I am actually going to try this one very soon and see if it
appeals to me.

Thanks Spalls. I don't think I would have remembered to check Epic
today.

Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Brotato
From: Ant
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Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:45 UTC
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It's not Halloween anymore. :P Thanks. Happy Thanksgiving!

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Boo! I scared ya, huh? You didn't expect me to return so quickly. But
> it's been a whole week, and that means its time for yet another free
> game from Epic.

> * Brotato
> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/brotato-ed4097
> Don't judge a book (or a game) by its cover, except you
> can totally judge this game by its cover. It's a top-down
> shooter against hordes of enemies, uninspired graphics
> and --of course-- 'roguelite' mechanics. I'm not saying
> this is a bad game; I'm just saying it's exactly what it
> appears to be, and if you aren't enthralled with this
> sort of game, it doesn't have any hidden depths that will
> convince you otherwise. (On the other hand, if you like
> shooters like these, you'll probably have a blast). Either
> way, at least it's not a repeat.

> Boo again! Hah! Didn't expect a second scare so soon, right? Well,
> don't worry, that's it for this week. You've got the usual seven days
> to claim this freebie. After that, we get to repeat the whole process!

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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Brotato
From: candycanearter07
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Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 00:45 this Friday (GMT):
> It's not Halloween anymore. :P Thanks. Happy Thanksgiving!
>
>
> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Boo! I scared ya, huh? You didn't expect me to return so quickly. But
>> it's been a whole week, and that means its time for yet another free
>> game from Epic.
>
>
>> * Brotato
>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/brotato-ed4097
>> Don't judge a book (or a game) by its cover, except you
>> can totally judge this game by its cover. It's a top-down
>> shooter against hordes of enemies, uninspired graphics
>> and --of course-- 'roguelite' mechanics. I'm not saying
>> this is a bad game; I'm just saying it's exactly what it
>> appears to be, and if you aren't enthralled with this
>> sort of game, it doesn't have any hidden depths that will
>> convince you otherwise. (On the other hand, if you like
>> shooters like these, you'll probably have a blast). Either
>> way, at least it's not a repeat.
>
>
>> Boo again! Hah! Didn't expect a second scare so soon, right? Well,
>> don't worry, that's it for this week. You've got the usual seven days
>> to claim this freebie. After that, we get to repeat the whole process!

Any time is halloween if you're scared enough.
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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Brotato
From: Justisaur
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Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:52 UTC
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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Brotato
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On 11/28/2024 10:13 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
> Boo! I scared ya, huh? You didn't expect me to return so quickly. But
> it's been a whole week, and that means its time for yet another free
> game from Epic.
>
>
> * Brotato
> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/brotato-ed4097
> Don't judge a book (or a game) by its cover, except you
> can totally judge this game by its cover. It's a top-down
> shooter against hordes of enemies, uninspired graphics
> and --of course-- 'roguelite' mechanics. I'm not saying
> this is a bad game; I'm just saying it's exactly what it
> appears to be, and if you aren't enthralled with this
> sort of game, it doesn't have any hidden depths that will
> convince you otherwise. (On the other hand, if you like
> shooters like these, you'll probably have a blast). Either
> way, at least it's not a repeat.
>
>
> Boo again! Hah! Didn't expect a second scare so soon, right? Well,
> don't worry, that's it for this week. You've got the usual seven days
> to claim this freebie. After that, we get to repeat the whole process!

It's o.k. I only played the mobile version before, which is too full of
MTX and apparently more frustrating on phones due to poor controls.

Supposedly the PC version is much better. I'll probably give the PC
version a try now.

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Subject	Author
FREE GAME: Brotato	Spalls Hurgenson
Re: FREE GAME: Brotato	Mike S.
Re: FREE GAME: Brotato	Ant
Re: FREE GAME: Brotato	candycanearter07
Re: FREE GAME: Brotato	Justisaur