Epic Games storefront: free titles

Jolor · Post by **Jolor** » Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:40 pm

Smoove_B wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 7:32 pm I must take back everything bad I've said about Fortnite. Apparently all those rubes buying pants and haircuts means free games for me all year. Ask your parents for more Fortbucks, Smoove wants free games.

Blessed are the MMORPG-obsessed, for they sow bounty to the cheap fucks like me who needeth not, but covet, the free games. Ayeah.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:31 pm

I would call fortnight an action game..not an RPG. Im old school that way.

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:31 pm

[01/16 - 01/22]
Horace

[01/23 - 01/30]
The Bridge

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:05 pm

[01/23 - 01/30]
The Bridge

[01/31 - 02/06]
Farming Simulator 2019

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:58 pm

Farming Simulator you say? That sounds corny. I was hoping they'd separate the chaff from the wheat and give us something that wasn't udder nonsense.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:03 pm

Will it let me take my 20-foot-wide tractor out on the local highway and drive at 15mph for ten miles, and not once pull over to let the mile-long line of cars behind me pass? 'Cause if it won't let me, it isn't a true farming simulator.

</farmcountryrant>

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:16 pm

Was that a euphemism?

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:17 pm

hepcat wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:58 pm Farming Simulator you say? That sounds corny. I was hoping they'd separate the chaff from the wheat and give us something that wasn't udder nonsense.

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:50 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:05 pm [01/31 - 02/06]
Farming Simulator 2019

Seriously? It always seems to be games that I don't want or games I already have.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:57 pm

You have Farming STIMULATOR. There's a huge difference.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Sat Jan 25, 2020 1:56 pm

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:47 pm

[01/31 - 02/06]
Farming Simulator 2019

[02/06 - 02/13]
Ticket to Ride
Carcassonne
Pandemic

they just had to figure out a way to get Pandemic in there, didn't they.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:36 am

hitbyambulance wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:47 pm [02/06 - 02/13]
Ticket to Ride
Carcassonne
Pandemic

Saw this last night. Trying Ticket to Ride and Pandemic as solo board games for free will make having purchased the Atari Rollercoaster Tycoon whatever that was to make it ap friendly travesty into a wash. I might even enjoy Carcassone, though it's not really my kind of game.

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:37 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:47 pm [02/06 - 02/13]
Ticket to Ride
Carcassonne
Pandemic

they just had to figure out a way to get Pandemic in there, didn't they.

And now Pandemic is gone off the Store freebie section

I guess somebody thought it might be in bad taste.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:42 pm

What? A Chinese-owned company giving everyone Pandemic?

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Sun Feb 02, 2020 9:04 am

Farming Simulator 19 is actually pretty fun. I was worried there would be a steep learning curve since there have been so many iterations out, but there are some really good tutorials.

It's pretty educational too. I've learned more about soil care and farming equipment in an hour than I have my previous 45 years. I'm a city boy, so this is strange and unusual territory for me.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Feb 02, 2020 4:49 pm

Can ya grow weed yet?....as in hemp farm.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:10 am

jztemple2 wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:37 pm
hitbyambulance wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:47 pm [02/06 - 02/13]
Ticket to Ride
Carcassonne
Pandemic

they just had to figure out a way to get Pandemic in there, didn't they.
And now Pandemic is gone off the Store freebie section

I guess somebody thought it might be in bad taste.

Man, I was looking forward to that. I got 11 of the twelve games of XMas and everyone since, and this was the first I was actually looking to install and play (along with Ticket to Ride)

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 3:49 pm

LordMortis wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:10 am
jztemple2 wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:37 pm
hitbyambulance wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:47 pm [02/06 - 02/13]
Ticket to Ride
Carcassonne
Pandemic

they just had to figure out a way to get Pandemic in there, didn't they.
And now Pandemic is gone off the Store freebie section

I guess somebody thought it might be in bad taste.
Man, I was looking forward to that. I got 11 of the twelve games of XMas and everyone since, and this was the first I was actually looking to install and play (along with Ticket to Ride)

i read today from Epic that Pandemic will show up as a free game at some point 'later', but no date was given for that.

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Thu Feb 06, 2020 3:01 pm

[02/06 - 02/13]
Ticket to Ride
Carcassonne
Pandemic

[2/13 - 2/20]
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Aztez

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:25 pm

[2/13 - 2/20]
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Aztez

These are ready.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 12:01 am

Next week: Faeria

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:13 pm

[2/13 - 2/20]
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Aztez

[2/20 - 2/27]
Faeria

wasn't at work yesterday, so i fell down on the job WHOOPSIE

also finding i'm happy to siphon all their free games up, but i am incredibly reluctant to give Epic Gamestore any money at all. they're not supporting games on any OS other than Windows (unlike Steam and GOG) and in fact developers have been _removing_ Linux and OS X support from games that already had them (see: Rocket League).

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:03 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:13 pm [2/13 - 2/20]
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Aztez

[2/20 - 2/27]
Faeria

wasn't at work yesterday, so i fell down on the job WHOOPSIE

also finding i'm happy to siphon all their free games up, but i am incredibly reluctant to give Epic Gamestore any money at all. they're not supporting games on any OS other than Windows (unlike Steam and GOG) and in fact developers have been _removing_ Linux and OS X support from games that already had them (see: Rocket League).

I have 36 games in my Epic Store library. I have purchased 2 (Borderlands 3 and The Division 2) for a total of $65.

Can’t imagine that’s a sustainable business model for them over the long run.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:10 pm

I don't think it's their long term model. Short term they're making their money off of Fortnite while collecting publishers, customer loyalty, and a huge install base. Eventually the freebies will slow down and they'll be in a position to compete directly with Steam. At least, that seems to be their plan.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:08 pm

https://twitter.com/EpicGames/status/12 ... 8104338433

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:20 pm

Daehawk wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:08 pm https://twitter.com/EpicGames/status/12 ... 8104338433

My browser isn't loading that tweet, but I'm assuming that it is talking about Assassin's Creed Syndicate being free on the Epic Store starting this Thursday.

If the tweet is not about that, then, well, ACS is free starting this Thursday

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:53 pm

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:43 am

[2/20 - 2/27]
Faeria
AssCreed: Syndicate

[2/27 - 3/05]
InnerSpace

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:02 pm

[2/27 - 3/05]
InnerSpace

[3/06 - 3/12]
GoNNER
Offworld Trading Company

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:50 pm

Offworld Trading Company

I've always wanted to see the hubbub on this but never wanted to pay. I guess that sale was made for me.

Jolor · Post by **Jolor** » Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:36 pm

3-'fer next week:
Mutazione
Anodyne 2 Return to Dust
A Short Hike

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:58 pm

A Short Hike was on my wishlist, so that's cool

JetFred · Post by **JetFred** » Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:33 pm

*sigh* I guess I should finally start keeping up with this. The multiple libraries piss me off.

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:25 pm

JetFred wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:33 pm *sigh* I guess I should finally start keeping up with this. The multiple libraries piss me off.

I just subscribe this thread which keeps me up to date

. This and the daily Steam update by Isgrimnur and the freebie thread.

LordMortis wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:50 pm
Offworld Trading Company
I've always wanted to see the hubbub on this but never wanted to pay. I guess that sale was made for me.

I gave this a try yesterday and went through the tutorials. Then I started a game and realized why I had avoided it before, too much plate spinning for my taste and limited reaction speed.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:08 am

Jolor wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:36 pm 3-'fer next week:
Mutazione
Anodyne 2 Return to Dust
A Short Hike

[3/19 - 3/26]
The Stanley Parable
Watch Dogs

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:01 pm

great, this thread is now self-updating. my job is finished.

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:05 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:01 pm great, this thread is now self-updating. my job is finished.

No, now you have to audit the thread every day

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:14 pm

No, you just have to take over one of mine, now.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:34 pm

Hey, you became the OO entertainment reporter on your own, bud.