• Re: Free Game: Mangui

    From Mike S.@21:1/5 to spallshurgenson@gmail.com on Wed Feb 19 14:58:51 2025
    On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:30:23 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    The game itself? Well, it's normally not the sort of game I'd rush out
    to get. I mean, for one thing the soundtrack is absolutely obnoxious,
    and I usually don't fall for retro-themed games, and rogue-likes don't >particularly excite me either. Still, I added this one to the library
    simply because the visual aesthetics reminded me a lot of the classic >"Ultima" games. I'm a sucker for those.

    I added it to my library because it is free. Thank you.

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Thu Feb 20 08:16:29 2025
    Pass.

    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
    Another freebie!

    * Mangui
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/3220010/Mangui/
    So, this game is free because it's currently in early access. But the
    devs report that it's soon coming out of EA, and once it does, they'll
    start charging for it. So get it now if you don't want to pay.

    The game itself? Well, it's normally not the sort of game I'd rush out
    to get. I mean, for one thing the soundtrack is absolutely obnoxious,
    and I usually don't fall for retro-themed games, and rogue-likes don't particularly excite me either. Still, I added this one to the library
    simply because the visual aesthetics reminded me a lot of the classic "Ultima" games. I'm a sucker for those.

    Plus the 'Korean folklore' angle is intriguing. I've killed enough
    orcs and dragons that I'm open to slaying new monsters. I mean, I'm
    not sure I'm actually going to PLAY this game... but maybe I will.
    Certainly there's more likelihood of my playing the game if its free
    than if I had to pay for it.

    But gog, that music is awful. I can understand if you skip this game
    on the account of that alone.




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