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Re: FREE Shadow Warrior at Humble Store

#698114
From: Spalls Hurgenson
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:42
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On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 05:35:00 -0400, Xocyll <Xoc...@gmx.com> wrote:

>Spalls Hurgenson <spallsh...@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
>entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
>say:
>
>>On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 06:53:15 -0400, Xocyll <Xoc...@gmx.com> wrote:
>>
>>>ANT...@zimage.com (Ant) looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
>>>spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>>
>>>Did you really think he waited until 2013 to play the original 1997
>>>game?
>>
>>Not everyone played the original when it came out and - with the glut
>>of constant new releases available every month - there's little
>>incentive for many to go back and play an older game. So it is quite
>>likely that somebody may have waited until recently to experience the
>>original Build-engine title.
><snip>
>
>Yes but A, that's not you and 
>B this bit you also typed ...

Ah, I see your confusion.

Although I stated I played the game in 2013 and it added DLC, the
poster "Ant" - who requested clarification on which version was free -
was /not/ responding to that post; he was responding to the original
post by Zaghadka.  


>>The original game received two official expansion packs - "Twin
>>Dragon" and "Wanton Destruction". Both were released as free
>>downloads. 

>Since your original post also mentioned getting the DLC for free as a
>reason to maybe get it, it _had_ to about the remake, since it's the one
>that had DLC that cost money.

Yes, but that's not the post Ant was responding to ;-)

I'm actually replaying Shadow Warrior 2013 now; it's not as bad as I
remember. The sword-play is more fun than I recall, but the levels are
- though pretty - rather lackluster.
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