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On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:43:50 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote: 

>Ho-ho-ho!
>
>Is there anyone there? Is there anyone listening? Am I talking into a
>void? Has everyone vanished? How appropriate, if so! Because today's
>game is:
>
>The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
>------------------------------------
>
>"Vanishing" is one of these new-fangled "narrative" games, a.k.a.
>"walking sims" which sprung into newfound prominence a few years ago.
>While I am a fan of the concept, too often the actual results were
>lacking in both compelling narrative and gameplay, with a scant few
>exceptions. "Vanishing" is, alas, not one of these exceptions. Its
>gameplay is dreary and its story is sophomoric. But god, the
>environments and setting are STUNNING. It is probably one of the most
>gorgeous games available and it is worth experiencing just for the
>graphics alone (it does a pretty good job on mood too). 
>
>Platform: Windows PC
>Distributor: Steam
>Key: H6IM6-ZENDG-CTI8Z 
>
>(Of course, if you've all vanished, who's gonna use this key? Oh, who
>am I kidding, it's gonna be Mike S again ;-)
>
>Ho-ho-ho!
>

Thanks Spalls. I'm the winner this time. Merry Christmas, dude.

Any idea what this "redux" version is all about?

-- 
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 08:55:39 -0600, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Zaghadka wrote: 

>On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:43:50 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>Spalls Hurgenson wrote: 
>
>>
>>(Of course, if you've all vanished, who's gonna use this key? Oh, who
>>am I kidding, it's gonna be Mike S again ;-)
>>
>>Ho-ho-ho!
>>
>
>Thanks Spalls. I'm the winner this time. Merry Christmas, dude.
>
>Any idea what this "redux" version is all about?

Googled it. Unreal Engine 4. Thanks for the cool gift!

-- 
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

Rats. I'm too slow!

Spalls Hurgenson <spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ho-ho-ho!

> Is there anyone there? Is there anyone listening? Am I talking into a
> void? Has everyone vanished? How appropriate, if so! Because today's
> game is:

> The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
> ------------------------------------

> "Vanishing" is one of these new-fangled "narrative" games, a.k.a.
> "walking sims" which sprung into newfound prominence a few years ago.
> While I am a fan of the concept, too often the actual results were
> lacking in both compelling narrative and gameplay, with a scant few
> exceptions. "Vanishing" is, alas, not one of these exceptions. Its
> gameplay is dreary and its story is sophomoric. But god, the
> environments and setting are STUNNING. It is probably one of the most
> gorgeous games available and it is worth experiencing just for the
> graphics alone (it does a pretty good job on mood too). 

> Platform: Windows PC
> Distributor: Steam
> Key: H6IM6-ZENDG-CTI8Z 

> (Of course, if you've all vanished, who's gonna use this key? Oh, who
> am I kidding, it's gonna be Mike S again ;-)

> Ho-ho-ho!



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On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 08:55:39 -0600, Zaghadka <zagh...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:43:50 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>Spalls Hurgenson wrote: 

>>Is there anyone there? Is there anyone listening? Am I talking into a
>>void? Has everyone vanished? How appropriate, if so! Because today's
>>game is:

>>The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

>>(Of course, if you've all vanished, who's gonna use this key? Oh, who
>>am I kidding, it's gonna be Mike S again ;-)



>Thanks Spalls. I'm the winner this time. Merry Christmas, dude.

But... but... you're not MikeS! I'm so confused! 

>Any idea what this "redux" version is all about?

It was a re-release of the game using the Unreal 4 engine (the
original used Unreal 3). Functionally, there is very little different;
a few extra light beams here and there and some cloth-physics blowing
in the wind, but I was hard pressed to see any real difference. 

Enjoy!

On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:19:47 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:

>But... but... you're not MikeS! I'm so confused! 

I am not always at my desk when I need to be! :-P

Seriously, I got a free game from Zag not too long ago. Glad he got
this one. He can get Shadowrun Returns too if he is fast enough....

And there is Metal Guru who I have also gotten a bunch of free games
thanks to his posts. Wouldn't mind seeing him get it either.

On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:37:13 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Mike
S. wrote: 

>On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:19:47 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
><spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>But... but... you're not MikeS! I'm so confused! 
>
>I am not always at my desk when I need to be! :-P
>
>Seriously, I got a free game from Zag not too long ago. Glad he got
>this one. He can get Shadowrun Returns too if he is fast enough....
>
>And there is Metal Guru who I have also gotten a bunch of free games
>thanks to his posts. Wouldn't mind seeing him get it either.

Aw, thanks Mike. Someone else can have Shadowrun Returns, that sucker's
in my backlog. I have a ridiculous game collecting problem. I just bought
DE: Mankind Divided yesterday, can't resist those big sales, and I don't
even know that I'm gonna play it!

-- 
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

Am 21.12.16 um 17:07 schrieb Zaghadka:
> On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:37:13 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Mike
> S. wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:19:47 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
>> <spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> But... but... you're not MikeS! I'm so confused!
>>
>> I am not always at my desk when I need to be! :-P
>>
>> Seriously, I got a free game from Zag not too long ago. Glad he got
>> this one. He can get Shadowrun Returns too if he is fast enough....
>>
>> And there is Metal Guru who I have also gotten a bunch of free games
>> thanks to his posts. Wouldn't mind seeing him get it either.
>
> Aw, thanks Mike. Someone else can have Shadowrun Returns, that sucker's
> in my backlog. I have a ridiculous game collecting problem. I just bought
> DE: Mankind Divided yesterday, can't resist those big sales, and I don't
> even know that I'm gonna play it!
>
Pretty much the same here. My games list on Steam is about 500 games and 
I have played about 10-15% of those games.
Add to that a Wii-U with a best of collection an PS3 which I bought 
cheaply with a best of collection and a PS4 and I have a backlog which 
should last me until my retirement in about 20 years or so.
DE mankind divided was skipped by me atm, because I tend to buy games on 
the cheap to save money. I just recently bought GTA-V half price. I 
cannot remember the last time I paid full price for a game. After one 
year the games usually are at least half price after 2-3 years they hit 
the bargain bin.

On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:56:34 +0100, Werner Punz <we...@gmx.at> wrote:

>Am 21.12.16 um 17:07 schrieb Zaghadka:
>> On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:37:13 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Mike
>> S. wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:19:47 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
>>> <spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> But... but... you're not MikeS! I'm so confused!
>>>
>>> I am not always at my desk when I need to be! :-P
>>>
>>> Seriously, I got a free game from Zag not too long ago. Glad he got
>>> this one. He can get Shadowrun Returns too if he is fast enough....
>>>
>>> And there is Metal Guru who I have also gotten a bunch of free games
>>> thanks to his posts. Wouldn't mind seeing him get it either.
>>
>> Aw, thanks Mike. Someone else can have Shadowrun Returns, that sucker's
>> in my backlog. I have a ridiculous game collecting problem. I just bought
>> DE: Mankind Divided yesterday, can't resist those big sales, and I don't
>> even know that I'm gonna play it!
>>
>Pretty much the same here. My games list on Steam is about 500 games and 
>I have played about 10-15% of those games.
>Add to that a Wii-U with a best of collection an PS3 which I bought 
>cheaply with a best of collection and a PS4 and I have a backlog which 
>should last me until my retirement in about 20 years or so.
>DE mankind divided was skipped by me atm, because I tend to buy games on 
>the cheap to save money. I just recently bought GTA-V half price. I 
>cannot remember the last time I paid full price for a game. After one 
>year the games usually are at least half price after 2-3 years they hit 
>the bargain bin.
>
>
>
Mankind Divided is on sale on Steam for about $20 right now.

-- 
Zag

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Am 21.12.16 um 18:04 schrieb Zaghadka:
> On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:56:34 +0100, Werner Punz <we...@gmx.at> wrote:
>
>> Am 21.12.16 um 17:07 schrieb Zaghadka:
>>> On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:37:13 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Mike
>>> S. wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:19:47 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
>>>> <spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> But... but... you're not MikeS! I'm so confused!
>>>>
>>>> I am not always at my desk when I need to be! :-P
>>>>
>>>> Seriously, I got a free game from Zag not too long ago. Glad he got
>>>> this one. He can get Shadowrun Returns too if he is fast enough....
>>>>
>>>> And there is Metal Guru who I have also gotten a bunch of free games
>>>> thanks to his posts. Wouldn't mind seeing him get it either.
>>>
>>> Aw, thanks Mike. Someone else can have Shadowrun Returns, that sucker's
>>> in my backlog. I have a ridiculous game collecting problem. I just bought
>>> DE: Mankind Divided yesterday, can't resist those big sales, and I don't
>>> even know that I'm gonna play it!
>>>
>> Pretty much the same here. My games list on Steam is about 500 games and
>> I have played about 10-15% of those games.
>> Add to that a Wii-U with a best of collection an PS3 which I bought
>> cheaply with a best of collection and a PS4 and I have a backlog which
>> should last me until my retirement in about 20 years or so.
>> DE mankind divided was skipped by me atm, because I tend to buy games on
>> the cheap to save money. I just recently bought GTA-V half price. I
>> cannot remember the last time I paid full price for a game. After one
>> year the games usually are at least half price after 2-3 years they hit
>> the bargain bin.
>>
>>
>>
> Mankind Divided is on sale on Steam for about $20 right now.
>
Excellent thanks.

Werner

On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:56:34 +0100, Werner Punz <we...@gmx.at> wrote:



>Pretty much the same here. My games list on Steam is about 500 games and 
>I have played about 10-15% of those games.

Huh. That's close to my "not-played" score; I've yet to play 14.66% of
all my video games. Of course, that's for all my video games, not just
the games in my Steam catalog (calculating just for Steam would take
too much work).

I fully expect that number to go up, however. I'm a sucker for any
game that drops below the $5 mark (and I might as well have a script
that automatically purchases any game that drops below $1 :-). All of
which may explain this year's holiday largess.