Free Games: making spreadsheets about money saved on games you will never play

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bowmore: Oct 6, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Oldstench posted:

How lovely is the app?

Not bad, pretty light.

VegasGoat posted:

My only gripe with Amazon Games app is that it makes me login and solve annoying captcha every time, because I don’t have it set to auto start. I don’t really use it that often though, since who wants to actually play free games.

Mine doesn't do that thankfully

# ? Jul 13, 2022 00:53

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# ? May 27, 2024 22:12

The Kins: Oct 2, 2004

All of the DLC for the following games are now free on Origin due to the "Bioware Points" system used to purchase them being discontinued:

Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3 (excluding Multiplayer Packs)
Dragon Age Origins
Dragon Age 2

# ? Jul 14, 2022 11:33

John Murdoch: May 19, 2009; I can tune a fish.

The Kins posted:

All of the DLC for the following games are now free on Origin due to the "Bioware Points" system used to purchase them being discontinued:

Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3 (excluding Multiplayer Packs)
Dragon Age Origins
Dragon Age 2

That's weird because after a certain point you could just buy the ME DLCs for actual money on Origin and not wacky bespoke Bioware points from their 2000s rear end website. Though I guess it's entirely plausible they had simply rigged something up to connect the two. Either way it's not like they'd be making much off of them now that Legendary Edition exists.

Okay look I'm mostly just irritated I jumped at the chance to get all of the ME DLCs that way, then EA announced the remaster, and now this. :argh:

# ? Jul 14, 2022 13:42

Breetai: Nov 6, 2005; 🥄Mah spoon is too big!🍌

Dark_Swordmaster posted:

Having just started my paid copy on Steam last night hopefully not.

It's a bizarre mixture of loss. Either it's a massive loss due to how tedious the game is so far, or it's no loss at all because it seems trite and dull.

Maneater is the dumbest poo poo in the best possible way. I'm cruising around near a seaside golf course, flopping out onto land occasionally in order to chomp people and pull them screaming into a water trap and devour them while Cyril Figgis narrates shark facts at me.

# ? Jul 14, 2022 15:30

Cross-Section: Mar 18, 2009

The Kins posted:

All of the DLC for the following games are now free on Origin due to the "Bioware Points" system used to purchase them being discontinued:

Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3 (excluding Multiplayer Packs)
Dragon Age Origins
Dragon Age 2

Well, time to claim me some *checks notes* Dragon Age 2 item packs :geno:

# ? Jul 14, 2022 15:41

Fuzz: Jun 2, 2003; Avatar brought to you by the TG Sanity fund

The Kins posted:

All of the DLC for the following games are now free on Origin due to the "Bioware Points" system used to purchase them being discontinued:

Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3 (excluding Multiplayer Packs)
Dragon Age Origins
Dragon Age 2

Still showing as having a pricetag, for me.

# ? Jul 14, 2022 16:33

JustJeff88: Jan 15, 2008; I AM
CONSISTENTLY
ANNOYING
...
JUST TERRIBLE

THIS BADGE OF SHAME IS WORTH 0.45 DOUBLE DRAGON ADVANCES

of SA-Mart forever

Fuzz posted:

Still showing as having a pricetag, for me.

I can't even find the bloody things because Origin is such crap.

# ? Jul 14, 2022 16:54

OgNar: Oct 26, 2002; They tapdance not, neither do they fart

Did you try BOTH their launchers?

# ? Jul 14, 2022 16:55

JammyB: May 23, 2001; I slept with Mary and Joseph never found out

Reminder for Epic freebies: Wonder Boy The Dragons Trap and Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms

# ? Jul 14, 2022 17:07

Objective Action: Jun 10, 2007

Fuzz posted:

Still showing as having a pricetag, for me.

If I go to the "Extra Content" tab on the game in the Origin game library they show up there as free but not in the store. Weird.

# ? Jul 14, 2022 17:39

Stickman: Feb 1, 2004

Echo of the Wilds and Goon-made Interstellaria (by Coldrice) are free on IndieGala.

Echo of the Wilds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfEk9VE1OVE

Intersellaria:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p0gWHZeWo4

# ? Jul 14, 2022 22:16

Fuzz: Jun 2, 2003; Avatar brought to you by the TG Sanity fund

But are they good?

# ? Jul 16, 2022 00:14

owl_pellet: Nov 20, 2005; show your enemy
what you look like

Interstellaria is neat but short and the difficulty is uneven.

# ? Jul 16, 2022 17:57

repiv: Aug 13, 2009

Tannenberg and some free poo poo for some poo poo F2P game are free on EGS this week

Next week it's Lawn Mowing Simulator

# ? Jul 21, 2022 18:02

Weavered: Jun 23, 2013

repiv posted:

Next week it's Lawn Mowing Simulator

What a world we live in folks.

# ? Jul 21, 2022 18:27

site: Apr 6, 2007; Trans pride, Worldwide
Bitch

epic really scraping the bottom of the barrel now

# ? Jul 21, 2022 18:28

JazzFlight: Apr 29, 2006; Oooooooooooh!

site posted:

epic really scraping the bottom of the barrel now

Heyyyy, I like weird stuff like Lawn Mowing Simulator... I only think it sucks that it doesn't have your standard push mowers.
Just look at the buzz for Powerwash Simulator right now.

Of course, if you're referring to the Shop Titans free-to-play thing, then yeah.

# ? Jul 21, 2022 18:31

Beve Stuscemi: Jun 6, 2001

Will lawnmower sim work with my driving rig? this is important

# ? Jul 21, 2022 18:39

nitsuga: Jan 1, 2007

As a former greenskeeper, I look forward to finding unique ways to get the mowers stuck.

# ? Jul 21, 2022 18:49

Magitek: Feb 20, 2008; That's not jolly.
That's not jolly at all!

I can't believe I missed the Wonder Boy freebie from EGS. One of the first freebies I was looking forward to actually playing, and I just completely blanked on opening the launcher

# ? Jul 21, 2022 19:07

Zet: Aug 3, 2010

FWIW you can grab it off their website like https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/lawn-mowing-simulator-838bf3 for next week.

# ? Jul 21, 2022 19:22

CATTASTIC: Mar 31, 2010; ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

# ? Jul 22, 2022 00:27

spaceblancmange: Apr 19, 2018; #essereFerrari

Barrel Scraper 2022

# ? Jul 22, 2022 01:20

Zedd: Jul 6, 2009; I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here?

Not like any of us can afford houses and have lawns.

# ? Jul 22, 2022 02:18

Kaewan: May 29, 2008

You guise live in houses?

# ? Jul 22, 2022 04:10

Cugel the Clever: Apr 5, 2009; I LOVE AMERICA AND CAPITALISM DESPITE BEING POOR AS FUCK. I WILL NEVER RETIRE BUT HERE'S ANOTHER 200$ FOR UKRAINE, SLAVA

Zedd posted:

Not like any of us can afford houses and have lawns.

To be fair, lawns are hot garbage. Bad for the environment; bad for maintenance; bad for affordability.

# ? Jul 22, 2022 04:10

2house2fly: Nov 14, 2012; You did a super job wrapping things up! And I'm not just saying that because I have to!

I think the point of a lawn is to have something that you need to constantly pour effort into to make it look even barely acceptable. It's a badge of I guess being able to spare that effort

# ? Jul 22, 2022 05:23

Waffleman_: Jan 20, 2011; I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

Sounds lame.

# ? Jul 22, 2022 05:33

HarmB: Jun 19, 2006

2house2fly posted:

I think the point of a lawn is to have something that you need to constantly pour effort into to make it look even barely acceptable. It's a badge of I guess being able to spare that effort

The human equivalent to a peacock tail. "look at how many resources i can invest into a completely worthless thing and still live! pay attention to me!"

# ? Jul 22, 2022 05:38

Waffleman_: Jan 20, 2011; I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

Cool I get an extra chore and an expensive device I have to upkeep to do that chore.

# ? Jul 22, 2022 05:44

Darth TNT: Sep 20, 2013

QUACKTASTIC posted:

It's amazing how much Simpsons did first.

# ? Jul 22, 2022 07:04

JustJeff88: Jan 15, 2008; I AM
CONSISTENTLY
ANNOYING
...
JUST TERRIBLE

THIS BADGE OF SHAME IS WORTH 0.45 DOUBLE DRAGON ADVANCES

of SA-Mart forever

As someone who has lived in flats for too long, I would love to have a little house with a fenced-in garden for my animals. These days, that should cost roughly 4.2 million dollars.

# ? Jul 22, 2022 07:49

3D Megadoodoo: Nov 25, 2010

2house2fly posted:

I think the point of a lawn is to have something that you need to constantly pour effort into to make it look even barely acceptable. It's a badge of I guess being able to spare that effort

The only times I've lived somewhere with a lawn the only effort it took to make it nice was mowing it every two weeks. :shrug:

# ? Jul 22, 2022 09:02

GreenBuckanneer: Sep 15, 2007

2house2fly posted:

I think the point of a lawn is to have something that you need to constantly pour effort into to make it look even barely acceptable. It's a badge of I guess being able to spare that effort

If I ever have a lawn I'm uprooting it with moss or low grow no maintenance green. I brought up that point to my coworker and he likes mowing the lawn I guess because it gets him out of the house or away from his wife.

# ? Jul 22, 2022 10:06

Dark_Swordmaster: Oct 31, 2011

2house2fly posted:

I think the point of a lawn is to have something that you need to constantly pour effort into to make it look even barely acceptable. It's a badge of I guess being able to spare that effort

This isn't even true as people hire other people to take care of their lawn. At that point it's, "Look I can spare $20 every two weeks."

# ? Jul 22, 2022 13:30

Beve Stuscemi: Jun 6, 2001

as a lawnhaver I do enjoy attempting to get that perfect line pattern with the mower.

Really tweaks the ol ocd

# ? Jul 22, 2022 13:40

3D Megadoodoo: Nov 25, 2010

I used to mow lawn for a living and I always found it pleasant work. Then again I was paid a salary according to CLA which I guess most lawn-mowers aren't.

# ? Jul 22, 2022 13:43