Epic is giving away big games for the next few weeks again

I have a look regularly.. and just pick a random game that I would probably never have purchased.. and give it a go.. there have been a few where i've played to completion.. and others i've played for an hour and know I won't play again so un-install.. pity I can't remove them completely from my library.. or at least mark them in some way.. as with my aging memory i'll probably try them again in a year or two having forgotten i've tried them ;)
 
SimonRigga said:
I have a look regularly.. and just pick a random game that I would probably never have purchased.. and give it a go.. there have been a few where i've played to completion.. and others i've played for an hour and know I won't play again so un-install.. pity I can't remove them completely from my library.. or at least mark them in some way.. as with my aging memory i'll probably try them again in a year or two having forgotten i've tried them ;)
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I am laughing because that was exactly what happened to me yesterday. Was trying to decide which of the games I wanted to play next but couldn't remember which of them I played before. So I picked one and about ten minutes into it, realised I had tried it already and hated it. :cry:

And simply writing a list of games that I liked/hated into notepad would be far too much effort!! :p
 
zaniro said:
I've categorised my Epic Games library into 'Will play', 'Might play', and everything else has been left uncategorised. I scrutinise the giveaways to avoid claiming something that I'll never play and that will only clutter up my library. It is good to try out games I have lukewarm interest in, but I do have a habit of wanting to finish things even if enjoyment is waning. Darkest Dungeon was initially enjoyable for the first 10 hours or so but became a repetitive slog; it seemed the narrator had a point "Success so clearly in view... or is it merely a trick of the light?" It took 60 hours to complete. I'd have been dissuaded if I'd known beforehand.
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Same, I have "Would have bought/Really like", "Will most likely play/like", "Might play, or something I know well or have tried but didn't really like", "Have heard of or looks interesting", "Games I knowingly hate or despise, or games I know nothing about and don't look that interesting". Although I just number the categories 1 to 5.
spudbynight said:
I’ve picked up some games on Epic and thought “meh”. Then a year later I’ve found out the game is actually a gem I hadn’t heard of.
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Same here, it great when you hear of a game, start looking into it and then realise you already have it.
 
ic1male said:
Yeah that’s happened several times with me. Look at something on Steam that seems interesting and behold, epic have given it away. It’s there ready for me to take a gander at.
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Did that with Prey. Was always curious but didn't go for it because I was too ****** at Arkane for not putting out another Dishonoured. Got it for free, tried it and boom. In my top 3 now.
 
ic1male said:
Yeah that’s happened several times with me. Look at something on Steam that seems interesting and behold, epic have given it away. It’s there ready for me to take a gander at.
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I have managed to snag EVERY game that Epic have given away apart from one. The game I missed was Subnautica which I really want to play but won't buy now as I know Epic will give it away the next day again.

One thing I have done a couple of times is play a game for free on Epic and really like it. Then buy it on Steam for achievements. I know that Epic has achievements but I just don't care about them.
 
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spudbynight said:
Is it worth installing and playing? The idea really appeals but some of the reviews on steam are a bit "meh"
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Right at the moment for me, no...as I already have Medieval Dynasty, Path of Exile 2, Indiana Jones and Stalker 2 on the go, with Alien VR to come next week. So I dont have a slot for it currently, but its the sort of game that I can fit in when theres a bit of a lull in releases, especially for free :)
 
With Heroic Launcer on Steam Deck, I go through my catalogue of free stuff on Epic and GOG from time to time. Surprised the list of this year's Xmas freebies hasn't leaked yet like it usually does.
 
Tombstone said:
Right at the moment for me, no...as I already have Medieval Dynasty, Path of Exile 2, Indiana Jones and Stalker 2 on the go, with Alien VR to come next week. So I dont have a slot for it currently, but its the sort of game that I can fit in when theres a bit of a lull in releases, especially for free :)
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Just played it for a couple of hours so far this evening. It was fun and worth continuing with
 
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