Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
it all is killing me!

Anyway, we get a free game. This week, it's:

* Midnight Ghost Hunt
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/midnight-ghost-hunt
Think of it as multiplayer ghostbusters. Be the ghost or be the ghost
hunters. It's a multiplayer-only game and in early-access too. If you
like scouring levels for hidden enemies this might appeal. Well, it's
free so I won't complain too much. Won't play it much either, I
expect.

Seven days and counting down; that's how long you have to claim this
freebie. Grab it now or lose it forever (or maybe not, if it repeats).

On Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 8:07:21 AM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
> game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
> that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
> want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
> have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
> few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
> it all is killing me!
>
> Anyway, we get a free game. This week, it's:
>
>
> * Midnight Ghost Hunt
> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/midnight-ghost-hunt
> Think of it as multiplayer ghostbusters. Be the ghost or be the ghost
> hunters. It's a multiplayer-only game and in early-access too. If you
> like scouring levels for hidden enemies this might appeal. Well, it's
> free so I won't complain too much. Won't play it much either, I
> expect.
>

Oof. Well thanks for the announcement, I picked it up, but yeah,
not my scene.

- Justisaur

What a shitty, motherfucking game!

On 6/1/2023 8:07 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
> Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
> game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
> that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
> want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
> have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
> few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
> it all is killing me!
>
Ant & roach spray.... :D

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Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 8:07:21???AM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> > Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
> > game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
> > that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
> > want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
> > have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
> > few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
> > it all is killing me!
> >
> > Anyway, we get a free game. This week, it's:
> >
> >
> > * Midnight Ghost Hunt
> > https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/midnight-ghost-hunt
> > Think of it as multiplayer ghostbusters. Be the ghost or be the ghost
> > hunters. It's a multiplayer-only game and in early-access too. If you
> > like scouring levels for hidden enemies this might appeal. Well, it's
> > free so I won't complain too much. Won't play it much either, I
> > expect.
> >

> Oof. Well thanks for the announcement, I picked it up, but yeah,
> not my scene.

Ditto. I love the original Ghostbusters even if its #2 wasn't rad. Same
for its video games and cartoons (ugh, Slimer episodes though). I still
want to play that 2009(?) video game that acted like a third movie
though.
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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> On 6/1/2023 8:07 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> >
> > Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
> > game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
> > that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
> > want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
> > have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
> > few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
> > it all is killing me!
> >
> Ant & roach spray.... :D

You mean real life. I was way too BUSY yesterday with the old colony again! :(
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On Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:37:51 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>Ditto. I love the original Ghostbusters even if its #2 wasn't rad. Same
>for its video games and cartoons (ugh, Slimer episodes though). I still
>want to play that 2009(?) video game that acted like a third movie
>though.

If you liked the original movie, I strongly recommend the 2009 game.
It's got some weak voice acting in parts (Bill Murray in particular
sounds like he just phoned it in) but it captures the overall feel and
humor of the movie fairly well (and there are nods to the animated
series and sequel movie too). The gameplay isn't particularly
enthralling but its good enough. But - like "Alien: Isolation" or "War
for Cybertron", the gameplay isn't really the focus or draw anyway.
You play these games because you want to experience first-hand the
fantasy of the movie, and "Ghostbusters" does that very well.

(there was a remake of the 2009 movie; it supposedly updated the
visuals somewhat but I have no idea if it made any other changes. The
original is still very playable though)

On 6/2/2023 6:46 AM, Ant wrote:
> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>> On 6/1/2023 8:07 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>
>>> Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
>>> game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
>>> that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
>>> want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
>>> have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
>>> few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
>>> it all is killing me!
>>>
>> Ant & roach spray.... :D
>
> You mean real life. I was way too BUSY yesterday with the old colony again! :(

Same thing. ;)

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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:37:51 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> >Ditto. I love the original Ghostbusters even if its #2 wasn't rad. Same
> >for its video games and cartoons (ugh, Slimer episodes though). I still
> >want to play that 2009(?) video game that acted like a third movie
> >though.

> If you liked the original movie, I strongly recommend the 2009 game.

Yeah, I need to buy and play which I don't have time. I did watch the
video playthrough many years ago like a very long movie. ;)

> It's got some weak voice acting in parts (Bill Murray in particular
> sounds like he just phoned it in) but it captures the overall feel and
> humor of the movie fairly well (and there are nods to the animated
> series and sequel movie too). The gameplay isn't particularly
> enthralling but its good enough. But - like "Alien: Isolation" or "War
> for Cybertron", the gameplay isn't really the focus or draw anyway.
> You play these games because you want to experience first-hand the
> fantasy of the movie, and "Ghostbusters" does that very well.

> (there was a remake of the 2009 movie; it supposedly updated the
> visuals somewhat but I have no idea if it made any other changes. The
> original is still very playable though)

Movie?
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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> On 6/2/2023 6:46 AM, Ant wrote:
> > Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> >> On 6/1/2023 8:07 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
> >>> game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
> >>> that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
> >>> want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
> >>> have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
> >>> few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
> >>> it all is killing me!
> >>>
> >> Ant & roach spray.... :D
> >
> > You mean real life. I was way too BUSY yesterday with the old colony again! :(

> Same thing. ;)

Well, I'm still alive. :P
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On 6/2/2023 11:16 PM, Ant wrote:
> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>> On 6/2/2023 6:46 AM, Ant wrote:
>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>> On 6/1/2023 8:07 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
>>>>> game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
>>>>> that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
>>>>> want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
>>>>> have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
>>>>> few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
>>>>> it all is killing me!
>>>>>
>>>> Ant & roach spray.... :D
>>>
>>> You mean real life. I was way too BUSY yesterday with the old colony again! :(
>
>> Same thing. ;)
>
> Well, I'm still alive. :P

Mutant ant!

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On Sat, 03 Jun 2023 06:14:29 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

>> (there was a remake of the 2009 movie; it supposedly updated the
>> visuals somewhat but I have no idea if it made any other changes. The
>> original is still very playable though)

>Movie?

Sorry, game.

They never made any Ghostbuster movies in the 2000s ;-)

On 6/3/2023 9:04 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Jun 2023 06:14:29 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>
>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> (there was a remake of the 2009 movie; it supposedly updated the
>>> visuals somewhat but I have no idea if it made any other changes. The
>>> original is still very playable though)
>
>> Movie?
>
> Sorry, game.
>
> They never made any Ghostbuster movies in the 2000s ;-)
>
Not even in the Afterlife?

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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> On 6/2/2023 11:16 PM, Ant wrote:
> > Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> >> On 6/2/2023 6:46 AM, Ant wrote:
> >>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> >>>> On 6/1/2023 8:07 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
> >>>>> game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
> >>>>> that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
> >>>>> want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
> >>>>> have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
> >>>>> few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
> >>>>> it all is killing me!
> >>>>>
> >>>> Ant & roach spray.... :D
> >>>
> >>> You mean real life. I was way too BUSY yesterday with the old colony again! :(
> >
> >> Same thing. ;)
> >
> > Well, I'm still alive. :P

> Mutant ant!

Prove it. :P
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On 6/3/2023 8:31 PM, Ant wrote:
> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>> On 6/2/2023 11:16 PM, Ant wrote:
>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>> On 6/2/2023 6:46 AM, Ant wrote:
>>>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>>>> On 6/1/2023 8:07 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
>>>>>>> game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
>>>>>>> that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
>>>>>>> want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
>>>>>>> have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
>>>>>>> few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
>>>>>>> it all is killing me!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ant & roach spray.... :D
>>>>>
>>>>> You mean real life. I was way too BUSY yesterday with the old colony again! :(
>>>
>>>> Same thing. ;)
>>>
>>> Well, I'm still alive. :P
>
>> Mutant ant!
>
> Prove it. :P

You're an ant that posts on the internet.

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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
....
> >>>>> You mean real life. I was way too BUSY yesterday with the old colony again! :(
> >>>
> >>>> Same thing. ;)
> >>>
> >>> Well, I'm still alive. :P
> >
> >> Mutant ant!
> >
> > Prove it. :P

> You're an ant that posts on the internet.

Many ants can do that. Look at http://antfarm.yuku.com,
http://reddit.com/r/antcolony, http://reddit.com/r/ant_colony,
http://reddit.com/r/ants,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416375691836223/, etc. ;)
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On 6/3/2023 8:43 PM, Ant wrote:
> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> ...
>>>>>>> You mean real life. I was way too BUSY yesterday with the old colony again! :(
>>>>>
>>>>>> Same thing. ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I'm still alive. :P
>>>
>>>> Mutant ant!
>>>
>>> Prove it. :P
>
>> You're an ant that posts on the internet.
>
> Many ants can do that. Look at http://antfarm.yuku.com,
> http://reddit.com/r/antcolony, http://reddit.com/r/ant_colony,
> http://reddit.com/r/ants,
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416375691836223/, etc. ;)

And they are all mutants too.

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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> On 6/3/2023 8:43 PM, Ant wrote:
> > Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> > ...
> >>>>>>> You mean real life. I was way too BUSY yesterday with the old colony again! :(
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Same thing. ;)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Well, I'm still alive. :P
> >>>
> >>>> Mutant ant!
> >>>
> >>> Prove it. :P
> >
> >> You're an ant that posts on the internet.
> >
> > Many ants can do that. Look at http://antfarm.yuku.com,
> > http://reddit.com/r/antcolony, http://reddit.com/r/ant_colony,
> > http://reddit.com/r/ants,
> > https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416375691836223/, etc. ;)

> And they are all mutants too.

MutANTs. :P
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On Sat, 3 Jun 2023 13:26:12 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

>On 6/3/2023 9:04 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>> On Sat, 03 Jun 2023 06:14:29 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> (there was a remake of the 2009 movie; it supposedly updated the
>>>> visuals somewhat but I have no idea if it made any other changes. The
>>>> original is still very playable though)
>>
>>> Movie?
>>
>> Sorry, game.
>>
>> They never made any Ghostbuster movies in the 2000s ;-)
>>
>Not even in the Afterlife?

"Afterlife" - not that such a movie ever existed, of course ;-P - was
only a good movie because it was better than its predecessor and
because it was full of fan service. But the movie itself was too safe,
too kid-friendly. It had none of the rough fun of the original movie.
It made "Ghostbusters 2" look dangerous.

The 2009 video game was very flawed, but it was a far better
"Ghostbusters 3" than anything that ever came to screen. (Sort of like
"Fate of Atlantis" was to the Indiana Jones franchise).

On Friday, June 2, 2023 at 6:38:03 AM UTC-7, Ant wrote:
> Justisaur <just...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 8:07:21???AM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> > > Why oh why must Epic hide their newest offerings under the "mystery
> > > game" moniker until after it is released? Don't they know how hard
> > > that makes it for us unlucky sods who have to report on the issue and
> > > want to prepare the write-up /before/ it's actually available? Now I
> > > have to wait just like everyone else and then scramble to jot down a
> > > few words before Ant pre-empts me with his announcement. The stress of
> > > it all is killing me!
> > >
> > > Anyway, we get a free game. This week, it's:
> > >
> > >
> > > * Midnight Ghost Hunt
> > > https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/midnight-ghost-hunt
> > > Think of it as multiplayer ghostbusters. Be the ghost or be the ghost
> > > hunters. It's a multiplayer-only game and in early-access too. If you
> > > like scouring levels for hidden enemies this might appeal. Well, it's
> > > free so I won't complain too much. Won't play it much either, I
> > > expect.
> > >
>
> > Oof. Well thanks for the announcement, I picked it up, but yeah,
> > not my scene.
> Ditto. I love the original Ghostbusters even if its #2 wasn't rad. Same
> for its video games and cartoons (ugh, Slimer episodes though). I still
> want to play that 2009(?) video game that acted like a third movie
> though.

Wasn't that one given away on EPIC? I played it for a bit, but just didn't
get through it.

- Justisaur

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entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

>On Sat, 3 Jun 2023 13:26:12 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
><dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>
>>On 6/3/2023 9:04 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>> On Sat, 03 Jun 2023 06:14:29 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>>>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> (there was a remake of the 2009 movie; it supposedly updated the
>>>>> visuals somewhat but I have no idea if it made any other changes. The
>>>>> original is still very playable though)
>>>
>>>> Movie?
>>>
>>> Sorry, game.
>>>
>>> They never made any Ghostbuster movies in the 2000s ;-)
>>>
>>Not even in the Afterlife?
>
>"Afterlife" - not that such a movie ever existed, of course ;-P - was
>only a good movie because it was better than its predecessor and
>because it was full of fan service. But the movie itself was too safe,
>too kid-friendly. It had none of the rough fun of the original movie.
>It made "Ghostbusters 2" look dangerous.
>
>
>The 2009 video game was very flawed, but it was a far better
>"Ghostbusters 3" than anything that ever came to screen. (Sort of like
>"Fate of Atlantis" was to the Indiana Jones franchise).

FoA, now there's a blast from the past.

I did like afterlife, but mostly cause the previous "ghost busters"
movie was so very, very, very, very (I need to type about 1 billion
verys here,) bad.

Yes a bit of fan service, and a bit kid friendly, but lets face it the
original Ghost busters was not exactly NOT kid friendly.

Afterlife was a decent follow-on that actually felt like it belonged to
the franchise, unlike the Melissa McCarthy one that was just wrong on so
many levels.

Not against an all female version, but that take failed on all levels,
all the way through. I did like Chris Hemsworth's bit though, although
it didn't really fit well.

Funny seeing "Thor" that way, but it was merely a distraction and not
enough to distract me from how horrible the movie was.

Xocyll
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