Over three years ago now, I got my gaming laptop. Back then, I fired up Tomb Raider (2013), a game that cost under £2 on Steam, and was blown away by the graphics and gameplay. Fast forward two years and my library of free games via the Epic Games Store has been stacking up, the sequel, Rise of the Tomb Raider included. Now in possession of the PowerA Xbox Wired Controller, I was ready to delve back into the world of Lara Croft.
After what has felt like an eternity, Fall Guys has finally made its way to other consoles, including my beloved Nintendo Switch. Better still, I had been fully prepared to pay for this title but, in a turn of luck, it has now gone free-to-play, so I was able to dive straight in, along with 20 million other players.
Following on from their tradition last year, over the 2021 Christmas period Epic Games were once again giving away a free game every day via their digital store. I hadn’t mentioned it prior as, to be honest, the offering was a little lacklustre in my opinion with a lot of the titles having already been offered for free at other times throughout the year. That was until the swansong of the event…
I’ve always heard bad things about the Epic Games Store. As a company, I have only ever known them as the creators of Fortnite (a game I have never played) and the Unreal Engine, but in discussions, the Store always seems to come out bottom to the likes of Steam and GOG. Since the rise of COVID-19 though, they have been offering free games to account holders. Until now there have been a couple of notable triple-A titles: Watch_Dogs and Just Cause 4, alongside a string of popular (and not-so-popular) indie games. It seems that Epic Games are now upping the ante with the record-breaking Grand Theft Auto V available this week.
Brandon King Design 