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I will not lie: I dug up some severely good offers yesterday when GOG’s 2024 Halloween Sale went stay, however I used to be only a wee smidge disenchanted that there was no free recreation. Free video games are sort of an indicator of GOG gross sales, in spite of everything. A day later, that disappointment (which I could also be overstating considerably for dramatic impact) is gone, as a result of for the subsequent three days Return of the Phantom is free for the taking.
Originally launched in 1993 (that is undoubtedly outdated recreation) and up to date for Windows by Ziggurat Interactive in 2020, Return of the Phantom is a point-and-click journey based mostly on the story of the Phantom of the Opera, however with a bit little bit of time journey concerned—which I can be obscure about to keep away from spoilers.
It was fairly properly obtained on the time: Computer Gaming World, which I cite as a result of that is what I used to be studying again in these days, took some difficulty with its linearity and size (“Only 12 to 18 hours of gaming for the typical participant,” and my how issues have modified) however finally got here away with a constructive evaluation, praising its graphics, “fascinating dialog,” and “a plot with a twist, one which comes full circle with out being predictable.”
“Phantom is value a glance,” CGW’s Chuck Miller wrote on the time. “Even extra so with a reduction price ticket.” And what? You’re not going to get a much bigger low cost than 100% off. That is actually as little as it goes.
Return of the Phantom is free on GOG till November 3. GOG’s Halloween Sale, with these aforementioned candy, candy offers (FEAR, among the finest shooters of the 2000s, is solely $1!), runs till November 4.
