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Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, WiiU, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Genre: Puzzle
Developer: Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Release Date: Feb. 22, 2013

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'The Bridge' Free On Epic Games Store, 'Farming Simulator 19' Next Week

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2020 @ 11:40 a.m. PST

The Bridge is a 2D logic puzzle game that forces the player to reevaluate their preconceptions of physics and perspective through 48 increasingly difficult levels.

The Bridge features beautifully hand-drawn environments and thought-provoking physics challenges that push the boundaries of player perception.  

Created to be both an intellectually stimulating experience and accessible game, The Bridge uses a minimalistic control scheme so both gamers and non-gamers can easily jump in and enjoy. To allow for experimental efforts, the “rewind” feature allows players to travel back in time to critical moments in the problem-solving process for a colloquial “re-do.” From the very start, The Bridge is designed to foster outside the box and critical thinking skills, leaving the player with a pronounced sense of intellectual accomplishment at the end of each level. Players willing to take on the game a second time will be treated to a secret ending reserved for the most dedicated of players. 

The Bridge focuses on bringing players into a new gameplay experience, beyond what they may expect from the usual puzzle game. Following in the footsteps of non-traditional titles like Braid and Limbo, The Bridge offers a uniquely cerebral approach to gaming. With detail-oriented, hand-drawn environments that resemble architectural design, more than level design, players are asked to look beyond just the protagonist and into the environment to solve each puzzle. The ability to control the world around the protagonist offers a plethora of options for strategically positioning both the character and the world to achieve success. Critical thinking is a key to player progress and is not limited to just the environment; players will face off with “The Menace,” gravitational vortexes and parallel universes adding twists for additional layers of gameplay in this award-winning title.

Once The Bridge, the current free game on the Epic Games Store, have run its course, it will be up to Farming Simulator 19, which will be gratis starting on January 16 until January 23, 2020.

Farming Simulator 19 will feature, at launch, three distinct open worlds in which to develop and expand your farm, in solo or with friends: two entirely new environments will soon be revealed, as well as an all-improved version of the South American environment, which has been overhauled to take advantage of the new engine's capabilities.

Farming Simulator 19 takes the biggest step forward yet for the franchise, and will bring great improvements to nearly every aspect of the game, not just greatly enhanced graphics. Its content will be richer than ever. With the addition of new big brands, Farming Simulator 19's garage will feature the franchise's most extensive vehicle roster ever. The game will also introduce new farming activities, new animals including horses, brand new mechanics, as well as new crops - all of which will be revealed in great detail over the coming months and future events.

Key Features:

  • The biggest step forward for the Farming Simulator franchise, offering the most striking and immersive graphics ever
  • Use and drive hundreds of faithfully reproduced farming vehicles and tools, including for the first time the largest agriculture machinery company in the world: John Deere
  • Use and drive hundreds of faithfully reproduced farming vehicles and tools, including for the first time the largest agriculture machinery company in the world: John Deere
  • Ride your own horses and explore the vast areas offered in huge open worlds loaded with farming activities
  • Develop your farm online with up to 16 players and enrich your Farming experience with community-created mods on consoles and PC

Farming Simulator 19 is available on PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Key Features:

  • 48 thought-provoking puzzles, each unique from the rest, all requiring an innovative solution.
  • Gravity manipulations, gravitational vortexes, parallel dimensions, and many more mind-bending concepts in a world where the laws of physics are not what they seem.
  • M. C. Escher-esque worlds with impossible architecture set in the style of beautifully hand-drawn black-and-white lithographic art.
  • An alternate version of the game unlocked after the main storyline has been completed, including challenging alternate versions of each of the 24 main puzzles, along with an alternate ending.
  • A time-backtracking system to alleviate any fears of making a mistake.

The Bridge is available on PC, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Vita, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One


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