#epic games free games

[direwolfrules]

Yo, next week’s free games on Epic Games (December 5th-12th):

1. Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop

2. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

[felassan]

Dragon Age: Inquisition - Game of the Year Edition is currently available FREE on Epic Game Store as part of the Epic Mega Sale 2024! This edition of the game includes all of the DLC. This offer is available from now until May 23rd 11am EDT. [source, two] juuust in time for Dreadwolf Summer hhhh.

(Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is available to wishlist on Epic Game Store btw.. 👁️)

[iamsweetchaos]

i had an epiphany while listening to God Games

[seasicksilver]

testing out some brushes by doodling some television

[gingermintpepper]

Okay, let's finally talk about EPIC's Apollo

I feel very compelled to say, first of all, that I do not dislike Epic. In fact, I am very fond of Epic and have been following its production and status very eagerly! I attend all the launch streams, I watch all of Herrans' update videos; I am, at the end of the day, a fan and I want it to be known that my words are spoken out of love and passion as much as they are spoken from a place of critique.

So really, what my problem with Epic's Apollo?

In the briefest possible terms; the choice to have Apollo be defined by his musical aspect in God Games is thematically strange. And not in the 'oh well in the Odyssey, Apollo was important to Odysseus and his family so it's weird that that wasn't kept in Epic' strange, strange in the sense that Odysseus' character arc since My Goodbye has been getting more and more obviously Apollonian and so it is positively bizarre that when we get to meet Apollo, the god seems entirely disinterested in him and his affairs. So much so that he is not even defined by any station that would indicate that he has been watching over and protecting Odysseus and his family.

What do I mean by 'Odysseus has been following an Apollonian arc'? I'm so glad you asked!

Remember Them is the last song in which Odysseus explicitly uses his sword until Mutiny where he must use it to defend himself against Eurylochus' blade. He uses it to help enact the plan to conquer Polyphemus and, due to Polites dying in that battle, Polites who wished for Odysseus to put the blade down entirely and embrace a post-war life, Odysseus also retires his sword. This is an action that symbolically separates him from Athena - and the image of Odysseus as a traditional warrior set for him in Horse and Infant - as much as My Goodbye physically separates him from the goddess and her war-ways - from this point onwards, Odysseus will no longer be leaning on Athena's wisdom or methods to solve his problems. Likewise, he will no longer be able to rely on her protection.

Odysseus thusly solves most of his upcoming problems through diplomacy and avoidance. He approaches Aeolus - a strange and ambiguous god (both in gender and in motivation) and appeals to them for help. Circe too, he approaches not with wishes to conquer or for revenge, but for the safe returning of his men and an alternate way forward. In all of these scenarios, there is some Apollonian element which is subtly interweaved alongside the influence of other gods; it is with a bow and arrows that Polyphemus' sheep is slain (and thus it is this Apollonian element which is at the root of Odysseus' spat with Poseidon), it is a vision of Penelope that warns Odysseus that his men are about to open Aeolus' wind-bag, Circe's peace offering to Odysseus is to refer him to a prophet of Apollo who has since died.

In this way, Apollo is walking alongside Odysseus for all of his journey after Athena departs - even in the Underworld, he is guiding him. It is Tiresias' proclamation that is the last straw for Odysseus, it is by the power of a mouthpiece of Apollo that Odysseus decides to embrace his ruthlessness. It is with the bow and arrow that Odysseus subdues the siren who sought to trick him, likewise, Odysseus does not attempt to undermine or escape the fate of paying Scylla's passage price - he knows of the doom about to befall the six men and quite unlike the rest of the journey until this point, he does not fight against it. This all comes to a head on Thrinacia where it is a blade which sacrifices the sun god's cow and brings destruction upon the crew once more.

My point with all of this is that when I heard the teasers for God Games years ago, it made perfect sense to me that Apollo would be Round One - he is not Odysseus' adversary and has no reason to oppose Athena's wish to free him. From other teasers about what will happen in the climax of Epic, Apollo will still be walking alongside Odysseus - it is Apollo's bow that Penelope will give the suitors to string. Likewise, it is Apollo's bow that will prove Odysseus' legitimacy and identity. That bow will be the power by which Odysseus hunts his adversaries and cleans out his palace - it is Apollo who is the avatar of Odysseus' ruthlessness, not Athena.

So tell me, truly, what was the point of having Apollo raise a non-argument in God Games? Why have him appear unconcerned, aloof and slightly oblivious? Why have him appear in his capacity as the Lord of Music at all?? And if the intention was never to make Apollo an active player in Odysseus' life like he was in the Odyssey, why keep Odysseus as a primary archer?

The answer of course is that Apollo is inextricable from the fabric of the Odyssey - his influence and favour exudes from Odysseus just as much as Athena's. In Athena's ten year sulk, it would have been Apollo who kept Telemachus and Penelope safe. It would have been Apollo protecting Odysseus from Poseidon's gaze as he travelled the seas (according to the Odyssey anyway)

Forgive me for not being excited about something that I thought was being purposefully set up. I was extremely ecstatic about all of the little Apollonian details that litter the sagas because I know where this story ends up (loosely) but all God Games did was reveal that maybe those Apollonian details were not intentional at all, but merely the ghost of the Apollo who persistently haunts those he favours, even if he cannot explicitly come to their aide in an adaptation.

[ao3-anonymous]

Fastest Growing Fandoms on AO3 This Week (01/06/2025)

Every week I pull data on how many fics are in each fandom and compare to the previous week, then calculate the percentage increase to determine fastest growing fandoms.  Since this naturally skews towards smaller fandoms, I have included the same data filtered to Over 1k, 5k, & 10k fics.

Overall:

Over 1,000 Fics:

Over 5,000 Fics:

Over 10,000 Fics:

Source: AO3 Fandom Dashboard

[infernothechaosgod]

after sniffin around for 50th time I accualy found something new

this is how fanny was meant to look in "epic history" from what I get these are some of her concept pages

my personal fav

SHE COULD HAVE BEEN A KNIGHT TOT!!!? she looks so cute in these

[digimonlover09]

Epic AU where Polites survives and manages to accidentally seduce most of their problems with his loveable sunshine demeanor. Starting with Polyphemus. After the blinding, where he felt really bad for the cyclops. He still got clipped by that club, and ended up spending pretty much the whole storm arc bedridden.

Other accidental seductions by Polites include, but are not limited to, Hermes, Circe, several sirens, possibly Scylla, Zeus (not very hard really), and Poseidon. This is not necessarily a good thing, because having the attention of a Greek God, let alone multiple, is generally pretty not good. But Odysseus has learned it’s effective to just set Polites in front of their foes and be prepared to back him up if he doesn’t accidentally win their hearts.

[tea-darling1]

crazy controversial opinion right here

hey this might be insane but in light of everything thats happening on tumblr, tt, insta, pinterest, etc etc etc. what if, i know this sounds crazy- we let people enjoy their craft, enjoy their fandoms, their hcs and enjoy the media they consume??? Crazy opinion but what if we stopped being so damn hateful 24/7 and just let people have fun, have some joy and whimsy in their life?!?!?!? This isnt just about epic the musical, this is ALSO about hades (game), its about TSOA, its about Creepypasta, its about SIG games, its about Arcane, its about every fucking fandom im in and i am SICK OF IT. it is also an issue in literally EVERY SINGLE FANDOM RIGHT NOW?? ya'll are creating such a TOXIC and HATEFUL environment on every single internet platform in every single fandom. You cannot enjoy a single damn thing without people being all up in your face as if their opinion is any more superior than yours? I can't even scroll through my favourite ship tags anymore because HALF OF THE POSTS ARE ALL "ship discourse" "ship wars" "why i hate this ship" "if you like this ship you should die" etc etc and the ship is nothing bad or controversial??? I cant even search for my favourite fandom because half the searches are all: "why this thing is so bad and i hate it and if you like it i hate you becAuse you're a horrible human being for liking this thing" Ya'll are creating a space that no one wants to interact with, people are leaving fandoms they once enjoyed because you are going out of your way to hate on people for -- what?? liking a ship (canon or not)??, drawing fanart???, creating headcanons?????? ya'll do realise theres nothing bad about having fun? enjoying media? others expressing themselves in a positive and healthy way? I don't post 90% of the stuff i draw and write about becuase i am scared of being SLAMMED for interpreting stuff how i want to, i am actually terrified. This is something i feel heavily passionate about so im speaking up for once this is the one and only time you'll hear me publicly complain and share my opinion. if you go out of your way to PUBLICLY SHAME OTHERS FOR LIKING SOMETHING, get out and get a fucking life honestly. You are getting NOTHING out of make other people feel horrible for what they like and who they are and what they make you are making fandom spaces which were once comfortable and enjoyable to interact with toxic and horrible. have your opinions and shit i dont give a fuck but dont go out of your way to tell someone off just because they like it and you don't. Especially because ya'll can't have respectful and calm arguments and conversations about things because most of ya'll are self centred and ignorant. DONT LIKE, DONT INTERACT, SCROLL AWAY. and dont be a dick. If you like something, like it, post that fanart, share those headcanons, post those fanfics, animate to those songs, create those playlists, make ocs, make characters kiss eachother HAVE FUN WITH YOUR FANDOMS AND LOVE YOURSELF. DONT LISTEN TO WHAT OTHERS THINK. CRINGE IS DEAD, ENJOY LIFE!!!!

[lyraofthestarsss]

Calypso : steel drum

Olympus : holy choir vocals and chanting

Apollo : lyre (obviously)

Hephestaus : clink clank clink clank

Aphrodite : choir, claps ?

Ares : violin? , snare drum (often used in war), also ticking clocks because he has the same ability to get into peoples thoughts like Athena, the ticking is significantly slower than Athena’s though so it probably has something to do with their strategy vs brute force tactics in war

Hera : FAMILY DISCO

Zeus : electric guitar

[tryingtimi]

Hi there everyone, I decided that now I finally made a WIP intro for my current project, I might as well make a long overdue re-intro too.

About me.

I’m Timi, a late 20s central european adult who tries to finish a book for the hundredth time. You can find me sharing bits of my projects here, as well as spreading my friends�� and other creators’ art of every kind. Occasionally ranting a little bit about life, current media or music obsession.

My intrests are very much revolve around fantasy, sci-fi, litfic, horror, romance and everything inbetween. Can’t be too specific because I enjoy a variety of genres, depending on my mood lol. My all time favourite books are the whole of the Stormlight Archives, the whole of the Green Bone Saga, Interview with The Vampire and Memoirs of a Geisha. Hope that helps (I know it doesn’t, I’m sorry.)

Other intrests. painting ∘ animation ∘ languages ∘ knitting ∘ martial arts ∘ dance ∘ swimming

About my writing.

I tend to write what I enjoy comsuming, therefore every kind of fantasy with a pinch of romance and a handful of horror — be that any kind. Plus I sometimes tiptoe into sci-fi territory.

Current work.

PROJECT SASIN ⬑ urban fantasy. crime. romance.

wip intro ∘ wip tag ∘ 40k in 42 days challenge

Later sometimes I might expand the Sasin intro to something like the old ones I made, but I wanted to deliberately keep it lowkey for now. I also have three more projects shared on this blog, that I will not list because of space saving purposes. They are also in the backburner for now, as I try to concentrate solely on Sasin this year. However, there is a lot of content for them from last year if anyone's interested, so.

old wip intro | project Lonel | Metalsea series | project IQRUS

Other blogs & events.

writeblr recs | writing advice | art blog | winter prompt event

[ravensim]

The Sims 4 making three packs free for a limited time. Through the Epic Games Store. - Starts May 11, Ends May 18. The Sims™ 4 The Daring Lifestyle Bundle -The Sims™ 4 Jungle Adventure -The Sims™ 4 Luxury Party Stuff -The Sims™ 4 Fashion Street Kit Info here where to dl it here

[snoozykazoo]

MY GAME IS FREE ON EPIC! !! PLAY IT SO U CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE SEQUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

steal from snoozy kazoo ⏬

[pokabrows]

Dredge is free on epic games right now until 12/15/24 at 11 am (tomorrow)

It's a really fun game I bought it a while ago. I super recommend trying it.

[sleeping-at-sea]

Sometimes when I’m in a really shitty mood I just imagine im my favorite character and I’m upset because of smth completely different

[asp3nn]

ApHrOdItE~~✨✨