Humble Bundle key redemption is awesome again (mostly) but the games are kinda meh

[vinraith]

@Stepsongrapes

unless you have a really weird deal with them.

He does. He wasn’t grandfathered in like you or I, he got a different version of the deal (with different strings) after the fact.

[Stepsongrapes]

@vinraith

@Stepsongrapes

unless you have a really weird deal with them.

He does. He wasn’t grandfathered in like you or I, he got a different version of the deal (with different strings) after the fact.

Ouch. That does suck. Rockman—if you’re like me and really only liking 1 out of every 3 or 4 bundles, definitely time to jump ship.

[Papageno]

From that description I’m curious about the Fort Triumph game. I wonder what Atomicrops and Not for Broadcast are about.

[vinraith]

Fort Triumph and Atomicrops both have their own threads hereabouts.

Fort Triumph - HoMM meets Xcom!

What a pleasant surprise this game is turning out to be. Released today on Steam in full, and my first hour has been a joy. It has the town building and map exploration of HoMM, combined with combat similar to Xcom. I doubted this store description when I first read it, but so far, it has been exactly that. The HoMM parts are more similar to HoMM3 than the more recent titles, and that is just perfect to me. You build town upgrades to allow more units per team, or to allow additional teams, or va…

Atomicrops - plow, plant, and pow on a farm

Atomicrops is a slightly quirky rogue like where you inherit a modest farm. You balance planting and nurturing seeds during the day with fending off waves of monsters that attack during the night. 3 days makes a season, 4 seasons a year, and I don’t know what happens after that because I haven’t gotten to the end of Year 1 yet. At the end of each night you return to town where harvested crops turn into filthy lucre and you spend said lucre on upgrades so you can keep planting and…

[stusser]

Yes if you can’t pause, cancel.

[TurinTur]

Oh I’ve been sniped by vinraith, he typed faster than me.

Not for Broadcast gives me the feeling is a Papers Please! type of game, but editing live tv action video?

[Kolbex]

I’m kind of tempted just for PGA 2k1. Can you just buy one month?

[malkav11]

Yes, but if that’s the only game you’re interested in I can just send you my key when I buy in. Not one I need. :)

[Papageno]

I’m not one for fast 2D platformers anymore (if I ever was) but I’ve gotta say the main title of the Narita Boy soundtrack sounds awesome, if you’re into synth/retrowave. Being “of a certain age” it really takes me back.

[Kolbex]

Yeah, that’s the only one. Very generous of you! I might be in for Atomicrops if I didn’t already have it.

[abidingdude]

I’m totally in for PGA 2k1 and was offered a four dollar discount when I pretended to pause - sweet!

[malkav11]

Not really. It’d just lie around my Humble account otherwise. :)

[Kolbex]

Thanks a ton, malkav! Gonna hit the links.

[krayzkrok]

Again, everyone pining for the glory days of great AAA games being given away is missing the point of Humble Bundle. It’s always primarily been about indie games (don’t you remember the hullabaloo when they started putting AAA games into their headliners? I do!). This month in particular has some fantastic indie games. If you’re still pausing at this stage, cut your losses and cancel because you’re always going to be chasing the elusive AAA games you want.

[Kadath]

#TeamNeverPausedNeverWill

[BrianRubin]

@Kadath

#TeamNeverPausedNeverWill

[stusser]

Nah, I’ll just continue pausing and bitching.

[krayzkrok]

I don’t mind the pausing, it’s the bitching!

[Papageno]

I think I’ll buy in this month myself, certainly not for the golf but for a couple of those indies.

[stusser]

Bitching is obligatory!