gaming Let's Talk About - The Humble Indie Bundle 8

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As some of you may or may not know, The Humble Indie Bundle 8 is out! 

 

 

"Wait, what's this bundle about?" some of you might be asking.

 

It's a group of people that group great games together at a 'pay at your own price' system.  Yes, you can pay whatever you want for these games, and they're all DRM free!  Pay more than a dollar for them, and you get a Steam key for the games as well for your Steam account.  And pay more than the average, you also get the bonus games.  You also get the soundtracks for the games with this bundle, making it all the sweeter to get. 

 

Whatever you pay goes to one of three people: the developers that made the games, the Child's Play Charity and Electronic Frontier Foundation, and a humble tip to pay the people that made this possible so they can continue doing this stuff.

 

 

So let's get to the stuff people are really interested about.  What goodies are in store for you this time around?

 

 

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Little Inferno

 

"Cloaked under the simple gameplay, Little Inferno is a thoughtful and clever satire on casual games. Channel your inner pyromaniac in this charming and witty sandbox puzzler. Park yourself in front of your new Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace as you burn your worldly possessions to stay warm. Don’t worry if you run out though, as burning things will yield coins, which can be used to purchase and unlock catalogs of more things to burn. Light up screaming Marshmallows or an explosive Blowfish, or burn things together to create new combinations and unlock further ignitables."

 

 

Awesomenauts (with exclusive chicken suit)

 

"Awesomenauts is awesomely awesome, oozing with character and colorful cartoonish fun. This 3 vs. 3 multiplayer action platformer will have you attacking your opponents and their turrets while also defending your own base from attack across a variety of 2-D maps. Choose from a cast of vibrant characters, each with its own unique set of abilities and theme song, and unlock hundreds of upgrades to customize your character’s abilities to each new battle."

 

 

Capsized

 

"In a turn of unfortunate events, you’ve crashed on a strange alien planet. Stranded, you’ll need to use a variety of tools and weapons, including a Jetpack, Energy Shield, and Quasar Array, to find the rest of your crew and make it out alive. Capsized is a 2-D platformer filled with colorful detailed landscapes and blood-thirsty monsters. With a campaign mode of 12 missions and an arcade mode, you’ll find that being marooned on an unfamiliar world might not be such a bad thing after all."

 

 

Thomas Was Alone

 

"It’s hip to be a square (or any other kind of parallelogram) in Thomas Was Alone, a minimalistic puzzle-platformer. Start out as Thomas, a red rectangle, then fall and jump through 100 levels as you discover new friends along the way. You’ll run into John, a tall, lanky, and helpful yellow rectangle, Sarah, a pint-sized curious purple rectangle with a powerful double jump, and more, as you fall in love with the characters in this simple but endearing game of quadrilaterals."

 

 

Dear Esther

 

"Dear Esther isn’t what you might consider your typical video game, but therein lies the beauty of it. Instead, it’s an experimental first-person adventure, strongly driven by a fractured narrative. Let yourself wander the abandoned island and its desolate and dreary beaches, and get lost in the sounds of the surf and wind as you try to piece together who you are, and why you were brought to the island.

 

Dear Esther was the Develop 2012 winner in Best Use of of Narrative and Best Microstudio, the HoPlay 2012 winner in Best Original Idea, and Independent Games Festival 2012 winner in Visual Art."

 

 

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If you pay more than the average that's on the website, you also get two bonus games with this bundle pack.

 

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Hotline Miami

 

"Think quick and strategically in Hotline Miami, a 2-D top-down action game that rewards caution, tactics, and trial and error. You’ll travel back to the 1980s with the game’s highly stylized neon graphics and 16-bit pixel art. With instant death and no checkpoints, you’ll need to start from the beginning every time, but every runthrough provides a little bit more insight. Gore, rapid action, and sick music all come together in a highly stylized game that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

 

Hotline Miami has received an accolade of awards, including IGN’s Best PC Sound of 2012 and Eurogamer’s Rezzed 2012 Game of the Show."

 

 

Proteus

 

"Proteus is a game of audio-visual exploration and discovery that has you wandering an exotic, mysterious island. Frolic across the landscape, revel in the changing seasons, lose yourself in the ambient sounds. Every world is randomly generated, so each play is just as refreshing and wondrous as the first. As you explore the island and discover its secrets, Proteus is sure to inspire a childlike wonder and delight.

 

Proteus was the 2011 IndieCade winner of Best Audio and won the award for Most Amazing Game at the 2012 AMAZE Indie Connect."

 

 

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As of today (May 28) there is a little less than 14 days left in the deal, so anyone interested better get it before it's gone. The average payment to get both Proteus and Hotline Miami at the time of writing this (May 28) is $5.68.  The games can be played on Windows, Mac, and Linux.  And yes, you can cross-platform these games as well.

 

The Humble Indie Bundle 8 Website

 

 

 

 

So what's everyone's thoughts on these games?  Have any of you played some of these already, and what was your experience with the games?

[Ron Jeremy 2,032]

I can personally say that Capsized is good. Side scrolling keyboard-mouse/controller (Pretty sure there was controller support, can't remember, it's been a while) platforming shooter. Kinda Half-Life-ish, kinda Metroid-ish. The visuals are interesting to look at, and very alien, which is a good thing considering it's an alien planet and all. Under default controls, the mouse aims and fires, WASD moves and number keys cycle through weapons. You've got a jetpack, and a grappling hook, which add quite a bit of variety to the gameplay. I'd recommend it.

 

I'd buy the bundle if I had a means to. Ironically, I've got quite a bit of money in my Steam wallet, but no means of buying anything online other than on Steam.   Oh well, I've got a lot of unplayed games anyway, no biggie.

[Ember Dragonheart 10]

Little Inferno is a rather fun game for being such a simple concept XD It's fun to burn random things, and it actually does have a little story to it that can get pretty interesting!