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Indie Game Bundle Notice & Discussion Thread [ NEW - Deep Space ]
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aaaand I beat it. It was ok.
Minimum games are Alien Shooter and A.R.E.S, as well an unnamed bonus game. Pay over 5 bucks for Altitude and Disciples II: Gallean's Return and 2 more mystery games. Altitude and Disciples are good games, though Disciples is ancient by now, and offering it without the other expansion seems silly (going to guess that's one of the bonuses). Alien and ARES kind of suck, and I own Altitude and Disciple so going to wait to see what the bonuses are I guess.
SWTOR: Allanna (Shadowlands) / TSW: Sara-Luna
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Also Altitude is really good. Wish we could get a PA game going sometime soon.
Guys! Bundle in a Box is....
Still waiting to be released! They now have an official website/emaillist/ and release date of "Spring (There isn't much of that left!)"
Seven games (including one new one and two are almost definitely the Ben And Dan games). Twitter acct says that any of the games they release that are on steam will come with steam keys.
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Annnnnd. It's actually pretty good, albeit repeat heavy (And Yet it moves needs to be retired). Arguably going to be the best one going once it launches (the 27th). Gray Matter, Helldorado, Cargo, Really Big Sky, And Yet it Moves, Gratuitous Space Battles, Sickbrick, Edna and Harvey- Breakout. I really can't complain about an indie bundle that includes stuff that runs the spectrum from Gray Matter to Cargo.
No word on the pricing but I'll bet it ends up similar to the Indiefort from Gamersgate.
What I know: Email I got says Flash Sale, $12.79, limited to 500, just under 7 hours from time of this post.
Edit: May only be $10, looks like price could have been localized.
I dunno. Is the bundle worth it just for Really Big Sky and Altitude, or should I hold out until the Alliterative Summer Steam Sale?
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I havent put a ton of time into Altitude, but its great so far.
But Really Big Sky is probably the best shooter I have ever, ever played. So much fun. So gorgeous.
SWTOR: Allanna (Shadowlands) / TSW: Sara-Luna
Dungeon Defenders
for: steam (pc and mac), windows, desura
Containment: The Zombie Puzzler
for: steam (pc), windows, desura
Data Jammers: FastForward
for: steam (pc), windows, desura
Brainpipe - A Plunge to Unhumanity
for: steam (pc and mac), windows, mac, desura
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
for: windows, desura
I'm not familiar with anything aside from Dungeon Defenders, which is a great and awesome game. If you, for some reason, don't already have it? This is a great chance to pick it up. Super fun action/tower defense/diablo-esque loot whoring.
I got it in a bundle in a Steam Sale a good while back and Brainpipe has actually gotten a decent bit of play. It's dead simple but still weirdly charming and good fun. One of the coolest things about Brainpipe is the audio, play it with headphones if you have the option. Data Jammers and Weird Worlds are from the same people too, Digital Eel. I really like them, they make some fun and quirky games. Data Jammers is pretty cool too, kind of like Tron meets Burnout.
If it does give you the Portal Gun, it will appear as a crate to open in your tavern. I wouldn't worry too much about it, since it has very little practical use without also a Series EV (which is a paid DLC character).
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I'll probably skip. Only thing I would want is The Shivah, but it isn't on steam and I have a billion other adventure games to play.
SWTOR: Allanna (Shadowlands) / TSW: Sara-Luna
looks pretty decent. "Create your own bundle" from the following
Also- Remember tomorrow that Bundle in a Box is scheduled to go live and will at least include the Ben and Dan adventure games if you still don't have them. Also the Because We May promotion is constantly adding new games. If you havent checked it out in a few days, do it. I know the new ones since I last checked are: Really Big Sky, Zombie Driver, and Cthulu/Breath of Death pack.
with Gemini, and the Ben and Dan games being redeemable on steam.
http://www.becausewemay.com/
Although the Steam sales don't seem to be appearing in the UK, everything seems to be at its usual price. Which is a shame
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SWTOR: Allanna (Shadowlands) / TSW: Sara-Luna
AJ2 soundtrack: NAME YOUR PRICE ON BANDCAMP! Album: BANDCAMP! iTunes Spotify Amazon UK