General Humble Bundle/Weekly Sale Thread

[Jorpho]

Worth a buck, I reckon.

A lot of people weren't too impressed with the new Jagged Alliance; that's why they kickstarted a project to make something more like the original (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2079547763/jagged-alliance-flashback).

[JSoup]

I can vouch for many of this weeks games, good stuff:

For $1+:
Red Faction: Armageddon
Supreme Commander
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
The Guild 2
Neighbors From Hell Compilation

For $6+
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation
ArcaniA
Darksiders 2
SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny

[kupomogli]

In for $1 for the Supreme Commander games.

Also curious if you guys know what this game is. It was released between 1997-2000 I think. Could be later though. Realtime strategy game in 3D for PC where you had mechs and stuff. I remember there was a demo of it that came with a PC magazine that had a Final Fantasy 7 demo on the same disc.

*edit*

They're not in 3D but it could have been MechCommander or Earth 2140 back then. Any other games released in this time period that were like that?

[Jorpho]

Titans of Steel, maybe?
http://www.titansofsteel.de/

Or just Steel Soliders?
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/z/z.htm

[kupomogli]

Neither of those. I think it might just be MechCommander and I was mistaken it was 3D.

[JSoup]

Good sale this week.

For $1+:
Cities XL Platinum
Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition
Divinity II: Developer's Cut + OST
R.A.W. Realms of Ancient War
Game of Thrones
Confrontation + OST

For $6+:
Wargame: European Escalation
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes + OST

Cities XL and Sherlock Holmes make this bundle worth $6.

[kupomogli]

Interested in Divinity 2, Cities, and Realms of Ancient War. Don't care about the rest, but care less about the stuff in the $6+ bracket.

Hopefully The Adventures of Van Helsing appears in one of these bundles sometime soon. I want that one but don't want to pay much for it.

[JSoup]

Hmm.

For $1+:
DeathSpank + OST
DeathSpank: The Thongs of Virtue
On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One + OST

For $6+:
On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two
The Baconing


Guess I'll toss a buck at it for the RPG, not sure if I'm interested in DeathSpank or not.

[kupomogli]

Eww. The Penny Arcade RPGs. I actually got both for $1 on PSN. Never did finish the first one. Not a very good game. The third one looks pretty good though. The third one is by the developer that did Breath of Death 7 and Cthulu Saves the World. Not included in this deal so doesn't matter I guess.

Not really interested in the others. Will skip this one.

[Jorpho]

I bought the first Deathspank game for some reason a long time ago, and the third was in another bundle a while back. The second one has been sitting there taunting me for years – for despite their age, their prices have been fixed at $15 for quite some time, and that's far more than I would care to spend. If you have any interest, you should jump on them now!

(Of course I never got around to playing any of them. Who plays games anymore?)

[JSoup]

Steam isn't about playing games, just look at the community numbers the next time you're logged in.
Steam is about having the biggest collection you can, no matter the cost.

[JSoup]

Don't know much about this weeks games.

For $1+:
Splice + OST
Fractal + OST
Pulse + OST

For $6+:
Intake + OST
Auditorium + OST

I have Auditorium on the PSN and I can't say it's an amazing game. It's fun, but a tad too fiddly. A quick check tells me that I have Fractal on Steam from a previous bundle. Mixed with the fact that two of this weeks games don't activate on Steam, I think I'm sitting this one out.

[JSoup]

This weeks sale doesn't interest me much:

For $1+:
Worms Armageddon + OST
Worms Blast
Worms Ultimate Mayhem + OST
Worms Pinball + OST
Worms Crazy Golf + OST
Superfrog HD + OST

For $6+:
Alien Breed: Impact + OST
Alien Breed 2: Assault
Alien Breed 3: Decent
Worms Revolution Gold + OST

[Flashback2012]

The WB Bundle this week looks like a winner for me...

Batman: Arkham Asylum
F.E.A.R. 2
F.E.A.R. 3
Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Pay over the average to unlock

Scribblenauts Unlimited
Batman: Arkham City

I have Scribblenauts Unlimited on 3DS already but that or Arkham City are worth $5 on their own easily and the rest would be icing on the cake.

[kupomogli]

When you play War in the North, if you want to be overpowered and beat all your friends when it comes to damage scored, choose the Dwarf. He wouldn't be so overpowered if he didn't have that explosive arrow.

[JSoup]

Another good sale this week:

For $1+:
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes + OST
A New Beginning: Final Cut + OST
The Whispered World + OST
The Chronicles of Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet + OST (no Steam code)
The Chronicles of Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream + OST (no Steam code)

For $6+:
Deponia + OST
Journey of a Roach + OST
The Dark Eye - Chains of Satinav + OST

Worth is for The Whispered World and Deonia, the rest is just icing on the cake.

Edit: My order also came with some bonus material: A company artbook, some company themed wallpapers, a documentory and paper figurines for Deponia.

[JSoup]

So, Humble Bundle has a store now.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store

New deals everyday.

[Jorpho]

I want to get Rogue Legacy, but I'm sure it will be cheaper during the Thanksgiving or Christmas sales. And then it will promptly be dumped in a PWYW bundle. And I'll never get around to playing it anyway.

[JSoup]

The WB Bundle this week looks like a winner for me...

Batman: Arkham Asylum
F.E.A.R. 2
F.E.A.R. 3
Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Pay over the average to unlock

Scribblenauts Unlimited
Batman: Arkham City

I have Scribblenauts Unlimited on 3DS already but that or Arkham City are worth $5 on their own easily and the rest would be icing on the cake.

I didn't get an e-mail about it, but the bonus games were added:
-F.E.A.R 1
-Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
-Guardians of Middle-Earth + DLC
-Gotham City Impostors: Professional Kit
-Batman: Arkham Origins DLC Pack
-Lord of the Rings Online: Steely Dawn Starter Pack

And now we see what the store is for. What's that you say? You don't have Origins and can't redeem the DLC pack? Well, no worries, it's currently in the Humble Store for a few dollars cheaper than average.

I'm finding that many people (me included) was hoping Scribblenauts Unmasked would be one of the bonus games.

[Flashback2012]

I didn't get an e-mail about it, but the bonus games were added:
-F.E.A.R 1
-Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
-Guardians of Middle-Earth + DLC
-Gotham City Impostors: Professional Kit
-Batman: Arkham Origins DLC Pack
-Lord of the Rings Online: Steely Dawn Starter Pack

And now we see what the store is for. What's that you say? You don't have Origins and can't redeem the DLC pack? Well, no worries, it's currently in the Humble Store for a few dollars cheaper than average.

I'm finding that many people (me included) was hoping Scribblenauts Unmasked would be one of the bonus games.

My cousin was insistent that they would not add anything else to the bundle. Good thing I opted to wait and see. :)

Not sure what to think about the Humble Store yet. I still prefer my media in physical form but that's getting harder and harder to come by for PC releases. :|

[kupomogli]

The new Humble Weekly Sale is up, but doesn't look that great. A few have been elsewhere.

Pay $1.

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
Galaxy on Fire 2
Thunder Wolves
Jagged Alliance: Classics

Pay $6 to unlock.

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire
Expeditions Conquistador

[JSoup]

I've read good things about Galaxy on Fire 2, but I can't same I'm that interested.

[kupomogli]

That's the only one that interested me. I'm going to pass on this one though.

[JSoup]

Hmm.

For $1+:
Pinball FX2 - Core Pack
Pinball FX2 - Classic Pack
Pinball FX2 - Earth Defense Table
Pinball FX2 - Paranormal Table
Pinball FX2 - Epic Quest Table

For $6+:
Pinball FX2 - Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles Pack
Pinball FX2 - Star Wars Pack
Pinball FX2 - Marvel Pinball Original Pack

[Jorpho]

Hm, indeed. Are these any good?

One table is actually being offered already completely free:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/226980/

[JSoup]

They are apparently pretty good tables, although I see more people going for Zen Pinball than these. Still, for $1 it's not bad.

[kupomogli]

Says they're free only for a limited amount of time. So you'd have to have the full version to keep playing.

I might pay $1 for these. Doesn't seem worth it, but hey, I don't have any pinball games.

[kupomogli]

I played Star Wars the Empire Strikes back table on Zen Pinball 2 and it's surprisingly good. I had it free on PS+ so just downloaded it today. Kind of pisses me off about Sony more than impresses me that it was a decent game because it's yet another cheap game offered by the US PS+ when Europe gets on average a better line up of games than we get every month.

It's only three of the six Star Wars tables on PSN. This might be all six, might only be three. There are a lot of tables that are missing even paying $6 though.

[JSoup]

Kind of pisses me off about Sony more than impresses me that it was a decent game because it's yet another cheap game offered by the US PS+ when Europe gets on average a better line up of games than we get every month.

You should see the people bitch on the official PSN forums and PS3Trophies. People seem to agree that Europe gets better stuff because they get screwed harder by game prices than us.

[Jorpho]

Says they're free only for a limited amount of time.Scroll to the bottom! Sorcerer's Lair is free.

[Kitsune Sniper]

The Humble Mobile Bundle 3 just added Desert Bus. For Android.

What?

[Jorpho]

That surprised me too.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tueidj.DesertBus&hl=en

I wonder how much of the original Sega CD code they're using?

[JSoup]

Good bundle this week.

For $1+:
Jamestown + OST
Closure + OST
S.P.A.Z + OST
Shatter + OST

For $6+:
Dungeon Defenders + OST
Defense Grid Gold + OST

Sadly, I have all but one of them, so no go for me. Although there are some amazing deals being tossed around Steam and Amazon from today till Monday.

[JSoup]

Meh bundle this week.

For $1+:
Multimedia Fusion 2
Vincere Totus Astrum + OST
Oddplanet + OST
Splotches + OST
Faerie Solitaire + OST
MANOS: The Hands of Fate
Pitiri 1977

For $6+:
Knytt Underground + OST
Really Big Sky + OST
NightSky + OST

Only Faerir Solitaire and the last three come with Steam codes, so that's a deal breaker for me.

[Jorpho]

Oh! I'd been on the verge of purchasing Manos for a while now. (It's done by the same people who did the recent AVGN game.) Too bad about the lack of Steam.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Oh! I'd been on the verge of purchasing Manos for a while now. (It's done by the same people who did the recent AVGN game.) Too bad about the lack of Steam.

There's a good chance the game will get a key if it's greenlit (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=125743981). Pretty much all the other games that have been bundled on Humbles have gotten keys when they were added to Steam, so this is their best shot at getting accepted.

It's really too bad that there's no soundtrack for Manos included in this bundle. :(

[JSoup]

Pretty much all the other games that have been bundled on Humbles have gotten keys when they were added to Steam

Wasn't aware of that. I should probably take some time to look back through all my bundles.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Wasn't aware of that. I should probably take some time to look back through all my bundles.

They added keys for Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign and Anomaly Korea for that weekly they had a bit ago.

But there's cases where we probably won't get keys because the publishers are assholes (looking at you, Daedalic.)

[JSoup]

Seems that all my codes are used. Only thing not accounted for are three betas/preorders I apparently got: Voxatron, Jack Claw and Splot. Along with a bunch of glorified flash games that aren't even on Greenlight.

[JSoup]

I really don't know much about this weeks games.

For $1+:
Zeno Clash + OST
Zeno Clash 2 + OST
Killing Floor + OST
Dwarfs!?

For $6+:
Rock of Ages + OST
Rising Storm

I see Killing Floor advertised all the time on Steam and I've been told that the Zeno Clash games aren't that impressive. I already have Rock of Ages via PSN+ and Rising Storm is new to me.

[YoshiM]

Gah! I must read this thread more often. MMF2 would have been neat to have as I used to use Click n create.

[JSoup]

This weeks sale is different.

Pay $1+:
Ultratron + OST (no Steam code)
Droid Assault (no Steam code)
Revenge of the Titans + OST (no Steam code)
Titans Attack! (no Steam code)

Pay minimum or more:
Steam codes for the above games + the source code once donations hit $150K.

[kupomogli]

If they start doing this every week then they better up the quality. I have a feeling that they won't get as many sales if they decide to make this the standard.

[JSoup]

Yeah, it's already being pointed out internet wide that this one isn't selling anywhere near as well as past weeklies. That said, Revenge of the Titans is a pretty good RTS and I'm not a fan of RTS games. Not sure about the other three games.

[JSoup]

Big pile of 'who cares' this week.

For $1+:
On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One + OST
On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two + OST
Penny Arcade Volume 1: Attack of the Bacon Robots (book)

For $6+:
On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode 3
On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode 4
Penny Arcade Volume 2: Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings (book)

[kupomogli]

Penny Arcade 1 and 2 suck ass, but 3 and 4 are made by the people who made Breath of Death 7 and Cthulu Saves the World with completely different gameplay.

Don't pay $6 for it though as you can get 3 and 4 bundled together right now for $4 through Steam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwQN7Hoy7mA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI3QDMWEk_U

[JSoup]

I got episode 1 a while back in a different bundle, but I've yet to actually play it. I was mildly interested in the last two based on the developer, but it's the Penny Arcade part that I don't care for.

[JSoup]

Decent sale this week.

For $1+:

Samrost 2 + OST(no Steam key, but one is promised if they become available)
Machinarium + OST
Lume + OST
Windosill + OST

For $6+:

Shelter + The Circle Storybook
Botanicula + Artbook, maps & OST

Machinarium is crap, but people have been telling me for years to play Lume.

[Jorpho]

Windosill and Shelter are the only ones I don't have, and Windosill looks... kind of pointless.

[The Adventurer]

Windowsill is clever, but very short.

[JSoup]

Machinarium is the only one I have. While Lume and Botanicula seem interesting, the rest don't. I think I'll sit this one out.

[Sysop]

I have none of these, but I'm currently uncertain over this. I think I'll probably wait for the main Humble sale before making a move.

[kupomogli]

When you won't pay $1 for the games, you know it's getting bad.

[The Adventurer]

Machinarium is worth $6 alone.

So... either you don't give cares about great Adventure games. Or you are seriously cheap.

[JSoup]

Machinarium is worth $6 alone.

So... either you don't give cares about great Adventure games. Or you are seriously cheap.

No, Machinarium is pretty bland. It's not challenging, it's not engaging, it's literally babies first adventure game. There are much better adventures games on Steam for $6 or less.

[JSoup]

For those who purchased MANOS: The Hands of Fate in the weekly sale a few weeks ago, it's just been greenlit on Steam and the creator said that bundle owners will all be getting a Steam code credited to them within the day.

[kupomogli]

The new Humble Bundle is worth $1 for Runner 2 alone. I didn't like Retro City Rampage, boring to me, but one good thing that came out of it was that at the arcade, there was a Runner mini game that got me interested in the Runner games, one of which I already had from a previous Humble Bundle.

$1

To the Moon
Joe Danger 2: The Movie
Papo & Yo
Bit.Trip Runner 2

$Average

Reus
Surgeon Simulator 2013

[JSoup]

The two games most people seem to be losing it over is To The Moon and Surgeon Simulator. The later doesn't interest me much and the former.....I don't know, I'm generally not that interested in art games, but this is supposedly good for reasons beyond "the feels".

[JSoup]

Have all the games in this weeks sale already, but still a good bundle.

For $1+:
Shadowgrounds + OST
Trine + OST
Jack Claw

For $6+:

Shadowgrounds: Survivor + OST
Trine 2: Complete Story + 2 OSTs

Jack Claw is what interests me. This was given away in a previous bundle a year or two ago. It was a beta then and is a beta now. I'm wondering if they are ever going to get around to finishing it and if we'll be getting Steam codes when that happens.

[kupomogli]

Is Shadowgrounds as good as it looks in the trailer? Not sure about the 7.4 Metacritic score or 7.1 user score when almost nothing now days scores below a 7/10. It's really the only game I'm interested in on this bundle.

[JSoup]

I've had it for a while and never bothered to install it. From what I've read, it's a decent game with bad voice acting.

[Flashback2012]

I went ahead and snagged the Humble Bundle X today. I almost picked up Toki Tori and Reus on the Steam Winter Sale but held off. Now I'm glad I did. :)

[kupomogli]

They added new games to Humble Bundle 10. Paying the average looks much more appealing.

Strike Suit Zero, Hoard, and Toki Tori 2+.

[Jorpho]

I'm still not quite convinced. I never much cared for space combat, and I didn't really like the first Toki Tori enough to see it through to the end.

Then again, apparently Toki Tori 2+ is a substantial improvement on the first.

[Gameguy]

Machinarium is worth $6 alone.

So... either you don't give cares about great Adventure games. Or you are seriously cheap.
Machinarium wasn't too bad, until I realized the engine was Adobe Flash. I regularly run CCleaner to clear out the junk files on my PC, after I do this I notice my save file is gone. If I accidentally right click while in game, up pops a Flash menu which takes you right out of the immersion. After that it felt like those free Flash games various sites have posted.

[YoshiM]

To The Moon, while an "interactive story" that didn't have a lot of game substance, REALLY pulled at my heart strings. One night I played from 11 PM on a Friday until 6 AM Saturday to finish it. My eyes were like Niagara Falls and I'm man enough to admit it.

Strike Suit Zero looks very appealing. I know I have games in my backlog which will have to stay that that way until I fix my PC. I have to use a table fan to cool it as some chips must be starting to go bad and are getting really hot.

[JSoup]

Strike Suit Zero has been described to me as a fluid combination of Zone of the Enders and Omega Boost. Take that for what you will.

This weeks sale is a mixed bag.

For $1+:
Arma II
Take On Helicopters
UFO: Afterlight
Alpha Prime
ARMA: Gold Edition
ARMA Tactics

For $6+:
Carrier Commander: Gaea Mission
Arma II: Operation Arrowhead
Arma II: DayZ Mod

[BetaWolf47]

I'm still not quite convinced. I never much cared for space combat, and I didn't really like the first Toki Tori enough to see it through to the end.

Then again, apparently Toki Tori 2+ is a substantial improvement on the first.

Toki Tori was a better game on GBC IMO. Felt much more advanced for the system, and can easily be mistaken for a GBA game. The remake is still a good game, but I don't like some of the stylistic changes they made.

[JSoup]

I'm liking this weeks sale.

For $1+:
Paranautical Activity (Early Access Game) + OST
Dungeons of Dreadmore Complete + OST
Hack, Slash, Loot + OST

For $6+:
The Binding of Issac + Wrath of the Lamb DLC
Teleglitch: Die More Edition + OST
Sword of the Stars: The Pit - Gold Edition

Paranautical is shaping up to be something special. Dungeons of Dreadmore is worth it, it's a fun game and pretty easy from a rougelike standpoint. Hack, Slash, Loot isn't really worth it, sadly, as it's less based heavily on RNG and not gameplay. The Binding of Issac isn't my bag, but still a good game in it's own right. Never played Teleglitch or The Pit, but I've seen them in action. Worth it.

[Jorpho]

I'll take an extra key for Paranautical Activity if someone wants to give it up. Otherwise I think I'll pass; I still don't care for FPS games generally, and I have all the other games. (Picked up Sword of the Stars Gold for ~$3 over Christmas.)

The Binding of Isaac was an incredible experience, and I look forward to the upcoming remake.

[JSoup]

For $1+:
Overlord
Overlord: Rising Hell DLC
Operation Flashpoint: Red River
Operation Flashpoint: Rising Dragon
Rise of the Argonauts + OST

For $6+:
DiRT Showdown
DiRT 3
Overlord II

I recall seeing Overlord in action when it was new. Seemed fun and full of character, but was bogged down by bad controls.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Two of those games (Dirt 3 and one of the Flashpoints) use GFWL. Codemasters hasn't said whether or not they'll remove that crap before it shuts down.

There's a good chance Dirt 3 will have it removed since there's a new version of the game on Steam's internal database. But Operation Flashpoint? Who knows. Codemasters has a nasty habit of letting games and licenses die out and not giving a fuck, so buyer beware.

[Daria]

I have the Overlord games and Rise of the Argonauts for 360 so consequently I won't be buying this week's bundle but to anyine on the fence I whole heartedly recommend jumping in. ROA is a greek mythology themed action RPG, and a sleeper favorite of mine. Its pretty short but entertaining. And the Overlord games are hilarious.

[Jorpho]

Really? I can only recall hearing rather grim things about the Overlord games. But I'll take your word for it; we're only talking a buck here.

[JSoup]

I hadn't noticed this until now, but apparently they replaced the old "enter how much you want to pay" field with a twitchy slider bar.