The Indie Bundle Mega Thread

[Correct_Carlo]

Two Worlds 1 is one of the worst games I've ever played. Ever. Two Worlds 2 is OK, though. It has some of the best ideas of Two Worlds 1 (its unique crafting system, for example), but it's better looking and has way better combat. It's a bit like Risen, only with a larger open world and not as good writing (not that Risen has good writing, but Two Worlds 2 is even worse).

That said, there's really nothing special about it, other than its vaguely Arabian desert setting. So I don't understand why anyone would play Two Worlds 2 when there are so many other better open world games. But it's probably worth playing if you have no money, have a shitty older computer, or have already played all the Risens and Gothics and Dragon's Dogma and Dark Souls and all the much better ARPGs on the market.

 

[Metro]

Two Worlds 2 has a semi-interesting spell system but that's about it. The world is hyper-generic and I uninstalled after a few hours.

 

[pippin]

Uh, is Two Worlds 2 (including DLC) worth 1 $CURRENCY$?

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/game/two-worlds-ii-velvet-edition

There is remaster coming somewhere in next two years. Maybe it will be free for current owners?
Still - better to get this thing from GOG and not deal with TopwareDRM or whatever that installation limiting shit is called...

Ah yes, I wondered about WTF is this:
Please note: Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Reality Pump

Thanks for opinions, I'll pass!

Reality Pump DRM is effectively an installation limit drm, but the limits of said limit, if you excuse my reiteration, are a bit blurry. In the case of Two Worlds 1, you register the game and get a very ugly shield as a reward (which you have to summon via console commands or something like that, it's that kind of game). The response was almost instantaneous when I submitted my request for my Steam copy of TW1, so they are still "working", although it could have been a bot...
Go for gog. It barely goes for sale, but it's free of the DRM crap.

I have a weird feeling about this game (tw1). I know it's rather dumb and clunky, but it really has a special feel to it. You can upgrade your stuff by collecting several "copies" of it, and also it has no level scaling that I know of, and if it's there, it's not really noticeable, this means that if you fight strong enemies they WILL kill you, evn if you're somewhat prepared. The world is huge ad there's plenty of factions, but it's very likely that you'll end up being liked by all of them without even meeting them. I dunno, It's like a highschooler version of Gothic, which got killed by a mediocre XBOX port and an unreasonable marketing campaign which hailed it as an Oblivion killer. It was a weird european company trying to compete against Bethesda, and it went as you might have expected.

 

[Baron Dupek]

I remember Two Worlds 1 for being my cure after experiencing Oblivion, herald of decline. Pity it had bad console port (after all it was Europe where they weren't that popular) cause walking'n'whacking stuff would fit here perfectly.
Yes,

marketing campaign which hailed it as an Oblivion killer

it was, for me and maybe other peopel who hide this fact from Beth fanboys and casuals who might call them haters.

 

[Gord]

So far I've only bought the Monthly for XCOM2 and paused since (Warhammer had me interested, but then I realized I would probably play it for 1 hour and forget about it again).
Looking at the content of past Monthlys and what has been in there recently, I get the feeling that its best days are over - unless you are interested in the revealed game, there doesn't seem to be much sense in buying.

 

[Metro]

Recently it's been a lot of 2deep4u shit. Only ones I think I bought where the Mad Max and Dragon's Dogma bundles. In both cases I was mostly disappointed with the rest of the included games. There has been only one I sort of 'regret' not getting in on but I had zero interest in the headline game.

 

[Kev Inkline]

So far I've only bought the Monthly for XCOM2 and paused since (Warhammer had me interested, but then I realized I would probably play it for 1 hour and forget about it again).
Looking at the content of past Monthlys and what has been in there recently, I get the feeling that its best days are over - unless you are interested in the revealed game, there doesn't seem to be much sense in buying.

I think you shouldn't ever (and not in the past either) buy into a monthly, unless you think you'll like the already revealed game enough to justify the 12 dollars.

I subscribed to

Stick of Truth+This War of Mine (of the revealed games, Renoved Explorers looks promising, someone said it's great, even?)
Stardew Valley (Styx, Rebel Galaxy and Broforce are keepers of the hidden games)
Dragon's Dogma (keeping Mordheim and The Flame in the Flood)

bundles

and forgot to cancel Vermintide (which could have gone worse, I guess Project Cars is as good racing game as any, and perhaps Jotun might be worth keeping).

So that's 12-13 games for 48 dollars, I'm satisfied with the avg. price

 

[Don Peste]

https://store.na.square-enix.com/discovery-and-friends-sale

With each digital bundle purchase, you will also receive 10 additional Square Enix Online Store codes for the same bundle you purchased to share with your friends. In order to redeem the Square Enix Online Store codes, your friends need to create a Square Enix Online Store account (registration is free) and apply the promo code when checking out.

Gold Tier: ($18)

• Tomb Raider: Legend
• Deus Ex: Invisible War
• Legacy of Kain: Defiance
• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
• Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
• Conflict: Denied Ops
• Gyromancer
• Quantum Conundrum

Silver Tier: ($10)

• Hitman: Contracts
• Hitman: Codename 47
• Thief: The Dark Project - Gold
• Thief III: Deadly Shadows
• Battlestations: Midway
• Daikatana
• Deathtrap Dungeon
• Startopia

Bronze Tier: ($5)

• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
• Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
• Thief II: The Metal Age
• Project: Snowblind
• Order of War
• Scarygirl
• Urban Chaos
• Pandemonium!

Buy 1 Tier (single Steam key, not individual keys), get 10 extra keys for your "friends".
Steam keys are region free, but you need an:kwafuckyeah: IP to buy at the Square Store.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

I think you shouldn't ever (and not in the past either) buy into a monthly, unless you think you'll like the already revealed game enough to justify the 12 dollars.

I subscribed to

Stick of Truth+This War of Mine (of the revealed games, Renoved Explorers looks promising, someone said it's great, even?)
Stardew Valley (Styx, Rebel Galaxy and Broforce are keepers of the hidden games)
Dragon's Dogma (keeping Mordheim and The Flame in the Flood)

bundles

and forgot to cancel Vermintide (which could have gone worse, I guess Project Cars is as good racing game as any, and perhaps Jotun might be worth keeping).

So that's 12-13 games for 48 dollars, I'm satisfied with the avg. price

Renowned Explorers is p. fun.

Agreed on the rest though, they are running the same scheme with Humble Monthly as they did with regular HB. Start out with lots of good games packed, but lately it's shovelware galore apart from the headline game.

 

[Outlander]

Gold Tier: ($18)

• Tomb Raider: Legend
• Deus Ex: Invisible War
• Legacy of Kain: Defiance
• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
• Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
• Conflict: Denied Ops
• Gyromancer
• Quantum Conundrum

Who the fuck's gonna pay $18 for that, even if it's 10 keys for each game??

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Daikatana should be in Gold Tier.

I'm only missing Startopia from that list, but it's on most sales on Steam/GOG that it shouldn't be hard to obtain it.

 

[Don Peste]

Silver Tier for $0.91 here (2 spots left): http://steamcommunity.com/groups/groupbuys/discussions/0/133261907142416103/

 

[Tom Selleck]

Wait so each tier is separate? And if you get Gold you don't get bronze or silver inclusive? Eat my shorts.

 

[Baron Dupek]

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/horus-heresy-warhammer-book-bundle
Books, audiobooks and comics + stuff like wallpapers and coupons for $15

 

[Obsequious Approbation]

New Humble Bundle in space
https://www.humblebundle.com/intergalactic-bundle

GalCiv 1 for free.
$1: Space Hulk Ascension, SoaSE: Trinity, GalCiv 2
$~5.50: Planetary Annihilation Titans, Rebel Galaxy
$15: GalCiv 3, Offworld Trading Company

 

[Jigawatt]

$15: GalCiv 3, Offworld Trading Company

For persons considering the top tier for just one of the games, they are individually cheaper elsewhere:

https://www.gamersgate.com/DD-GC3/galactic-civilizations-i
https://www.gamersgate.com/DD-OFFW-RELEASE/offworld-trading-company

 

[Obsequious Approbation]

https://www.humblebundle.com/wild-frontier-bundle
Yet another bundle, though not as good as the previous one by far, I think.
T. 1: Gods Will Be Watching, Ice Lakes, Frontiers
T.2: Renowned Explorers: International Society, Hard West, SPINTIRES,
T. 3: Slime Rancher

E: Oh, right you are. Fixed

 

[Turjan]

https://www.humblebundle.com/wild-frontier-bundle
Yet another bundle, though not as good as the previous one by far, I think.

Tier 1: Renowned Explorers: International Society, Hard West, SPINTIRES,
T. 2: Gods Will Be Watching, Ice Lakes, Frontiers
T. 3: Slime Rancher

You mixed up tier 1 and tier 2. Otherwise, it would be an excellent bundle.

 

[Metro]

Renowned Explorers is supposedly good. That and Hard West is probably worth $6.

 

[Gord]

REIS and HW are both good games to play for ~20-30 hours. REIS in particular is something one can take out once in a while to play for an hour or two, but one has to be able to see beyond the cute/humorous art style.

 

[Kev Inkline]

What about Spintires, can you drive a potato lorry in a Polish thicket, hoping to make it in time for a dinner of Borscht and vodka?

 

[Baron Dupek]

What about Spintires, can you drive a potato lorry in a Polish thicket, hoping to make it in time for a dinner of Borscht and vodka?

It's the most accurate driving simulator of Polish roads but this time - you get proper vehicle designed for it, not 20+old Golf or other stolen imported German car.
Surprisingly stable physic compared to 98% other games with physic engine.

 

[markec]

https://www.indiegala.com/retrogems

New bundle with bunch of very old games.

 

[pippin]

The Steam version of Bloodnet only has the CD release with the voice acting. The gog version gives you both the CD version and the floppy version, without voice acting. That is, if you care about these sort of things.

 

[ManjuShri]

The Steam version of Bloodnet only has the CD release with the voice acting. The gog version gives you both the CD version and the floppy version, without voice acting. That is, if you care about these sort of things.

Care to weigh in ghostdog?

*cough*