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Humble Indie Bundle, Time is Running Out!
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There's a little less than a day left to acquire the Humble Indie Bundle. For the next 20 hours or so you can get a total of six (6!) indie games, for the price of your choosing. Yes, you get to choose, and as a bonus, you can even direct some or all of the money to charity.
I actually already paid $20 for World of Goo a while back, but the other five are all new to me. WoG alone was worth that much money though, don't be deceived thinking it is just a puzzly physics engine and...goo.
I took the others for a test drive and here's some first impressions:
Aquaria: A laid-back, underwater, Metroidvania game. Use songs to activate abilities, collect items for power-up recipes, help a mer-type-person explore her past (or existence?). I hope the story picks up a bit, although the pace may be partly my own fault: This type of game drives me nuts because I'm compelled to explore every nook and cranny.
Gish: Platforming as a lump of tar, you can stick to walls, slip through cracks and condense yourself to smash things. A weird platformer that downplays jumping in favor of special abilities. Pretty original though, it's a peculiar challenge trying to get a viscous liquid to travel across the ceiling.
Lugaru: 3rd-person hand-to-hand combat. Classic revenge story. With rabbits. I'm going to have to set it to easy for best results, these bunnies are kicking my ass.
Penumbra Overture: First Person Horror Adventure game (Action to come?). This game scares me. They give you flares and glowsticks and flashlight batteries, but it will never be enough. There's a cool type of cover system for hiding from enemies, which will just make the game more tense as I wonder which direction death is coming from. I'm looking forward to this game giving me a heart attack.
Samorost 2: The first thing I thought of was The Little Prince as a point-and-click adventure/puzzle game. Elements of Dr. Seuss stylings seem to be present as well, the game is beautiful. Like all point-and-clicks you risk getting frustrated searching for active elements, but for you cheaters there's always TAB.
Overall you can't go wrong. There's huge amounts of variety here, so even if they aren't all your favorite genre you can pick your price and enjoy.
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#&rendershop#
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