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Rather Dashing · 07/26/2011, 10:00 am

The Humble Indie Bundle is BACK!

An excellent selection of games this time around, as always:

Crayon Physics Deluxe is fun at first, though like with a lot of "make your own solution" puzzle games, it has a few set tricks that work a little TOO well, and the wonky physics aspect of it gives something of an incentive to the "Throw stuff at the problem until it finally works" approach. Still, fun to dick around in. VVVVVV and And Yet It Moves are really brilliantly designed puzzle platformers with a similar(but very differently applied) gimmick. I haven't played Cogs or Hammerfight yet, but I can't wait to!

RetroVortex · 07/26/2011, 10:03 am

Gah! I own 4 out of the 5 of these!

All great games.

ShaggE · 07/26/2011, 10:14 am

Hammerfight! Love that game. It needed some exposure, too. Same with Cogs.

DrRocketGenius · 07/26/2011, 10:17 am

Neat, I don't have any of these games!

Ribs · 07/26/2011, 10:43 am

Spent my twelve cents on this.g

corruptbiggins · 07/26/2011, 10:50 am

Great, a bundle with games I've been thinking about picking up but never actually got round to getting yet.

DAISHI · 07/26/2011, 10:51 am

I first heard the music for Crayon Physics on a video about the benefits of exploring instead of fighting in games like WoW. It was so soothing I got the game and promptly wasted hours of time trying to win. Was fun.

Jon NA · 07/26/2011, 10:53 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ribs

Spent my twelve cents on this.g

this.g?

Ribs · 07/26/2011, 11:03 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon NA

this.g?

Dammit man, let sleeping typos lie!

Jon NA · 07/26/2011, 11:13 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ribs

Dammit man, let sleeping typos lie!

That was a typo? I thought it was a (Rather poor) parody of Wall.e

der_ketzer · 07/26/2011, 11:38 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon NA

That was a typo? I thought it was a (Rather poor) parody of Wall.e

and I thought it was a talking drunk guineapig.

Scnew · 07/26/2011, 05:29 pm

I own/love VVVVVV, and I don't know anything about the others, but hey, why not?

*GuruGuru214* · 07/26/2011, 09:41 pm

Hmm, I may have to get in on it this time.

**puzzlebox** · 07/26/2011, 10:20 pm

This is my first Humble Indie Bundle, courtesy of a rather delightful young man. I've only played Crayon Physics so far - it's charming. The things you draw on the page obey gravity, tip according to their shape, and have mass according to their size. It's like playing with crayons and blocks at the same time.

Jon NA · 07/27/2011, 05:18 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by der_ketzer

and I thought it was a talking drunk guineapig.

Pftt ... I've ~~seen~~ read about far more interesting rodents who can talk ... Here's one: a Persian fable featuring a talking drunk mouse from the 14th century Iran!
http://moosh-o-gorbeh.farangis.de/ (It's in English, Nevermind the .de)

Quote:

The Story About Mice and Cat - literally the title is Mouse and Cat - has been written around 1370 by the persian writer 'Obayd-e Zakani. The story highlights the moral dilemma of the 'supressed' who faces the problem of his own powerlessness. The mice who fight against the domination of the cats, don't simply fail because of their weakness, smallness or fear, they lose because of the cats' 'superiority' in brutality. For the mice no alternative exists.

So a passage from the story says: « ... a fellow, on his way to the warfront, was wielding his sword clamoring aloud while trembling and ducking his head simultaneously. When he was asked why he was yelling, he quickly responded I want to scare off my enemy. When questioned as to the reason behind his trembling, he said I am quite frightened myself... ' »

Molokov · 07/28/2011, 01:43 am

So I went ahead and bought this today, gave all the games a quick try. Really think I'll enjoy Crayon Physics, Cogs, and And Yet It Moves. VVVVVV but quickly got annoying because I'm not that good at platformers and kept dying. Hammerfight doesn't really seem like my sort of game, and is there any way to make the window bigger than 800x600?

Still, it's a better track record than previous bundles. For #1 & #2, I've only really played 2 out of the 5 games, partly because a few of them *didn't frickin' work*! Osmos & Aquaria didn't work on my old WinXP desktop machine, but I upgraded earlier this year to a much newer machine with Win7 and now they work fine. World of Goo was probably the best of the lot in #1 & #2 (in my opinion, everyone else is allowed to have their own

)

der_ketzer · 07/28/2011, 08:24 am

Aquaria works fine on Win XP...

VVVVVV is a great game even if you aren't that good at platformers (like me). But yeah you will die. A lot!

GaryCXJk · 07/28/2011, 01:08 pm

I never really enjoyed the free Flash version, you know, back in the day people actually played Flash games.

Jon NA · 07/28/2011, 02:19 pm

It's a great game, And a nostalogia trip in a visual sense. But the visuals are also very unsettleing, Like the unsetteling effect watching The Shining and/or Eraserhead has on people.

MusicallyInspired · 07/28/2011, 04:08 pm

Apparently, with this bundle, you can also play Minecraft for free until August 14th.

07/26/2011, 10:14 am	#3
ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	Hammerfight! Love that game. It needed some exposure, too. Same with Cogs. __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

07/26/2011, 10:50 am	#6
corruptbiggins ready player one Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fintlewoodlewix Posts: 2,200	Great, a bundle with games I've been thinking about picking up but never actually got round to getting yet. __________________ Currently reading... The Servants of Twilight by Dean Koontz Portfolio / Blog / YouTube "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."

07/26/2011, 10:51 am	#7
DAISHI TELLTALE STEALTH NINJA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,006	I first heard the music for Crayon Physics on a video about the benefits of exploring instead of fighting in games like WoW. It was so soothing I got the game and promptly wasted hours of time trying to win. Was fun. __________________ "Hah! It's like we don't even have feelings. Now pardon me while I recline in my huge executive chair and guffaw, cigar in-hand. " "ill just go with what Winslow always when something that funny about a location in monkey island is said"

07/26/2011, 09:41 pm	#13
GuruGuru214 Crazy Windmill Mod Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kakariko Windmill Windmill Status: Going Around Posts: 6,357	Hmm, I may have to get in on it this time. __________________ The preceding post was made by a volunteer community moderator, not a Telltale Games employee, and does not reflect the opinions of Telltale Games. Remember, only you can prevent forum fires. Completed series runs: Kingdom Hearts (Timeline Order, Pre-DDD, 10/25/10 - 2/6/11) - Zelda (Release Order, 3/13/11 - 4/6/12) - Metroid (Timeline Order, 4/21/12 - 10/17/12)

07/28/2011, 02:19 pm	#19
Jon NA It's N/A. Jon, N/A Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Semnān, Iran OldName: Milkman08 Posts: 625	It's a great game, And a nostalogia trip in a visual sense. But the visuals are also very unsettleing, Like the unsetteling effect watching The Shining and/or Eraserhead has on people. __________________ Is Stan an anthropomorphic purple crocodile in disguise? ~ apenpaap Good night! Don't let the Basij bite! ~ Comrade Pants

07/26/2011, 10:17 am	#4
DrRocketGenius The Batman Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,514	Neat, I don't have any of these games!

07/26/2011, 05:29 pm	#12
Scnew Fighter of the Night Man Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 954	I own/love VVVVVV, and I don't know anything about the others, but hey, why not?

07/26/2011, 10:20 pm	#14
puzzlebox Telltale Team Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,676	This is my first Humble Indie Bundle, courtesy of a rather delightful young man. I've only played Crayon Physics so far - it's charming. The things you draw on the page obey gravity, tip according to their shape, and have mass according to their size. It's like playing with crayons and blocks at the same time.

07/28/2011, 01:43 am	#16
Molokov Dingo in a Maternity Ward Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,138	So I went ahead and bought this today, gave all the games a quick try. Really think I'll enjoy Crayon Physics, Cogs, and And Yet It Moves. VVVVVV but quickly got annoying because I'm not that good at platformers and kept dying. Hammerfight doesn't really seem like my sort of game, and is there any way to make the window bigger than 800x600? Still, it's a better track record than previous bundles. For #1 & #2, I've only really played 2 out of the 5 games, partly because a few of them didn't frickin' work! Osmos & Aquaria didn't work on my old WinXP desktop machine, but I upgraded earlier this year to a much newer machine with Win7 and now they work fine. World of Goo was probably the best of the lot in #1 & #2 (in my opinion, everyone else is allowed to have their own )

07/28/2011, 01:08 pm	#18
GaryCXJk Custom User Title User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Zaandam, the Netherlands Posts: 2,113	I never really enjoyed the free Flash version, you know, back in the day people actually played Flash games.

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