Maybe it’s because I’m supposed to be studying, I’m in a mood to blog about game sales.
Besides the crazy sale over at Steam, there are also quite a few acclaimed indie games on sale as a bundle. It’s pay what you want, so you can be as cheap as paying $0.01 to get 5 games: Braid, Machinarium, Osmos, Cortex Command, Revenge of the Titans.
But wait, pay more than the average ($7.39 now) and get last year’s bundle #1 too! World of Goo, Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD, Penumbra Overture and Samorost 2. 11 games for less than $8? That’s really a steal!
Yeah right, like that’s the main reason people buy games :P Seriously, the games are good. My favourites are Machinarium, World of Goo and Braid. The gameplay is good enough to attract casual players (like me), and they make you think.
Genre: Point and click adventure game
What’s good: Beautiful art, great music, challenging puzzles. It has a nice way of telling the story without spoken dialog too.
Genre: Platformer. I tend to think of it as Super Mario with a lot of brain work involved. You get to reverse time so you don’t need to worry about dying. As the game progresses, you realize that sometimes, to get the puzzle piece, you have to do things like die first and reverse :) There’s more types of time manipulation too, but I won’t spoil you.
What’s good: Beautiful art, great music, challenging puzzles. (Hey, that’s the same sentence from Machinarium! :P)
Hmm, I’ll add in the review for the World of Goo later. In the meantime, grab a copy of the Humble Indie Bundle(s) before the sale ends. 3 days and 4 hours left, so till X’mas. Merry X’mas everyone!
ETA: The mini review of World of Goo, as promised.
Genre: Puzzle. You have to build structures using goo balls to reach the destination (a pipe! Where does it lead?). Definitely a must play if you like civil engineering or physics – the structures will fall over if built improperly.
What’s good: Hints given by signs have a dark sense of humor. Certain levels give a manic energy nicely complemented by the music. Did I mention cute goo balls?
Besides the crazy sale over at Steam, there are also quite a few acclaimed indie games on sale as a bundle. It’s pay what you want, so you can be as cheap as paying $0.01 to get 5 games: Braid, Machinarium, Osmos, Cortex Command, Revenge of the Titans.
But wait, pay more than the average ($7.39 now) and get last year’s bundle #1 too! World of Goo, Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD, Penumbra Overture and Samorost 2. 11 games for less than $8? That’s really a steal!
Why you should get it
It’s DRM free – you’re free to install on as many computers as you want, no ties and restrictions (please don’t pirate it though, it’s so cheap). And you can choose to donate to charities – the EFF and Child’s Play Charity.Yeah right, like that’s the main reason people buy games :P Seriously, the games are good. My favourites are Machinarium, World of Goo and Braid. The gameplay is good enough to attract casual players (like me), and they make you think.
Mini reviews
Machinarium
What’s good: Beautiful art, great music, challenging puzzles. It has a nice way of telling the story without spoken dialog too.
Braid
Genre: Platformer. I tend to think of it as Super Mario with a lot of brain work involved. You get to reverse time so you don’t need to worry about dying. As the game progresses, you realize that sometimes, to get the puzzle piece, you have to do things like die first and reverse :) There’s more types of time manipulation too, but I won’t spoil you.
What’s good: Beautiful art, great music, challenging puzzles. (Hey, that’s the same sentence from Machinarium! :P)
Hmm, I’ll add in the review for the World of Goo later. In the meantime, grab a copy of the Humble Indie Bundle(s) before the sale ends. 3 days and 4 hours left, so till X’mas. Merry X’mas everyone!
ETA: The mini review of World of Goo, as promised.
Genre: Puzzle. You have to build structures using goo balls to reach the destination (a pipe! Where does it lead?). Definitely a must play if you like civil engineering or physics – the structures will fall over if built improperly.
What’s good: Hints given by signs have a dark sense of humor. Certain levels give a manic energy nicely complemented by the music. Did I mention cute goo balls?
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