Humble Indie Bundle V

[Volatar]

Humble Indie Bundle V is now live! http://www.humblebundle.com/

Bastion, Amnesia, Psychonauts, Limbo, Sword and Sworcery.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Really solid bundle to time around, still contemplating getting it.

King

[BobTheJanitor]

Awesome selection, wish I didn't have 4 out of 5 games already.

[keith.lamothe]

Wish I wanted any of them  

Got Bastion during some sale, didn't play it much, just not one of the genres I like at all.  Did like the narrator thing, though, and I can see why it was a big hit.

Amnesia and Limbo... any kind of horror/dark-suspense is really not my cup of tea.

Psychonauts is quite a classic, but another action-ish sort of genre I don't really enjoy, and while the story I saw watching someone else play the console version years ago looked interesting and well-written, it also looked more mentally-disturbed than what I enjoy.

And the other one looked kind of interesting in a trailer I saw a while ago but I don't think I'd spend time playing it.


Conclusion: Bundle is awesome.  Keith is really picky

[madcow]

The soundtracks are also included, which is quite awesome.

[Cyborg]

Psychonauts is quite a classic, but another action-ish sort of genre I don't really enjoy, and while the story I saw watching someone else play the console version years ago looked interesting and well-written, it also looked more mentally-disturbed than what I enjoy.

You're missing out. It's not button mashing or anything like that. It does have some platforming elements, but they're fun (not frustrating). Exploring the levels is a pleasure, and unlocking that next piece of story about the summer camp conspiracy is something to look forward to. For the low low price of $1, you shock me sir. That's the best game in the whole bundle.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

I got the bundle, played quite a bit of Limbo and its surprisingly fun and challenging without going to the extreme of puzzle platforming (so far). I've had a lot of "oh duh!" moments rather than "RAGE stupid puzzle!!" moments .
Psychonauts is also quite witty in its unique way, can't say much as I only played 45mins.
Already played Bastion a while back, the narrator was an interesting feature, but the hack-and-slash combat just not my favorite combat style. The story was good though. Gave the key to a friend of mine who I figured would enjoy it.
Superbrother's Sword and Sworcery I'm liking more on the PC than on my iPad, I think its because I have a better speaker system and can enjoy the music better. Never really played the iPad version much so I'm liking it thus far.
Amnesia.....well, that's an intense game from what little I played of it. Going to play more of it later on, but am slightly worried about losing my sanity.

Probably going to be the first bundle that I don't regret getting. I got the first couple bundles but some of those games in them just didn't play all that well. Glad to see this one isn't disappointing.

King

[keith.lamothe]

Psychonauts is quite a classic, but another action-ish sort of genre I don't really enjoy, and while the story I saw watching someone else play the console version years ago looked interesting and well-written, it also looked more mentally-disturbed than what I enjoy.

You're missing out. It's not button mashing or anything like that. It does have some platforming elements, but they're fun (not frustrating). Exploring the levels is a pleasure, and unlocking that next piece of story about the summer camp conspiracy is something to look forward to. For the low low price of $1, you shock me sir. That's the best game in the whole bundle.

Actually, you're right.  When I see a Humble Bundle I don't generally think "pay what you want", I think "pay $5 or more" or something like that.  Because if it's a game I have any serious interest in it feels kind of weird paying less than that (though most of Arcen's revenue probably comes from <=$5 sales).  In this case it makes sense, though: I don't really place a large value on what I'm getting, personally, but I do anticipate getting some value out of psychonauts at least.  And if they weren't willing to sell the pack for the $2 I offered then... well, they wouldn't have

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Psychonauts is quite a classic, but another action-ish sort of genre I don't really enjoy, and while the story I saw watching someone else play the console version years ago looked interesting and well-written, it also looked more mentally-disturbed than what I enjoy.

You're missing out. It's not button mashing or anything like that. It does have some platforming elements, but they're fun (not frustrating). Exploring the levels is a pleasure, and unlocking that next piece of story about the summer camp conspiracy is something to look forward to. For the low low price of $1, you shock me sir. That's the best game in the whole bundle.

Actually, you're right.  When I see a Humble Bundle I don't generally think "pay what you want", I think "pay $5 or more" or something like that.  Because if it's a game I have any serious interest in it feels kind of weird paying less than that (though most of Arcen's revenue probably comes from <=$5 sales).  In this case it makes sense, though: I don't really place a large value on what I'm getting, personally, but I do anticipate getting some value out of psychonauts at least.  And if they weren't willing to sell the pack for the $2 I offered then... well, they wouldn't have

This is why I got an extra copy of Bastion, and paid over the average price. Because it wouldn't sit right with me to buy all these games for $1-4. Granted, the price I paid is still under what I was willing to pay, but I've got other expenses so this is the middle ground for me.

Just paying $1 for 4 games like this...well, that's the bare minimum and they don't really gain anything from it.

King

[BobTheJanitor]

I always pay at least 5 bucks for a bundle. Even that seems awfully cheap to me, but on the other hand that's what pay-what-you-want will get you. The 'beat the average' deals that seem to have become the norm will usually get me to pay more, which is of course exactly the point. I'd probably buy this HIB if it weren't for the fact that the games all come stuck together under one Steam key. If I could brighten a friend's day with a copy of Psychonauts, or crush their soul with Amnesia, I'd be happy to do it. But since I'm going to get everything baked in one key (and I'd probably want to activate Sword and Sorcery for myself since it's the one game that I don't have) what I end up doing is just not buying it at all. Oh well.

[tigersfan]

You're missing out. It's not button mashing or anything like that. It does have some platforming elements, but they're fun (not frustrating). Exploring the levels is a pleasure, and unlocking that next piece of story about the summer camp conspiracy is something to look forward to. For the low low price of $1, you shock me sir. That's the best game in the whole bundle.

I was at this one part towards the end (I think) of the obstacle course that drove me nuts last night. Basically, it looked like you were inside this turning tree, and you had to navigate your way around platforms while the room was spinning. When I got to the end, the final platform was spinning away from the door, like I didn't do it fast enough. I just about threw my controller through my monitor. If I work to get past it, am I doomed to find more of the same?

[keith.lamothe]

You're missing out. It's not button mashing or anything like that. It does have some platforming elements, but they're fun (not frustrating). Exploring the levels is a pleasure, and unlocking that next piece of story about the summer camp conspiracy is something to look forward to. For the low low price of $1, you shock me sir. That's the best game in the whole bundle.

I was at this one part towards the end (I think) of the obstacle course that drove me nuts last night. Basically, it looked like you were inside this turning tree, and you had to navigate your way around platforms while the room was spinning. When I got to the end, the final platform was spinning away from the door, like I didn't do it fast enough. I just about threw my controller through my monitor. If I work to get past it, am I doomed to find more of the same?

It just wants to ensure you're suitably psycho to enjoy the remainder of the game

But yea, that particular segment from what I saw my brother-in-law playing was the main thing I had in mind when I thought "probably to much platforming for me".

[Cyborg]

You're missing out. It's not button mashing or anything like that. It does have some platforming elements, but they're fun (not frustrating). Exploring the levels is a pleasure, and unlocking that next piece of story about the summer camp conspiracy is something to look forward to. For the low low price of $1, you shock me sir. That's the best game in the whole bundle.

I was at this one part towards the end (I think) of the obstacle course that drove me nuts last night. Basically, it looked like you were inside this turning tree, and you had to navigate your way around platforms while the room was spinning. When I got to the end, the final platform was spinning away from the door, like I didn't do it fast enough. I just about threw my controller through my monitor. If I work to get past it, am I doomed to find more of the same?

It just wants to ensure you're suitably psycho to enjoy the remainder of the game

But yea, that particular segment from what I saw my brother-in-law playing was the main thing I had in mind when I thought "probably to much platforming for me".

Which level is that? I don't recall any level where you are doomed after one cycle of a platform. Maybe you are perceiving it wrong? Post a screenshot.

[tigersfan]

I was at this one part towards the end (I think) of the obstacle course that drove me nuts last night. Basically, it looked like you were inside this turning tree, and you had to navigate your way around platforms while the room was spinning. When I got to the end, the final platform was spinning away from the door, like I didn't do it fast enough. I just about threw my controller through my monitor. If I work to get past it, am I doomed to find more of the same?

It just wants to ensure you're suitably psycho to enjoy the remainder of the game

But yea, that particular segment from what I saw my brother-in-law playing was the main thing I had in mind when I thought "probably to much platforming for me".

Which level is that? I don't recall any level where you are doomed after one cycle of a platform. Maybe you are perceiving it wrong? Post a screenshot.

It's absolutely possible that I was perceiving it wrong. I'll try to post a shot later, but it was in the obstacle course. Coach refers to it as "The crazy tunnel of rolling logs bit". Anyway, I posted the shot, sorry it's so big, I didn't really have time to shrink it.

[Cyborg]

I was at this one part towards the end (I think) of the obstacle course that drove me nuts last night. Basically, it looked like you were inside this turning tree, and you had to navigate your way around platforms while the room was spinning. When I got to the end, the final platform was spinning away from the door, like I didn't do it fast enough. I just about threw my controller through my monitor. If I work to get past it, am I doomed to find more of the same?

It just wants to ensure you're suitably psycho to enjoy the remainder of the game

But yea, that particular segment from what I saw my brother-in-law playing was the main thing I had in mind when I thought "probably to much platforming for me".

Which level is that? I don't recall any level where you are doomed after one cycle of a platform. Maybe you are perceiving it wrong? Post a screenshot.

It's absolutely possible that I was perceiving it wrong. I'll try to post a shot later, but it was in the obstacle course. Coach refers to it as "The crazy tunnel of rolling logs bit". Anyway, I posted the shot, sorry it's so big, I didn't really have time to shrink it.

Okay, yeah, in this area you really don't have to do any crazy jumps. You are basically walking your way to the finish line. This is probably a better explanation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25CRo68FI6c

Skip to 8:07.