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The Humble Indie Bundle #4 (pay what you want and help charity)

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Re: The Humble Indie Bundle #4 (pay what you want and help charity)

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Post by chris11 »

sounds wrote: post #19
thehodge wrote: post #2

I just bought this one but wasn't there another bundle just last week? I wonder if too many too soon will lead to bundle fatigue

I actually think their business model is perfect for this: right now they get the "honeymoon effect" -- they're new. So every humble bundle is one-time offer. As time goes by (or maybe it's happening now), they will have to do more market research, find better games, maybe even change their offer so it doesn't expire. I'd personally like to see them directly competing with steam and desura (if the offer doesn't expir…

I think that both humble bundle and indie royale are providing high quality games. I think humble bundle is doing a little better, but I still think both companies will succeed. I don't think that they need to directly compete with steam, I prefer getting my games from them. But it would be nice to add accounts to both sites. I've bought enough bundles that I would prefer to have my keys all in one spot.

Re: The Humble Indie Bundle #4 (pay what you want and help charity)

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Post by graylights »

shangaslammi wrote: post #5

Why did they drop EFF from the charities? :(

50% to EFF has always been a reason to buy humble bundles for me. With SOPA I'd have probably paid more this time. I half expect EFF to be added back in, so I'll be waiting on this bundle.

Re: The Humble Indie Bundle #4 (pay what you want and help charity)

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Post by rbugajewski »

thehodge wrote: post #2

I just bought this one but wasn't there another bundle just last week? I wonder if too many too soon will lead to bundle fatigue

I agree that the bundles are run a little bit too often, but supporting indie devs always feels good.

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Post by duskwuff »

nazgulnarsil wrote: post #36
DarkShikari wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cave Story+ is an updated-engine version of what is probably the most famous indie game of all time that basically started the modern indie games movement. It would not be unreasonable to say it's one of the best action/platformer games ever made -- a completely indie Metroidvania game that's better than most similar games from major publishers despite being made entirely by one person in his spare time. Jamestown is…

uncontrollably clicked purchase when I saw cave story+. I'll buy anything related to cave story. The creator is really missing out with the lack of merchandise.

Plush Balrog? :)

Re: The Humble Indie Bundle #4 (pay what you want and help charity)

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Post by jongraehl »

nik_0_0 wrote: post #12
rudyfink wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Gratuitous Space Battles (if pay more than average) Gave Story+ (if pay more than average) Jamestown Bit.Trip Runner Super Meat Boy Shank NightSky HD

Avg currently 4.70 (was 4.64 about 1 minute ago! climbing fast, damn HN!)

If the number of purchases so far were small, it's possible that buying several copies at $.01 would bring the average down by more than the cost in penny purchases (this is a strategy for a purely hypothetical selfish person with time to spend, but not $5). I expect the amount to fluctuate above and below $5.

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Post by anonymoushn »

DarkShikari wrote: post #27
benbeltran wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. I used to get really excited about the humble bundle. They had a few noteworthy games per bundle (All the games they have are good, but some are less known than others). Now that it's a monthly affair I get the initial perception that the bundles have less noteworthy games and that I'm getting tired of so many of them. After a bit of thought I realize I /am/ paying just a few bucks for a lot of games and hel…

Cave Story+ is an updated-engine version of what is probably the most famous indie game of all time that basically started the modern indie games movement. It would not be unreasonable to say it's one of the best action/platformer games ever made -- a completely indie Metroidvania game that's better than most similar games from major publishers despite being made entirely by one person in his spare time. Jamestown is…

Deathsmiles is a CAVE game.

Jamestown is amazing. I really like that the player maximizes score and effectiveness by using all of the resources available in this game. In a lot of other games, like DoDonPachi or Perfect Cherry Blossom, you ruin your point run if you bomb.

To me, Jamestown alone is worth buying the bundle, but I'll also definitely enjoy Super Meat Boy.

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Post by dkersten »

benbeltran wrote: post #10
thehodge wrote: post #2

I just bought this one but wasn't there another bundle just last week? I wonder if too many too soon will lead to bundle fatigue

I agree. I used to get really excited about the humble bundle. They had a few noteworthy games per bundle (All the games they have are good, but some are less known than others). Now that it's a monthly affair I get the initial perception that the bundles have less noteworthy games and that I'm getting tired of so many of them. After a bit of thought I realize I /am/ paying just a few bucks for a lot of games and hel…

The way I see it, they have smaller (but frequent) company-branded bundles (eg, the FrozenByte bundle) and larger, more exciting numbered bundles (like this one - #4). The numbered ones always seemed to have more games, more hyped/well-known games and also sell a lot more.

Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I view them. As long as the numbered bundles can continue to include some big well known games, them I think they can avoid "bundle fatigue". But we will see, I guess. Its still too early to know for sure how repeatable it is, though it looks positive so far - I mean, $900k in one day is pretty good!

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