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Re: Humble Indie Bundle 9 released

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Post by barbs »

jerf wrote: post #19

I've slowly been transitioning to Linux-only gaming, because the whole reboot-into-Windows just to play is a pretty steep bar. (Steeper than it even sounds in practice, as now, basically, every time I boot into Windows I have to spend about 10 minutes updating the damn thing, because I don't do it often enough; this has become a vicious cycle.) This bundle is great for that, with all the Linux debuts. Linux gaming is…

I recently built myself a gaming rig, and am running Linux Mint on it. This works well enough for me. Sure, most games out there are Windows only, but the quality ones that I want to play (dota 2, Amnesia, Quake Live) work great on Linux.

Re: Humble Indie Bundle 9 released

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Post by Wingman4l7 »

masterzora wrote: post #58
elliottcarlson wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Of the numbered main ones - but the problem is all of them get posted here - the THQ, FrozenByte, Origin etc bundles... They are far more frequent then you think: https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=humble...

As the guy who submitted the front-paged link to the Origin bundle, I thought it was interesting because it was a significant departure from the usual Humble Bundle fare and perceived ethos. Submitting every bundle that's offered, however, is just annoying. They have a mailing list for a that.

You must have missed the THQ Bundle, which was the start of their whole ethos departure, IIRC.

Re: Humble Indie Bundle 9 released

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Post by ekianjo »

jerf wrote: post #19

I've slowly been transitioning to Linux-only gaming, because the whole reboot-into-Windows just to play is a pretty steep bar. (Steeper than it even sounds in practice, as now, basically, every time I boot into Windows I have to spend about 10 minutes updating the damn thing, because I don't do it often enough; this has become a vicious cycle.) This bundle is great for that, with all the Linux debuts. Linux gaming is…

Well there's Metro Last Light coming up very soon it seems, that's a sign that AAA gaming may be entering the dance slowly. On the indie side in the end of July Andy, the creator of Monaco, confirmed the upcoming Linux port. I bought Monaco when it came out for Windows, but I hardly played it since I'm spending most of my time under Linux. NOw, knowing this game is coming on Linux made my day.

And this HB9 is excellent. Very much in the tradition of the best ones from 2012.

Re: Humble Indie Bundle 9 released

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Post by masterzora »

Wingman4l7 wrote: post #63
masterzora wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As the guy who submitted the front-paged link to the Origin bundle, I thought it was interesting because it was a significant departure from the usual Humble Bundle fare and perceived ethos. Submitting every bundle that's offered, however, is just annoying. They have a mailing list for a that.

You must have missed the THQ Bundle, which was the start of their whole ethos departure, IIRC.

Perhaps it's just my personal feelings towards the relevant companies but I felt like it was a totally different affair than the Origin bundle, though you are right that it was different from the original ethos.

The main similarity to the Origin bundle was that only DRM-full copies were available and, again, this was definitely a departure.

On the other hand, while THQ was technically a AAA developer/publisher as well, by that point it was largely an in-name-only sort of deal. The THQ bundle was (or at least looked to be; I don't know if there's a definite official word on it) a last ditch effort to save a well-liked company from bankruptcy. Maybe trying to prop up a large company is not quite in the same vein as trying to support a tiny company but I personally felt like the spirit was mostly intact.

The Origin bundle, on the other hand, was a different beast. EA is a large, stable company and has a strong reputation for being anti-consumer. They also only provided DRM-full games in the Bundle but most of the games were only available on a service used by fewer people. And, for that matter, that seemed to be the entire point of the bundle: actually get people to use Origin. As much as I hate to say this phrase, the Origin bundle definitely felt like the HB guys selling out.

Re: Humble Indie Bundle 9 released

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Post by larrik »

masterzora wrote: post #65
Wingman4l7 wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You must have missed the THQ Bundle, which was the start of their whole ethos departure, IIRC.

Perhaps it's just my personal feelings towards the relevant companies but I felt like it was a totally different affair than the Origin bundle, though you are right that it was different from the original ethos. The main similarity to the Origin bundle was that only DRM-full copies were available and, again, this was definitely a departure. On the other hand, while THQ was technically a AAA developer/publisher as wel…

The Origin bundle was entirely for charity, though. Kind of hard to consider it "selling out." AND EA let them post Steam keys for some of the games, even though the whole point of the bundle was to promote Origin.

I'm not happy about them not having Linux games, but it's hard to really feel bad about buying that bundle. At least for me.

Re: Humble Indie Bundle 9 released

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Post by InAnEmergency »

jerf wrote: post #19

I've slowly been transitioning to Linux-only gaming, because the whole reboot-into-Windows just to play is a pretty steep bar. (Steeper than it even sounds in practice, as now, basically, every time I boot into Windows I have to spend about 10 minutes updating the damn thing, because I don't do it often enough; this has become a vicious cycle.) This bundle is great for that, with all the Linux debuts. Linux gaming is…

Was excited to play Mark of the Ninja on Linux (64-bit) but all I get is a blank screen :'(

Re: Humble Indie Bundle 9 released

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Post by stevewilber »

msg wrote: post #39

I too love this bundle. Pretty awesome that the three charities are Watsi, Child's Play, and EFF. The games are all very distinct from each other and top notch. My three favorites: Fez: a perspective-altering puzzle platformer. It's cute, clever, and well designed. FTL: a real-time starship crew management game, where you assign people to stations and target your opponent's systems. You fly through randomly generated…

FTL has a fantastic soundtrack with a chill, electronic sound. Great coding music.

Re: Humble Indie Bundle 9 released

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Post by michaelbuddy »

No other mention of Trine on here yet. That game looks so beautiful. I'm however having trouble understanding the steam key thing. I put my key into steam but my games aren't there to download. Oh well. Downloading Amnesia a Machine for Pigs right now anyway. That wasn't part of this bundle, but happened to release yesterday so I've got games in the queue before having to worry about this bundle just yet.

Re: Humble Indie Bundle 9 released

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Post by laureny »

jerf wrote: post #19

I've slowly been transitioning to Linux-only gaming, because the whole reboot-into-Windows just to play is a pretty steep bar. (Steeper than it even sounds in practice, as now, basically, every time I boot into Windows I have to spend about 10 minutes updating the damn thing, because I don't do it often enough; this has become a vicious cycle.) This bundle is great for that, with all the Linux debuts. Linux gaming is…

I don't see much reason to rejoice, all the games you see running on Linux are not doing so because they were specifically written for Linux but because the developers used Unity or Game Maker.

Nothing wrong with that, the more such games the better, but it just speaks volumes to the fact that Linux is as fringe on the desktop as it ever was.

Frankly, I don't understand why gamers who happen to use Linux and who love video games as well don't spend $500 on a Windows laptop and save themselves all these headaches.

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