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[PaulLFC]

- An exclusive, specially remastered adventure game compilation debut (Steam for PC, Desura for PC, DRM-free PC download) Blackwell Trilogy Remastered
- An unlikely-themed multiplayer FPS (Steam for PC) Dino D-Day
- A cult puzzle action game (Steam for PC and Mac, Desura for PC, DRM-free PC and Mac download) Eets
- An overlooked sim-action title (Desura for PC, DRM-free PC download). The Oil Blue <-- this one is made by GAFfer chubigans!

If you pay enough to drop the price, you will get: "Rush Coil's uber festive chiptune album '8-Bit Christmas', as featured on Adult Swim

Now available on the IndieRoyale website ($3-5)

 

[jgminto]

Fuck it, preordered.

 

[amrod]

wonder what the games are... pre-ordered anyways

 

[Sysgen]

Sorta like a Christmas grab bag. Intrigued and pre-ordered.

 

[goober]

Hmm.. has anyone had experience with these things? Are the games enjoyable?

Never done this before.

 

[PaulLFC]

Hmm.. has anyone had experience with these things? Are the games enjoyable?

Never done this before.

The last bundle worked the same way - if you want to preorder, you pay $3.99 between now and when the bundle launches. When it launches, you get access to the four games and the bonus soundtrack.

If you want to wait to see what the games are, you can buy it after it launches. Price starts at $2.99 but goes up depending on how many people buy it (except when people pay a few $ over the asking price, which brings the price down for everyone else).

Last time we didn't have hints for guessing the games, so maybe this time we can work out what some/all of the titles will be before it launches.

 

[Baha]

Gonna guess kyntt stories for the remastered adventure game compilation. The unlikely-themed fps sounds like Dino D-Day.

 

[Sysgen]

Rather spend $5 on unknown games I won't play than on known games I know I won't play. ... yea

 

[Narag]

I'll never learn. Preordered.

 

[oipic]

An exclusive, specially remastered adventure game compilation debut (Steam for PC, Desura for PC, DRM-free PC download)

Very early, uneducated guess at this one: the Blackwell series, perhaps?

 

[firehawk12]

Very early, uneducated guess at this one: the Blackwell series, perhaps?

It would be wild if those games came to Steam.

 

[trinest]

Fuck it, preordered.

Same.

It's interesting to see peoples guesses for the bundle.

The bundle is this week coming or next week?

 

[dallow_bg]

So we're at this point in the game now.

 

[TheNatural]

I wonder how much of all these bundles combined if someone paid $1 apiece, how many games would now be in their Steam account or whatever?

 

[jgminto]

The unlikely-themed fps sounds like Dino D-Day.

I hope not. I've heard some pretty bad things about that game.

 

[chubigans]

I was wondering if they were going to do preorders again after some complained of duplicate games in the last bundle.

They didn't mention platforms or have any hints for the last preorder bundle right?

 

[jgminto]

I am thoroughly enjoying the Christmas Album preorder bonus. Really well made.

 

[PixyJunket]

I'll pre-order again, worst case scenario I'll just have more codes to throw around for Christmas.

 

[Bomber Bob]

preordered

5$ as always

 

[PaulLFC]

The bundle is this week coming or next week?

It's releasing next week at some point, but they haven't confirmed an exact date.

They didn't mention platforms or have any hints for the last preorder bundle right?

Nope - only hint they had last time was that "Really Big Bundle" was in reference to one of the included games, which ended up being Really Big Sky. The other 3 games didn't get hints last time though.

 

[chubigans]

Ah that's what I thought.

Its been really interesting seeing how all of these bundles have been doing. Was the HIB going to do anymore bundles this year?

 

[cooljeanius]

Only 1 of them is for Mac? Skip.

 

[Themacabre]

I have no clue about the games.

 

[Darryl]

Ah that's what I thought.

Its been really interesting seeing how all of these bundles have been doing. Was the HIB going to do anymore bundles this year?

ya they're supposed to do HiB 4 sometime soon

 

[bigmit3737]

What games were included in the last bundle?

 

[Natiko]

Preordered. As usual who knows when or if I'll ever get around to playing any of these but oh well.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Only 1 of them is for Mac? Skip.

... but you can just pay $3-4 for that one game and then if you ever get a PC or install Parallels or reboot in boot camp, you've got the other games to play as well

 

[boutrosinit]

Not enough Mac for me.

 

[UnluckyKate]

3 on 4 are Steam ? Hum... I'll wait. They better be good games

 

[chubigans]

Update!

@indieroyale: @TooMuchManga None of these games have been in any previous Indie Royale or Humble Bundles.

 

[FloppyDelux]

only A cult puzzle action games i can think of is puzzle quest and portal 2.....

 

[butter_stick]

This pre-ordering shit is stupid. Just make the launch day include the bonus. There's no reason why you need people to preorder a digital product other than because you hope they'll spend more on potential than the actual product you offer.

 

[Alexios]

Hope the fps isn't the Batman thing. And the adventure some half lame remaster like Broken Sword.

Err, would those be indie?

Omg, could it be the journey down?!
http://www.skygoblin.com/the-journey-down/
But it's episodic I think... The simple gfx release was cool though.

Nm, they say compilation. I'm clueless...

 

[EternalGamer]

This pre-ordering shit is stupid. Just make the launch day include the bonus. There's no reason why you need people to preorder a digital product other than because you hope they'll spend more on potential than the actual product you offer.

More so given that preordering is MORE expensive than the starting price. $3.99 now r $2.99 next week.

 

[Chesskid1]

Very early, uneducated guess at this one: the Blackwell series, perhaps?

just added to steam registry.

great guess, if it was one!

blackwell deception was also added, but by itself. could be a bonus/beat the average extra, or just sold by itself.

edit: obv this isn't 100%, but very likely.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

If that is true - it is pretty much guaranteed that it is Blackwell. Probably going to pre-order.

 

[morningbus]

- An overlooked sim-action title (Desura for PC, DRM-free PC download).[/B]

Chubigans probably wouldn't be able to respond in the affirmative... but I think the action-sim game only available on Desura is our own chubigan's "The Oil Blue."

 

[mannerbot]

Chubigans probably wouldn't be able to respond in the affirmative... but I think the action-sim game only available on Desura is our own chubigan's "The Oil Blue."

I'm so-so on the bundle based on hints so far but would gladly support a fellow GAFfer if this is the case.

 

[firehawk12]

http://i.imgur.com/R4UpG.png

just added to steam registry.

great guess, if it was one!

blackwell deception was also added, but by itself. could be a bonus/beat the average extra, or just sold by itself.

Shit, if true, then this bundle is hot. Too bad The Shiva couldn't get added to the bundle.

 

[Dice]

Okay, looking at the hints is enough. I'm preordering.

Edit: If it's Blackwell then the puzzle action game might be Puzzle Bots.

 

[Castor Krieg]

It's the same format as last time - pre-orders will be $3.99 and include a bonus, but you don't know what the games will be until the bundle launches. Launch price, minus the bonus, will be $2.99.

I'm all for Indies, but they are pushing it. This will really lead to de-valueing Indie content.

 

[Lothars]

I'm all for Indies, but they are pushing it. This will really lead to de-valueing Indie content.

i disagree this wont have any effect if anything it gets gamers interested in games they didn't know before.

 

[Dice]

Yeah. These bundles are making the whole indie scene and its amazingness visible. Don't underestimate the curiosity that is instilled by them and the concluding self-motivated searching for cool indie games and friendly recommendations when people talk to others who enjoyed similar games.

 

[DJ Crimson]

Yea

 

[butter_stick]

I tend to put off buying indie games now because I assume they'll be dirt cheap in a bundle eventually, or during a Steam sale. I assume the structure is profitable for them but personally it just makes me reluctant to ever pay full price.

 

[Dice]

I tend to put off buying indie games now because I assume they'll be dirt cheap in a bundle eventually, or during a Steam sale. I assume the structure is profitable for them but personally it just makes me reluctant to ever pay full price.

I never pay full price for any game... or anything. It's the way of the times.

 

[Large Professor]

Well I'm definitely buying this one if the games are indeed the oil blue and blackwell.

I also wasn't aware very much of the indie scene before all these bundles came along.

 

[ElectricThunder]

Hmm, no real harm in waiting to see what all winds up being included, though like many it has every indication of being a great deal regardless----they had to have put some thought into this given the holiday period and whatever onslaught Steam will unleash this year, etc.

 

[Weenerz]

Pre-ordered, these guys do a good job.

 

[Stop It]

Well, as long as they haven't been on the humble bundles before, it increases the chances of me not having the games so screw it, pre-ordered.