The other day at my girlfriend's behest I downloaded the Humble Indie Bundle V. I'm not big on computer gaming but I don't skip out on it entirely, if something interest me I try to play it. That said computer games are complicated for me. It's obvious I'm mostly a console gamer, even installing a game can lead to headaches for all involved when I'm around. Then there's the problem of whether or not I can even run the games I want which always freaks me out. The thought of having to trick out a computer scares me actually. So yeah I don't touch too many games. But having just gotten a new computer, the fact that these games aren't exactly powerhouses, and well it's for charity lead me to take the plunge. And hey since I'm not very up to date on this whole computer gaming thing I didn't have any of these games yet so everything in the bundle is new to me.
Included in this pay whatever you like package were four direct downloads for the games Limbo, Sword and Sworcery, Amnesia, and Psychonauts. If you paid the average you would also get Bastion, Braid, Super Meat Boy, Lone Survivor, the steam codes for all the games, and the soundtracks for the first five games. Now for the longest time my girlfriend has been showing me Let's Plays of Amnesia, and telling me about how scary it is and how I should play it. Of course the ironic twist here is that she is naturally a big scaredy cat so that means she has never played it for herself. So of course after I downloaded the games I gave her the steam codes so she could enjoy the fun too. Now we can both play Amnesia and be terrified. Remember kids, the couple that scares together stays together. Or was it runs away in fear together? Well whatever same thing really.
Right now I'm playing through Limbo and it's a real pretty game with such a nice dark atmosphere to it. So I'm having a lot of fun but the game feels pretty short I'll probably beat it before the weekend is over, if I can focus on it that is. I always seem to get distracted. I find the puzzles to be all very good and nothing too hard or unreasonable, with nice platforming involved as well. The biggest saving grace is probably that you are respawned right away with no real punishment after all your deaths. The game is very trail and error so death is something you'll see a lot. Overall it's a great puzzle platformer and reminds me a bit of
A Boy and his Blob on the Wii. That's another great puzzle platformer, far more bright and happy looking but still got great atmosphere and gameplay.
I'll start playing the other games in the weeks to come, I plan to get to Bastion soon which is the game I probably wanted the most. I have to say the soundtrack of the game is real awesome and the bit I have put into it feels great. So yeah my girlfriend and I have some games to play now and we gave money to charity. What could be better then that? The simple answer nothing. Well actually maybe not nothing, I think this is still better:
