Tuesday, May 7, 2013

New Humble Double Fine Bundle Is One Of The Best

     So a few days ago, a new humble bundle featuring exclusively games from fantastic developer double fine began. Since it's one of the best humble bundles in quite a while, I decided I would highlight it here and give people a quick rundown of every game and why they're all great.
     First up is Costume Quest, a turn based RPG with a story and mechanics based around halloween. you play as a trick-or-treater who's brother or sister (depending on who you play as) is kidnapped by monsters. You get different costumes with different attributes, and each costume has a unique button based mechanic attached to it. The knight, for example, enhances attacks by hitting the right button fast enough, while the robot costume you start with powers up by you hitting the button at the right time. A good amount of variety within the RPG system and sufficient amount of quirky uniqueness make this an excellent experince.
     Second on the list is Psychonauts. Originally developed and released as an Xbox game, it was so good it refused to stay on one platform. It's an action-adventure style game where you play as Raz, an acrobat with psychic powers who escaped from the circus to join the psychonaut army. a surprisingly large amount of collectables, powers, clever dialogue, and platforming goodness, psychonauts is a classic underrated hit, since it didn't sell particularly well in it's first run.
      Next up is Stacking, a puzzle game where you play as a matryoshka doll able to control other characters, each with their own unique special abilities. All the puzzles have multiple solutions, some being insanely obtuse (though the hint system being so lax makes this trivial)  and others being simple. With the cutscenes having film grain, and characters speaking through silent-film style images, Stacking oozes 1920's style, and offers something for casual and hardcore puzzle fans alike.
     Lastly is Brutal legend, the reward you get for going above the average. one of double fine's most polished projects to date, Brutal legend starts as a hack and slash game and ends as a strategy. Filled from beginning to end with an all star cast and a rocking sound track, any fan of rock music is missing out if they don't own this. It has Ozzy Ozbourne and Jack Black in it, what else needs to be said, really? you know, other than the fact that it's also hilarious, and has surprisingly good combat mechanics.
     That wraps it up. if this doesn't convince you to buy this bundle, then go look up as much as you can about these games, because you really should.
it's available here, by the way.

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