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Itch.io bundle
| Oooh this seems like a good thread hopefully I got the BLM one but there's so much it's impossible to look at everything
| There is Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass which is an rpg heavily inspired in LISA and Mother 3.
There is Night in the Woods too. And also both Bleed and Bleed 2 which are AWESOME! (and in, cool slowmo action platforming shooter :P)
I know there were many I played but I don't have the pc to check them. I'll update more later!
| The one from last year? or is there another one this year?
| iirc this bundle had Diaries of a Spaceport janitor
also Pico-8, a "fantasy console" which has some nice mini games made by the community
| In case any of you haven't seen it, https://randombundlegame.com/ is probably the best way to browse all the games in either bundle.
I played Signs of the Sojourner from the bundle and it's terrific. I actually went and bought it full-price later.
The Palestinian aid bundle has Baba Is You.
If you like interactive fiction (i.e. lots of reading), there's a game called "if not us" which is very strange but also incredible. In a similar vein: "Four Horsemen".
| >>812825 there's a site you can use where you can sort the games in your bundle so it's easier to find what you want.
https://randombundlegame.com/
| >>813054 Signs of the Soujourner has a unique artstyle, but I didnt get what the gameplay would be like from screenshots, so I skipped it. What made you love it?
| >>813099
How do I put this... It's a game where you talk to people, but the conversation is simulated with a card game.
You know how when you talk to someone there's always a tension in how, does the other person understand what I'm saying? What should I say to make them not hate me? Somehow the game managed to simulate all this with a bunch of cards and only a few words.
1/2
| And then you travel between cities and get a sense of how the culture shift. How you talk before suddenly doesn't work anymore, and you need to learn how these different culture speak too.
It's just really interesting, how this turn-based card game thing can feel a lot like holding a conversation.
The atmosphere is also fairly chill and relaxing, with some small moments of tension and drama. There's plenty of interesting characters to meet.
2/2
| >>3dfef4 Yeah, it's relatable. So relatable in fact, it hurts. You've sold me on the game. I'm definitely checking it out.
| >>813159
Would love to hear what you think after you played it! Though probably make a new thread instead of clogging this one, aha.
| >>813309 Thread is about to die anyways, so it should be fine. I tried it outand so far it's been fascinating, albeit quite simplistic, granted I haven't gotten far yet. That by itself would be fine, but in turn I wish there were things like scattered newspaper articles that you collect along the way, or some speech from the protag (was never a fan of self-inserts), so you can immerse yourself more. From what I can gather, the setting looks to be somewhere in Australian outback.
| >>814148
Yeah, I also wish there's a bit more to the worldbuilding. It's nice getting scraps of it from the conversations and extrapolating on them, but I'd love more.
Pretty sure the setting is entirely fictional, but I also get an Australian vibe from it. Or at least, it feels distinct from the American-centrism in most other games.
It's not a terribly long/complicated game. It's just pretty good for its size, you know.
| That bundle from like a year ago? From what I remember it having:
Quadrilateral Cowboy, a fun cyberpunk game where you hack electronics with a laptop during heists (no coding knowledge necessary).
Pyre is a Supergiant game (Bastion, Hades, etc). I haven't tried it yet. But I heard the story and characters are interesting, although the gameplay is divisive.
And there's Glittermitten Grove which is one of those games you should play without reading anything about it.
| >>814191
Pyre is in the bundle?? No shit?? That game's fantastic. I actually think I like it better than Bastion or Hades, even. It made a bigger mark on my life.
Glittermitten Grove looks like a forgettable mobile game so I ignored it, but if you put it that way, maybe it's worth a play.
| holy shit, how did I miss Pyre in there. I can finally complete my Supergiant collection and I don't even need to pay for it again lets go
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| Post the gems you've found here in the BLM bundle so I can play. I don't have the Pakistan bundle, but post them here too so I can check them out.
So far I've only discovered Witchway, Celeste, and Mu Cartographer. Death and Taxes looks cool. OneShot is there, too, so if you haven't tried it yet do it now. It's the only game to get max ratings on both steam and itchio.