Re: HumbleChoice October 2024

On 10/2/2024 8:49 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 We've an early start to this month's HumbleChoice; the games come out
on the first Tuesday of the month and -whaddaya know!- the first day
of October 2024 just happens to be a Tuesday. I wonder how often that
happens! But even though I didn't have to wait long, I'm still
impatient to see what we got!
   * Remnant II
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282100/REMNANT_II/
    This one is essentially a "Left4Dead" clone, in that
    it's a co-op PVE experience. Although it's probably
    better to point towards stuff like "Vermintide"
    because it has classes and loot too. It's okay --
    the shooty-shoot-shoot bits are solid-- but there's
    not enough world-development for my taste, and I'm
    not really a big fan of class-based shooters. Just
    give me a single hero who starts with a pea-shooter
    and graduates upwards as he finds more powerful gear;
    that's about as complicated as I want my games. But
    if you're the sort who likes diving into the mechanics
    -who min/maxes his classes and likes finding the best
    combination of gear and allies- you'll probably enjoy
    this one.

Souls-like, rogue-like, proceduraly generated sequel to
Remnant: From the Ashes.
I probably didn't give RFtA enough time, but found it confusing, requiring multiplayer help with bosses, and not terribly populated.  I assume II is going to be more populated at least, and they supposedly went further away from Souls-like at least.  Yes the first does remind me a little of Vermintide, but FPS and not as good.
I'd almost be tempted to buy it anyway.

* Persona 5 Strikers
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382330/Persona_5_Strikers/

    I never really got into the franchise those -my Weeb
    score is too low

Yeesh.  I looked at the steam page, and wow that looks awful. Guess my Weeb score is too low as well.

* Jusant
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1977170/Jusant/
    My first thought was: is this a love-child of Justisaur
    and Ant?

*side eye*

* Remnant Records

Sounds mildly interesting.

  * McPixel 3
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1338580/McPixel_3/
    <sigh> More pixel-graphics. I'm so, so tired of pixel
    graphics. Gameplay seems to be a mix of adventuring and
    arcade mini-games; the humor is basic and honestly I
    just don't see the appeal at all. Others might.

Looks like it could be absolute garbage or odd, unusual and fun.
I still haven't seen an offer I would buy the bundle for, but like looking through what's in them.
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