And.... we're back. It's been a month; time to feed The Number with
more games from HumbleChoice. And The Number is ever so hungry; don't
disappoint us, Humble!
* Pacific Drive
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458140/Pacific_Drive/ Drive your classic estate wagon in a post-apocalyptic
survival game. "Pacific Drive" got a lot of press when
it was released, and not entirely undeservedly; the game
has a lot of intriguing atmosphere and some pretty
visuals. But at the end of the day, it's still yet-
another-survival-game, which means a lot of redundant
dashing about looking for crafting materials.
* Homeworld 3
https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1840080/ The long-awaited sequel to the classic 3D real-time
strategy games was an all around disappointment, with
neither gameplay nor visuals nor story living up to its
predecessors. Still, it's hard to completely ruin the
premise, and there's a nugget of value beneath all
the Gearbox-cruft.
* Gravity Circuit
https://store.steampowered.com/app/858710/Gravity_Circuit/ A retro-graphic'd action/platformer; run-n-jump left to
right, punching and kicking anything that gets in your
way. It's basically a modern-day "Mega Man X" with the
serial numbers filed off; good for what it is, but not
really the sort of game I enjoy.
* Sir Whoopass: Immortal Death
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240590/Sir_Whoopass_Immortal_Death/ "Hey, lets point out all the stupid things CRPGs do, then
do them anyway, except since we're self-awarely pointing out
how dumb they are, it'll somehow make the game fun."
Narrator: It doesn't.
* Racine
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1793170/Racine/ A self-described "Autobattler Strategy Roguelike", which is
like a trifecta of nope as far as I'm concerned. Retro
graphics and card-based mechanics (a quintfecta?) just add
to the misery. Reviews aren't that kind to the game either.
* Cavern of Dreams
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059660/Cavern_of_Dreams/ A 3D-platformer with a mascot, reminiscent of those old
Nintendo 64 games. Honestly, it doesn't look much better
than games from that era too. It's just not the sort of
game I enjoy.
* Wild Hearts (via EA Origin)
"Mom, buy me Capcom's 'Monster Hunter'!" "Honey, we have that
game at home." The game you have at home: "Wild Hearts". It's
basically an uninspired riff on those more popular games;
wander the wilderness and fight giant monsters with outlandish
(mostly melee) weapons. Unoptimized, buggy and unoriginal.
For some reason, this game is offered through EA Origin rather
than Humble's usual Steam offerings.
* Tales of Kenzera: Zau (via EA Origin)
A side-scrolling Metroidvania platformer. Looks fairly nice,
and the reviews are generally positive. Apparently it's based
on African mythology (although given the size of the continent,
that's sort of like saying something is based on 'European'
mythology; it's accurate but imprecise to the point of
uselessness). Still, at least it's not just the usual elves
and dragons. The style of game is not really my cup of tea. I
don't dislike it entirely, but it's a rare day I pick one of
this type of game over my usual FPS, adventure or strategy games.
Also weirdly on EA Origin, even though it's also available on
Steam; why Humble, why?
A very mixed bag, with even the best of the games being of debatable
worth. "Pacific Drive" is a good survival game, but you gotta like
that genre. I'm tempted mostly by "Homeworld 3" (despite knowing
better); everything else is basically just filler as far as I'm
concerned (well, maybe "Tales of Kenzera" looks nice too). I'm not
sure this month is worth the price; if it is, it's just /scraping/ by.
The fact that two of the games are on EA Origin is a big disadvantage
too. Do better, Humble.
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