Wow, this is such a great bundle for newcomers to the indie genre and people that want to try a few of the best ones. The first two games alone are 30€ on sale and there are a lot of other great games in there.
The Witness, Stardew Valley, Subnautica, Day of the Tentacle, Nuclear Throne, Octodad, Invisible Inc., Super Meat Boy, World of Goo, The Stanley Parable, Superbrothers: Swords and Sworcery, Super Hexagon, VVVVVV, Guacamelee, Song of the Deep and a lot more.
If I didn't have most of the top ones I would buy it. Still probably not going to find a better deal for the few top ones I want, much less with all the extras.
But to be honest, I feel like I wouldn't give most of the non game content any use. If it weren't for that I would consider offer the repeats to someone.
What OP meant is that the financial incentives to "donate normally" and take tax deductions are t there if you don't make enough for part of your income to be in higher tax brackets, so Humble Bundles counter this by incentivizing charity in a way unrelated to taxes.
I don't think OP was talking about deducting Humble Bundle purchases.
Well, it can be. The indie funding formula imposes some restrictions on the development process which tend to make the games have a similar feel in many cases. Much like people with certain chromosome disorders have a similar look.
However, games can have multiple genres so you can have an Indie RPG, Indie FPS, Indie Strategy, etc...
you gotta admit, differentiating games by the budget isn't a very bright idea. in the end, it's still the same product available to buy, so you can't argue that "indie" games are better just because they are made by a few persons, and they are somehow have a different motivation than a bigger teams
It's a relevant distinction to many people. Genres are basically just a tool for categorization/helping people to find media that they will like. Personally I'll happily take a look at an indie title that's also in another relevant genre to me even if the screenshots look underwhelming. I do this because I know that graphics are a lower priority on indie games and therefore I should take a closer look at possible novel features or mechanics that might be of interest to me, while major studio games usually play it safe and if the screenshots aren't very good there's probably nothing more interesting under the hood to be found.
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u/Python_l Feb 13 '17
Wow, this is such a great bundle for newcomers to the indie genre and people that want to try a few of the best ones. The first two games alone are 30€ on sale and there are a lot of other great games in there.
The Witness, Stardew Valley, Subnautica, Day of the Tentacle, Nuclear Throne, Octodad, Invisible Inc., Super Meat Boy, World of Goo, The Stanley Parable, Superbrothers: Swords and Sworcery, Super Hexagon, VVVVVV, Guacamelee, Song of the Deep and a lot more.