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    The Humble Indie Bundle # 3

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by DEagleson, Jul 26, 2011.

  1. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Great deal here. :D

    Crayon Physics Deluxe, Cogs, Hammerfight, VVVVVV and And Yet It Moves in a sweeet bundle that does not include any DRM at all.
    Also cross platform so Mac & Linux gamers can enjoy too.

    I bought Humble Bundle 2 (Got No. 1 with it) and The Frozen Bundle, so im pretty sure im grabbing this one too.

    Should also include keys so you can redeem or Desura or maybe also on Steam.
    Did that for me with my previous bundles.
     
  2. hakira

    hakira <3 xkcd

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    Heh, they've added a captcha now if you try and pay less than $1 (in addition to a picture), I guess a lot of people are paying 1 cent or something.

    Crayon physics alone is worth buying, I've never even heard of yet it moves or hammerfight but who cares
     
  3. ray4jc

    ray4jc Notebook Evangelist

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    me to :D

    yeah i just bought the crayon physics for $5 during the steam summer sale so definitely getting it just for that (so i can play it without steam :eek: ) :cool:
     
  4. The Happy Swede

    The Happy Swede Notebook Evangelist

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    Deagleson, youre the boss! Just got it, what a fantastic idea!
     
  5. TearTaker

    TearTaker Notebook Evangelist

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    Got It as well. And yes, you can redeem it on steam. It will give you a code to redeem all of them on steam.
     
  6. c4sc4

    c4sc4 Notebook Consultant

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    Hmm, I already have all of those on steam. I guess I'll pass on this one.
     
  7. assaultsuit

    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    bought 3 copies... one is for my wife, she loves indie games too xD
     
  8. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    Are any of these games multi-player and/or co-op then?
     
  9. assaultsuit

    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't think so... but we have different computers and she work at home, so we can't take turns.

    VVVVVV is worth for the soundtrack already. The game may be awesome or not, but I LOVE the music!!
     
  10. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    I tried the "Online Chat" feature on Humble Bundle, but I haven't been responded to yet.


    Is there a way to buy the pack using a credit card? I don't have paypal,amazonpayment, nor google checkout and don't want them.
     
  11. preview

    preview Notebook Evangelist

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    You don't need a PayPal account to pay with PayPal. Just ignore 'Bill Me Later' and PayPal's attempts to make you create an account once you're done.
     
  12. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    You can pay with a credit card through PayPal. Just use a throwaway email account and delete your card information when you're done. I assume you can do the same with Amazon or Google Checkout.
     
  13. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thanks :D +rep
     
  14. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thanks! Worked exactly like you guys mentioned and went smoothly :D

    Only game I am interested in is COGS, but my sister says she wanted to play Crayon Physics.

    Thanks for the find!
     
  15. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Hmmm, how long did it take everyone else to get their purchase email with the download links? I been waiting about 20 mins. I am thinking they are just super busy? My Paypal payment already went through.
     
  16. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Took about 5 minutes for me.
     
  17. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    30 seconds after my payment went through
     
  18. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    less than 30 seconds for me. maybe 15. their support is phenomenal. just ask for help on their site.
     
  19. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Paypal button not working for me.
     
  20. lozanogo

    lozanogo Notebook Deity

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    Excellent!! I'm getting it right now :D
     
  21. RaYYaN

    RaYYaN Back on NBR :D

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    Just read the email for this myself, great bundle

    Definitely jumping on this :D :D
     
  22. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Just bought it. :D
    Im gonna look forward to draw with crayons later today. ^^
     
  23. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    COGS is pretty cool. The other 4 are kinda "meh" for me.
     
  24. assaultsuit

    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm stucked with VVVVVV. Tried COGS and is awesome. But VVVVVV is my addiction right now... I even ended buying the soundtrack! ;)

    On other stuff... Just found this (little old) article. . Recently I've been playing A LOT of indie games and learned to love 'em. I wanna try Hawken since the first advance I saw some months ago. And that Spy Party...

    That being said... I'm waiting for Limbo. I hope it don't get so expensive
     
  25. lozanogo

    lozanogo Notebook Deity

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    It should be ported to PC, it looks like a great indie game!
     
  26. preview

    preview Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you talking about Limbo? It has been ported to the PC and is coming out in a little under a week.

    Limbo is great, but the reviews all say that it's somewhat short. Not sure if that's a minus or not.
     
  27. lozanogo

    lozanogo Notebook Deity

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    I wasn't aware it was coming so soon for PC. Not sure about its shortness, did you read any specific numbers? 1 hour? 5 hours?
     
  28. assaultsuit

    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    I read that about 3 hours. So, I hope it doesn't come expensive... but it seems it will be about 15$. Hope it don't.
     
  29. lozanogo

    lozanogo Notebook Deity

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    Well, you can always wait for the next Steam sale to have it at a discount ... or wait until it comes to the Humble Indie Bundle (though I think it will take a good while to make it).
     
  30. preview

    preview Notebook Evangelist

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    It's in that ballpark (leaning more towards five hours).

    The Xbox release got really great reviews though, so length might not be a big problem for some. Value for money is a very subjective thing, but if you compare it to a trip to the movies or something it's about the same. I want to support quirky indie games, so I'll probably buy it.
     
  31. assaultsuit

    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    I think the same. One can't avoid feeling fine giving money to indie developers... they deserve each quarter, and that helps they continue with their great job, they give us ORIGINAL games. Maybe lack of graphics... but you know what? I'm a bit tired on (such) CoD and it's clones. I'm not saying I won't buy AAA games anymore, but will focus more on (good) independent games. I really want Frozen Synapse right now... but I'm broken :(

    Look at this. The first image says it all (Videogaming 2011)
     
  32. preview

    preview Notebook Evangelist

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    I agree that most indie games look, ahem, less than good but that isn't the case with Limbo. I think that game looks almost cinematic and appears really polished with lots of little neat details. It looks even better in motion.
     
  33. assaultsuit

    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    I know there are some indie games that looks really good. But what I'm trying to say is that given the gameplay quality, graphics are the least I care on indie games. VVVVVV is a gem. Terraria is one of the top 10 sellers on Steam since it came out, and for me, is one of the best games out there.
     
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    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    now they added Steel Storm to the list! I was about to buy that game... excelent!
     
  35. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    Apparently you also get free access to Minecraft for the next 2 weeks. Not bad...though I already have it.
     
  36. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Is there a way to add Steel Storm to Steam even after your already entered your "Steam Code" before Steel Storm was part of the pack?

    I went to my Humble Bundle page, and the Steam Key it gives me is already used (tried it again). Is there a Steel Storm steam key I don't know about?

    Thanks :D
     
  37. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    I am also curious about that.
     
  38. c4sc4

    c4sc4 Notebook Consultant

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    I don't know, I just bought the bundle when I saw Steel Storm was added. It's the only game in this bundle I don't already have so when I tried my Steam key it told me I already have all the games. I'm guessing it isn't added yet or maybe we won't get it on steam. You could ask the Humble support.
     
  39. assaultsuit

    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    I read on a couple of forums that the Steam Key is not ready yet (but will be there). And the HumbleBundle support confirmed me this on chat...
     
  40. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Ya I asked support but haven't heard back, so I thought I would shoot my question here.

    Good to hear it will have steam support soon. Thanks for info! :D
     
  41. RaYYaN

    RaYYaN Back on NBR :D

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    Yeah hope that a new code will be issued that lets steel storm be added to steam.

    Also looking forward to trying minecraft
     
  42. c4sc4

    c4sc4 Notebook Consultant

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    "Steel Storm has been added to your Humble Indie Bundle #3 Steam key as well! Just restart Steam to see it in your library."

    Twitter

    EDIT: Just activated my key, it worked!
     
  43. assaultsuit

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    I didn't need to restart Steam... it just appeared
     
  44. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    Same here, I just looked at my Steam list, and it's already there.
     
  45. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Buying it just for VVVVVV and Steel Storm. Great Deal.
     
  46. assaultsuit

    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    I bought it only for VVVVVV (SteelStorm wasn't available at the time), and ended loving Crayon Physics!. My wife is in love with Cogs (Gifted her a humbleBundle pass too xD). My kids played AYIM and liked it too. Is a great bundle!!
     
  47. c4sc4

    c4sc4 Notebook Consultant

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    I bought it just for Steel Storm sense I had the others already. I was glad they added it because I like supporting the Humble bundle and it gave me a reason to buy the bundle.
     
  48. lozanogo

    lozanogo Notebook Deity

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    It is definitely a nice plus for the bundle :D
     
  49. assaultsuit

    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    It now includes five games from previous bundle! Braid, cortex command, machinarium, Osmos, Revenge of the titans... and I just bought Machinarium from the daily deal!!
     
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    ray4jc Notebook Evangelist

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    I was about to post this as well :D

    I have had tons of fun with those games, especially Machinarium and Osmos.
     
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