[quote name='Strell']Did you see what happened with the Humble Indie Bundle from a few months ago? Just as pathetic, really.[/QUOTE]
Well, the Humble Bundle had a lot of things going for it that this one doesn't (DRM free, cross platform, more popular games, elastic price). I'm not saying Telltale deserves to raise a million dollars like Wolfire did, but you'd think a level like 5,000 isn't too much to ask. The 25% charity donation means the price is really $15, which should be worth it to anyone mildly interested in adventure games.
I have a feeling that Telltale wanted to make a point with this bundle, that point being that adventure isn't a dead genre and people will buy if the price is right. Well, the price is right, and people still aren't buying. I hope everyone enjoys all the FPSes we're going to be bombarded with next year, after all the developers who were thinking about making intellectual adventure games see this and freak out.
Oh, who am I kidding... chances are if you're reading this thread, I'm preaching to the choir. The people I'm irritated at are all the bozos who run out and plop down $60 for Modern Same Old Shooter Warfare 12 Now With More Polygons Too Small To See Edition, but scoff at games with actual plots and good writing even when they're $15 a dozen. Fine, I see how it is. The other adventure game fans and I are quite comfy here under the bus we've been thrown under. Enjoy the future you've made for yourself, Gaming Industry, and have fun with the PTA types. We'll be here waiting for you to grow up, but we're not holding out breath.
/rant