The Indie Gala bundle!

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Yes, yet another indie bundle, but like the Humble Bundle, you can set your own price and donate to charity as well. The games only register on Steam, but that won't be a problem for most here. You get a key for each individual game, so you can gift whatever you do not personally want if you feel like it.

http://www.indiegala.com/

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Indie Gala Dwarves

Start Date: March 20, 2013
End Date:
Total Raised:
Total Purchased:
Average Price:
Group Buy thread: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=325538

Games Offered:
:pc: Nosferatu - The Wrath Of Malachi Wikipedia Entry
GG Street Racing Syndicate
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Gettysburg: Armored Warfare
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Unlocks 2nd Week

Beat the Average:
GG Guilty Gear Isuka
GG Gun Metal
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A Game of Dwarves
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Warlock - Master of the Arcane
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Unlocks 2nd Week
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Unlocks 2nd Week

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Happy Hour guidelines:

*Happy Hour happens at random times: sometimes as early as 4 days after the bundle going live, but most often during the second week of sales.

Happy Hour! Double Gifts! During Happy Hour time New buyers for every gift purchase get a 2nd bonus gift for free (2x1)! All gifts are doubled! Remember to check 'IS IT A GIFT'! *If you have not purchased the current Indie Gala yet, you can buy two for one during happy hour

And if you are an early buyer the deal is EVEN BIGGER!

Yes! If you already bought the current indiegala bundle, you get 2 bonus gifts for free for every gift purchased ( 3 x 1 ) *If you have already purchased the bundle, but you did not purchase it in the first week, you can buy three for one

And if you bought it in the first week you get 3 bonus gifts for free for every gift purchased ( 4 x 1 ) *If you already purchased the current bundle and did so in the first week of the current bundle going live, you can buy four for one

Remember to check 'IS IT A GIFT' ! if you want to take advantage of Happy Hour. You have to check this also if, after purchasing a bundle for yourself with your own email address, you want another additional bundle for you. If you don't, transactions amount will sum on your original email account and you can upgrade your purchase, obtaining more bonuses if you previously didn't unlock it, or more galapoints.

REMEMBER: (Gift purchases are not upgradable and don't contribute to upgrade your personal account for unlock new content.)
***For Happy Hour, you MUST use the same e-mail you used when buying your first bundle, and you MUST check the gift option below the payment method. You have to buy again during Happy Hour to receive gift copies.

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CAG Group Buy Hosting FAQ

Q: I see all of these CAGs hosting group buys for people. What's that all about?
A: It's a way for CAGs to help each other get the best deal. One person will buy the bundle during the first week, then they will buy four gift copies at the highest tier during Happy Hour. This person is referred to as the host. They then try to sell these to participants for a fraction of the price of buying the "beat the average" bundle individually, plus some extra to distribute the cost of the initial bundle purchase in the first week. The host gains money back, and the participants get the full bundle for a fourth of the cost. Everyone wins.

Q: How do I host one?
A: To host a CAG group buy, you must first purchase the Indie Gala full BTA (beat the average) bundle in the first week (this has been changed since the previous bundles). This will allow you to purchase four additional bundles for the price of one during a Happy Hour, as stated in the Happy Hour post above. Now, it does matter how much you initially spend, as you must purchase the full bundle in order to purchase full bundle four-packs during Happy Hour. Then, once Happy Hour starts, you buy a gift copy for the current "beat the average" price, which will be listed on the Indie Gala page. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK "IS IT A GIFT" TO GET FOUR GIFT COPIES.

Q: It's asking me for multiple e-mail addresses. What do I do?
A: Just skip that part. The links to the gifts will be added to your account page (which is another reason why you must always use the same e-mail address when ordering from Indie Gala). Most hosts will send out the gift URLs to their participants in a PM.

Q: Is it hard to do?
A: No, it's very quick and easy. Just keep track of which gift URLs you have sent to which people, and you will be fine.

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Past Galas


Indie Gala I

Start Date: December 5, 2011
End Date: January 6, 2012
Total Raised: $84,513
Total Purchases: 45,635
Average Price: $1.81

Games Offered:
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Saira (Nifflas Games, 2010)
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Zombie Shooter 1 (Sigma Team, 2007)
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Zombie Shooter 2 (Sigma Team, 2009)
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Your Doodles Are Bugged (Spyn Doctor Games, 2011)
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inMomentum (Digital Arrow, 2010)
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Hacker Evolution: Untold (Exosyphen Games, 2010)
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Hacker Evolution: Duality (Exosyphen Games, 2011)
:pc: Vizati (Different Pixel, 2011)

Music Offered:
"Terra Firma EP" - The Flashbulb, 2011
"Love As Dark Hallway" - The Flashbulb, 2011
"Good Luck " - Robot Science, 2011
"Doodads" - Robot Science, 2010
"Reptilians" - Starfucker, 2011
"inMomentum OST" - Gareth Coker, 2011

Indie Gala II

Start Date: February 4, 2012
End Date: March 20, 2012
Total Raised: $132,735
Total Purchases: 32,483
Average Price: $4.08

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Games Offered:
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Roboblitz (Naked Sky, 2006)
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Greed Corp (Vanguard Games, 2010)
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Zombie Shooter 1 (Sigma team, 2007)
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Fortix 2 (Nemesys Games, 2011)
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Critical Mass (Manic Games, 2011)
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Bunch of Heroes (NGD Studios, 2011)
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Zombie Shooter 2 (Sigma Team, 2009)
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Your Doodles Are Bugged (Spyn Doctor Games, 2011)
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inMomentum (Digital Arrow, 2010)
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Hacker Evolution (Exosyphen Games, 2010)
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Hacker Evolution: Untold (Exosyphen Games, 2010)
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Hacker Evolution: Duality (Exosyphen Games, 2011)
:pc: Postal (Running with Scissors, 1997)
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Fruitblitz (Rubicon Development, 2011)

Music Offered:
"Beautiful EP" - The Numbers, 2011
"Fit The Paradigm" - Jack Butler, 2011
"Good Luck" - Robot Science, 2011
"Doodads" - Robot Science, 2010
"Squares" - Robot Science, 2011
"inMomentum OST" - Gareth Coker, 2011

Indie Gala III

Start Date: March 24, 2012
End Date: April 15, 2012
Total Raised: $88,563
Total Purchased: 25,234
Average Price: $4.69

Games Offered:
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Flatout (Bugbear Entertainment, 2006)
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Twin Sector (DNS Development, 2009)
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Trapped Dead (Crenetics, 2011)
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Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes (Silent Dreams, 2010)
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Greed: Black Border (Clockstone, 2010)
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Future Wars (Radon Labs, 2010)
:pc: Gear Grinder (Headup Games, 2010)

Music Offered:
"Chiptune Hero" - DJ Cutman, 2011
"All Night Party" - Electric Children, 2011
"Viper EP" - F-777, 2011
"Re-Motion Vol.2" - F-777, 2010
"Squares" - Robot Science, 2011

Other Bonuses:
Sonia The Cruel - Part 1 (comic)

Indie Gala IV

Start Date: April 24, 2012
End Date: May 15, 2012
Total Raised: (info needed)
Total Purchased: (info needed)
Average Price: (info needed)

Games Offered:
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Steel Storm: Burning Retribution (Kot-in-Action Creative Artel, 2011)
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A.R.E.S.:Extinction Agenda (Extend Interactive, 2010)
Free code from Blade. Say thanks if you redeem it! 5N3EH-AVYXQ-BTK6Q
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Alien Shooter (Sigma Team, 2003)
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Disciples II: Gallean's return (Strategy First, 2005)
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Altitude (Nimbly Games, 2009)
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Really Big Sky (Boss Baddie, 2011)
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Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded (Sigma Team, 2009)
:pc: Wake (Boss Baddie, 2010)
:pc: Lunnye Devitsy (Boss Baddie, 2009)
:pc: DEADEND - Cerebral Vortex (MEMBRANOS Interactive Media Studio, 2011)

Music Offered:
"Really Big Sky OST" - MrPineapple Band, 2011
"Tormishire OST" - MrPineapple, 2012
"Pretty Things EP" - Giraf$$$e, 2011
"Opus At The End Of Everything" - The Flashbulb, 2012
"Arboreal" - The Flashbulb, 2010
"Im Cwazy" - Dubstep'n'Stuff, 2012
"ReMotion - Vol.1" - Kr1z & F-777, 2010
"Comfort" - Giraf$$$e, 2011

Indie Gala V

Start Date: May 27, 2012
End Date: June 14, 2012
Total Raised: $90,958.80
Total Purchased: 25,817
Average Price: $5.62

Games Offered:
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Making History: The Calm & The Storm (Muzzy Lane, 2007)
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Beat Hazard (Cold Beam Games, 2010)
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Razor2: Hidden Skies (Invent4 Entertainment, 2012)
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Ironclads Collection (Totem Games, 2008-2011)
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Space Empires IV Deluxe (Malfador Machinations, 2000)
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Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge (Invent4 Entertainment, 2009)
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Disciples II: Rise of the Elves (Strategy First, 2003)
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Puzzle Kingdoms (Infinite Interactive, 2009)
:pc: Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness (Targem Games, 2005)
:pc: WRC: FIA World Rally Championship (Milestone S.r.l., 2010)
:pc: Ninja Blade (From Software, 2009)
:pc: SBK X: Superbike World Championship (Milestone S.r.l., 2010)

Music Offered:
"The Last Seduction" - Baron Von Luxxury, 2012
"Biggest Failure Of All Time" - Losers Come From Above, 2012
"YOU Are" - Electric Children, 2011
"Deadmau5 - Strobe (Gameboy Remix)" - DJ Cutman & An0va, 2012
"Powerglove (It's So Bad)" - DJ Cutman feat. Benjamin Briggs, 2010

Indie Gala Mobile

Start Date: June 18, 2012
End Date: June 24, 2012
Total Raised: (info needed)
Total Purchased: (info needed)
Average Price: (info needed)

Games Offered:
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Cardinal Quest (tametick, 2012)
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Great Little War Game (Rubicon Development, 2012)
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Legends of Yore (Coke and Code, 2012)
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Smiles/Smiles HD (Mike Kaszprak, 2012)
:pc: Pitri 1977 (ilikescifi Games, 2012)
:pc: Manor of the Damned (Milestone, 2011)
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Turba (Binary Takeover, 2010)

Music Offered:
"Soundtracks for Everyday Adventures" - Lullatone, 2012
"Smash It" - F-777, 2012

Indie Gala VI

Start Date: June 25, 2012
End Date: July 10, 2012
Total Raised: $75,261.80
Total Purchased: 19,631
Average Price: $6.24

Games Offered:

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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (Pyro Studios, 1998)
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The Void (video game) (Ice-Pick Lodge, 2008)
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Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty (Pyro Studios, 1999)
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Commandos 2: Men of Courage (Pyro Studios, 2001)
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Ion Assault (Coreplay, 2009)
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Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (Games Farm, 2011)
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Cargo! – The Quest for Gravity (Ice-Pick Lodge, 2011)
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Commandos 3: Destination Berlin (Pyro Studios, 2003)
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Trauma (Krystian Majewski, 2011)

Music Offered:

"Elevator Music" - Lullatone, 2011
"Trauma Soundtrack" - Martin Straka, 2011

Other Bonuses:

The Void - Bonus Content (parts 1-5)

Indie Gala Mobile 2

Start Date: July 18, 2012
End Date: July 25, 2012
Total Raised: $20,425.83
Total Purchased: 4,028
Average Price: $6.24

Games Offered:

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The Lost Souls
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Battle Group
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Ichi
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Xelorians
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Call of Cthulhu: Wasted Lands
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Little Stars for Little Wars 2
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Tiny Plumbers
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Spin Deluxe
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Cute Things Dying Violently
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N-Back (BTA)

Music Offered: (all BTA)

"Little Stars for Little Wars 2 OST" - Trevor Golas, 2012
"Arcade" - Im Cwazy, 2012
"Viper EP" - F-777, 2012
Tiny Plumbers OST
"Spin Deluxe OST" - IZucken, 2012

Indie Gala 7

Start Date: July 27, 2012
End Date: August 12, 2012
Total Raised: $90,373.89
Total Purchased: 25,409
Average Price: $6.29
Group Buy thread [subject to change]: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=325538

Games Offered:

Rig N' Roll
Reign: Conflict of Nations
Space Rangers
Unlocks Second Week Unlocked Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943

Beat the Average:
Death to Spies
Death To Spies: Moment of Truth
King's Bounty Armored Princess
UFO Afterlight
Unlocks Second Week Unlocked Star Wolves


Secret Bonuses: (all BTA)

NONE

Indie Gala 8

Start Date: August 28, 2012
End Date:
Total Raised:
Total Purchased:
Average Price:
Group Buy thread: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=325538


Games Offered:

Dangerous Waters
:pc: Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness
:pc: Sentinel 3: Homeworld
:pc: Superstars V8 Racing

Beat the Average:
Ghost Master
Dark Fall: Lost Souls
Space Empires V
Sacred Gold
:pc: Achtung Panzer: Operation Star


Secret Bonuses: (all BTA)

Unlock Second Week

 
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[quote name='basis']if i already have Trine in my Steam library. Can I add Trine again (from this Indie Gala bundle) and will it appear in my 'gifts' catalogue?[/QUOTE]
No. There are only a few games which will do that, and as far as I am aware, Trine isn't one of them.
 
[quote name='basis']if i already have Trine in my Steam library. Can I add Trine again (from this Indie Gala bundle) and will it appear in my 'gifts' catalogue?[/QUOTE]

No. You do not get giftable copies. If you want to gift or trade Trine you have to send the person the key and they have to activate it on their steam account.
 
[quote name='Detruire']No. There are only a few games which will do that, and as far as I am aware, Trine isn't one of them.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='CheapLikeAFox']No. You do not get giftable copies. If you want to gift or trade Trine you have to send the person the key and they have to activate it on their steam account.[/QUOTE]

thanks guys. guess will have to give those keys away directly.
 
[quote name='Stonekeep']Deponia is actually a really good adventure game. How's Cities in Motion?[/QUOTE]
Decent if you liked Transport Tycoon.
 
Anyone still offering group buys? Fox, did you still have spots open? I figure I may as well buy in to finally own Painkiller Black.
 
IG site has been redesigned. Looks real nice. If you haven't been there in a while, go to your profile page and check if there are any keys you haven't yet redeemed.

Sorry to get anyone's hopes up for a new bundle :)
 
lol... I saw their stats when IG Magicka ended and some people gifted 1000+ bundles. I wasn't even in the top ten this time. Honestly didn't think this last bundle was their best, but maybe the demand was high.

They've been threatening removing HH for a while, but IMO their site would lose any edge or difference compared to other bundle sites once they do that.
 
[quote name='CheapLikeAFox']lol... I saw their stats when IG Magicka ended and some people gifted 1000+ bundles. I wasn't even in the top ten this time. Honestly didn't think this last bundle was their best, but maybe the demand was high.

They've been threatening removing HH for a while, but IMO their site would lose any edge or difference compared to other bundle sites once they do that.[/QUOTE]


It would before I joined your happy hour ...hic. I tended to skip most IGs -- only picking up the ones that appealed to me, e.g. I happily laid down $5-6 for the IG with Titan Quest and slid the slider for Able Gamers way over. That said, I passed on most of them as not worth it to me at full price. In contrast I've only passed on Humble Bundle's Mojam bundle (it was short and I was damn busy and the fact that the games didn't exist yet was too much for me at the time, and the recent Tim Schafer prototype thing). I've also passed on most IRs.
 
[quote name='CheapLikeAFox']lol... I saw their stats when IG Magicka ended and some people gifted 1000+ bundles. I wasn't even in the top ten this time. Honestly didn't think this last bundle was their best, but maybe the demand was high.

They've been threatening removing HH for a while, but IMO their site would lose any edge or difference compared to other bundle sites once they do that.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. I can't honestly imagine purchasing their bundles for the six or so dollars they want for BTA when for the same price HiB always, and Groupees mostly (and generally cheaper to boot?), beat their selection tenfold. I'm not trying to suggest some of their bundles are fodder, but c'mon, in comparison...

Oh, and shameless request if anyone has an Gala Magicka gift left. I forgot!
THE IRONY!
 
[quote name='LoneGhost']I can't honestly imagine purchasing their bundles for the six or so dollars they want for BTA[/QUOTE]
Same here. I will probably never touch the most of their games, but I can justify paying
 
If they get rid of happy hour, I would have only purchased 1 of their bundles. Everything else was just a cheap pick up that I'd probably never play or buy in the first place.
 
Well, the latest news after people tweeted to them about it is that they say happy hour will be not be gone but they need to find a way to limit what they call "suspicious" users who bought more than 300 bundles. Someone asked them what was wrong with buying a lot and don't they encourage it, but they ignored that. Someone else asked them if they couldn't just limit the number of bundles that could be purchased by each account which were my thoughts on the "problem." Just limit it to x per account.

TBH it's sort of whining about nothing. They already manually manipulate pricing during happy hour so that it goes up and doesn't actually reflect the average.

They also announced next bundle will include 7 Steam games with 79 Metacritic average and some DRM Free "gems."
 
[quote name='CheapLikeAFox']Someone else asked them if they couldn't just limit the number of bundles that could be purchased by each account which were my thoughts on the "problem." Just limit it to x per account.[/QUOTE]

The same person can always open multiple accounts. There's no way for them to limit HH: either they keep it (possibly with reduced bonsuses) or scrap it. Basically they just don't want people undercutting them: I know I've skipped purchasing a couple of IG bundles because I could buy them cheaper from you. On the other hand, it's most likely I would have skipped buying the IG bundle completely if I couldn't get it cheap (for example, I only wanted Deponia from the last one since I already had everything else, but I sure wasn't going to pay over $5 for it), so it's really a toss-up whether HH actually hurts or benefits them in the end.
 
Ultimately it would probably hurt their sales. Only full bundle I got from them was the one with a bunch of 1C games (courtesy of Fox!). On another instance I bought in at the $1 level to grab Fortix 2 and a casual time killer of a game called Critical Mass.
 
Of the ~dozen bundles or so, I've really only picked them up as filler for the ~$2 it cost. I've played 2 games, of the ~40-50 they've released, extensively. Zombie Shooter and the King's Bounty games. If these bundles cost any more than ~$2 I guarantee you I wouldn't have bought them.

Sounds like they are too big for their britches and biting the hand that feeds them. Considering their absolutely shit profile page, in comparison to the rest of the bundle pages, and their damn near complete lack of customer support, I'm surprised they stuck around this long. When you start making broad, generalizing public statements against the largest purchasers of your pathetic bundles, it's time to rethink your pr and possibly think of a solution privately.
 
Once I saw how relatively worthless the gala points were, I didn't see the point of not buying into someone's HH buy. If they find a better incentive for building your own collection, I might reconsider my strategery.
 
[quote name='dfg']Once I saw how relatively worthless the gala points were, I didn't see the point of not buying into someone's HH buy. If they find a better incentive for building your own collection, I might reconsider my strategery.[/QUOTE]

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God, the new site design is horrible. Just awful in every sense of the word.

Is it punishment for people who bought a lot of 4-packs during HH?
 
[quote name='Stonekeep']http://www.indiegala.com/?=colossus

Live! :D

and a new "mini" bundle.
http://store.indiegala.com/index.php/bundles/the-sacred-disciples-bundle.html[/QUOTE]

All I'm seeing is the page that stated that the Magicka bundle was over. I tried clearing my cache, and tried using a different browser, but I can't get anything other than the "magicka bundle is over" page. Am I the only one? Or did they take down the page?

EDIT: Never mind. I finally got it to load. Looks like another pass on this bundle for me.
 
So far I've got everything except Talisman (which actually looks like it might be worth a dollar) and Demigod (which I'm not interested in). We'll see what the "unlocks" will bring.

No mention of happy hour on the page or if an happy hour will be. Though there is something at the bottom about "gift packs"...
 
Bleh 3 DRM free games. And by DRM free I'm not talking tied to your account here, I'm talking Indie Gala giving you a link to the game on Dropbox and calling it good. It doesn't feel a hell of a lot different than just torrenting the games.
 
Demigod is the only want I want and unfortunately, I'm not willing to deal with selling the rest off just to keep Demigod.
 
Hmm. Already got everything listed in the $5+ area, already got Darwinia from the earlier area, and don't give a shit about everything else listed except Talisman. Talisman's on Greenlight and theoretically may end up on Steam, and even in the event it doesn't I'd still like to mess with it.

Not sure if I just wanna throw a dollar at them for Talisman or hold out and see if a happy hour happens and whatever the final game is. Probably would be safe just doing a dollar for Talisman. Probably.
 
[quote name='SqueeMK2']Hmm. Already got everything listed in the $5+ area, already got Darwinia from the earlier area, and don't give a shit about everything else listed except Talisman. Talisman's on Greenlight and theoretically may end up on Steam, and even in the event it doesn't I'd still like to mess with it.

Not sure if I just wanna throw a dollar at them for Talisman or hold out and see if a happy hour happens and whatever the final game is. Probably would be safe just doing a dollar for Talisman. Probably.[/QUOTE]

Unless you fear that you might forget about the bundle if you don't buy now, I'd wait. If you really only want one game in the $1 tier, there's no penalty for waiting. It'll still only be $1 two weeks from now. So you might as well hold off and see if the bonus game is worth going in for a Happy Hour group-buy.

That said, I don't hold out too much hope that the bonus game will be all that great. With a regular bundle line-up as weak as this, it's hard to imagine that they'd be holding back something really good as the bonus game. If it were anything really good, they'd have it in the main bundle as something to shore up the bundle and they'd leave one of the Introversion tech demos as the bonus.
 
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[quote name='Tsel']Demigod is the only want I want and unfortunately, I'm not willing to deal with selling the rest off just to keep Demigod.[/QUOTE]

I already have/have yet to play a physical copy of Demigod, so if there's a Happy Hour, I'll trade that off to someone (or just give it away, I don't really care).
 
[quote name='warreni']I already have/have yet to play a physical copy of Demigod, [/QUOTE]

Me too, but I got mine used, and I have a suspicion I SOL'd myself because of the key, so I shouldn't offer it up.

Passing on this bundle, in any case.
 
Sort of an update on the HH situation:

@find_eureka We can't explain in public which kind of behavior is , but the problem is NOT buying many gifts. Anyway we found a solution.

I found it odd some people were suddenly buying up 1000+ bundles, wonder if some people found a glitch or way to steal bundles?
 
[quote name='CheapLikeAFox']Sort of an update on the HH situation:

@find_eureka We can't explain in public which kind of behavior is , but the problem is NOT buying many gifts. Anyway we found a solution.

I found it odd some people were suddenly buying up 1000+ bundles, wonder if some people found a glitch or way to steal bundles?[/QUOTE]

Or maybe now that I think about it. Stolen PayPal account, then you buy a shitload of bundles, view and copy all the keys and then they get robbed?
 
I personally haven't bought the indiegala bundle since #2. I don't usually like their idea of quantity over quality. I did buy this one for a dollar though....I am a boardgamegeek and it looks like fun.
 
For the record, I tried to overlook my hatred of it earlier, but Talisman just blows. It's a decent solo fantasy adventure board game but your movement is 100% determined by die rolls, so if your objective is on one spot, you're going to spend a half an hour always shooting one or two pips past it
 
[quote name='RollingSkull']For the record, I tried to overlook my hatred of it earlier, but Talisman just blows. It's a decent solo fantasy adventure board game but your movement is 100% determined by die rolls, so if your objective is on one spot, you're going to spend a half an hour always shooting one or two pips past it[/QUOTE]

Well, shoot. That's the one game I was interested in. Still, for a buck...
 
[quote name='seamoss']Well, shoot. That's the one game I was interested in. Still, for a buck...[/QUOTE]
For a buck you could do worse but there's also just no real strategy to it either. Throw dice at monsters. Roll to walk somewhere. The board is a giant ring so you try to walk in one direction or another toward your objective. Can't get there so just walk somewhere close. Land in a space. Draw a card. If it's a monster, throw dice at it. If it's not, collect it to throw bigger dice at the next monster (Or smaller dice if misfortune). Repeat forever.

I think part of the problem is the solo questing. The main game, near as I can tell, used the concentric rings and the ultimate goal in the center to create a couple of paths inward. It wasn't really HUGELY better but it let you have some flexibility when the wayward dice don't let you go where you want.

At least in Fighting Fantasy gamebooks there you fail in battle against a monster or you didn't get the macguffin thirty pages back and the final boss eats your lunch. Here it's just the epic tale of the guy who walks everywhere but where he needs to go and has such huge dice but no boss to throw them at.

Maybe consider it when the proper board game is delivered but even then...
 
Just wanted to give everyone a quick review of Demigod. I played a good amount of Demigod when it first came out (I own it on Impulse... blech). Honestly, at this point, it is not worth it. It had a ton of potential, but the devs and the community gave up on it.

Each champ could have different builds, so even though there only 10 champions, they could be played in very different ways. More so than your average DOTA game which uses item builds to that effect. Also, there is no denying that the graphics were above anything else in the DOTA genre and still hold up quite nicely today. Many of the demigods, like the Rook or Regulus, actually change appearance slightly as you level up different trees, giving the game a unique look.

However, the fact is that this is a multiplayer heavy game. Even a bad DOTA player (ie, someone who never played before) will master the computer battles within a few sessions tops. And, even if the game gets a shot in the arm from this sale, the longevity of the game is simply not there. There are too few demigods to use and too few players to play against. Unfortunately this game came out right around when the DOTA games were coming out (Heroes of Newerth, League of Legends) and was the unpopular choice of the three. I'm not sure if the devs left because the community wasn't there or if the community left because the devs simply did not pump out the content like the other games of genre. Only two additional demigods ever got released and that was the extent of the content released post launch. Very depressing for what seemed to be an awesome title.

If you are looking to play some DOTA games, League of Legends and DOTA 2 are (or will be) free. Both are a lot better options than Demigod at this time. One word of advice - everyone is a dick to you in these games, so just ignore everyone. Or have some fun with real like friends.
 
[quote name='GreatDoink']Just wanted to give everyone a quick review of Demigod. I played a good amount of Demigod when it first came out (I own it on Impulse... blech). Honestly, at this point, it is not worth it. It had a ton of potential, but the devs and the community gave up on it.

Each champ could have different builds, so even though there only 10 champions, they could be played in very different ways. More so than your average DOTA game which uses item builds to that effect. Also, there is no denying that the graphics were above anything else in the DOTA genre and still hold up quite nicely today. Many of the demigods, like the Rook or Regulus, actually change appearance slightly as you level up different trees, giving the game a unique look.

However, the fact is that this is a multiplayer heavy game. Even a bad DOTA player (ie, someone who never played before) will master the computer battles within a few sessions tops. And, even if the game gets a shot in the arm from this sale, the longevity of the game is simply not there. There are too few demigods to use and too few players to play against. Unfortunately this game came out right around when the DOTA games were coming out (Heroes of Newerth, League of Legends) and was the unpopular choice of the three. I'm not sure if the devs left because the community wasn't there or if the community left because the devs simply did not pump out the content like the other games of genre. Only two additional demigods ever got released and that was the extent of the content released post launch. Very depressing for what seemed to be an awesome title.

If you are looking to play some DOTA games, League of Legends and DOTA 2 are (or will be) free. Both are a lot better options than Demigod at this time. One word of advice - everyone is a dick to you in these games, so just ignore everyone. Or have some fun with real like friends.[/QUOTE]



Unfortunately this is one of the games that was ruined by piracy.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/17/demigod-servers-overrun-with-pirates-at-launch-better-now/
 
[quote name='Rerujnoc']Unfortunately this is one of the games that was ruined by piracy.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/17/demigod-servers-overrun-with-pirates-at-launch-better-now/[/QUOTE]


I remember reading about that years ago. I didn't connect the dots. That was also after the Spore fiasco and large internet backlash against Spore DRM. I generally avoid multiplayer with completely random anonymous people (where as I'm up for trying multiplayer with CAGs I don't (yet) know)
 
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