RefleX, Ether Vapor and some others on Indie Gala

[sephirothrx7]

Hi, I'm new here. The new indie gala have just started and it include the RefleX for $1 and some other games for a bit more.

http://www.indiegala.com/

And here's a key for Ether Vapor on Steam as I had it previously.

6G87Y-MZRAP-5MNJ4

[Mischief Maker]

Hi, I'm new here. The new indie gala have just started and it include the RefleX for $1 and some other games for a bit more.

http://www.indiegala.com/

And here's a key for Ether Vapor on Steam as I had it previously.

6G87Y-MZRAP-5MNJ4

I liked it better back when humble bundle and its imitators were guaranteed DRM-free. Now all you get is a steam key.

(Cue the steam-isn't-DRM-or-at-least-it-isn't-as-bad-as-Origin apologist stampede)

[mortified_penguin]

One of these days you guys are going to have to stop shaking your canes around and get over Steam. It's really not that big of a deal. Now if bundles were handling out Uplay codes, ok then we can act like victims.

[sephirothrx7]

At least Steam is a good gaming platform and I know that all my games are there and I can find them easily.
Now I'm waiting for the soundtrack release, exceed 3rd ost was awesome.

[heisenbergman]

Got the lower Indiegala tier for Reflex. Already got EVR from Groupees Doujin bundle a while back Reflex seems alright so far. A bit on the more difficult side, is my initial impression. I probably still have to get used to the reflection mechanic.

[Blattdorf]

Groupees is having a Doujin Bundle 2 that includes a whole slew of shmups:

Exceed 2 and 3,
Kamui,
Armed Seven,

and

Hellsinker! Never thought I'd see the day. Perhaps the devs will finally get some sort of official presence in the West.

[heisenbergman]

^

awwwwwwwwwwwwwww yeah

[VideoGameRescue]

Groupees is having a Doujin Bundle 2 that includes a whole slew of shmups:

Exceed 2 and 3,
Kamui,
Armed Seven,

and

Hellsinker! Never thought I'd see the day. Perhaps the devs will finally get some sort of official presence in the West.

I missed the first Doujin Bundle. I purchased this one to ensure I do not miss out on this one. I have only ever played the eXceed games in this bundle, so I am excited to try out a couple more. Armed Seven looks pretty fun and Hellsink looks like it will punch me in the throat with difficulty (which I am ok with honestly)

[MathU]

I liked it better back when humble bundle and its imitators were guaranteed DRM-free. Now all you get is a steam key.

It really is disgusting being referred back to Steam so you have to agree to their scummy EULA and fowl up your computer with DRM just to download a game. Really taints the illusion that these bundles generally try to put forth that they're on the consumer's side of things.

[Observer]

I liked it better back when humble bundle and its imitators were guaranteed DRM-free. Now all you get is a steam key.

It really is disgusting being referred back to Steam so you have to agree to their scummy EULA and fowl up your computer with DRM just to download a game. Really taints the illusion that these bundles generally try to put forth that they're on the consumer's side of things.

I'm also not much of a fan of Steam but with Steam becoming pretty much "PC gaming" for a huge amount of people it's inevitable.

That aside, PLEASE ask before throwing statements like this: there is a DRM free download for all the games when you buy the bundle and you get DRM-free builds (just a zip file) even for the Steam games.*

Even if you get a Desura key, Desura also provides a DRM-free zip download. You don't even need a client, you can download it via web. So there are options, it's not all Steam...

... it's just that most people act very vocal with anything that isn't Steam.

*Of course, this may probably be an exception as I bet many other bundles have had games where the only option is a Steam key.

[MathU]

Yeah sorry, my comment wasn't necessarily directed at this bundle.

[Observer]

Yeah sorry, my comment wasn't necessarily directed at this bundle.

Nah, it's all fine. I KNOW Steam inspires this kind of thing because, by now, it really has become a synonym of PC gaming. I keep saying it now and then that "coming to PC" for AAA devs is just "coming to Steam" due to the past of piracy and such. And, of course, with Ikaruga being Greenlit, no japanese pub or dev would think of releasing anywhere outside of Steam. Well, and perhaps GOG.

But, just to be noted, it's good to check just in case the offerings to make sure if they come with a DRM-free build as many DO, just that they don't get it announced because all most people care is about "Game Count Enlargement" (c), that is, increasing the number of "owned" games on Steam, heh.

[The Coop]

Hellsinker! Never thought I'd see the day. Perhaps the devs will finally get some sort of official presence in the West.

Yeah, it's nice to see that brutal little game show up. I already have most of the stuff in this bundle (including a physical copy of Hellsinker), but it's still cool to see someplace giving the genre a little love.

[heisenbergman]

Ok now Groupees should do a Touhou bundle

[Blattdorf]

ZUN doesn't want to make money on his games, so he won't really do that.

But at the same time it wouldn't kill him to just release the games for free on various platforms. Or have them up for a few bucks and donate the money to a charity of his choice.

[sephirothrx7]

Thanks for the tip for the doujin bundle, just got Kamui and alll the others shmups now

For the Steam thing, I really dont mind. I can download any of my games at any time, so I dont need to keep physical copies or keeping files on my hard drive. Also some of the games are not really using the steam drm, you can just download the files and use them at anytime without running steam.

[KennyMan666]

there is a DRM free download for all the games when you buy the bundle and you get DRM-free builds (just a zip file) even for the Steam games.*

There is? Someone said on IRC a few days ago that there wasn't and the page doesn't mention anything about it.

Kenny is now confused.

[Observer]

Unless I'm blind or they changed it recently, open your Groupees profile:

Click on a game of the bundle. See the text where it says "PC Version"? Ok, click on it. That should be the DRM-free download.

[KennyMan666]

I meant the Indie Gala bundle, not Groupees. Groupees I already knew had downloads.

[heisenbergman]

Groupees is having a Doujin Bundle 2 that includes a whole slew of shmups:

Exceed 2 and 3,
Kamui,
Armed Seven,

and

Hellsinker! Never thought I'd see the day. Perhaps the devs will finally get some sort of official presence in the West.

Next bonus unlock for Groupees Doujin 2 is Suguri Collection, which includes:

- Suguri
- Acceleration of Suguri

Hope the Doujin bundle makes it to 7,500 sales to unlock these. It's moving quite slow.

[sephirothrx7]

I meant the Indie Gala bundle, not Groupees. Groupees I already knew had downloads.

As far as I know Indie Gala dont provide directly downloads. As someone said, for Desura games you can just register on the site, go to your collection http://www.desura.com/collection , redeem the key and the download the game zip, you dont need desura client.

[BulletMagnet]

Hope the Doujin bundle makes it to 7,500 sales to unlock these. It's moving quite slow.

I'm sure all the bonuses will unlock, it still has over a week to go.

[shmuppyLove]

Wow, they made it to 8,000 bundles sold, so it now includes Princess' Edge, eXceed Gun Bullet Children and the Suguri Collection, plus several OSTs and some other music.

If it hits 9,000 there's more music that will be unlocked.

[heisenbergman]

Disappointed that the last two unlocks were just music... but otherwise, Groupees Doujin2 is a really solid bundle!

[shmuppyLove]

Just logged in and discovered they hit 10,000, so Vanguard Princess is unlocked!

Only about 1 day left, this is a frickin' sweet bundle.

[dunpeal2064]

Groupees is having a Doujin Bundle 2 that includes a whole slew of shmups:

Exceed 2 and 3,
Kamui,
Armed Seven,

and

Hellsinker! Never thought I'd see the day. Perhaps the devs will finally get some sort of official presence in the West.

This looks awesome and I should buy it, but I've never used Groupees before. How does this work exactly? I don't see a price anywhere.

[The Coop]

Groupees is having a Doujin Bundle 2 that includes a whole slew of shmups:

Exceed 2 and 3,
Kamui,
Armed Seven,

and

Hellsinker! Never thought I'd see the day. Perhaps the devs will finally get some sort of official presence in the West.

This looks awesome and I should buy it, but I've never used Groupees before. How does this work exactly? I don't see a price anywhere.

Sign up for an account using the "Register/Log in with e-mail" choice (you pick a name, put in your e-mail, and make a password). Then you pick at least one of the main non-bonus games, and pay using PayPal, Amazon, or Google Wallet (I'd go with PayPal). Once it's done, you'll have an account, and all your games (or registration codes for Steam and the like) can be gotten from there. It's pretty quick and easy, plus you get multiple versions of some of the games (DRM-free, Steam, and Desura).

[dunpeal2064]

Okay, made an account, looks pretty simple. Just a couple more questions:

Is this basically a "pay what you feel its worth" thing?

It says "build your bundle". So, I get 7 of the bonus items of my choice?

[The Coop]

Okay, made an account, looks pretty simple. Just a couple more questions:

Is this basically a "pay what you feel its worth" thing?

It says "build your bundle". So, I get 7 of the bonus items of my choice?

There's a minimum to pay (in this case, $0.75 a game... less if you take more than two). The bonus games/OSTs are yours as long as you pick at least one of the seven games that doesn't say "Bonus" over it.

[dunpeal2064]

Perfect, thanks Coop! Will be enjoying these as soon as I get home