And just when I thought that I was going to catch up on all these Humble Bundle Drops... I leave them alone for a little bit and all of a sudden I'm about 6 months behind again. So, probably time to start checking in on the webpage and start claiming my games and writing about them again!

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OCTOBER 2024

Remnant 2
Persona 5 Strikers
Jusant
Dome Keeper
Jack Move
Station to Station
Remnant Records
McPixel 3

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... and so, this is a bit of a missed drop for me. There wasn't much in there that was personally interesting, except for Persona 5 Strikers... but I had already bought that on a Steam Sale! Sigh, I don't know how many times I have to tell myself this... but I should just avoid buying things in the Steam Sales, however attractive they are... because, lots of the good stuff does end up appearing here on Humble Bundle. And it's not like I'm itching to play things on a first day release... in fact, I'd be lucky to get around to firing up a game within about 3 years of its release!

First up is Remnant 2... it bills itself as a "souls-like" co-op or single player shooter. I think I might have liked this a bit more when I was younger... but I don't have the patience for co-op games... and ones that are designed with co-op in mind don't always make for good single player games. Plus, the atmosphere looks pretty interesting.... but I'm a chicken, and it might just end up being too scary for me. So, I'm think that this one is going into the games store pile...

... and the next, Persona 5 Strikers, an offshoot to the incredibly popular Persona 5! This is definitely my sort of game, I do love the Persona games... even if I do find it hard to finish them. At the moment, I'm currently stuck in Persona 5 on a particularly tricky boss which requires me to grind a bit more to level up enough to beat... I'm not a fan of grinding, but it is a pretty integral component... but the battles do start to drag out when you are just blind pummeling the opposition without breaking a sweat. But that boss keeps just wiping me out... So, a game store game here, only because I was silly enough to have already bought it in a Steam Sale.

Jusant is an interesting looking game... beautiful art style, and a novel adventure puzzle game about climbing a spire of sorts. It is definitely more in the artistic category of gaming, and I might just claim it just because of that. I'm hoping that this will run on the Deck, as it does seem like a great way to peacefully pass some time before concerts!

Dome Keeper was the first game that I had claimed from this batch. A rogue-like mining/defence game... simple in style and mechanics, but just interesting enough to while away a few minutes on a bus or in the green room on the Steam Deck. I played it during a week of concerts, but I lost interest after that. But still, for the price of an eighth of a Humble Bundle subscription, it was worth it!

Jack Move is a retro JRPG... I'm not really a fan of the retro style of gaming, and even less so of JRPGs. Did I mention that I hate the grinding aspects of those types of games? Anyway, Jack Move might be an interesting story and all of that... but I'm afraid I just can't sit through the 90s style of RPGs.... straight to the keys store!

Station to Station looks like a relaxed builder... but builder of railways... similar in style to Dorf-Romantik? I do like Dorfromantik as a casual gentle puzzle game... and one of my kids does as well, so I think that Station to Station is worth claiming just to see if it scratches that same peaceful builder vibe!

Remnant Records... ummmm... did I mention that I'm a chicken? If I played this game, I would not sleep for the next year. Pass!!!!!

McPixel 3... blocky retro graphics that remind me of Lesuire Suit Larry... and a trailer that looks like it is cRaZy!!!!! I have a deep aversion to the game even before I read any further. Pass!!!

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