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amok: They are tech. prototypes.
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nijuu: Never tried my copies. Prototypes as in full playable?
depends what you mean by playable... the software runs...
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amok: They are tech. prototypes.
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nijuu: Never tried my copies. Prototypes as in full playable?
I just tried them. They aren't games. You'd probably spend 5 minutes tops on each. The city generator does just that, generate a city which is either wireframe or solid but untextured, and you can fly over and through it. Voxel destruction lets you shoot at a building made of blocks and they blocks break off and fall.

Reading about city generator, it sounds like they had more stuff working, but I guess that's all they were willing to make a demo of.
Talisman Prologue doesn't really sound like a full game. Is it?
Somehow this bundle makes indie games look amateurish. Sure, a lot of them are, but this makes them look more than usual.

Note, that I'm not hating indie games, but honsty a lot of I've bought from these bundles really aren't worth even the bundle price.
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RaggieRags: Talisman Prologue doesn't really sound like a full game. Is it?
I believe it is a full videogame, but it's a single-player only adaptation of a boardgame originally meant to play with your friends. It turns the boardgame into some kind of fantasy solitaire and I'm not sure whether that's fun. I've read some reviews that said in this state, without hotseat or multiplayer function, it's kind of pointless and boring. I'm still a little curious about it though.

It's possible the developer named it prologue because he planned to expand on it and also release a multiplayer version in the future.
Post edited February 14, 2013 by Leroux
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AFnord: Also, it looks like it will be 1 steam game & 2 music albums in terms of unlocks.
Oops, my bad, fixed in first post.

Yes, this is one gala I will definitely be skipping unless the game unlock is something incredible like Bioshock: Infinite :)
The only game in this I want is Talisman.
Currently debating whether it is worth it...
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Rodzaju: The only game in this I want is Talisman.
Currently debating whether it is worth it...
Gotta be worth 67p to have a look, right? Although I'm biased, I pretty much intended to buy it at full price anyway when I got around to it. Downloading it now...
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Rodzaju: The only game in this I want is Talisman.
Currently debating whether it is worth it...
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Asbeau: Gotta be worth 67p to have a look, right? Although I'm biased, I pretty much intended to buy it at full price anyway when I got around to it. Downloading it now...
That's what I'm thinking, but I'd end up feeling guilty if I only paid the minimum & then probably feel cheated if it doesn't meet my expectations....

So I think I've decided to pick it up, but haven't decided what I can consider a fair but safe price....
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RaggieRags: Talisman Prologue doesn't really sound like a full game. Is it?
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Leroux: I believe it is a full videogame, but it's a single-player only adaptation of a boardgame originally meant to play with your friends. It turns the boardgame into some kind of fantasy solitaire and I'm not sure whether that's fun. I've read some reviews that said in this state, without hotseat or multiplayer function, it's kind of pointless and boring. I'm still a little curious about it though.

It's possible the developer named it prologue because he planned to expand on it and also release a multiplayer version in the future.
That is a rather odd design choice, consider the fact that it is a relatively barebones boardgame where most of the fun comes not from the game itself, but from being able to take pleasure in seeing things go horribly for your friends. It lacks the depth to be a good game to be played against a computer, and you can't really tease a computer for playing poorly/having bad luck.
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Leroux: I believe it is a full videogame, but it's a single-player only adaptation of a boardgame originally meant to play with your friends. It turns the boardgame into some kind of fantasy solitaire and I'm not sure whether that's fun. I've read some reviews that said in this state, without hotseat or multiplayer function, it's kind of pointless and boring. I'm still a little curious about it though.

It's possible the developer named it prologue because he planned to expand on it and also release a multiplayer version in the future.
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AFnord: That is a rather odd design choice, consider the fact that it is a relatively barebones boardgame where most of the fun comes not from the game itself, but from being able to take pleasure in seeing things go horribly for your friends. It lacks the depth to be a good game to be played against a computer, and you can't really tease a computer for playing poorly/having bad luck.
Yep, but I think you don't even play against the computer, AFAIk it's just a one player (occasionally vs. Monsters) game. Odd design choice indeed, hence the lukewarm reviews (among others, there'a WTF video review by TotalBiscuit).

EDIT: One comment on youtube says they ran out of money and had to cancel multiplayer, so it's kind of an abandoned project, I guess.
Post edited February 14, 2013 by Leroux
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Leroux: Yep, but I think you don't even play against the computer, AFAIk it's just a one player (occasionally vs. Monsters) game. Odd design choice indeed, hence the lukewarm reviews (among others, there'a WTF video review by TotalBiscuit).

EDIT: One comment on youtube says they ran out of money and had to cancel multiplayer, so it's kind of an abandoned project, I guess.
I am surprised that Game's Workshop allowed a game to be released in a completely unfinished state, consider how protective they tend to be of their IPs.
By the looks of it (judging it by what TB had to say), it sounds like a complete waste of time. Oh well, that makes it easy for me to not buy the bundle.
The Talisman game website still shows the multiplayer "Talisman Digital Edition" for pre-order, due in the summer.
Not really interested in any of the games, but if the unlocked soundtracks are good then I might get the bundle for those.
Last game unlocked - Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate edition

Well, if somebody doesn't need this, I will gladly accept it as a gift. :D