skimmie: That doesn't sound like very enjoyable weather... Good thing then we just had the promo, so you have enough games to keep you busy indoors :)

Stilton: The Fall Insomnia even was great, no doubt about it. But the one we have just lived through was mighty.

Tekkaman-James: Well, before I step away from this thread for the first time that isn't sleep-related, I thought I would share a little something I made. It took minimal effort, to be sure, but I still thought you guys might like it.

Stilton: A day or two before this year's event closed I was thinking to myself, as wonderful as the Fall event was, this is even better. More enthusiasm, more sharing, more energy, more delight in winning a freebie, more humour and more excitement watching and waiting for that often painfully slow moving orange worm to disappear into its hole and reveal the next game to us. Rounds one, two and three had such a different feel, from frenzy to stock taking and finally to the relaxed and good-natured comfort of shooting the breeze and sharing thoughts with people who had become considerably more than acquaintances. It was like a party where only our minds and personalities were present, where I could almost feel the music and hear the laughter. From initial awkwardness upon arrival to feeling sad that it couldn't continue as the inevitable end came, it was an experience where the games, the catalyst which brought us together, became, at the close, secondary to simply sharing the pleasure of the occasion and to making the most of it for as long as it lasted.

The Fall Insomnia even was great, no doubt about it. But the one we have just lived through was mighty.

Thank you all, and may your games be a fond and long lasting reminder of just how special these few days were.

IAmSinistar: It is sobering now to go away for a while and not have 50 pages of posts to catch up on.

skimmie: That doesn't sound like very enjoyable weather... Good thing then we just had the promo, so you have enough games to keep you busy indoors :)

Stooner: I had only one of those yesterday... and that almost drove me crazy.

LynetteC: If there was one thing I'd like to change about the freebies this time around, it would be to be able to choose a gift code even if you don't already own the game, rather than it being dropped straight onto your shelf.

FudoMyo: Did anyone pick up a gift code for Blade of Darkness. After much hemming and hawing, this line of ad copy pushed me over the edge:

"If you have a craving for a bloodbath, then Blade of Darkness is for you! Chop off the limbs of your enemies and beat them to death with their own arm or leg! "

Sure, I crave a bloodbath, why not.

I have keys galore from past Humble Bundle insanity, so please PM me if you'd like to trade.

Kamamura: Blade of Darkness is an excellent and overlooked gem. It does many things right, and it even has something that distantly resembles footwork. Every fencing game should implement some kind of footwork, even the old Prince of Persia Had it. Conversely, games like Rune or Chivalry are inferior in comparison because they allow you to run in all directions and swing independently. That's not how fencing works.

Rhythm, lunges and footwork. Blade of darkness almost has them.

Moreover, it is one of the first games that had truly dynamic shadows.

8/10

Sachys: Ah good, an excuse to kill you at last... LIGUUURG!! - HIPPY ALERT!