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I'm honestly not sure why I bother with these. I've pretty much burned
out on HumbleChoice games. Their selection of games is decreasing in
quality as the months roll by, and they aren't really that good a deal
anymore. Well, not compared to some of the alternatives anyway.

On the other hand... dropping eight new games into the library all at
once does still give me a tingle. So tingle me, HumbleChoice! Tingle
me like it may be your last time! :-)


* Sonic Frontiers
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237320/Sonic_Frontiers/
It's a Sonic game, which should give you a basic idea of
what to expect. Mechanically, the game is quite solid;
the running and jumping (the stuff you expect from the
franchise) are quite well done. It's everything surrounding
the game --the awful fetch quests, the storyline, the map
design-- that makes this a less than stellar experience.
Not quite "Sonic '06" bad... but not really very good
either. Just play the originals on the Megadrive; it
never got better than that.


* Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered https://store.steampowered.com/app/2525380/Tomb_Raider_IVVI_Remastered/
It's the classic Tomb Raider games with a graphical update.
As remasters go, they're fine. The problem is, they're
remastering the bottom half of the classic Tomb Raider saga,
and those games weren't that good to start with. Sure, they
look a better now than they did back in 1999... but they
still feel very tired with regards to their gameplay, level
design and controls. If you gotta play these games, the
remasters are the way to do it... but there's really no point
to playing them at all..


* Hunt: Showdown 1896 https://store.steampowered.com/app/594650/Hunt_Showdown_1896/
It's an extraction shooter... except set in the Weird West.
It's a quite pretty game, the weird-west setting is fun, and
if you like extraction shooters, it's not too bad. But if the
genre doesn't appeal to you, this won't make a convert out
of you, and the heavy-handed monetization is annoying.


* Etrian Odyssey II HD https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868170/Etrian_Odyssey_II_HD/
It's a modern remaster of a classic JRPG. I can't really
judge this one fairly, since I'm not a fan of the genre; in
fact, I'm an anti-fan, and my bias would probably make me
judge this game more harshly than it deserves. This version
looks nicer than the original did on the Nintendo DS, anyway.


* Nice Day For Fishing https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393160/Nice_Day_for_Fishing/
This one is apparently based on some YouTube comedy series.
If you're not a fan of that, you probably won't see the point
to this game. It's not that there's anything wrong with it per
se --it's a fairly generic retro-themed JRPG-clone-- but why
play this one when there are hundreds of other similar games
to choose from?


* Metal Slug Tactics https://store.steampowered.com/app/1590760/Metal_Slug_Tactics/
Yeah, that's what the fast-paced arcade shooter/platformer
"Metal Slug" franchise needs: a slow tactical game. That's
a perfect match. Right up there with peanut butter and
Gorgonzola.


* Settlement Survival https://store.steampowered.com/app/1509510/Settlement_Survival/
Yet another half-assed city-builder game. Buggy and
unoriginal, with no real 'hook' to set it apart from the
dozens of other similar games. Meh.


* Wizard of Legend 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193540/Wizard_of_Legend_2/
An action-RPG with a bit too much focus on movement and
jumping. Dodgy combat and bugs don't help much either, and
there's no real point to progression either. It's average at
best.




This was your opportunity to put your best foot forward for the start
of a new year, and this is what you're offering? I'm not feeling the
tingle, Humble!

See you in thirty days. Maybe there will be some GOOD games next
month.
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On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:52:40 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

Duh, obviously that title should have been "Humble Choice January
_2026_", not 2025.

In my defense, it's still early in the new year and I'm not used to
typing in the correct date yet. :)

Doesn't really matter. I wouldn't be any happier with these games last
year either.



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On 1/6/2026 8:52 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

* Nice Day For Fishing https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393160/Nice_Day_for_Fishing/
This one is apparently based on some YouTube comedy series.
If you're not a fan of that, you probably won't see the point
to this game. It's not that there's anything wrong with it per
se --it's a fairly generic retro-themed JRPG-clone-- but why
play this one when there are hundreds of other similar games
to choose from?

Mostly because you are a fan of the youtube series I guess.
I find them actually quite enjoyable (Viva La Dirt League).
They also have started to have their own DnD miniatures (although for
that they chose the so far unseen Dragon of Schmargonrog which means
they could take any dragon mini and make that into the dragon. Although,
that maybe part of the joke)
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On 1/6/2026 11:52 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

I'm honestly not sure why I bother with these. I've pretty much burned
out on HumbleChoice games. Their selection of games is decreasing in
quality as the months roll by, and they aren't really that good a deal anymore. Well, not compared to some of the alternatives anyway.

On the other hand... dropping eight new games into the library all at
once does still give me a tingle. So tingle me, HumbleChoice! Tingle
me like it may be your last time! :-)

* Nice Day For Fishing https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393160/Nice_Day_for_Fishing/
This one is apparently based on some YouTube comedy series.
If you're not a fan of that, you probably won't see the point
to this game. It's not that there's anything wrong with it per
se --it's a fairly generic retro-themed JRPG-clone-- but why
play this one when there are hundreds of other similar games
to choose from?

Ooh, finally one I'm interested in. I love Viva La Dirt League. They do
a MMO parody series, which this is from.

This is the first episode he appeared in (rather lackluster)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyw6n1EKlww

This is all the episodes involving the fisherman (as of this video
anyway) which gets increasingly better as it goes along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEe-ZeVbTLo

They also used to do some souls parodies I liked. Roly Poly is probably
the one I liked best.

... O.k. I'm not actually interested in the game, it looks like slop as
the kids are calling it these days.

---------

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gAxcGkAY2I

* Wizard of Legend 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193540/Wizard_of_Legend_2/
An action-RPG with a bit too much focus on movement and
jumping. Dodgy combat and bugs don't help much either, and
there's no real point to progression either. It's average at
best.

Apparently the first was a good game, and I'm interested to try it, it's
on my wish list. 2 is a disaster, stay away.
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On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 07:05:53 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On 1/6/2026 11:52 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

* Wizard of Legend 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193540/Wizard_of_Legend_2/

Apparently the first was a good game, and I'm interested to try it, it's
on my wish list. 2 is a disaster, stay away.

You may already own it; check your Epic games library. It was a one of
the freebies that they gave away December 2024.

It was also part of the HumbleMonthly selection in 2018 (as a Steam
game), a freebie on Twitch in 2020, imported to Amazon in 2021, and
added to HumbleTrove in 2022. Also, I gave away a copy during the 2022
Holiday Give-Away So plenty of opportunities to have grabbed the game
in the past if you were greedy and take everything regardless of
quality. Which might not be what you do, but maybe you know somebody
like that. ;-)



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On 1/7/2026 8:18 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 07:05:53 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On 1/6/2026 11:52 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

* Wizard of Legend 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193540/Wizard_of_Legend_2/

Apparently the first was a good game, and I'm interested to try it, it's
on my wish list. 2 is a disaster, stay away.

You may already own it; check your Epic games library. It was a one of
the freebies that they gave away December 2024.

Unfortunately not, I was in Disey Land that year when they were doing
their Christmas giveaways.

It was also part of the HumbleMonthly selection in 2018 (as a Steam
game), a freebie on Twitch in 2020, imported to Amazon in 2021

I do have it on Amazon! Installing now, thanks for letting me know!
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 20:34 this Tuesday (GMT):

On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:52:40 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

Duh, obviously that title should have been "Humble Choice January
_2026_", not 2025.

In my defense, it's still early in the new year and I'm not used to
typing in the correct date yet. :)

Doesn't really matter. I wouldn't be any happier with these games last
year either.

Oh, for a second I thought I was stuck in a time warp.
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user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 19:52 this Tuesday (GMT):

I'm honestly not sure why I bother with these. I've pretty much burned
out on HumbleChoice games. Their selection of games is decreasing in
quality as the months roll by, and they aren't really that good a deal anymore. Well, not compared to some of the alternatives anyway.

On the other hand... dropping eight new games into the library all at
once does still give me a tingle. So tingle me, HumbleChoice! Tingle
me like it may be your last time! :-)

* Sonic Frontiers
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237320/Sonic_Frontiers/
It's a Sonic game, which should give you a basic idea of
what to expect. Mechanically, the game is quite solid;
the running and jumping (the stuff you expect from the
franchise) are quite well done. It's everything surrounding
the game --the awful fetch quests, the storyline, the map
design-- that makes this a less than stellar experience.
Not quite "Sonic '06" bad... but not really very good
either. Just play the originals on the Megadrive; it
never got better than that.

I played Frontiers on Switch, and my opinion is its a pretty aalright
game. It feels like its trying to copy Oddessy a bit, and yea the story
and map are pretty rushed (the final "area" was originally a full map
but was cut down to being basically a playable cutscene for example),
but the combat and actual levels were pretty fun.

Also, have you played the Adventure games?? Those are definitely an
improvement on the Megadrive games.
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On 1/7/2026 5:00 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 20:34 this Tuesday (GMT):

On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:52:40 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

Duh, obviously that title should have been "Humble Choice January
_2026_", not 2025.

In my defense, it's still early in the new year and I'm not used to
typing in the correct date yet. :)

Doesn't really matter. I wouldn't be any happier with these games last
year either.

Oh, for a second I thought I was stuck in a time warp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC1E8yVJIS4
--
I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
dirty old man.
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On 1/7/2026 1:39 PM, Justisaur wrote:

On 1/7/2026 8:18 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 07:05:53 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On 1/6/2026 11:52 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

* Wizard of Legend 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193540/Wizard_of_Legend_2/

Apparently the first was a good game, and I'm interested to try it, it's >>> on my wish list.  2 is a disaster, stay away.

You may already own it; check your Epic games library. It was a one of
the freebies that they gave away December 2024.

Unfortunately not, I was in Disey Land that year when they were doing
their Christmas giveaways.

It was also part of the HumbleMonthly selection in 2018 (as a Steam
game), a freebie on Twitch in 2020, imported to Amazon in 2021

I do have it on Amazon!  Installing now, thanks for letting me know!

I fired it up, and I was like "how do I play this game, there's too
much, I don't understand what's going on?" Started watching a
playthrough, there was a tutorial. Scratching my head, I wondered what
was going on. Thought, well it's been 3+ years, I'll look up if anyone
played it here.

I played it. *facepalm* totally forgot. Explains why I'm not at a
tutorial, it must've saved my game. I don't seem to have wrote much
other than I played it and liked it. I don't remember it at all, which
isn't a good sign. Oh well. I'm just going to quietly uninstall it now.
--
Wizard of Legend (tagging to make it easier to find in another 3+ years
when I forget again)

-Justisaur

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On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 17:58:30 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 1/7/2026 5:00 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 20:34 this Tuesday (GMT):

Duh, obviously that title should have been "Humble Choice January
_2026_", not 2025.

Oh, for a second I thought I was stuck in a time warp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC1E8yVJIS4

I saw that link, and thought to myself, 'That better be a fucking link
to the music video or we're going to have words!', but you didn't
disappoint, DT! Have all of today's Internet Points!

"It's astounding... time is fleeting... madness takes its toll..."


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