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[Humble Bundle] $12 For 10 Capcom Games
The next Humble Bundle is here, offering cheap games, most you’ll want to play. Running now and continuing through the next two weeks, the latest Humble Bundle offers items by developer/publisher Capcom. In short, the list is mostly populated by Resident Evil games, including the recent remake of Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil. You’ll also receive Umbrella Corps, which can be immediately deleted from your profile via Steam customer support.
At most, you’ll need to pay $12 to unlock all ten games.
(Source: Humble Bundle)
Pay $1 or more
- STRIDER
- Umbrella Corps
- DmC: Devil May Cry
Pay Average or more ($7.28 as of this posting)
- Umbrella Corps: Digital Deluxe Upgrade
- Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
- Resident Evil HD Remaster
- Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster
- Resident Evil 6
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- Dead Rising 2
- Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition
One Year Later: Umbrella Corps Was Dead On Arrival
You didn’t need to be a psychic to tell that Umbrella Corps was going to come out of the gates and immediately crash into a brick wall, but I don’t think anyone actually foresaw it performing as poorly as it did given that its predecessor Operation Raccoon City still managed to hit 3 million sales despite overwhelmingly negative attention. Launched June 2016 as an alleged eSports title, Umbrella Corps peaked at 428 players on Steam and immediately crashed into the low double digits over the following 30 days.
And why not? It was the spiritual sequel nobody asked for to a spinoff from the Playstation 3 that few actually enjoyed despite it selling well. I suppose Capcom was hoping that customers wouldn’t subscribe to the whole “fool me once” ideology, and if they were then they misjudged the market. Fatally. It’s a bad sign when you announce your serious project and the customer base is treating it like a bad April Fool’s Day joke.
Umbrella Corps is a cover-based game where cover barely offers help and in many cases is actively detrimental, a shooter where in many situations guns are less preferable than your melee weapon, a zombie game with AI so inconceivably stupid that zombies will miss their attacks from close range or just outright ignore you, and a Resident Evil game embarrassing enough that Capcom decided to strip the game of its titular ties to the franchise prior to release. Like Raccoon City before it, Umbrella Corps shows the signs of a game that could have been much better had Capcom put into place a competent leadership utilizing realistic funding with genuine determination to see the game through to completion.
But they didn’t. Umbrella Corps was released alongside the Beginning Hour demo for Resident Evil 7, the latter of which received much higher praise, making it clear that Capcom had put all of its cash into the main series while handing the Osaka studio fifty cents and demanding that they make a million dollars out of it. Actually, I’m more inclined to believe that Capcom handed Osaka Studio the budgetary equivalent of a hundred dollar bill and said “don’t spend it all in one place,” then proceeded to completely ignore the studio up to, and following, release.
To hammer down on Umbrella Corp’s problems, Capcom had just enough energy to keep patching the game for two months, until on August 19 they patched in four player mode. While Umbrella Corps is a 3v3 game by design, by August the community had grown small enough that getting together a group of six people in matchmaking was a laborious effort, and as a result Capcom patched in the ability for matches to start with just four people. Also in August, Capcom ran its one free weekend for the game. It didn’t work, the population barely blipped and by this point the game’s reputation as not even bad enough to be ironically good was well known.
The only saving grace for Umbrella Corps may be that it was wholly ignored by much of the media when it launched due to the same day release of another, much higher profile disaster: Mighty No. 9. In the world of gaming, Capcom spilled fruit punch on the new carpet only for few to notice because Comcept was playing with fireworks in the next room and set the whole house on fire. The game managed to make it into a number of “Worst of 2016” lists, with a few publications noting its dramatic drop in population, but otherwise the game by this point has mostly been forgotten by the press, gamers, and by Capcom itself who probably had a few options on the table to at least try and revitalize the community but didn’t consider the potential payout worth the effort.
Holiday Buyer’s Guide Part 1: 2016 Games For Retro Gamers
2016 feels like it was all about nostalgia, be it in film, in life, and even in video games. With that in mind, I’ve compiled a list of games that retro gamers should enjoy. The NES Classic goes without saying, but since you have better chances of being struck by lightning than finding one in stores, we’ll leave that out of the list.
1. Carmageddon: Max Damage
Carmageddon brings back the days of your mother telling how worried she is of these TV computer games you’re playing and how she read online that they’ll turn you into a Satan-worshiping baby killer, only now it’s other members of the press telling you how problematic they find your taste in entertainment. The premise of Carmageddon is simple: Destroy the other racers, run over pedestrians, and rack up points. Also, don’t let your car get destroyed.
Play single player or online in one of several modes, one thing that takes getting used to in Carmageddon are the controls. This is definitely not the tight, smooth controls you may be used to in other racers. Cars are bulky, they get caught on scenery, and generally spin out pretty easily. Matches are a blast, since you can opt to actually finish the race (if you’re into that) or just destroy your opponents.
2. Resident Evil 1/0 Remakes
Almost the entire Resident Evil main series has been remade for modern consoles, with Resident Evil 2 on its way at some point in the future and Resident Evil 3 a hopeful glimmer, but any gamer worth their retro salt should be picking up the remakes of the original game and its prequel. Going back to where the virus began, both titles have the player taking the role of S.T.A.R.S Special Forces as they uncover a string of murders in the forests near Raccoon City.
This series is renown for its grim atmosphere, puzzling…puzzles, tank controls, and survival aspects. Don’t shoot everything, you don’t have enough bullets. The story telling isn’t great, but it sets the stage for the series to come and is widely considered to be where Resident Evil was its most sane.
3. A Boy and His Blob
A Boy and His Blob is a game that goes back to the NES, although you can’t find it on the NES Classic, and the classic is back on modern consoles and PC. A side scrolling game, the goal is to pass by various obstacles and puzzles by feeding your blog a number of jelly beans to transform him into new objects.
Overall this is a simplistic game with hand drawn graphics inspired by anime.
4. Worms WMD
Another game from your childhood, the Worms series never seems to be willing to die and comes back every generation. WMD has everything that made the Worms series great, plus a ridiculous number of cameos from other titles. Kit your worm to look like characters from Rocket League, Payday 2, Saints Row IV, and more.
For those unfamiliar with the series, Worms is a turn-based game where you line up shots and blow your enemies off of the map. Use the environment to your advantage, or blow it up to create/destroy cover for your and your foes. Worms is a game that rewards patience and practice, you’ll need to learn each weapon in order to use them efficiently, otherwise the brutality of seasoned veterans and the game’s own AI will make short work of you.
5. OlliOlli/OlliOlli2
Alright, this one technically isn’t a retro game, but it draws inspiration from the days when games were difficult while pretty fair. OlliOlli is a side scrolling game that is all about riding a skateboard and pulling off tricks. You’ll need to be accurate to a T to rack up a high score and beat the games numerous levels, pro-levels, and challenges.
It is a game that can seem unfair at times, but stick with it and you’ll see just how much fun it can be.
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