moho_00 Curator Backer Posts: 6846 Registered: 6/10/2011
moho_00
# 1 - Posted on 11/10/2016 16:50:25

GOG is having a great sale and I thought it would be a good time to hand out some keys to classic games! These are games that are lined up for a bounty in the future, so maybe this will encourage some brave warriors :)

Evolva is an interesting game in that it was released by a major publisher (at the time), but had essentially no marketing. It just sort of slipped into retail and quickly made it to the bargain bin. It received solid reviews, but was never a big hit. I've always been intrigued by it for a couple of reasons. First off, you control four characters at once, each of which can be evolved to gain different abilities that you'll need to overcome the various combat, puzzle, and platforming challenges. The other neat thing about the game is it's super colorful! It has a very unusual style to it and just in general, the game kinda does its own thing...and I like that!

To enter this giveaway, all you need to do is post your favorite color. Seriously, that's it. This is the easiest giveaway ever. I'll randomly choose a winner from those that post. You'll just need to post by 11:59pm EST on 11/19/16 to enter.

PS If you win the key, you're not under an obligation to actually accept the bounty, but it's strongly encouraged

moho_00 Curator Backer Posts: 6846 Registered: 6/10/2011
moho_00
# 2 - Posted on 11/13/2016 22:51:36

Love the art style!

dhobo Curator Backer Posts: 1965 Registered: 1/5/2015
darwinsocialism
# 3 - Posted on 11/15/2016 4:28:20

A game I have never heard of until now. Sadly it comes across like it was too ambitious for the size/talent of the team that made it, but it's a really neat concept.

You'd never guess from the mockups I've contributed, but my favourite colour is actually blue. Shocker, right?

moho_00 Curator Backer Posts: 6846 Registered: 6/10/2011
moho_00
# 4 - Posted on 11/15/2016 14:00:24

I think you're spot-on with your assessment of it being too ambitious for the team. It has some cool ideas and tries some interesting things (especially for 16 years ago), but it feels like a budget title at times. I'm surprised it received favorable reviews when it was released, but Gamespot gave it a 7.3 and IGN gave it a 7.2.

Also, you liking blue works out very well since it's my favorite color as well I'd almost call it more of an obsession, but we'll go with favorite.

Post Edited on 11/15/2016 14:01:23
moho_00 Curator Backer Posts: 6846 Registered: 6/10/2011
moho_00
# 5 - Posted on 12/3/2016 23:40:30

@dhobo - You win by default on this one + Redneck Rampage and Die by the Sword :P

dhobo Curator Backer Posts: 1965 Registered: 1/5/2015
darwinsocialism
# 6 - Posted on 12/4/2016 7:43:17

Already have Redneck Rampage, so feel free to give that to anyone who wants it :)

I can't believe hardly anyone participated in this batch of giveaways. So disappointing.

Guess some of these obscure older titles aren't "cool" enough to draw people in, haha

Drymonema Curator Backer Posts: 395 Registered: 5/31/2016
drymonema
# 7 - Posted on 12/4/2016 15:14:53

Yeah it's really surprising hardly anyone participated. All of the games you put up are awesome. I'm still looking forward to the bounties on all of them :D