Buhroobee
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March came in like a lion and was really busy for me personally and at work, so I didn't get to play many games, but at least I was really impressed by the ones I did finish! Here are my thoughts on them:
Haven Park - (Was free on GOG) - I loved this game so much. It's a management/adventure cross where you, Flint, must now take care of and repair a campground that your grandma passed on to you while also exploring the island, completing quests, and finding resources for said construction. Only one part, towards the end, felt out of place when you were exploring the mines under a mountain. Oh, and all the characters are adorable animals and the chill camping vibes of the game are
immaculate. Flint's little waddle as he walks and 'pew!' sound when jumping had me melting it's so cute. The graphics are simple but colorful, and there's a tilt-shift effect that gives it the feel of playing a diorama. I fell totally into this game and was sad to finish it. As grandma put it - "I didn't take care of this place, this place took care of me."Slay the Dragon! - (Free on Steam - shoutout to all you users sharing your free on steam discoveries
) - An incredibly heartwarming short story game where you play as Maj on a quest to rescue her brother, August, who was kidnapped by a dragon. The story and gameplay is straightforward and simple as you traverse a handful of areas on your way to the dragon's lair. The music is fantastic, the little gibberish vocals are adorable, and the graphics are so well done for a free game done by students. Seriously, the moss on stones, carvings in rocks, and creative looking animals were well done! I just wish there was more variety to the creatures - there's only one main enemy type per level. I also felt bad about basically storming through their homes and slaughtering them all... they didn't do anything, the dragon did! 
The writing presents us with deep, memorable quotes such as, "If we're not careful, we will die the death!" and "You better let him go, you evil booger!" and ends in such a whimsical and loving twist. This is so worth it for anyone with a sibling who fantasized about adventures and playing in the woods.Vane - (a gift from ][-][.e.r.m.e.s
) - An adventure game where you are a crow boy flying around various decayed, moody levels ranging from a desert, a jail, to a futuristic monolith in order to free other crow children with weird as fuck haircuts. All levels of the world are surrounding by a raging, violent storm that plays into the "story" which is kind of up to you to interpret. The long loading screens tend to take you out of the experience and the collision physics can be a bit wonky, but the destruction and mysticism of the environments and story is gripping enough to outweigh those. You navigate obstacles both in human form on the ground and in crow form in the air, and the flying was such a freeing experience. Lastly, the interesting graphical style (best described as shifting polygons) looks like it was continuously rendered by AI which was a unique treat for the eyes.
Here's the link in plain text, it still works (bookmark it), it should show all available lootpacks that you can buy without money. I scroll halfway down the page to get to the offers that are more interesting to me. 
I've also been writing some reviews from time to time in hopes of winning that, but no such luck yet.
It's annoying sigh
