Thoughts on Twitch Prime's monthly games?

But still blasphemy ;)

I actually think the games are pretty good picks, but since I don't use Twitch, I'd only be subbing for the games and that'd be such a waste.

I've played through the first game twice, and I basically never replay games. Given that, Dig 2 seems like it'd be a safe bet for spending a bit extra on. Though, given what we saw from Dig and Heist, it does seem likely that Dig 2 will go dollar tier sooner rather than later, once they start bundling it. Certainly, I'm hoping for this to be a sign that they're prepping for the first bundles of the game..

As you say, though, I'm not keen on the Twitch client (and $13 is really just too high for the games alone). Then again, to me, it always seemed like Prime was just a collection of subpar and/or gimmicky services, encouraging paying for quantity rather than quality. Certainly, at the very least, Amazon Streaming is still a content-limited service with a catastrophic interface (or was, last I checked it), and really brings the overall impression down.
The other offerings are certainly a bit more subjective based on a subscriber's interests and needs (hence the curiosity driving this thread), but in many ways do feel rather niche in appeal (like, ever wonder what the cross-section between audio-book listeners and Twitch streamers is? :P) Twitch is definitely offering a few tasty tidbits in with those game offerings, though, so it's interesting to consider if that'll be a motivating factor for subscriptions [for users such as those on Steamgifts].

Of course, given how comparatively cheap student discount on Prime is, and how some people have business-related need for Prime Shipping, there are definitely some subscribers for whom the service would be more inherently appealing. Naturally, dedicated Twitch streamers win out the most, as this offers an appealing synergistic element to their streaming efforts.

all you need to do is link your twitch account to your amazon account if you already have amazon prime

I hope they continue this and become large enough to rival steam

Right, that's the weird thing about it. GOG is inherently appealing, because it has fundamentally different offerings than the other platforms. But Uplay and Origin really hold on solely by exclusives, and get attention by freebies. The Twitch app doesn't have the exclusives going for it, so it's really just an unnecessary additional service that feels cluttery- and will feel that way until/unless it gets to the point where it makes itself positively distinct from its direct competitor(s) (ie, Steam).
At that point, it'd still be clutter on top of the other services, but it would make up for it with its beneficial effects on the market, perhaps finally encouraging Valve into some degree of professionalism. (Then again, there's still hope for GOG eventually doing that, but with Galaxy progressing along so glacially, that feels less encouraging than it once did.) Likewise, that's the point where all those freebies done through Prime start becoming notable (in the sense of offering investment in having a collection on the platform).
Of course, right now, I'm not seeing anything to indicate they're trying to market themselves outside of the freebies, so it yet may be a bit early to start putting any positive expectations on the service.

already nearly free over here
20€ a year

Yeah, I'd definitely be a lot less critical of the Prime service if they were offering it to me at that price. :'P

Twitch has its own client, similar to Steam, Origin, or Uplay.
It's my understanding (which perhaps one of the Prime subscribers can verify) that they're DRM-restricted like Steam, and auto-associate to your Twitch account.

just game through Twitch App

Below the previous month games there's a notice "Offer ends Jun 3" (if you didn't claim them already).

My guess is they'll release this month's games later today/tomorrow at the very latest!

*first friday of a month