In normal circumstances I would have let Liam deliver these awesome news, but what is normal about a total nuclear catastrophe in the radioactive ruins of Moscow? Especially when that happens on Linux?
Anyways, the horror FPS Metro: Last Light from 4A Games and published by Deepsilver has finally been released on Steam for Linux. There had been hints about the closing release date on SteamDB during the past few weeks, so the release wasn't a complete surprise, but we didn't expect it to happen so suddenly.
I think this is one of the important milestones in the history of Linux gaming. It's not the first big game on Linux and probably not the last, but we are seeing big game studios finally take Linux seriously as a gaming platform. Would you have believed all this few years ago?
Game info:
Metro: Last Light is a first person horror shooter set into post-apocalyptic Moscow, which has been devastated by a nuclear war. The surviving population of Moscow has taken refuge in the metro tunnels below the radioactive streets, where all kinds of mutants roam. But to quote another game with a similar topic: "war never changes" and the people living in the metro tunnels have divided into different factions, which fight with each other for survival. You play as Artyom, a young dweller of the metro, and you must sort out this mess as "the last light in our darkest hour".
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The game is currently (slowly) downloading on Steam, so I haven't yet had a chance to play it, but I am sure to make a GOL Cast of it ASAP! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Anyways, the horror FPS Metro: Last Light from 4A Games and published by Deepsilver has finally been released on Steam for Linux. There had been hints about the closing release date on SteamDB during the past few weeks, so the release wasn't a complete surprise, but we didn't expect it to happen so suddenly.
I think this is one of the important milestones in the history of Linux gaming. It's not the first big game on Linux and probably not the last, but we are seeing big game studios finally take Linux seriously as a gaming platform. Would you have believed all this few years ago?
Game info:
Metro: Last Light is a first person horror shooter set into post-apocalyptic Moscow, which has been devastated by a nuclear war. The surviving population of Moscow has taken refuge in the metro tunnels below the radioactive streets, where all kinds of mutants roam. But to quote another game with a similar topic: "war never changes" and the people living in the metro tunnels have divided into different factions, which fight with each other for survival. You play as Artyom, a young dweller of the metro, and you must sort out this mess as "the last light in our darkest hour".
Features:
- Experience thrilling combat with an exotic arsenal of hand-made weaponry against deadly foes – both human and mutant – and use stealth to launch attacks under the cover of darkness
- Explore the post-apocalyptic world of the Moscow Metro, one of the most immersive, atmospheric game worlds ever created
- Fight for every bullet and every last breath in a claustrophobic blend of survival horror and FPS gameplay
- Next generation technology boasting stunning lighting and physics sets a new graphical benchmark on both console and PC
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The game is currently (slowly) downloading on Steam, so I haven't yet had a chance to play it, but I am sure to make a GOL Cast of it ASAP! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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It was in my wishlist already, only waiting for the money to buy this baby!
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I'm not excited that it's only available through Steam (so I'm not getting it naturally). Just wrote to Deep Silver and asked if they are going to release it DRM free without Steam anywhere. Otherwise it would be a pity if such game will remain Steamed forever.
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Superb.. played it a bit yesterday..had to go to sleep because early wake though..cant wait when i get home from work to play more :)
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Hi folks, just registered, nice to meet you all :D
Downloading now at just over 7 MB/S, 13 minutes to go!
@OZSeaford - I've just upgraded from a GTX460 to a GTX660 and I'm seeing an improvement in fps of between 30% and 50% in the games I've tried. Unigine Heaven went from 27 to 40 fps at 1680 x 1050.
(AMD Phenom II X4 965 / ASUS M4A87TD EVO / Arch x86_64)
Downloading now at just over 7 MB/S, 13 minutes to go!
@OZSeaford - I've just upgraded from a GTX460 to a GTX660 and I'm seeing an improvement in fps of between 30% and 50% in the games I've tried. Unigine Heaven went from 27 to 40 fps at 1680 x 1050.
(AMD Phenom II X4 965 / ASUS M4A87TD EVO / Arch x86_64)
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Quoting: Quote from fabertaweHi folks, just registered, nice to meet you all :D
Downloading now at just over 7 MB/S, 13 minutes to go!
@OZSeaford - I've just upgraded from a GTX460 to a GTX660 and I'm seeing an improvement in fps of between 30% and 50% in the games I've tried. Unigine Heaven went from 27 to 40 fps at 1680 x 1050.
(AMD Phenom II X4 965 / ASUS M4A87TD EVO / Arch x86_64)
Well that is fantastic news. I can't even begin to imagine what it will do from my current GeForce 8600 GT (which was more than sufficient for all my Linux games up to now) to the GTX660 if you are experiencing 30/50% increase from just a 2 generation difference.
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Quoting: Quote from ShmerlI'm not excited that it's only available through Steam (so I'm not getting it naturally). Just wrote to Deep Silver and asked if they are going to release it DRM free without Steam anywhere. Otherwise it would be a pity if such game will remain Steamed forever.Same here, I'm totally turned off by Steam now. I use to be a fan but this whole SteamOS thing has turned sour and I'm done with Steam, It's bad news for Linux.
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I've played a couple of hours today and it's really good (IMO obviously :P).
Can't comment on frame rate other than it runs mostly smoothly, even when I turned up the graphics "slider" fully. Lowering the slider does make things smoother still and there's a noticeable drop in "sharpness" of graphical quality.
The only glitches were an occasional partial clipping when in very close proximity with another game character and an occasional slight stuttering in audio at the end of the transitions between "levels" (for want of a better description) where your character talks and "press any key to continue" is displayed.
Good stuff!
Can't comment on frame rate other than it runs mostly smoothly, even when I turned up the graphics "slider" fully. Lowering the slider does make things smoother still and there's a noticeable drop in "sharpness" of graphical quality.
The only glitches were an occasional partial clipping when in very close proximity with another game character and an occasional slight stuttering in audio at the end of the transitions between "levels" (for want of a better description) where your character talks and "press any key to continue" is displayed.
Good stuff!
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Humble Bundle might have started a pebble rolling down the mountain, but it would still be up there in the peaks if it wasn't the mighty push that Valve gave it when they started encouraging developers to go Linux all those months ago. They're not perfect, but I don't see how they've "turned sour" and are now "bad news for Linux".
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