I finally took some time to sit down with The Talos Principle in a livestream the other night, and wow I was pleasantly surprised by it. I've never been one to really get engrossed by puzzle games, as they usually end up too boring for me. Something about The Talos Principle had me completely hooked, and I ended up sinking 1.7 hours into it according to Steam.
I think having a puzzle game that's first person, and quite beautiful really helped get me into Talos. I did feel a bit stupid at the start, as I don't have to really use my brain very often while playing games. This is mainly due to being an FPS junky, but I am trying to push myself to other games to enjoy a wider variety.
Once I got the hang of it, I was able to do certain puzzles with blistering speed, and that seemed to impress our editor Samsai quite a bit. Heck, I even impressed myself with some of it!
So, what have you been playing, and what did you think to it? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
I think having a puzzle game that's first person, and quite beautiful really helped get me into Talos. I did feel a bit stupid at the start, as I don't have to really use my brain very often while playing games. This is mainly due to being an FPS junky, but I am trying to push myself to other games to enjoy a wider variety.
Once I got the hang of it, I was able to do certain puzzles with blistering speed, and that seemed to impress our editor Samsai quite a bit. Heck, I even impressed myself with some of it!
So, what have you been playing, and what did you think to it? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I've hit a wall in a few games: a literal wall in DeadCore (well, several of them, hurtling towards me), a nest of warpers with a shaman in Shadow Warrior, and the Absolution in Freedom Planet. I like those games, obviously, but it's frustrating.
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Broken Motherboard != Playing Anything... :-/ But hey Skylake is out and perfect time to upgrade just have to get some of that RL stuff out of the way.
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Started playing Outland a couple of days ago and can't put it down. Very good platforming, decent combat, looks pretty, good difficulty balance, tight controls, works great on Linux.
Playing LEGO Hobbit (under Wine) co-op with my 11-year old daughter. We finished Lego Harry Potter a few weeks back and plan to go through all the LEGO games together (which is good since I really doubt I'd play them solo).
Playing some "casual" adventures (mostly Artifex Mundi), mostly when I'm tired, but at least in expert mode for a decent challenge.
Finally, looking for a decent RPG to get into. I'm almost half-way through Torchlight II and getting bored with it - I know it's an ARPG but it just feels like an expanded version of the original, which was nice enough but nothing special for me.
Playing LEGO Hobbit (under Wine) co-op with my 11-year old daughter. We finished Lego Harry Potter a few weeks back and plan to go through all the LEGO games together (which is good since I really doubt I'd play them solo).
Playing some "casual" adventures (mostly Artifex Mundi), mostly when I'm tired, but at least in expert mode for a decent challenge.
Finally, looking for a decent RPG to get into. I'm almost half-way through Torchlight II and getting bored with it - I know it's an ARPG but it just feels like an expanded version of the original, which was nice enough but nothing special for me.
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Star Conflict - Team play based star fighting is fun
Shadowrun: DF - wanting to finish it up and get started on HK... enjoying the cyberpunk rpgs.
Shadowrun: DF - wanting to finish it up and get started on HK... enjoying the cyberpunk rpgs.
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TheRiddick Aug 25, 2015
Shadow Warrior on Linux, what a excellent example of a port. 4k resolution all on ultra 60fps...
Also been playing ARK, which is a example of a BAD BAD port to Linux, possible to get working OK but has major issues.
Also been playing ARK, which is a example of a BAD BAD port to Linux, possible to get working OK but has major issues.
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Finished my second go through of Shadow Warrior a few weeks back, and I am also playing through CLARC at the moment as I can not really get into anything more involving until the honey flow stops. Seems okay, although they really should allow you to rotate with the mouse rather than the keyboard.
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I've been playing Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup. It's a constantly evolving free fantasy roguelike and becoming more accesible to everyone with every update. It's probably the hardest roguelike I've played and has a fairly attractive tileset (but you could always go for the text-based interface like I do, too, use your imagination more ;).
Also been knee-deep in the summer Gun Mettle update for Team Fortress 2.
This War of Mine has been an emotional ride I'll never forget. It's a great example of a story-heavy game that has good gameplay to match, neither one of them overrides the other and both serve each other well.
TIS-100, it's programming-like, at least, but teaches nothing but basic commands, a text version of Spacechem. It's good to hone one's logic muscles, and printing the manual really is quite useful.
Also been knee-deep in the summer Gun Mettle update for Team Fortress 2.
This War of Mine has been an emotional ride I'll never forget. It's a great example of a story-heavy game that has good gameplay to match, neither one of them overrides the other and both serve each other well.
TIS-100, it's programming-like, at least, but teaches nothing but basic commands, a text version of Spacechem. It's good to hone one's logic muscles, and printing the manual really is quite useful.
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I'm currently playing Age of Wonders 3. It's a solid fantasy strategy and a solid port. It has its annoyances though, but overall I'm enjoying it greatly.
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I am still playing Borderlands 2. I beat the game 3 times already, then I got the urge to create a new character. 300+ hours sofar... and then there is the Pre-sequel....
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I've been playing lately:
Guild Wars 2 for dailys. The only game I still need wine for, which annoys me :(
Serious Sam 3 had some coop fun with friends, reloading weapons is still annoying though :/
Shadows of Mordor was fun to finish it 100% plus the first dlc, didn't really like the second dlc though.
Shroud of the Avatar still had to collect the hat for this month, the combat improved imo.
Minetest building some stuff in Minetest every now and then on an international server :)
ARK is a lot of fun. Still needs a lot of optimization and a powerful PC but it is still in alpha so that is ok.
And still have a huge ToDo list when I look at my steam library ^^
ARK isn't a bad port, it is a game in its alpha version. Even Windows gamers have problems with resolutions above 1080p.
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Guild Wars 2 for dailys. The only game I still need wine for, which annoys me :(
Serious Sam 3 had some coop fun with friends, reloading weapons is still annoying though :/
Shadows of Mordor was fun to finish it 100% plus the first dlc, didn't really like the second dlc though.
Shroud of the Avatar still had to collect the hat for this month, the combat improved imo.
Minetest building some stuff in Minetest every now and then on an international server :)
ARK is a lot of fun. Still needs a lot of optimization and a powerful PC but it is still in alpha so that is ok.
And still have a huge ToDo list when I look at my steam library ^^
Quoting: TheRiddickAlso been playing ARK, which is a example of a BAD BAD port to Linux, possible to get working OK but has major issues.
ARK isn't a bad port, it is a game in its alpha version. Even Windows gamers have problems with resolutions above 1080p.
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Verdun: The best team based fps that I have played in years.The game is about struggling through ww1 trenches in a shower of bullets, mud and grenades, hacking the enemy in the face with a spade.
Sky Rogue: Have GOL made any mentions about Sky Rogue? It's really neat old school flight arcade thing.
(Also I found a total conversion mod for doom, that turns doom into wolfenstein 3D, called wolfendoom. It was really well done and got me real nostalgic for a while.)
Sky Rogue: Have GOL made any mentions about Sky Rogue? It's really neat old school flight arcade thing.
(Also I found a total conversion mod for doom, that turns doom into wolfenstein 3D, called wolfendoom. It was really well done and got me real nostalgic for a while.)
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Quest for Infamy.
- Good: Hilarious game. Characters with personality. Logical and mostly non-linear puzzles in a huge map. The classes offer replayability.
- Not so good: The RPG mechanics are repetitive. Some bugs, but the developer support is top-notch.
Toki Tori 2+.
- Good: Probably the most clever design I have ever seen in a game. Cheerful graphics and music.
- Not so good: It looks like a shitty platform at first glance and some people may stop playing there. DON'T!
Strike Suit Zero.
- Good: It's not amazing yet, but gets better with every mission so it may end up being amazing.
- Not so good: It feels simple (when compared to Freespace 2). Needs more ships, weapons, etc.
Chuck's Challenge 3D.
- Good: Classical puzzles that bring old memories back (to me). Includes an editor and community sharing.
- Not so good: The most common unity bugs are present. It does not innovate.
NEXT: Ziggurat, Depths of Peril (and/or Din's Curse) and Hacker Evolution.
- Good: Hilarious game. Characters with personality. Logical and mostly non-linear puzzles in a huge map. The classes offer replayability.
- Not so good: The RPG mechanics are repetitive. Some bugs, but the developer support is top-notch.
Toki Tori 2+.
- Good: Probably the most clever design I have ever seen in a game. Cheerful graphics and music.
- Not so good: It looks like a shitty platform at first glance and some people may stop playing there. DON'T!
Strike Suit Zero.
- Good: It's not amazing yet, but gets better with every mission so it may end up being amazing.
- Not so good: It feels simple (when compared to Freespace 2). Needs more ships, weapons, etc.
Chuck's Challenge 3D.
- Good: Classical puzzles that bring old memories back (to me). Includes an editor and community sharing.
- Not so good: The most common unity bugs are present. It does not innovate.
NEXT: Ziggurat, Depths of Peril (and/or Din's Curse) and Hacker Evolution.
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Stupendous Man Aug 25, 2015
I almost only play Kerbal Space Program these days. It's summer here with daytime temperatures up around 40C, so I don't play much at all, but when I do, it's KSP.
The Talos Principle is my favourite game ever, and I also bought and played the DLC when it came out.
I also bought Pillars of Eternity in spring and started playing it, and liked it very much. I'm about 20 hours in and mean to continue it when autumn arrives and I can sit huddled around the PC for warmth.
On top of that, I've bought so many games at sales that I've hardly touched. Maybe this winter I can start looking at some of them... Or I might just continue playing KSP!
The Talos Principle is my favourite game ever, and I also bought and played the DLC when it came out.
I also bought Pillars of Eternity in spring and started playing it, and liked it very much. I'm about 20 hours in and mean to continue it when autumn arrives and I can sit huddled around the PC for warmth.
On top of that, I've bought so many games at sales that I've hardly touched. Maybe this winter I can start looking at some of them... Or I might just continue playing KSP!
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I played through Monster Loves You! a few times after getting it in the Humble Bundle, and Tiny Keep as well. Both are pretty fun, good if you've got a half hour or so to blow. Gave RPG-MO a try, but only got through the tutorial. I'll have to put some more time into it to really see what it's like but it's got promise as a very retro sort of experience. Otherwise I've taken another crack at Legend of Grimrock, to see if I can actually beat it this time. Still in the more familiar early floors, but I'd forgotten how absorbing the game can be. Really wish Grimrock 2 would get a Linux port so I can move on to that.
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Currently playing The Last Tinker: City of Color. Victor Vran is on watchlist but a bit skeptical, if it will run on Intel NUC5i5RYH (core i5 5200u, Intel HD 6000). If anyone running it on Intel GPU, please let me know the experience.
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I've spent most of the gaming time while playing Witcher 3 on PS4, but I did not forget about Linux gaming. Unfortunately I don't have very good impression from last weeks:
- Shadow of Mordor performs very bad on my machine (but I was aware that it will happen, because of the NVidia 540m poor GPU)
- Dirt Showdown - not a bad port, but for some reason I see missing tiers and encounter minor gamepad issues (sometimes gamepad does not work on the very beginning of the event, and I have to restart it). And in general - except normal race events, game is little bit weird...
- Victor Vran - biggest disappointment from my point of view (@crackhash maybe this small "review" will be valuable for you :) ). It is very hard to stop play Witcher 3 and start play Victor Vran, so this may have very big influence on my opinion, but the beginning of the game is boring, battle in game does not give me very much fun and dialogs with picture of the person that is currently speaking makes me feel like this game was done by too few people.
In general I currently collect games for my library, when there are more good linux games I will buy new hardware. And if Witcher 3 would be available I would already had one, but instead I had to buy PS4 ;) But still, I'm not going to stop gaming on linux because it's awsame!
- Shadow of Mordor performs very bad on my machine (but I was aware that it will happen, because of the NVidia 540m poor GPU)
- Dirt Showdown - not a bad port, but for some reason I see missing tiers and encounter minor gamepad issues (sometimes gamepad does not work on the very beginning of the event, and I have to restart it). And in general - except normal race events, game is little bit weird...
- Victor Vran - biggest disappointment from my point of view (@crackhash maybe this small "review" will be valuable for you :) ). It is very hard to stop play Witcher 3 and start play Victor Vran, so this may have very big influence on my opinion, but the beginning of the game is boring, battle in game does not give me very much fun and dialogs with picture of the person that is currently speaking makes me feel like this game was done by too few people.
In general I currently collect games for my library, when there are more good linux games I will buy new hardware. And if Witcher 3 would be available I would already had one, but instead I had to buy PS4 ;) But still, I'm not going to stop gaming on linux because it's awsame!
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I was planning on playing SoM, but I anticipated it so much that I can't get myself to play it now. Weird. So instead, I started randomly playing Mount and Blade Warband, with the Clash of Kings mod (Game of Thrones flavoured). OMG it's awesome, I got totally addicted, now I finally understand the hype. With the extra mod the visuals don't seem to bother me as much as they did initially, in fact sometimes it even gets pretty. I'm also playing it on a gamepad (YES!!) using Antimicro to map all the keys. I find it so much more comfortable (on the couch of course) and combat is sooo much easier than using mouse + keyboard (obviously just my opinion). I can see how this game could become a huge time sink....
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