On SteamDB, Dawn of War III has two content depots named "feral_data_test" and "feral_mp_test". That's a pretty big indicator that something is happening, since Feral Interactive ported the previous Dawn of War II + the expansions to Linux it's also quite possible which gives this a fair bit of credit. Still, it is just speculation right now. Feral don't tend to talk about any of their work before release as well, so asking them would be pointless. Feral did do a teaser of a new port recently, so who knows, it could be.
It could also be nothing, since Feral do at times do Mac-only ports and ports in general don't always work out. The Batman game Feral was porting to Linux, for example, was cancelled. That doesn't happen just to Feral though, we are waiting on other ports that might never see the light of day like Homefront: The Revolution and Street Fighter V and plenty of others.
Personally, I find this extremely exciting as I'm a massive fan of strategy games and Dawn of War III does look very good.
Note: As always, I recommend not buying it until it's released (if it comes), buying it before release likely stops the porter getting paid. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: ColomboQuotealso this is the same person who liked ME : andromeda and no man sky ...and those both where horrible shit..and flopped so badly..oh and he hated starcraft2 also (if I remember correctly)...and he is one of the most Hypocritical & egotistical (Amateur) reviewers.
and saying that he lifted his SEGA boycott just to reviews this game doesn't make the situation any better ...it makes it way worse..why? try to figure out for yourself at times.
Uh, I might not agree with TotalBiscuit, I might not like what he likes, but in his reviews, he always tries to point out all the flaws and all the pros of each game, regardless of him liking it or hating it. He states quite often that whole point of his reviews is not to tell you what you should like because he likes it, but gives you general overview on how the game is played, what problems the game might have and what is nice on that game using constructive arguments.
Also, he does reviewing for living, so technically he is professional.
Don't mind him. He is either obviously trolling or being a kid who has no idea what he is talking about. Claiming that TotalBiscuit hates StarCraft II while he has a dedicated SC2 channel is flat out dumbass. Moreover, again claiming that TotalBiscuit liked No Man's Sky is a shameless lie cause he hated overhype surrounding the game so much that he rejected covering the game itself. Seriously what the hack?
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While I do read reviews before buying games, there's not a single negative comment that I read that convinced me at the time.
The main reason is that while PC gaming is broader than say Mac or Linux gaming, I think it is way more narrow-minded, because of a phenomena of reinforcement. A game that's talked about will be all the rage, and at the end of the day, tastes in PC-gaming, if we look at the big picture, are rather poor/basic.
That's how I explain why some people see things that I don't see. And first and foremost, DoW II doesn't remind me of a MOBA at all. That's micromanagement pushed to the extreme, with some RPG elements, and it makes me think of Myth or Canon Fodder. Again, anyone can make his own links to other titles, anyway I can't help but to think that people say it's a MOBA because MOBA is what's being talked about nowadays, that it's a very divisive topic, and that it means a lot of negative concepts to people's mind, including free-to-play and pay-to-win.
The fact is that it's the main argument for negative comments, and it's an argument I don't find convincing at all. So, we'll see.
The main reason is that while PC gaming is broader than say Mac or Linux gaming, I think it is way more narrow-minded, because of a phenomena of reinforcement. A game that's talked about will be all the rage, and at the end of the day, tastes in PC-gaming, if we look at the big picture, are rather poor/basic.
That's how I explain why some people see things that I don't see. And first and foremost, DoW II doesn't remind me of a MOBA at all. That's micromanagement pushed to the extreme, with some RPG elements, and it makes me think of Myth or Canon Fodder. Again, anyone can make his own links to other titles, anyway I can't help but to think that people say it's a MOBA because MOBA is what's being talked about nowadays, that it's a very divisive topic, and that it means a lot of negative concepts to people's mind, including free-to-play and pay-to-win.
The fact is that it's the main argument for negative comments, and it's an argument I don't find convincing at all. So, we'll see.
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Quoting: rea987Quoting: ColomboQuotealso this is the same person who liked ME : andromeda and no man sky ...and those both where horrible shit..and flopped so badly..oh and he hated starcraft2 also (if I remember correctly)...and he is one of the most Hypocritical & egotistical (Amateur) reviewers.
and saying that he lifted his SEGA boycott just to reviews this game doesn't make the situation any better ...it makes it way worse..why? try to figure out for yourself at times.
Uh, I might not agree with TotalBiscuit, I might not like what he likes, but in his reviews, he always tries to point out all the flaws and all the pros of each game, regardless of him liking it or hating it. He states quite often that whole point of his reviews is not to tell you what you should like because he likes it, but gives you general overview on how the game is played, what problems the game might have and what is nice on that game using constructive arguments.
Also, he does reviewing for living, so technically he is professional.
Don't mind him. He is either obviously trolling or being a kid who has no idea what he is talking about. Claiming that TotalBiscuit hates StarCraft II while he has a dedicated SC2 channel is flat out dumbass. Moreover, again claiming that TotalBiscuit liked No Man's Sky is a shameless lie cause he hated overhype surrounding the game so much that he rejected covering the game itself. Seriously what the hack?
apprently I remember/confused him with someone else as I really haven followed him in years, is also happens that I wrote this 3-5am that didn't help at all either...also human memory is like wikipedia (aka you or anybody can edit your memory)...at least so sorry about that..
but anyway that people think that he or anybody else are professional just show how much we trust these people when you can trust them as much as IGN reviews.
I personally only check random gameplay streams to check the game out and if there is beta or a demo I will try it, and if some of my friends have bought it I will ask their oppinon, I also check pro gamers/streamers that are good on different type of games, so now with DoW3 I look at some "pro" RTS gamers/streamers and see what they think on some stuff...and that could adjust just little bit my opinon ...aka IF I think game is 7 or 8 their opinon can affect what side I lean on (7 or 8)...at least if there is some stuff that I'm not familiar with and I cant really give an opinon ...like some balancing stuff.
the last thing, about why u shouldn't read too much in to the metacritc reviews (at least), as most of the negative comments are 0/10 and when u check those accounts its their only game review ...and unfortunately there is no system to check that you have played the game and you can make how many account as possible, so you can't really trust those reviews...as it can be just one person makeing those reviews. And what about steam reviewes?...its also problematic but not as bad metacritc.
one issue is that there is only "like" or "dislike" option, plus many of the negative reviews have only 1-2h of playtime which does raise questions. One thing I have notice is that the rate of positive reviews is increasing (slowly but it is)...its now ~60% positive, have to see what the record is in 1month or so.
also one of the latest AAA games that Feral ported to linux got also mixed reviews, and it was Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (metacritic review) ...
Spoiler, click me
I liked it, oc it had problems but so did Human Revolution actually in many stuff mankind divided was a nice upgrade from Human Revolution..MD story was maybe the biggest problem but not a huge one...I think it was fine
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Quoting: ahjolinnaQuoting: rea987Quoting: ColomboQuotealso this is the same person who liked ME : andromeda and no man sky ...and those both where horrible shit..and flopped so badly..oh and he hated starcraft2 also (if I remember correctly)...and he is one of the most Hypocritical & egotistical (Amateur) reviewers.
and saying that he lifted his SEGA boycott just to reviews this game doesn't make the situation any better ...it makes it way worse..why? try to figure out for yourself at times.
Uh, I might not agree with TotalBiscuit, I might not like what he likes, but in his reviews, he always tries to point out all the flaws and all the pros of each game, regardless of him liking it or hating it. He states quite often that whole point of his reviews is not to tell you what you should like because he likes it, but gives you general overview on how the game is played, what problems the game might have and what is nice on that game using constructive arguments.
Also, he does reviewing for living, so technically he is professional.
Don't mind him. He is either obviously trolling or being a kid who has no idea what he is talking about. Claiming that TotalBiscuit hates StarCraft II while he has a dedicated SC2 channel is flat out dumbass. Moreover, again claiming that TotalBiscuit liked No Man's Sky is a shameless lie cause he hated overhype surrounding the game so much that he rejected covering the game itself. Seriously what the hack?
apprently I remember/confused him with someone else as I really haven followed him in years, is also happens that I wrote this 3-5am that didn't help at all either...also human memory is like wikipedia (aka you or anybody can edit your memory)...at least so sorry about that..
but anyway that people think that he or anybody else are professional just show how much we trust these people when you can trust them as much as IGN reviews.
I personally only check random gameplay streams to check the game out and if there is beta or a demo I will try it, and if some of my friends have bought it I will ask their oppinon, I also check pro gamers/streamers that are good on different type of games, so now with DoW3 I look at some "pro" RTS gamers/streamers and see what they think on some stuff...and that could adjust just little bit my opinon ...aka IF I think game is 7 or 8 their opinon can affect what side I lean on (7 or 8)...at least if there is some stuff that I'm not familiar with and I cant really give an opinon ...like some balancing stuff.
the last thing, about why u shouldn't read too much in to the metacritc reviews (at least), as most of the negative comments are 0/10 and when u check those accounts its their only game review ...and unfortunately there is no system to check that you have played the game and you can make how many account as possible, so you can't really trust those reviews...as it can be just one person makeing those reviews. And what about steam reviewes?...its also problematic but not as bad metacritc.
one issue is that there is only "like" or "dislike" option, plus many of the negative reviews have only 1-2h of playtime which does raise questions. One thing I have notice is that the rate of positive reviews is increasing (slowly but it is)...its now ~60% positive, have to see what the record is in 1month or so.
also one of the latest AAA games that Feral ported to linux got also mixed reviews, and it was Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (metacritic review) ...Spoiler, click me
I liked it, oc it had problems but so did Human Revolution actually in many stuff mankind divided was a nice upgrade from Human Revolution..MD story was maybe the biggest problem but not a huge one...I think it was fine
But I never brought metacritic to this discussion, nor I care about it. That's why I went to someone that actually played the game for a reasonable amount of time, and also has played all the other games people are comparing it to like coh2 and dow2. And that person refers all the criticism around the game, and he refutes some of it, and he backs some of it, and he goes on to point out how the gameplay differs from the previous installment and how limits you from doing stuff you could do before and how it forces you to behave in a determined way instead of teaching you how to deal with what it is trying to prevent, etc.
So based on all that I really don't see a reason to get it as it is right now, unless one of my friends ends up getting it and I will be able to play with them as they are on windows.
About Mankind Divided, I appreciate it's available on linux but I find it insulting it's more expensive then Human Revolution which is not on linux and has twice the content. Heck, that's why it has so many bad reviews in the first place from windows users, so it's trice as bad from a linux user point of view.
Last edited by nitroflow on 1 May 2017 at 9:45 pm UTC
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