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On the 6th of December in 1917 the Parliament of Finland declared the nation's independence from Russia, which it had been an autonomous grand duchy of since 1809. While the path towards independence was not a particularly easy one, with a civil war happening in the following year and two major struggles to keep said independence just two decades later, I think it’s fair to say we came out alright. And we even have some video games to show that!
To celebrate the 100th anniversary, Valve has decided to host a special video game sale consisting of games made by Finnish developers. While quite a few of the these games are Windows-only, there are still some interesting picks for those of us using an operating system kernel made in Finland. Below are some particular highlights:
- Cities: Skylines, -75%
- Trine and Trine 2, -85%
- Trine 3, -75%
- Shadwen, -75%
- Legend of Grimrock, -66%
- The Swapper, -85%
- Hero Siege, -90%
- Interplanetary, -66%
- Battlevoid: Harbinger, -50%
You can go and check out the full list of titles on sale here: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/finland_sale/
There’s a famous four-word phrase among Finns which we tend to use whenever our little nation gets international recognition. So, let us end this article with the following wise words:
Suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan.
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Suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan.
Google makes out of it:
Finland mentioned, see you at the marketplace.
Wut? :D
Onneksi olkoon!
(Googled again.)
Last edited by Eike on 6 Dec 2017 at 3:29 pm UTC
Google makes out of it:
Finland mentioned, see you at the marketplace.
Wut? :D
Onneksi olkoon!
(Googled again.)
Last edited by Eike on 6 Dec 2017 at 3:29 pm UTC
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Suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan.
Google makes out of it:
Finland mentioned, see you at the marketplace.
Wut? :D
Apparently Finland being mentioned in any media is such a big event, that the whole country meets at the marketplace to celebrate it. ;-)
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qptain Nemo 6 Dec 2017
If you're into story-driven stuff, The Detail is a very neat solid crime thriller.
Happy Independence Day, Samsai and others. :)
Happy Independence Day, Samsai and others. :)
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Mohandevir 6 Dec 2017
Would have been happy to buy Legend of Grimrock II if it came out on Linux... If I remember right it was because of too few resources available. They have a mac build though... Someone to help porting it? Snif!
Edit: Typo.
Last edited by Mohandevir on 6 Dec 2017 at 1:40 pm UTC
Edit: Typo.
Last edited by Mohandevir on 6 Dec 2017 at 1:40 pm UTC
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If you're into story-driven stuff, The Detail is a very neat solid crime thriller.
I already had a look at it today but was held back from the negative reviews saying it lacks in choices making a difference. It's pratically free, though - 51 Euro Cents here. :) Is this episode 1 self-contained?
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Would have been happy to buy Legend of Grimrock II if it came out on Linux... If I remember right it was because of to few resources available. They have a mac build though... Someone to help porting it? Snif!
Anyone has made a list of game series'/developers having supported Linux and not doing it anymore?
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Mohandevir 6 Dec 2017
Would have been happy to buy Legend of Grimrock II if it came out on Linux... If I remember right it was because of to few resources available. They have a mac build though... Someone to help porting it? Snif!
Anyone has made a list of game series'/developers having supported Linux and not doing it anymore?
Hish! Sadly not the only case. I was refering to the actual sale, though. At least, we have the whole Trine lineup to rejoice. :)
Edit: Would have liked to say "The whole Frozenbyte lineup" but they didn't release "Has Been Heroes" on Linux and are not planning to either (problem with the 2D engine).
Last edited by Mohandevir on 6 Dec 2017 at 5:02 pm UTC
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I suppose my own patriotism to my own country and province and even "greater metropolitan area" is in doubt until I finally get off my arse and actually play some of my Beamdog games, especially the Enhanced Editions of Baldur's Gate that have been sitting in my GOG.com library for almost two years now.
To be honest though, I have spent way more time playing the work of you Finns. ;)
But seriously, where is Rochard?
Last edited by Hamish on 6 Dec 2017 at 3:13 pm UTC
To be honest though, I have spent way more time playing the work of you Finns. ;)
But seriously, where is Rochard?
Last edited by Hamish on 6 Dec 2017 at 3:13 pm UTC
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Happy birthday my Finnish friends.
I raise my beer to a hundred more. ^_^
I raise my beer to a hundred more. ^_^
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Unreal World, which I assume to be a Finnish daily life simulator, is also 25% off.
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Perkeleen_Vittupää 6 Dec 2017
Will certainly pick up several!
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Perkeleen_Vittupää 6 Dec 2017
BTW The boss started early: [link](https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds/posts/LhryUhfYdwV) ;)
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Last edited by Perkeleen_Vittupää on 6 Dec 2017 at 8:17 pm UTC
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Would have been happy to buy Legend of Grimrock II if it came out on Linux... If I remember right it was because of too few resources available. They have a mac build though... Someone to help porting it? Snif!
Edit: Typo.
I was waiting for Linux release for about 4 years, but then I bought in on GoG - it runs awesome in Wine, I almost finished it.
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qptain Nemo 7 Dec 2017
Uhhh, I mean I remember enjoying the first episode on its own considerably, I decided to buy and play the rest after all, but, as I'm sure you understand, an episode of a longer story can only be so self-contained. It felt fairly satisfying but at the same time it also ends on a kind of a cliffhanger.If you're into story-driven stuff, The Detail is a very neat solid crime thriller.
I already had a look at it today but was held back from the negative reviews saying it lacks in choices making a difference. It's pratically free, though - 51 Euro Cents here. :) Is this episode 1 self-contained?
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I always wanted to do a exchange program to Finland. I heard that the universities from there are pretty good. Too bad that the coin from my country is really weak compared to Euro
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You should have seen the local newspaper article because a Finnish shovel was used in The Martian...Suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan.
Google makes out of it:
Finland mentioned, see you at the marketplace.
Wut? :D
Apparently Finland being mentioned in any media is such a big event, that the whole country meets at the marketplace to celebrate it. ;-)
http://www.sofurry.com/view/973189
I was actually at the 100 year celebration in Tampere yesterday.
It was a bit like a prophecy:
"Only once every one hundred years shall a great number of Finnish people come together"
I have seriously never seen so many people in one place here, and I already live here since almost two years.
Even the buses were full. THE BUSES!
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If you're into story-driven stuff, The Detail is a very neat solid crime thriller.I already had a look at it today but was held back from the negative reviews saying it lacks in choices making a difference.
To each their own, but playing through the first episode didn't make me want to play through the rest.
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