Today is a bit of a special day for those of us living in Finland, for it is our independence day. And to make just that bit more special is the fact that today marks the 100th anniversary of independent Finland, and it seems that Valve wanted to join in on the celebrations in the form of a game sale.
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.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Google makes out of it:
Finland mentioned, see you at the marketplace.
Wut? :D
Onneksi olkoon!
(Googled again.)
Last edited by Eike on 6 December 2017 at 3:29 pm UTC
Quoting: EikeSuomi 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. ;-)
qptain Nemo Dec 6, 2017
Happy Independence Day, Samsai and others. :)
Mohandevir Dec 6, 2017
Edit: Typo.
Last edited by Mohandevir on 6 December 2017 at 1:40 pm UTC
Quoting: qptain NemoIf 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?
Quoting: MohandevirWould 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?
Mohandevir Dec 6, 2017
Quoting: EikeQuoting: MohandevirWould 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 December 2017 at 5:02 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 December 2017 at 3:13 pm UTC
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