Easily one of my top 10 favourite Linux games released last year, Dead Cells, is about to get a huge free update.
They're calling this update Rise of the Giant, a "free DLC" with a focus on giving more depth to the end game. With that in mind, a new biome and boss won't be available until you beat the game for the first time.
Thankfully, that's not the only change. For those who have been struggling with it, the Custom Mode where you get to tweak all sorts of things is no longer locked behind beating the final boss. You still need to attempt a few runs, but it seems like a much nicer idea.
There's a new skin system with a joke about loot boxes but you just unlock them through blueprints, acquired by defeating enemies and bosses. On top of that, they've included 10 new enemy types, 3 new skills, 10 new weapons and the list goes on. It's an absolutely huge update to be given out free! Full patch notes can be found here.
Want to try it early? They say it's in the "final phases before we ready to publish it" and it has a beta you can opt into on Steam. Simply go to the game properties, hit the beta tab and select the alpha branch from the drop-down to try it.
Don't own it yet? I think you're mad. You can grab a copy from Humble Store - GOG - Steam.
What's also really sweet, is this mini documentary they did with Red Bull:
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FutureSuture Mar 3, 2019
Quoting: slaapliedjeI understand what you are saying and I can get behind it. In my case, however, it really is just me not wanting to bother with purchasing, or if the downloadable content is free, simply downloading any additions to the game. I do not want the game to change once I have it. I do not want to have to deal with bugs or alterations to the gameplay. I want the complete, final experience. Regarding buying a game now and playing it later, why would I do that? That creates a backlog. I buy games as needed. Money is not the issue for me. I buy them at full price once they are done, provided they are available for Linux. It just sounds more convenient for me.Quoting: FutureSutureGlad to hear it. I will purchase the game once the developers move on so as to have the complete experience. I look forward to it! Them mentioning Castlevania as an inspiration has me excited!This amuses me. In essence you're saying that immediate purchases of games is a bad thing to do, because then they penny pinch you with DLCs and such. I actually agree with this, but I wonder how many people would punish developers in this way until they realize that we don't want DLCs, just give us the game, and give us patches or if you're going to include free DLC (which this one is, so may as well buy it now, and play it later once it's complete).
Too many developers these days (I'm looking at you Paradox) DLC the shit out of their games, so keep making profit on them years and years later. It's not necessarily a bad thing (again referring to Paradox who keeps their older games relevant) but it certainly can be (like Paradox charging for silly things like sound tracks and art packs).
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