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This week saw the release of the absolutely magical Spiritfarer. I can't get over how wonderful a game it is, fully deserving of all the praise it has been receiving. Taking care of spirits, while doing a little building and crafting on your fancy boat while also giving out hugs to those spirits that need it. Absolute joy.
Spiritfarer is just so lovely, we're going to need Sin to livestream it I think. Keep an eye on our Twitch Channel for that. Although, with 7 Days to Die Alpha 19 being out it's going to be difficult to tear Sin away from it.
Quite a bit of my own personal time has also been testing out NVIDIA GeForce NOW. It's another game streaming service, which recently opened up to Chromebooks / ChromeOS in the browser so it works on Linux too. You can see a video of Fortnite running here as another example. It's certainly an interesting service but I still personally much prefer Stadia technically speaking, as I find it just works much better overall but I won't deny how good NVIDA did the game access side of things by it using existing accounts for people. Over the next many years, it will be very interesting to see all these cloud services fight for users.
I've also personally continued playing Orcs Must Die! 3 on Stadia with a partner, the huge battleground battles are just so much fun it's ridiculous. Getting to launch catapults at hundreds of Orcs, while another is running around hacking away at them is quite a sight.
As a reminder of some deals going:
- Humble Headup Games Band Boost Bundle - Vambrace: Cold Soul, Dead End Job and more
- There's also a Humble Killing Floor Bundle going
- Steam 0451 sale - celebrating Ray Bradbury's 100th birthday with games that reference the iconic Fahrenheit 451
- GOG Weekend Sale - save on games where you only live once
- HITMAN titles cheap on Humble Store
Over to you in the comments: what have you been gaming on Linux lately?
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I cannot... stop... playing Daggerfall Unity.
I launch... any other game... i think... i want... to go back to Tamriel.
It’s been... about two weeks.
Must... stop...
Can... not...
I launch... any other game... i think... i want... to go back to Tamriel.
It’s been... about two weeks.
Must... stop...
Can... not...
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I've been playing Dark Souls (Remastered) for about two weeks now. Surprisingly, I'm enjoying it quite a lot, despite my habit of avoiding challenging games as it's usually a bore.
The map design is one of the best I've seen in a game. The ways the different areas connect to one another and feel like part of a single world is pretty cool.
When it comes to the difficulty, it reminds me a lot of older games I used to play on the PS2 and PC. It's a lot like a puzzle action game -- you gotta figure out the enemies to be able to bring them down.
There are frustrating parts too (e.g. poor camera, checkpoints that are tediously far from bosses, some poorly designed areas, frustratingly broken PvP unless you're a veteran who's familiar with the bugs and exploits), but it's been a great experience so far.
The map design is one of the best I've seen in a game. The ways the different areas connect to one another and feel like part of a single world is pretty cool.
When it comes to the difficulty, it reminds me a lot of older games I used to play on the PS2 and PC. It's a lot like a puzzle action game -- you gotta figure out the enemies to be able to bring them down.
There are frustrating parts too (e.g. poor camera, checkpoints that are tediously far from bosses, some poorly designed areas, frustratingly broken PvP unless you're a veteran who's familiar with the bugs and exploits), but it's been a great experience so far.
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testing some things with wine off course
Last edited by mrdeathjr on 23 August 2020 at 2:58 pm UTC
Last edited by mrdeathjr on 23 August 2020 at 2:58 pm UTC
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A lot of CSGO and finishing Freedom Planet. And I discovered some interesting things:
Games on twitch prime are drm free, so I set up an VM to download the games, and run it on Lutris. I have a lot of games on it as they give about of 5 games/month to prime members.
Some Linux games on GoG can't run anymore as it uses outdated libs, needing expertise to set the environment. As they don't support Linux in their Galaxy client (don't even allow to download). I'll never buy anything on GoG, until they support us like we deserve. Steam > GoG, f*** this DRM philosophy.
Games on twitch prime are drm free, so I set up an VM to download the games, and run it on Lutris. I have a lot of games on it as they give about of 5 games/month to prime members.
Some Linux games on GoG can't run anymore as it uses outdated libs, needing expertise to set the environment. As they don't support Linux in their Galaxy client (don't even allow to download). I'll never buy anything on GoG, until they support us like we deserve. Steam > GoG, f*** this DRM philosophy.
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Acrophobic Aug 22, 2020
For the last few days I've been playing Factorio demo. I've only heard good things about Factorio and their Friday blog is always interesting to read. However, I only dare to watch it from afar within safe distance, because:
Now, since they reach v1.0 I thought the least I could do is to play the demo properly. The result: I've been played it for 10 hours, wondering how to improve my factory. It's more addictive than I thought, and I never expected their demo will be this long.
- I don't really like the tower defense element in game.
- I've read most of Factorio gameplay consists of building, finding issue, optimizing and refactoring. That hit too close to my job.
- I've read that it's really addictive and hard to put down.
Now, since they reach v1.0 I thought the least I could do is to play the demo properly. The result: I've been played it for 10 hours, wondering how to improve my factory. It's more addictive than I thought, and I never expected their demo will be this long.
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Avehicle7887 Aug 22, 2020
Got back to dying in Dead Cells, it has been a while since last I played it and there's been huge amount of content since then.
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Vasya Sovari Aug 22, 2020
Recently finished the Wolfenstein series (New Order and Old Blood were great, New Colossus was dreadful), now playing through the new Tomb Raiders and Batmans. I'm seriously impressed with Tomb, which is a nice surprise as I had zero time for the original games. Batman isn't quite doing it for me, though. I also bought Dying Light Enhanced this morning, since I'm trying to specifically support Linux developers
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DiRT Rally 2.0 - Since kernel 5.8 that added missing pieces to G920 kernel driver, it works now out of box with it, without the need of beramas ffbwrap tool. Runs really good also, constantly 100+ fps @1440p with vkbasalt sharpness added on top.
Warhammer Online (Return of Reckoning server) - This just my go to PvP MMORPG.
also i played a bit Surviving the Aftermath - sadly its not on steam atm, but it will eventually come there. Runs great under wine/DXVK
Warhammer Online (Return of Reckoning server) - This just my go to PvP MMORPG.
also i played a bit Surviving the Aftermath - sadly its not on steam atm, but it will eventually come there. Runs great under wine/DXVK
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Playing with GNU Guile, working my way through SICP. It's like learning how to program after years of doing everything completely wrong.
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gradyvuckovic Aug 22, 2020
Nothing but Fall Guys.
It's so weirdly addictive.
Aside from that, do Godot and Blender count? I mean, they're on Steam.
It's so weirdly addictive.
Aside from that, do Godot and Blender count? I mean, they're on Steam.
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Still trudging through Shadowrun: Dragonfall. I might actually finish this one, you know...
Aside from that, do Godot and Blender count? I mean, they're on Steam.Tinkering with Godot sometimes feels like playing a game, so yeah, why not?
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LIT - Bend the Light
It's a bit easy to play through. The achievements offer some extra challenges. Unfortunately, the logic to distinguish different solutions is not fully working, though you need to do a given number of solutions for the levels to get all achievements. Still a nice little thingy!
It's a bit easy to play through. The achievements offer some extra challenges. Unfortunately, the logic to distinguish different solutions is not fully working, though you need to do a given number of solutions for the levels to get all achievements. Still a nice little thingy!
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Nevertheless Aug 22, 2020
After lots of Humankind Opendev there can only be Endless Legend.
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I'm mostly poking at Stellaris and Galactic Civilizations III.
Stellaris is really great in concept but I do have a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that it's not a standard 4X game. Personally all of the things that fascinate me about the game and DLC (which I did buy this week) are the things outside of just making a bigger/stronger empire. But I keep playing it like it's just a standard 4X game and it's not particularly great at that.
Galactic Civilizations III is obviously a traditional 4X, but it's a non-native game. I had it working perfectly a year or so ago but it's spotty now. Since I don't know how to play the game particularly well, I'm reluctant to dive too deep into it because I don't know when/if the game will crash and it's possible that a future update could break it outright.
Stellaris is really great in concept but I do have a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that it's not a standard 4X game. Personally all of the things that fascinate me about the game and DLC (which I did buy this week) are the things outside of just making a bigger/stronger empire. But I keep playing it like it's just a standard 4X game and it's not particularly great at that.
Galactic Civilizations III is obviously a traditional 4X, but it's a non-native game. I had it working perfectly a year or so ago but it's spotty now. Since I don't know how to play the game particularly well, I'm reluctant to dive too deep into it because I don't know when/if the game will crash and it's possible that a future update could break it outright.
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I can finally play (thanks to ProtonGE) WWE2K20, it's not like the past, but it remains decent, I also collided with Empyrion, a huge universe! I lost all my 7 days to die rescues, I have to start all over again ... how sad!
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TobyGornow Aug 22, 2020
I've just bought Project Highrise a sim tower clone, so far I like it and it works great with Proton.
I've played Gear City an automobile manufacturer simulator. It's hard, it's deep and tough to learn. For the older ones, it's a clone of Detroit. Native on Linux.
I've made a nostalgia trip and fired up Gran turismo 4 with PCSX2 and it's still a blast.
Still on my Borderlands 2 playthrough but is it me or this game is boring with dull questing and a story that takes hours to really take off. I'm 10 hours into it and nothing really happened, I just know that this Handsome Jack guy is a total wacko and that he wants my head.
Finishing Blood episode 3, so far so good.
Finally, a little bit of Bridge constructor, a small time waster, perfect for a quick gaming session. Native on Linux but with some glitches.
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I've played Gear City an automobile manufacturer simulator. It's hard, it's deep and tough to learn. For the older ones, it's a clone of Detroit. Native on Linux.
I've made a nostalgia trip and fired up Gran turismo 4 with PCSX2 and it's still a blast.
Still on my Borderlands 2 playthrough but is it me or this game is boring with dull questing and a story that takes hours to really take off. I'm 10 hours into it and nothing really happened, I just know that this Handsome Jack guy is a total wacko and that he wants my head.
Finishing Blood episode 3, so far so good.
Finally, a little bit of Bridge constructor, a small time waster, perfect for a quick gaming session. Native on Linux but with some glitches.
Last edited by TobyGornow on 22 August 2020 at 7:17 pm UTC
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Factorio
Vintage Story (works great once I turned down view distance a bit.)
Elder Scrolls Online (ran like dog poop on my old computer. Runs really well on the new one.)
Portal Knights (Charming game....wish there were more to do at 30 besides the hardmode bosses.)
Sims 3
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Vintage Story (works great once I turned down view distance a bit.)
Elder Scrolls Online (ran like dog poop on my old computer. Runs really well on the new one.)
Portal Knights (Charming game....wish there were more to do at 30 besides the hardmode bosses.)
Sims 3
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I don't really like the tower defense element in game.
IIRC - I think you can turn off the combat or at the very least, severely limit that aspect of it. I've always enjoyed some of it, but I believe it's in the options.
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I had the itch to do some old-school shooting, so I played some F.E.A.R via Lutris. I've also completed the Hearts of Stone-DLC for Witcher 3. It's a bit meh. It's an interesting story, but I kinda feel they could have done more with it.
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In the last few days I've mainly played Satisfactory.
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