Time to brew a cup of your favourite and chat in the comments, let's see what GOL readers have been enjoying on their Linux boxes recently.
This week we saw Children of Morta gain official Linux support and wow—what absolutely stunning artwork it has. I'm constantly finding myself just appreciating the detail that went into it. Children of Morta could quite easily be my biggest surprise of this year. Not only that, the introduction with the narration is simply incredible.
Pictured: actual in-game Children of Morta shot on Linux.
I will no doubt have more to say about it in the coming days/weeks. We're also going to have our livestreamer take a look too, so be sure to follow us on Twitch.
We've also been doing a little extra of Drink More Glurp, because it's honestly just hilarious. You control a funny little character, with each stick on a gamepad being an arm and you need to progress through randomized events. Playing it with others is pure joy, as you're all laughing away at how ridiculous it is, which is aplified by it being a hot-seat game so you're all watching or being watched. Do check it out, brilliant game.
I've also done the great distro-hop of 2020, moving over from Manjaro to EndeavourOS. Not only that, I've also moved from the KDE Plasma desktop environment to MATE, so it's been quite a disruptive day. Sometimes, change is just needed. This brings me that little bit closer to a standard Arch Linux install, although I do like my easy install options so EndeavorOS made that quite simple. A little NVIDIA headache aside (nomodeset in GRUB was needed), it's running smoothly now.
Thanks to the Ventoy app, doing it was super simple too since I could just download the ISO and dump it right onto the USB and reboot without any fuss.
MATE is far less flashy than KDE Plasma, but also runs a lot smoother, especially on NVIDIA where Plasma has a lot of rough edges and random slow downs and occasional momentary freezes. As a side effect of the move, it seems my keyboard is also no longer randomly disconnecting so that's a bonus.
Anyway, that's enough Linux distribution talk…
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I've been playing Hellpoint again, along with Bioshock Remastered - which I've started playing with a controller and it's surprisingly responsive.
I followed the comments here, to improve BR's performance.
New to the collection in Control, which I've heard good things about and am about to fire up.
I followed the comments here, to improve BR's performance.
New to the collection in Control, which I've heard good things about and am about to fire up.
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I played some Chronicon now that the 1.0 version is out and....honestly I wasn't having that much fun with it. The early levels of each class seem so underpowered, and the Berserker even more so. Not sure I want to play a game when i start out feeling so weak that even the beginner trash mobs take many hits to kill and I'm walking around really slow.
This morning I tried Dorfromantik, which is in development on Itch. It's not due for a full release until next year, but what's there is pretty interesting. It's basically a strategy game where you have a deck of land tiles that you place one at a time, and satisfying the requirements given to you adds more tiles to your stack. The object of course is to get as far as you can before you run out of tiles. There's still work to be done on it, but what's there is quite good.
Earlier in the week I finished Spiritfarer. Great game, enjoyable in every aspect except for the windmill. But aside from that one blemish and the fact that I didn't find the ending very satisfying, it was a worthwhile experience. Not a lot of replay value, but that's fine. Not everything needs to be a repeat experience.
This morning I tried Dorfromantik, which is in development on Itch. It's not due for a full release until next year, but what's there is pretty interesting. It's basically a strategy game where you have a deck of land tiles that you place one at a time, and satisfying the requirements given to you adds more tiles to your stack. The object of course is to get as far as you can before you run out of tiles. There's still work to be done on it, but what's there is quite good.
Earlier in the week I finished Spiritfarer. Great game, enjoyable in every aspect except for the windmill. But aside from that one blemish and the fact that I didn't find the ending very satisfying, it was a worthwhile experience. Not a lot of replay value, but that's fine. Not everything needs to be a repeat experience.
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VirtuaVerse. Good point and click, and I love the music!
(How would this style be called, "chip tunes"?)
(How would this style be called, "chip tunes"?)
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Breaking my new graphics card in gently with some Long Dark. Wanted to get back into Hellpoint, but it seems my savedata has been lost (or else it resets you back to level 1 and closes/locks all the doors you previously opened every time you load..) so I'm disinclined to play that right now.
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I played guitar again....this time I connected it with my win10 machine and played Rocksmith 2014 remastered. Yes I betrayed our cause and master(Liam) can kick me out from GOL for good!
But here is the real thing:I still wait for Rocksmith to work on Linux properly using Proton.(And when it works I will play it on linux) But in the meantime I have to use win10. It's really challenging for me to play Rocksmith-yet.The problem is that you've to watch the screen and try to play guitar at the same time. Well training will correct that.As a matter of fact I have also played civilization 5 for a bit on Linux. So I haven't forgotten Linux totally.
But here is the real thing:I still wait for Rocksmith to work on Linux properly using Proton.(And when it works I will play it on linux) But in the meantime I have to use win10. It's really challenging for me to play Rocksmith-yet.The problem is that you've to watch the screen and try to play guitar at the same time. Well training will correct that.As a matter of fact I have also played civilization 5 for a bit on Linux. So I haven't forgotten Linux totally.
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Played the demo of Paradise Killer with Proton. I have been curious about that for a while, but I'd never imagined how wonderfully weird or weirdly wonderful this was going to be. It's Windows only, but didn't notice any issues playing. And best of all, it'll be out by the end of next week.
Also started playing Beautiful Desolation. That must be the prettiest isometric game I've seen so far. Although it does indeed feel a bit desolate, with some of these large environments having little more to offer than an item or two. So apparently the name says it all.
Gameplay wise it's not quite a true P&C adventure, with actual puzzles being few and far between. Instead it's more a series of fetch or delivery quests, which will open up new locations with new characters that will want another favor before showing the way forward. And while it's got quite the interesting background, there's actually little incentive to go through all that hassle. No big mystery, nothing really at stake, so not sure if I'll make it to the end. Especially with so many games I'm eagerly awaiting right around the corner.
Also started playing Beautiful Desolation. That must be the prettiest isometric game I've seen so far. Although it does indeed feel a bit desolate, with some of these large environments having little more to offer than an item or two. So apparently the name says it all.
Gameplay wise it's not quite a true P&C adventure, with actual puzzles being few and far between. Instead it's more a series of fetch or delivery quests, which will open up new locations with new characters that will want another favor before showing the way forward. And while it's got quite the interesting background, there's actually little incentive to go through all that hassle. No big mystery, nothing really at stake, so not sure if I'll make it to the end. Especially with so many games I'm eagerly awaiting right around the corner.
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I finished the main story of Mad Max this week. They really could have done a better job of integrating and the core gameplay loop into the story. It felt like a series of chores needed to unlock bits of story instead of adding to the world. Also, the world was about twice as big as it needed to be. I also really didn't care for the ending. I did really like finding the 'historical artifacts' as it connected the dire situation of the game to happier and better times. The brawling fights were fun, but the driving combat I couldn't really get the hang of consistently enough to enjoy it. I always ended up way off road.
I started into Hitman 1 & 2 after that with the Hitman 2 version in proton. Plays and performs very nicely and tickles all my immersive sim buttons rather well.
I'm hoping also to get some VR going this weekend again, but that will depend on some other chores getting done... So, maybe.
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I started into Hitman 1 & 2 after that with the Hitman 2 version in proton. Plays and performs very nicely and tickles all my immersive sim buttons rather well.
I'm hoping also to get some VR going this weekend again, but that will depend on some other chores getting done... So, maybe.
Last edited by yokem55 on 29 August 2020 at 8:46 pm UTC
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I'm slowing down on Supraland, since I'm somewhere around 40% finished, I was eager to check out some other things, and I don't want it to feel like a chore. I have a little bit of feeling with Supraland that I'm always trying to get the next item rather than progressing a story. That's not the end of the world, but if I try to power through it, it will feel more like work than fun.
So I started a game of Children of Morta, and so far it seems really good, though I've barely gotten started with it. I have other things I'd like to tackle from my back catalogue also, and I'm still dabbling with A Short Hike. I have to clear one of them before I start in on something else.
Of course, I also have to get more regular with my ocarina practice if I don't want to get really rusty again, so there's that too.
So I started a game of Children of Morta, and so far it seems really good, though I've barely gotten started with it. I have other things I'd like to tackle from my back catalogue also, and I'm still dabbling with A Short Hike. I have to clear one of them before I start in on something else.
Of course, I also have to get more regular with my ocarina practice if I don't want to get really rusty again, so there's that too.
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brokeassben Aug 29, 2020
Children of Morta - Just started it and am really liking the art style and game play. Plus money from the DLC is going to a charity I'm pretty fond of.
Dishonored 2 - This time I'm not murdering anyone! I stopped dual-booting not long after purchasing this and am finally getting back to it after a replay of the first one. Runs like a charm once the shader cache is loaded. Can't recall who, but someone helpfully let me know that pre-loading the shader cache would fix the stuttering I was complaining about.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider - It's a joyless slog compared to the other two, but I'm going to get through it...because I paid for it, I guess? The action parts are a lot more fun than puzzles. They've gotten lazier and more nonsensical with each sequel.
GTA V - Going to give it another go. The characters are just so damn unlikable and a lot are terrible stereotypes/caricatures that I grimace at every god awful bit of dialog.
Dishonored 2 - This time I'm not murdering anyone! I stopped dual-booting not long after purchasing this and am finally getting back to it after a replay of the first one. Runs like a charm once the shader cache is loaded. Can't recall who, but someone helpfully let me know that pre-loading the shader cache would fix the stuttering I was complaining about.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider - It's a joyless slog compared to the other two, but I'm going to get through it...because I paid for it, I guess? The action parts are a lot more fun than puzzles. They've gotten lazier and more nonsensical with each sequel.
GTA V - Going to give it another go. The characters are just so damn unlikable and a lot are terrible stereotypes/caricatures that I grimace at every god awful bit of dialog.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Not native, but at least it works mostly well over Proton (thanks to bshanks at Codeweavers)
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TobyGornow Aug 29, 2020
Dark Souls 3, mostly... I really love the Souls series and, hopefully, Sony will finally decide to port Bloodborne on PC. Works great with Proton.
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SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics with a Steam controller. So far "Streets of Rage" and "ESWAT".
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Vintage Story - https://www.vintagestory.at - minecraft, but not minecraft. A lot more hardcore. Making a copper pickaxe for example means you have to use clay to make the cast before, then smelt the copper nuggets with thee right temperature, pour the molten copper into the cast and wait for it cool down, then craft the pickaxe head to craft the pickaxe.. Looks also nicer than Minecraft visually. runs natively on linux with mono.
Warhammer Online - wine - https://www.returnofreckoning.com - Just had a massive patch. My go to PvP MMORPG fix.
DiRT Rally 2.0 - proton - Doing my regular daily/weekly events and advancing in the career mode. Really nice rally game. Sad that its ruined a bit by so many DLC's.
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Warhammer Online - wine - https://www.returnofreckoning.com - Just had a massive patch. My go to PvP MMORPG fix.
DiRT Rally 2.0 - proton - Doing my regular daily/weekly events and advancing in the career mode. Really nice rally game. Sad that its ruined a bit by so many DLC's.
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I have been testing out some demos on the Steam Indie Arena Showcase for Gamescon. Most of the demos are Windows only and were buggy, crashy, or just not that fun, but there were a few that stood out. These are the best of the bunch so far.
Everspace 2 - (proton): It runs great and the controls and combat feel really good. This could end up a real gem. The studio has said they will have a Linux client on release (there is a GoL article with details). Unless something changes this will be an EA purchase for me.
Mutropolis - (native): A point and click sci-fi adventure. It runs well and has an interesting setting and plot. This one is on my wishlist now for whenever I decide to do a P&C adventure.
Solasta Crown of the Magister - (proton): Solasta is a party based RPG with turn-based combat. It is set in the D&D universe. I absolutely love character design, building, and combat. The writing and story plot are interesting but the dialog is rather cheesy. Unless something changes (like it breaks through proton), I'll be buying this after release and I know it runs well.
Far: Lone Sails - (proton): Far is a side-scrolling realtime management game set in a post apocalyptic world with distinctive stylized art. You operate a large vehicle with multiple compartments. The purpose is to keep the vehicle moving forward which is a lot more challenging at points that it seems. You need to add fuel, release steam pressure, raise and lower wind sails, and similar tasks. Along the way you'll stop to pick up fuel or be stopped by impediments. The impediments are little mini-puzzles that become progressively more difficult. This isn't really my sort of game, but I also spent a lot more time trying it out than I had planned as I just wanted to "get a little farther" before saving and quitting.
Other than that I've been swimming in the insane grind that is Boundless.
Everspace 2 - (proton): It runs great and the controls and combat feel really good. This could end up a real gem. The studio has said they will have a Linux client on release (there is a GoL article with details). Unless something changes this will be an EA purchase for me.
Mutropolis - (native): A point and click sci-fi adventure. It runs well and has an interesting setting and plot. This one is on my wishlist now for whenever I decide to do a P&C adventure.
Solasta Crown of the Magister - (proton): Solasta is a party based RPG with turn-based combat. It is set in the D&D universe. I absolutely love character design, building, and combat. The writing and story plot are interesting but the dialog is rather cheesy. Unless something changes (like it breaks through proton), I'll be buying this after release and I know it runs well.
Far: Lone Sails - (proton): Far is a side-scrolling realtime management game set in a post apocalyptic world with distinctive stylized art. You operate a large vehicle with multiple compartments. The purpose is to keep the vehicle moving forward which is a lot more challenging at points that it seems. You need to add fuel, release steam pressure, raise and lower wind sails, and similar tasks. Along the way you'll stop to pick up fuel or be stopped by impediments. The impediments are little mini-puzzles that become progressively more difficult. This isn't really my sort of game, but I also spent a lot more time trying it out than I had planned as I just wanted to "get a little farther" before saving and quitting.
Other than that I've been swimming in the insane grind that is Boundless.
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Acrophobic Aug 30, 2020
I give up playing on Factorio for now. Right now I'm trying to play traditional roguelike. I love traditional roguelike because most of them has been developed for so long and quite slow paced thanks to its turn-based nature. Unfortunately, most of them are heavy on text and control so I always bounced out from it.
Fortunately, thanks to modern roguelike like Pixel Dungeon and Tangledeep I feel ready to take on the more classic one. With that said I've been playing Tales of Maj'eyal for several hours. It's quite fun, not as beautiful as Tangledeep but still intuitive with deeper mechanic.
Fortunately, thanks to modern roguelike like Pixel Dungeon and Tangledeep I feel ready to take on the more classic one. With that said I've been playing Tales of Maj'eyal for several hours. It's quite fun, not as beautiful as Tangledeep but still intuitive with deeper mechanic.
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Avehicle7887 Aug 30, 2020
Not doing much gaming here besides the occasional Guild Wars 2 and Dead Cells runs. With this week's Wine release I've been compiling a lot of different builds for testing.
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Mortal Kombat 11 - Stadia
Been doing a lot of the co-op towers with my brother. Johnny Cage (me) and Scorpion (bro) racking up and getting some great loot. We also took part in some small tournies that the discord setup. I came in 5th place, bro came in 3rd. My wife is learning Sonia Blade now that she finished the story mode on her own. She was a huge fan of MK from 1 to UMK3 and use to run with Kitana and Noob. Great to see her get off of MK2 (her fave) and try something new.
Mable And The Wood - GOG
Exploring more metroidvania games since I had great experience with Sundered after some ppl recommended it to me. So far I'm digging it and I got my 3rd form.
Tekken Dark Resurrection - PPSSPP
Taking a long break from Tekken 7. I reached Tekken God Prime. Still love Tekken so this one is a perfect fit for some online matches with a good small group of ppl. I got a few friends get it up and working and almost no lag with the exception of some ppl very far away. Main Nina now but in the arcade I rocked Heihachi.
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Been doing a lot of the co-op towers with my brother. Johnny Cage (me) and Scorpion (bro) racking up and getting some great loot. We also took part in some small tournies that the discord setup. I came in 5th place, bro came in 3rd. My wife is learning Sonia Blade now that she finished the story mode on her own. She was a huge fan of MK from 1 to UMK3 and use to run with Kitana and Noob. Great to see her get off of MK2 (her fave) and try something new.
Mable And The Wood - GOG
Exploring more metroidvania games since I had great experience with Sundered after some ppl recommended it to me. So far I'm digging it and I got my 3rd form.
Tekken Dark Resurrection - PPSSPP
Taking a long break from Tekken 7. I reached Tekken God Prime. Still love Tekken so this one is a perfect fit for some online matches with a good small group of ppl. I got a few friends get it up and working and almost no lag with the exception of some ppl very far away. Main Nina now but in the arcade I rocked Heihachi.
Last edited by Mezron on 30 August 2020 at 7:03 am UTC
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I can't play because it's too hot here in South Italy and my PC will melt :(
Anyway, in the past week I started playing Nier: Automata that works very well and seems a good game.
Anyway, in the past week I started playing Nier: Automata that works very well and seems a good game.
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Control - Really enjoy it a lot. Probably near the end of the main story line already with ~11h. I love games with such a length especially when there filled with lots of variation (.e.g. plenty enemy types). And the side missions are great two..
Children of Morta - Didn't play that much but like it so far and friends love it so will certainly continue..
Spiritfarer - Also only a little further from last week but I love it. Will be me once or twice a week relaxation game for the next time.
Children of Morta - Didn't play that much but like it so far and friends love it so will certainly continue..
Spiritfarer - Also only a little further from last week but I love it. Will be me once or twice a week relaxation game for the next time.
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