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This week saw some interesting releases for Linux including Desperados III, A Long Way Down, Crusader Kings III, a new set of Stadia Pro games and plenty of upcoming releases mentioned like The Jackbox Party Pack 7, BOY BEATS WORLD, art of rally, Tenderfoot Tactics, Songs of Syx and plenty more from our Gamescom round-up. Certainly no shortage and that's only off the top of my head from this last week.
My current love that I keep going back to is Super Bomberman R Online, which is currently a time-limited exclusive on Stadia. If you have Stadia Pro, it's free to claim until November 30 (and Stadia Pro still gives a month free on sign-up) and it seems there's plenty of players on it, I've had no troubles finding matches.
I've never been that big of a Bomberman fan but something about having 64 people running around various arenas is hilarious. The way it's done is very much like a Battle Royale, a little Fall Guys even. You're initially split into many arenas, with each round having a few taken away so you need to run across to another. It's frantic and brilliant fun.
I'm also mourning the loss of my trusty Logitech F310 gamepad, it had a good 5+ year run but it's time to wave goodbye as it has decided that it no longer wishes to stay connected for more than a few seconds (tested across multiple machines).
Opening it reveals no obvious fault that my total amateur tech mind can find to fix. So, it's time to shop for a new gamepad. While the Gioteck WX-4 Wireless I have still continues on, the PC/Linux support overall is still too lacking right now and as much as I still love the Steam Controller, and confessed much love before, there's times where a stick is just needed and for local multiplayer titles another is required. Sure would be nice if those older hints of a new Steam Controller came true don't you think?
So, do I go for another trusty Logitech F310? For the price, the F310 is still one of the best PC gamepads around. Perhaps the wireless F710? Or one of those fancy units from 8BitDo? Although the last 8BitDo I had needed some manual repair only a few months after picking, with a button acting like it was always being pressed, so their build quality doesn't feel too great overall.
Feel free to give over your gamepad suggestions for Linux gaming in the comments this week. What are you using, what's your favourite with great game support? Other than that — over to you in the comments: what have you been gaming on Linux lately?
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
vindicivuoto Sep 7, 2020
The game does feel less responsive than Diablo 2, so, for me at least, it's easier to die in the former than in the latter. However, TQ seems to have more viable builds, and experimenting with those is my favorite part of the genre.
Performance is good, although there are about 3 small areas in the game where fire objects force fps down, if not enough to make the game unplayable.
I'm also stuck on the so-called cookies puzzle in Still Life. I love detective stories, especially those with realistic puzzles and logical actions (the first thing you do here is work a crime scene), but the game has its share of more conventional (read challenging) puzzles too, one of which is now sapping my will with its merciless number of possible combinations. I'm loath to look up the solution though, so I persevere.
Comandante Ñoñardo Sep 7, 2020
DXVK need a lot of improvements in relation to UE4 games.
Quoting: fleskQuoting: SuperGripThis weekend started replaying "This is the Police", it's not a very popular game but I quite like it.
It has more than 6000 user reviews and a "very popular" rating on Steam.
For comparison, the last Deponia game, which also came out in 2016, only has about a quarter as many user reviews, and is from a relatively well-known franchise.
Not trying to be argumentative, but making a point that a game can be considered popular even though it's not mainstream.
And even if it isn't, don't feel bad for liking a game that most people don't like.
:) Yeah, you're right, it is popular. I got a number of the Deponia games free sometime back but have not yet tried it, how would you rate the series?
Quoting: TobyGornowFinally, a small question : How do you motivate yourself to work on your personal project ? I'm currently in a high procrastination period, so much It's been a month or more since I've touched my two Godot project I've got on the burner. Same with my music, I pick my guitar for 5 minutes, scratch it a little and put it back. What's your trick ?Ha! If someone can answer this one for you, I'll be fascinated to see it too!
Maybe it's just a period... Really busy at work.
Quoting: SuperGripQuoting: fleskQuoting: SuperGripThis weekend started replaying "This is the Police", it's not a very popular game but I quite like it.
It has more than 6000 user reviews and a "very popular" rating on Steam.
For comparison, the last Deponia game, which also came out in 2016, only has about a quarter as many user reviews, and is from a relatively well-known franchise.
Not trying to be argumentative, but making a point that a game can be considered popular even though it's not mainstream.
And even if it isn't, don't feel bad for liking a game that most people don't like.
:) Yeah, you're right, it is popular. I got a number of the Deponia games free sometime back but have not yet tried it, how would you rate the series?
I'm not the biggest fan of the writing and characters, but they have some nice puzzles of the classic adventure game variety.
Quoting: fleskThere's a bit of cringe sprinkled here and there and the main character is hard to like, but as classic adventure games they're not bad at all. Some clever ideas and genuinely funny moments. Worth playing IMHO.Quoting: SuperGripQuoting: fleskQuoting: SuperGripThis weekend started replaying "This is the Police", it's not a very popular game but I quite like it.
It has more than 6000 user reviews and a "very popular" rating on Steam.
For comparison, the last Deponia game, which also came out in 2016, only has about a quarter as many user reviews, and is from a relatively well-known franchise.
Not trying to be argumentative, but making a point that a game can be considered popular even though it's not mainstream.
And even if it isn't, don't feel bad for liking a game that most people don't like.
:) Yeah, you're right, it is popular. I got a number of the Deponia games free sometime back but have not yet tried it, how would you rate the series?
I'm not the biggest fan of the writing and characters, but they have some nice puzzles of the classic adventure game variety.
Vasya Sovari Sep 10, 2020
I was going to stealth through both the Machine God / Heist timelines, but am now considering a full replay as mad ninja killing machine
Quoting: undeadbydawnDeus Ex: Mankind Divided, where Proton *vastly* outperforms Native [60fps Ultra vs 25fps Low]. The game is absolutely stunning and has rocketed up my all-time favourites list. I'm just about to hit the final stage [London], playing as a stealthy non-lethal hacker.
I was going to stealth through both the Machine God / Heist timelines, but am now considering a full replay as mad ninja killing machine
I wasn't very good at stealth, so things usually ended up me having to knock everybody unconscious that would be running into my general direction. Bank was one of the worst places. Lot of security to get past.
Might have been easier to play it like regular FPS and just kill everybody...
Vasya Sovari Sep 10, 2020
Quoting: AnzaI wasn't very good at stealth, so things usually ended up me having to knock everybody unconscious that would be running into my general direction. Bank was one of the worst places. Lot of security to get past.
Might have been easier to play it like regular FPS and just kill everybody...
Gah. They really did mess up the pacing badly towards the end. Prague is just a painful grind even with max stealth.. and of course it eats up all the Energy you need for London. I'm now at the last quest in the game and finding it a total nightmare... tempted to just blast through it purely so I've done it.
And I now discover I totally should've done the Heist mission, since it's impossible to get the best ending without it. Damn. This is a major damper on what was, up to now, arguably the best game I've ever played
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