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Sunday chat: what games have kept you busy with week?

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It's Sunday and a rare occasion of it not raining where I am so I am away for most of the day (I also really should make Sunday mostly a day off so I don't burn-out). So, what have you been playing this week?

I am still hooked on Stellaris myself and my time played is reaching silly levels already. On my second play through now as my first ended in my destruction.

I declared war on someone who was being a nuisance, but it turned out their fleet was far bigger than mine. We decided to call a truce, but then my closest neighbour decided I was too aggressive so they declared war on me and made short work of my tiny ships.

Anyone else already excited for expansions to it? I sure am. I would like to see more random events and more neutral aliens floating around to discover.

After last night I am keen to play some more OpenRA, as the tournament we did was great fun. Open source game engines always surprise me and it has been years since I tried it. Everything went smoothly and I lost of course.

I will leave you with a bit of wisdom from Linux & Mac game porter Ethan Lee:

If you're on Linux/OSX and a program seems buggy, run it through Valgrind. Be reminded that you allowed that program to run on your computer

— Ethan Lee (@flibitijibibo) May 14, 2016
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tumocs 15 May 2016
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Stellaris. 35 hours. Created sentient dominatrix bots to rule my empire and all is well.
linux_gamer 15 May 2016
Tomb Raider, had to complete Saints Row The Third before. SR2 still on my list.
Stupendous Man 15 May 2016
I just bought Duskers since it's out of Early Access in a few days anyway. It's great fun! If you like retro sci-fi and using the console (all real Linux users do! :p), you should pick it up.

Not really interested in Stellaris, it doesn't look that great to me, but I'm glad you guys are enjoying it.
rollerpalmer 15 May 2016
I spend hundreds of hours only on The Binding of Isaac:Afterbirth. Finally, I finished successfully every run with all the characters, even with "The Lost" (two hits die character). :D
minj 15 May 2016
I dreamt about Stellaris tonight. So I guess that settles the question :D
BOYSSSSS 15 May 2016
The Stanley Parable and Papers, Please
BOYSSSSS 15 May 2016
Is there a tutorial on how to use Valgrind to debug games or applications for newbies, or is Valgrind used only when you have the source code?

EDIT:
Have been searching for tool to help game and driver developers debug, any tips are welcome.


Last edited by BOYSSSSS on 15 May 2016 at 9:34 am UTC
z3ntu 15 May 2016
Mostly CS:GO and a bit Game Dev Tycoon.
opera 15 May 2016
I started "Alien: Isolation" last night. I've never played a game with such awesome graphics before. I am playing it on the big screen (home cinema) and it's such a great experience. Now i am waiting eager for the dusk so its dark enough that I can continue playing...
mrdeathjr 15 May 2016
This week stay testing another round of games (native a non native) and some emulators case like as:


Epsxe 2.02

View video on youtube.com


Tales of Symphonia

View video on youtube.com


Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7

link


Neverwinter Nights

link


Infernal

link


Chaser

link


Rune Classic

link


Crashday

link


Bastion Native

link


Psychonauts Native

link


Braid native

link


Grim Fandango Native

link



And others case arma 3 native, obscure 2, flatout 1, flatout 2


^_^


Last edited by mrdeathjr on 15 May 2016 at 1:46 pm UTC
mcphail 15 May 2016
I've been finding my way through the initial stages of Might and Magic IV & V World of Xeen, but have probably spent more time trying to get it to run on DosBox on my phone than playing the damned thing. Hoping to get it working to keep me entertained on a long flight.
Fenix2412 15 May 2016
Beating people in OpenRA :)
Keyrock 15 May 2016
Nothing. I've been working long hours and haven't had time (or energy) to play any games. I'll continue playing The Detail later today.
walther von stolzing 15 May 2016
Downwell -- and I finished it!!!
Julius 15 May 2016
Quake in cardboard VR: www.quakevr.com

Also got "Freaking Meatbags" dirt cheap on steam, and it is a pretty cool pixel tower-defense, RTS, gene-splicing kind of game that runs great on Linux.

Convoy is also fun, but didn't give me a long term motivation to play.

Battlestation Harbinger is cool if you are looking for a mobile game.
Edmene 15 May 2016
At the beginning of the week EU4 was my main game, since I was finishing a game with Sweden and after it just Stellaris and I really hope that it gets more ways of winning the game.
Kohrias 15 May 2016
Tomb Raider and Dota2 - have enjoyed both a lot!
immortel 15 May 2016
I'm playing Dust: A Elysian Tail.

Not sure I will finish it, the beginning is interesting but it gets repetitive very quickly.
wojtek88 15 May 2016
This week stay testing another round of games (native a non native) and some emulators case like as:


Edit by liamdawe: Please, stop video spamming.


And others case flatout 1, flatout 2, arma 3 native, obscure 2


^_^
I always enjoy mrdeathjr videos, no reason to remove them from my point of view.
ghiuma 15 May 2016
"Winehq" Batman Arkham Asylum and Rage.... I would be happy if they were native!!!!
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