Quoting: ShabbyXWe know that OpenGL is too old for modern gaming and we have been having performance problems for it.

The latest OpenGL 4 versions are quite modern and have dropped much of the legacy baggage. So OpenGL itself isn't the reason why many ports are not quite up to snuff, at least not directly*. Also, as evidenced by the multitude of crappy console-to-Windows ports, shoehorning a new, different graphics API into a finished product is almost always detrimental to performance. Anyway, you're right in that Vulkan is soon the way to go for anything graphically intensive.

*While the API is fine, the infrastructure is severely lacking. And by that I mean documentation, debug/validation tools, proficient developers etc.

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Quoting: GuestAre you trying to say that this game has a branching story?

I'm not trying to say anything about this game really. All I know about it is what I've read here on GOL. But I don't see how choice could be a "central part of gameplay" if it didn't significantly affect the story.

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Quoting: GuestI don’t understand what you mean about choice. All games are about choices. If there is no choice then it’s just a story/screensaver.

There are many great games where there might be plenty of choice in the way you solve puzzles or advance the story, but the core of the story isn't affected to the point where you need multiple replays to experience it all. Whether you see this as a pro or a con is up to you.

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Quoting: flesk... but I also have a hard time getting into games where choice is a central part of the gameplay.

Glad I'm not the only one. But seeing as this is usually listed as a feature and a selling point, I guess we might be in the minority.

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Quoting: GuestDoesn't GTK just adapt your GTK Theme.

You can make a GTK UI use whichever theme you please, regardless of the system setting.

EDIT: Probably not what you were asking, looking at the context. Sorry.

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Quoting: ElectricPrismTurn based RTS is the worst kind of RTS :(

if it's turn based it's not real-time, so happily no such thing exists. ;)

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Form Tools would do the job, but might take a bit of setting up.

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Quoting: lucifertdarkThe point of fishing is the fight between Man & Fish, catch & release, not catch & kill, the fish lives to fight another day.

Yeah, a noble fight indeed. Just like swinging a fly swatter is a "fight between Man & Mosquito".

I find catch & release cruel and pointless, but I'm fine with catching fish for food. The same "catch & release" policy applied to hunting (with tranquilizer darts or something) would be considered animal abuse in most civilized countries. But I guess fish aren't cuddly enough. :)

Virtual fishing can be fun though. Don't like hunting games personally.

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Quoting: StianTheDarkDoes it make me a bad vegan to want to play a fishing game? Probably.

No. But what about all the games where you kill people? Catching fish gives you pause but murder and mayhem does not? ;)

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@All of you complaining about the price: The hardware vendors producing Steam Machines obviously do not control the market and their only source for profit is the sale of hardware. This puts them on a totally different starting line from "traditional" console businesses. They just can't make up the difference with game sales. They also cannot depend on sales volumes, as they have competition on an unproven market. You'd see the same thing with Xbox and PS if Microsoft and Sony let others build and sell consoles according to their specs and only handled the software platform and game sales.

TL;DR: A tiny console-sized but powerful PC is and has always been expensive. It's cheaper to build a gaming rig yourself. Duh.

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