Quoting: ElectricPrismAnyone know if this thing contains DRM or some dumb 2nd login / launcher or anything else that would sour the option?

Going by the betas and this Steam discussion, it looks like you might need a Capcom ID?

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Time to test Super Bomberman R (the most terrible and unstable PC port I've ever seen, and I'm told that it's equally bad under Windows too) again, to see if knock-on effects from any of these fixes have resolved its few remaining issues running under Proton.

QuoteImproved Elden Ring compatibility compared to Proton 8.0-1. It can still be a bit finicky.

I love how personable, ordinary, and unfiltered this particular note is - it's really very charming.

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Quoting: win8linuxThis particular shortcoming listed by the CMA is rather interesting:

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• It was not sufficiently open to providers who might wish to offer versions of games on PC operating systems other than Windows.

That surely must be referring to Linux and macOS, as there aren't exactly many other PC OSes that are relevant in terms of marketshare.

Wow, this really does demonstrate a big improvement over their past dealings with the games industry!

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I always felt miffed that they allowed GAME to buy out Gamestation (their only real competitor - I seem to recall that their reasoning for allowing this was that you could buy shovelware in supermarkets, so that constituted choice in the marketplace), but I'll give them credit for getting it right here - it looks like lessons were learned.

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With real-world practical applications now being sighted, it's rather like the Steam Deck has become a real-life version of the Personal Terminal from MegaMan Battle Network.

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Quoting: EikeNot very 2D though. ;)

Nope, true, but it is very much a bargain even if I am mainly looking for 2D stuff, so I didn't want to miss it!

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Quoting: EhvisIf you go through the generic "special offers", you get a list that you can filter for both platformers and puzzles. Works much better than through the puzzle fest list.

Brilliant - thanks so much!

EDIT: Just grabbed Portal for 85p! I've never played it before, so this ought to be interesting.

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Does anyone know if there are any 2D puzzle-platformers in this sale, please? Trying to search for them by genre doesn't actually seem to narrow the displayed results, so I'm having a tough time actually finding anything!

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A little point of note, from the bundle page;

Quote If you have previously purchased a Mystery Easter Egg Bundle you will automatically qualify for an entry into the draw for a chance to win one of two Steam Decks and accessories.

So, if you already bought something from this bundle when it first went up, which was before the competition was added, you've already been entered retrospectively.

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Quoting: sprocket

Quoting: Pengling

Quoting: legluondunetDevelopers don't want Linux users to play his game, just don't play his game and advertise it.
His game is not important, we have today enough games to play on Linux for more that a human life.

That's true for us in the older crowd, but for the younger set games like this are a big deal, and it'd certainly be good if they can play them on the OS of choice used by the older crowd in their lives.

Roblox specifically is exploitive of children. I will not let my children touch this game for any reason. Plenty of other games they can play.

If you haven't seen this video on the subject, and you have children, you need to see this video on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ

Plus the follow up, which is quite damning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTMF6xEiAaY

I don't have kids (just some younger relatives who are more invested in the likes of Minecraft/Minetest, and who like sharing in the retro games that the adults in their lives enjoyed when we were all young), but was aware of a little of this (specifically Roblox's unregulated, ponzi-scheme-like nature), and of other reported issues that one would hope they'd've sorted out by now. These videos were excellent and very insightful viewing - thanks so much for linking to them!

These vids certainly shed some interesting light on why they're not blocking the use of their game-making tools (assuming that that's what Roblox Studio is) through Wine, as well!

I honestly had no idea that it was anywhere near as bad as it is (I thought that it was closer to the Minecraft-alternative bracket than this), and I can certainly understand why people wouldn't want their kids using something like this, now.

Thankyou again.

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