Quoting: Mountain ManDidn't realize there were so few games for OSX!

Same, really. Mac had years of headstart on us in terms of developer acceptance, but it seems we're catching up fast.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised seeing Linux overtaking Mac in terms of releases soon. Apple has shown time and again that they don't care about their desktop line anymore. The hardware platform is laughably outdated and their proprietary Metal garbage will discourage studios from supporting Mac. Linux gaming picked up when it became reasonably easy to deploy on it - Apple is intentionally moving away from platform interdependence, making it -harder- to deploy there. That won't work well for a niche platform.

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I think in terms of numbers we're more than fine now. These days, the more interesting number is indeed the % of top selling games available for Linux as quality trumps quantity. Not sure where you got the 8/10 from, but when I look at the "Global Top Sellers" list in Steam, we're not quite at 80%, even when counting Arma III (which AFAIK has an unofficial Linux port) and Civ VI (which is confirmed for Linux, but doesn't show the Linux tag in Steam).
Also, don't forget that the top 3 publishers in terms of top selling games aren't even on Steam (EA, Blizzard, Ubisoft). To calculate an accurate % of all top selling games for Linux we'd probably have to include them (although I personally won't shed a tear about never seeing one of their games on Linux.)

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Sounds awesome, except the separated multi-player. They really should make this a priority for future titles. Finding matches in online games is sometimes hard enough even in Windows.

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Quoting: Mountain Man"Easier fishing"

That would be great. I hate the fishing mini-game! I actually installed a mod to make it easier, but having it be a legitimate part of the game will be nice.

Same. The fishing minigame is the only real bummer about the game. It's just a mindless, mouse-shattering clickfest. I loved the way they did fishing in some MMOs such as Rift and Black Desert.

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Quoting: BeamboomWow - an mmorpg without a cookie-cutter fantasy theme? Stop the press! Colour me extremely interested!

Not only that, it doesn't even have the usual WoW-style infantile cartoon art either. oO

If it feels a bit like The Secret World, I am interested. I don't mind sword and board MMORPGs, but change is a good thing!

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I kickstarted it, too. Actually I forgot that I did until it was mentioned here. Looking forward to see the completed thing! :D

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I can relate on so many levels why someone would love this game, and for the most part, so do I. I was a little bit like Max too, although in my case it's quite a while ago. The insecure geek girl the "cool kids" didn't want to have any dealings with, despite she's actually a nice person to be with - yeah, that sounds familiar.
For the most part, the game's writing is nothing short of brilliant. One of the best, ever. The setting, the characters, the plot - it all works and amounts to the best adventure experience I had since Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (yes, I am -that- old!). And the gameplay is awesome too - finally no silly obscure gimmick puzzles, like they do in so many other modern adventure games. Just using good old logic and reason. What's not to love?

And then there was this completely uninspired, horrible ending that made me wonder if their main writer took a break and let some accounting intern finish it over lunch break. Up until this moment I absolutely wanted to play the game again and explore the other choices. But I never did, because the ending rendered the entire story essentially meaningless. None of your choices actually matters. Not. One. It all ends exactly were it started. Literally so. It was by far the most unsatisfying ending I had to endure in any video game, ever. And to insult insult to injury, we have seen that exact outcome in dozens of time travel stories before. After all this great storytelling, I had hoped for something...more imaginative.

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I loved SimTower as well. This is a guaranteed buy for me if they get it stable enough.

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Oh well, no Fallout 4, but still a nice game for us to get! :D

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Quoting: operaLara Croft is kinda "massive" on the front side of her body. :P So I am all in for "Rise of the Tomb Raider" which is my most wanted besides "Street Fighter V" right now.

The reboot Lara actually isn't all -that- well endowed. It was her former self that featured these colossal boobs.

As for the game, I am hoping for Fallout 4. I know, that's about as realistic as planting palm trees on the South Pole and hoping they prosper there, but still.

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