This was my first Linux game, back in 2002. I remember you had to go into the website to download the Linux executable as it wasn't on the DvD.



21 years later and I still never finished the campaign, lol.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: DrMcCoyQuoting: Holzkohlen
I'd argue that being a DM is overwhelming anyways even when playing fully analogue

Yes.

You still need to prepare the actual meat of the session and stay nimble to improvise, that doesn't change.

Agreed!! I think the system can also really play a role there in prep time. My group moved away from maps and minis, which helped out a ton prep wise. I can put a good session together on one page of notebook paper, compared to proper DnD style, which always seemed to take a lot more prep.

Although, to be fair, the end result does look and play a lot different. I always enjoyed the tactical aspect of map based play, but building good tactical encounterd takes a lot of time (and I'm the only one in my group that really enjoys that)

View this comment - View article - View full comments

One been meaning to try Prey. Thanks for the recommendation!!

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: kokoko3kWow, Is the Deck just 40% AdobeRGB?

Somebody corrects me if I'm wrong, since I'm more pratocal about NTSC and SRGB colorspaces, but it seems AdobeRGB is equivalent to NTSC, and 40% means seriously washed out colors (how does the red looks on the Deck, kinda orange-ish?), more or less the same you find in 300/400 euros laptops; good for office use, but definitely NOT for running games or watching movies, what a shame.

There's also the general public "education" component to consider; where the general market favors an inferior product over a superior one due to high familiarity with the cheap one and a lack of technical knowledge to fully understand why the cheap product is lesser. The differences are seen as faults, because, well it's different and weird.

Good examples are the box wine comparisons and the preference for certain headphones over higher quality options.

I am curious if there was a similar effect for cheap screens.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Would one even be able to notice the difference in resolution on a screen that small?

View this comment - View article - View full comments

I just use discord and Qownnotes.

These tools seem really interesting to me, but also seem very overwhelming. Like the amount of "pre-work" and setup and learning just scares me off of trying.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

That looks pretty cool!

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: scaine

Quoting: xavi

Quoting: scaineI've just checked my list and I have around 12 of these articles currently planned out. Yep, they do take a while to do them justice, but when I find time, they're definitely getting written! Next one might be L4D2, but might be Hollow Knight... or something else. Not sure!

Thanks a lot for your article! and next one Hollow Knight, best game ever! :)

Haha - the problem with these articles, I've realised, is the format. If I do IYL... Hollow Knight, then the second section in that article is going to be "and here's a game even better!". Contentious stuff! I've just started the format for L4D2, but I might switch to Hollow Knight, given that Silksong is presumably pretty close to landing, even though it sounds like there's a delay!

Yeah, I kinda figured you may have locked yourself into a certain era of games to avoid trying to the "here's a better one!" to game game that is too recent.

Although, I would love to hear about games better than Hollow Knight. That was my first and only Metroidvania and I'd love to try more.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Great article!!

Yeah, Diablo is really a landmark in the evolution of roguelikes toward a mainstream audience. Sadly, I only played the first one back in the 90's (my friend let me borrow his CD while he borrowed my MOO2 CD).

Ps!
I really like this article (and the theme!!). I know wiring something like this takes a lot of time and effort, but I'm really looking forward to more!!

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: Eike"Access control" fits I guess, though what rights would that be that are managed? Copy protection is managing - literally - copy( )right...

In a way, same thing. Unauthorized use of the account leading to unauthorized "distribution". There's more DRM than straight copy protection, especially in a world where streaming content is becoming more prevalent. Steam client's DRM is account/password sharing protection. It's restricting your right to share your account with other people. Valve doesn't want you to do that. Neither does Netflix or Disney or any other digital distributor.

Quoting: FrawoI think it depends on how you define DRM. Personally, I agree with this definition:
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam

I'm using wikipedia's definition:

QuoteDigital rights management (DRM) is the management of legal access to digital content. Various tools or technological protection measures (TPM)[1] like access control technologies, can restrict the use of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works.[2] DRM technologies govern the use, modification and distribution of copyrighted works (e.g. software, multimedia content) and of systems that enforce these policies within devices.[3] DRM technologies include licensing agreements[4] and encryption.[5]

Admittedly, it's more liberal than the PC gaming wiki one, but I think both have their applications.

View this comment - View article - View full comments