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Need a Horror Game for October? Join the 'Doki Doki Literature Club'
18 October 2017 at 12:58 pm UTC
Quotegame by Team Salvato
*Shifts uncomfortably.*

Not exactly what I have in mind for my first video game, but now I'm intrigued since the trailer makes no mention of the horror aspect.
GOG are offering you a copy of Torchlight II if you own it from Steam or Runic directly
13 October 2017 at 2:30 pm UTC
Quoting: lucifertdark
Quoting: Salvatos
Quoting: lucifertdark
Quoting: SalvatosWhat is your proposed alternative?
Pay for it?
Talking about the term "piracy."
Ah misread it, just call it theft.
Then you have people who argue it's not theft because the people you "steal" digital files from still have them.
GOG are offering you a copy of Torchlight II if you own it from Steam or Runic directly
12 October 2017 at 11:26 pm UTC
Quoting: DrMcCoyWhen you don't have the game on Steam, the "Owned" says something else instead (can't remember what now).
It's grayed out with an X.
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GOG are offering you a copy of Torchlight II if you own it from Steam or Runic directly
12 October 2017 at 5:52 pm UTC
Quoting: lucifertdark
Quoting: SalvatosWhat is your proposed alternative?
Pay for it?
Talking about the term "piracy."
GOG are offering you a copy of Torchlight II if you own it from Steam or Runic directly
12 October 2017 at 3:47 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: GuestCan we as Linux users forget about "piracy"? Illegal downloading is not equal to taking a ship violently (and likely killing everybody/taking hostage on board)! I really don't like that we still use the Microsoft (Ballmer/Gates) lingo.
What is your proposed alternative?
Death Trash, a grim post-apocalyptic role-playing game that will have Linux support
10 October 2017 at 4:20 pm UTC
Followed Death Trash on Twitter for a while until I got tired of all the retweets. The gifs were certainly entertaining. The cynical humor mixed with the grim setting could make for a fun combination if the story also delivers.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, a turn-based tactical RPG will support Linux, has a demo and it's on Kickstarter
5 October 2017 at 4:59 pm UTC Likes: 1
So it's not just me, then. As far as I'm concerned they don't even need idle animations, just use static sprites when they're not supposed to be in motion...
The Cyanide & Happiness Adventure Game is officially coming to Linux
5 October 2017 at 4:46 pm UTC
Considering that Linux was a stretch goal from the start of the campaign, and the first port in line for funding, I didn't feel too nervous about their intent to really make one, unlike some campaigns where it's added mid-campaign in a "oh yeah we could make a Linux version too" kind of way. So I backed it and we'll see. At worst I can just ask for a refund.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar has silently removed mentions of Linux support a few hours before release (updated)
4 October 2017 at 2:08 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: Zlopez
Quoting: razing32
Quoting: BrisseSTOP PRE-ORDERING

There's absolutely no point in pre-ordering, especially when using digital distribution such as Steam. It doesn't benefit you as a consumer one bit and it's always risky.

Sadly too late for that now.
Pre-orders , season pass (basically DLC Pre-order) , microtransactions in full price games , loot crates etc.
These things are becoming more and more ubiquitous and people are getting used to them. If you call them out you look like the bad guy.

I'm resolute to be cynical and watch the world burn :P

You are right, people just get used to this tactics. You don't even get the whole game on release. Because there is many missing things, that are added like DLC and the price is sometimes higher than the original game. The picture bellow is sadly accurate.
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Frankly I don't think I understand why people still buy games at release. Between game-breaking bugs and day-1 patches, public release serving as additional playtesting, free content updates and paid DLCs released in a matter of weeks, it's almost like trying to watch a movie before they finish printing the DVD. For all its convenience, the Internet as a marketplace and content delivery medium has made the gaming industry lazy with quality control and complacent in its ability to keep extracting money from people in small doses. Then, for us, you have the added risk of unplayable or delayed Linux versions making me extra wary.

Between that, attractive discounts that always come within a year and already having a backlog of games, the only games I've gotten day-1 in recent memory are those I have crowdfunded.
Some thoughts on Pankapu, a 2D action-platformer with metroidvania elements
27 September 2017 at 10:41 pm UTC Likes: 3
This game immediately caught my eye back then on Kickstarter with its art style and I wasn't surprised to see the developers were former Ankama employees. Ultimately I didn't back because I'm not that into platformers, but it's nice to see they managed to do something good and pulled through with Linux support.
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