Quoting: GuestUltraViolet : it's really not comparable actually. That's a completely different gameplay. I do prefer it a lot over Sky Force but some will prefer Sky Force. It looks like arcade games from the Dreamcast era (Ikaruga !) but has an original gameplay.

Contrary to Sky Force, which has many levels and hours of gameplay, PAWARUMI solely relies on the player's skill. In Sky Force you literally spend HOURS to gain stars to make your ship more powerful to be able to beat the levels and unlock stuff. (which is addictive but kinda irritating... and actually turns out to be repetitive despite the number of levels) In Pawarumi, there is no power up. The player has to learn how to combine the three weapons / use the colors system. So games sessions are shorter but intensive.

Well, just get it, it's worth it :-) Also the developers are Linux friendly.

As a player of Sky Force Reloaded (and Anniversary) and having completely maxxed out my ship(s), the game is still incredibly difficult (for me) to complete levels 13 and beyond, and also Insane mode on earlier levels.

My current status is... I have completely done levels 1-4 (Insane all stars) and 6. Then I have not beaten the Boss on level 13 yet (so can't progress beyond that). I've unlocked 3-4 ships (out of 8) and 5-6 technicians (out of 8).

So, I sort of disagree with you that you can keep on increasing your ship stats on Sky Force, in order to win. No you can't. It makes it easier but it is still VERY hard.

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Decided I'd grab it, via their website (which is cheaper) and that purchase actually goes via a Humble Widget, which gives you access to the DRM-free Linux, Mac, Windows, Android versions of the game (hosted by Humble), plus the Steam key.

I have tried this out on Android on someone else's phone, long ago. And I didn't especially like it on a phone touchscreen (It is a 3D action RPG requiring constant movement) but I think mouse + keyboard (or gamepad) will be much more enjoyable for me.

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Quoting: GuestFor the nostalgic crowd around, definitely check out how Descent used to sound like when you were using some expensive external synthesizers (which are now cheap as 2nd hand and work with DosBox on Linux, BTW !) :
http://sc55.duke4.net/games.php#descent

Yes, you've brought me a little nostalgia. I used to play games with my Yamaha TG-100 general midi module connected to my PC, and then really nice midi music coming through that.

Noting that the SC-55 and similar are not all *that* cheap on Ebay (ebay.co.uk) at this instant. Typical price is £100 or more. For me, cheap is £50 or less.

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I don't have a good game idea to mention but I'm interested in looking at alternative suggestions for the clues.

1. We know it is a Garibaldi biscuit. The Garibaldi biscuit was named after Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi. Possibly some useful info can be gleaned from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibaldi_biscuit ( For instance, the first Garibaldi biscuit was manufactured in Bermondsey, London, UK by company 'Peek Freans' and the biscuit was created by 'Jonathan Carr'. The biscuit contains 'currants'. )

2. We know the song containing the lyric 'It's just a shot away' is 'Gimme Shelter' - but noting that band 'The Sisters of Mercy' also did this track as a cover of Rolling Stones' original. i.e. Rolling Stones may be relevant or Sisters of Mercy may be.

Here is some info about Giuseppe Garibaldi ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Garibaldi ).

Some of Giuseppe Garibaldi's great exploits brought him the reputation of "hero of two worlds".

Tempted to suggest "Two Worlds II" which was touted as coming to Linux would fit in with that name. (Probably not, though.)

Also, it might be that the 'Garibaldi' biscuit is actually being used to refer to a different 'Garibaldi' person (or thing), by Feral. See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibaldi_(disambiguation)

This info on the song 'Gimme Shelter' might be useful to uncover more clues:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimme_Shelter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimme_Shelter_(disambiguation)

Noting that 'Gimme Shelter' was opening track on 1969 album 'Let It Bleed' by the 'Rolling Stones'.
It is felt that some inspiration for the song might be the Vietnam war.

As another game suggestion: "Rising Storm 2: Vietnam" on Steam

But also, the song inspiration can also be people scurrying for shelter from a rain storm.
So another game suggestion: Life Is Strange: Before The Storm

But how do the 'Garibaldi' and 'Gimme Shelter' clues combined work out?

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Likewise, the updated FTL is working great for me too.

I've just had a decent session, that ended with me dying on the flagship. I was so pleased with all the various bits (eventually) falling in to place.

My final load-out was 2x Shield, High Evasion (51%), Defence Drone II, Combat Drone I, 2x Heavy Ion, Pike beam, Hull Laser, Mind Control, Explosive Replicator, Drone Recovery, and Shield Charge Booster. Early on I picked up Scrap Recovery and took advantage of that until close to the end.

The annoying flagship did it to me again. Even though the Defence Drone II can knock missiles, lasers, hacking missiles out of the air, the flagship fired off about 10 hacking missiles, and the one that got through took out my Drone Control. And that ruined my strategy. With no drones, I just couldn't fight effectively.

Also, rather than Hull Laser or Heavy Ion, I really wanted a Small Bomb or Breach Bomb (or other missile) so that I could fire through the enemy shields and take systems down. But the RNG stopped me getting one. Those would have gone so well with my Explosive Replicator augmentation. By the end, I had accumulated about 50-60 missiles (and then double that !!! :) )

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Quoting: scaine

Quoting: nijiwarWhat hapening with #THEREQUESTINATOR?All spoken games there discussed again here.

The Requestinator is still happening, but it's just a popularity contest - a big wishlist of things people would like to see.

Feral are being more nuanced here:

• Pick ONE game


• WHY would you pick that game

Sadly, that's been lost in the enthusiasm and once again, we have most folk shouting big lists of games they'd like to see without any context beyond "I want".

It's just Feral engaging with their fanbase. I wouldn't read too much into this format vs the requestinator, but sometimes the story behind why you want a given game is more interesting than the request itself.

Quoting: scaine

Quoting: nijiwarWhat hapening with #THEREQUESTINATOR?All spoken games there discussed again here.

The Requestinator is still happening, but it's just a popularity contest - a big wishlist of things people would like to see.

Feral are being more nuanced here:

• Pick ONE game


• WHY would you pick that game

Sadly, that's been lost in the enthusiasm and once again, we have most folk shouting big lists of games they'd like to see without any context beyond "I want".

It's just Feral engaging with their fanbase. I wouldn't read too much into this format vs the requestinator, but sometimes the story behind why you want a given game is more interesting than the request itself.

I've just responded to their twitter request, with a single game title and the reasons I think it is a good choice. But, I'd also venture - the list of games I mentioned on GOL earlier - I'd buy all the very high preference and most of the high preference titles, if they came to Linux. There's too little chance that a single title would get past the first step (i.e. the publishers will or won't let Feral port it) so that's why I'm mentioning a few more (on GOL).

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Quoting: AlveKattHorizon Zero Dawn.

It's gotten great reviews and the game looks awesome, looks fun and I really want to play it. It's said to have an engaging story and have side quests that feel a lot more interesting and meaningful than those is usual in open world games.

Also, awesome robot animals!

Not an entirely sensible suggestion. It is Sony's game on Sony's hardware. Maybe if one day it gets released on XBOX, Windows, then it becomes something that could be considered.

Meanwhile, I notice a lot of these suggestions to Feral are for existing games. There are a lot of upcoming games, which people will be wanting on Linux as soon as they're released.

Games such as these:

Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Monster Hunter: World
Sea of Thieves
A Way Out
Far Cry 5
Metal Gear: Survive
Vampyr
Metro Exodus
Skull and Bones
Call of Cthulhu
Anthem
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord

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Here is my list. The first set of games are my own very high preference games.

The Witcher 3
Shadow Warrior 2
Fallout 4
DOOM
Divinity Original Sin 2
Legend of Grimrock 2
Elders Scrolls Online
Elder Scrolls Skyrim

This set is also high preference for me, but a little more "good for the Linux community" rather than just me.

Grand Theft Auto V
Wolfenstein 1a, 1b, 2
Dragon's Dogma
Dishonored 1 and 2
They Are Billions
PUBG
Battlefield One
Assassin's Creed Origins
Nier Automata
Cuphead
Street Fighter V
Middle Earth: Shadow of War
Outlast 2
Dark Souls 1,2,3
Killing Floor 2
Borderlands
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Elite Dangerous
Fallout 3
Fallout New Vegas
The Technomancer
Homeworld Remastered 1 and 2
Batman

Generally any AAA type game, particularly popular ones, will be great for Linux. Also any good Indie Game (stuff like Hollow Knight, but like that title many of the good indie games are already on Linux. Yey!)

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It's interesting how with the results in front of me, I cannot remember every single choice I made in the voting. It is interesting voting for games you've not played, and also trying to be fair to contenders. I watched various game play videos where I was feeling the choice was particularly difficult.

Matched up 6 or 7 of the 15 1st places with my choices. And 6 or 7 of my choices were in the top 5 of each category. Only 1 was completely out.

It is good to get Crowd-based results on things like this, even if each individual in the crowd makes a flawed evaluation. Because the summed result is fairly accurate and smooths out the real feelings of the community.

If you ask 1 person to estimate how many sweets are in a jar, then you can end up with a vastly incorrect result. If you ask 100 or 1000 people how many, then the result gets closer and closer to the true figure.

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Quoting: ErzfeindJust bought it. It's amazing so far. Died by the hand of the second act's boss :S

Would you say this game is very replayable, i.e. Like FTL ? (Probably made in excess of 200 FTL plays. But if this game is good for 20 long play sessions, that'd be okay.)

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