I played the Failbetter browser-based game, Fallen London, for a number of months. The premise and setting of this game is fascinating and utterly surreal. I feel that the browser-based game gives much more in-depth insight into the world of Fallen London than either Sunless Sea or Sunless Skies. When I read about the Kickstarter for Mask of the Rose on GoL, I immediately backed the project. I played the demo back in February and enjoyed it. For those of you that would enjoy a romantic tale set in an absolutely bizarre world, you should check out the demo.

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Played this game during the Steam Next Fest event in June. I attempted to play many different games labeled as being compatible with the Linux/Steam OS during this event. Some of the featured demos did not work correctly, but I remember distinctly that Tyrant's Blessing worked flawlessly. I also remember enjoying the game play.

It is probably worth mentioning that the demo for Tyrant's Blessing is still available.

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You have to respect a development team that bases their design/marketing decisions on logic instead of profit.

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QuoteNot that I'm any good at it mind you, or that I've ever personally played one in the series before but I tried it for science.

Oh Liam... I bet you are just being modest. For some reason, I have always thought of you as a master of the rhythm game genre. I am thinking that might you might take a break from Deep Rock Galactic and do a Twitch broadcast of your rhythm game skills using Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+. I bet the viewership for the broadcast would exceptional! I, for one, would definitely be in attendance.

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At first glance, this game reminds me of one of my favorite DOS games from Apogee Software called Wacky Wheels. The mechanics of the game were simple, but game play was quite addictive. When I did a search, I was surprised to find that Wacky Wheels was still available and on Steam.

Super Indie Karts is definitely a significant improvement over Wacky Wheels, but the game still has a ways to go to match the free and open-source SuperTuxKart.

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Humble Choice is leveling up next month!
https://blog.humblebundle.com/2022/01/11/humble-choice-is-leveling-up/

Kudos and props to the Humble Bundle Marketing Team. They did a good job of making a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Not sure they are fooling anyone, but still an excellent effort!

For Humble Choice Classic Subscribers, this is a significant downgrade in so many ways.

For the "non-classic" Humble Choice Subscribers, we will see how this all shakes out. I am not horribly optimistic.

The four concerns that I have are:
1. How many games will be offered each month; since they are not guaranteeing there will be 10 games?
2. Are the games going to be of an equal or higher quality than the games offered previously?
3. How many "Epic, Origin, GOG, etc." keys will be offered in each month's bundle?
Personally, I want Steam games and nothing else.
4. How will access to the Humble Games Collection work out for Linux users?

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I have been looking for a mouse to replace an older Razer DeathAdder (v.1). Been a long-time user of Razer products. Got started back when they sponsored the Cyberathlete Professional League in the late 90s. Have been a loyal customer, but my enthusiasm has waned over the years. I have a friend that played in CPL and had Razer as a sponsor. Several years ago I discovered that he had moved away from Razer mice/keyboards and was using Corsair/Logitech products. Razer products have a good deal more competition now and the quality of the keyboards and mice has deteriorated. I have tried several different companies, but I like the look of this mouse. Ordered one yesterday.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyThere's something I'm not understanding. Apparently,

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your character automatically walks around and engages in battle with various creatures.

So like, what do you do?

Good Question!

One of the many great aspects of this game is that you can "play it your way". You can configure the your character's movement mode in a number of ways. At the beginning of the game a randomly generated loop (circular shaped path) is created. As you move around the loop, you encounter mobs. The types of mobs spawned depends on the path and adjacent tiles. You can configure the game so that your character pauses at:

1. The beginning block of the loop
2. After each mob encounter
3. Only after the user presses a designated key

Using the final method, people have created "Endless Loops". This is accomplished by strategically placing tiles so that their character is continuously looping and collecting resources/XP. I have over a 124 hours in this game and never quite got an endless loop that I felt confident in running.

I agree with all of the comments of @eldaking and @pleasereadthemanual and would highly recommend it to any gamer that enjoys this genre of game.

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QuoteIt's not surprising that they're seeing people or companies with lots of cash to burn jump at them, as it has been incredibly popular. However, at least on Steam though, it's already very clearly past the peak with online player numbers dropping pretty steadily over the last few weeks.

Over the last couple weeks I have noticed fewer Steam players playing Splitgate. This makes me wonder if this might be somewhat related to this guide I found online:

How to win against controller players (General idea of it)

This Steam guide explains how to do better against players that are using controllers since, according to the author: ... everybody is complaining about controller players and their "aim assist".

I do not have much insight into this since I use keyboard and mouse almost exclusively.

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Just completed a playthrough of the first episode. Nice of Black Tabby Games to give this first installment away for free. The characters, dialog, game progression and artwork are fantastic. I know many people do not like this game genre; but if you have ever enjoyed playing a visual graphics novel, you will enjoy this one.

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