Thanks for the update Liam, this one looks really promising....if it ever arrives!

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Yeah you're right @Bumadar, it's not the fact that it's a stretch goal that is inherently the problem, it's the fact that so many games, especially Kickstarter ones, neglect their Linux port once they have released their Windows version...

Also, I'm also somewhat disappointed by Unity visually. It's not an engine that can handle high quality rendering in a performative way. Look at Shroud of the Avatar....its graphics look pretty dated to me. I think one of the better Unity games visually is Interstellar Marines, but they get away with it because they've embraced a certain minimalism in their aesthetic. Look at those baroque concept art pictures of UA, there's noooooo way Unity could get even close to replicating that look. Unreal Engine on the other hand....

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Quoting: EKRboi

Quoting: liamdaweConsidering how bad the release was, and honestly, how can all of those issues have been missed by QA? I will remain sceptical.

They weren't "missed"... they were known and instead of delaying the release they decided to let it go because they CAN patch later. It is a bad byproduct of "automatic" digital distribution. The days of a game HAVING to be perfect on launch are gone. "Back in the day" they couldn't get patches out to people except by mail, or other slow (14.4k...) means when the internet began to become "common" so it wasn't practical.

Yeah I feel the same way. I think it's sad, but that's the reality. The other thing which people seem to forget these days is that games are becoming much, much more complicated than they ever have before...and therefore the potential for more bugs is greater. The answer to the complexity is not always throwing more developers at the problems either, sometimes that can make it worse! I think it's unfair to compare a slightly buggy Dying Light which is pushing the limits of next gen graphics and animation, with, for example, a 2D sprite based game that is completely bug free on launch.

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I am starting to have faith in Techland, not a lot mind you due to the still awful performance of the game on OpenGL, but more faith than before.

To be honest, there's no reason not to have faith in them. They've provided two rapid patches fixing the bulk of the problems. Performance enhancements will obviously take longer, as that's a much harder thing to fix, but they seem competent enough so let's wait and see.

I haven't bought this yet but I'm definitely on the cusp!

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Looks pretty good!

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Nice article, these in-depth reviews are super helpful in determining whether a purchase is worthwhile!

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Best movie thriller, without a doubt goes to Memories of Murder, a South Korean detective film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353969/ [External Link]

The film was also both funny and terrifying, and the way it juggles these moments attests to its greatness.

Scariest moment in gaming - probably some scenes in Dead Space and F.E.A.R., until I got used to the concept of jump scares and it wore off.

Although, I would have loved to have played Deep Sea, it sounded pretty terrifying:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/12/deep-sea-the-scariest-game-ever/ [External Link]

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Quoting: mouacykThis is incredibly good news, and Virtual Programming has made tremendous progress. I know my issues lie elsewhere (NVidia...) but as an owner of GTX660 SLI, I can't quite move my Witcher 2 installation to my Gentoo OS yet. In Windows 7 with ultra settings and uber-sampling, I maintain 45-55 fps avg. With uber-sampling off, it shoots to 100fps. Co'mon now, NVidia (and OpenGL).

What FPS do you get on Gentoo then?

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Anyone think this resembles REC the movie a little?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038988/ [External Link]

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Quoting: HadBabitsSpeaking of actually playing, does anyone know a good and concise walk-through of the first Witcher's plot? Or if it runs well on WINE?

It runs ok in Wine but you might have to restart the game several times until there is no graphical bug (half-transparent characters and stuff). The trick is to look at the crows on the main menu; if they are there it’s working, if not you need to restart.

Hmmm I read about this issue but never had this problem (it might be an Nvidia issue?). I ran a recent version of Wine using Play On Linux (1.7 something) with CSMT and MESA, and it ran flawlessly without a hitch.

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