OK, so I bought it, and I think it is quite similar in feel to THPS. Using a PS3 controller it's got the same button bindings even if it's showing Xbox button names. The DoF is horrible, and it could do with a visible marker to find your mission-giving chum. You can liptrick and manual, but you can't pick which trick you're doing with the d-pad. No reverts, either, although IIRC those came in with THPS3. I don't like that you need to fill your Tricky meter before you can make jumps rather than just building up speed from the ramps. You can't hop onto some rails till you've filled up your meter. Level design so far isn't as good as THPS, with lots of rails into walls rather than flowing lines.

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The reviews haven't been terribly kind, highlighting the same issues as Liam, but they've apparently sold enough copies that they have a plan for future development. DoF is specifically mentioned as something that they're going to let you turn off soon. Hopefully they'll manage to get the feel of the physics more comfortable before they switch tracks to new content.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/971030/discussions/1/5487063042643740899/ [External Link]

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Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: CatKillerHave you played THPS? If this game has the same slightly floaty physics and slightly stiff camera as that, that would be a good thing; if it's weird in a different way, that would be a bad thing.

It feels nothing like THPS.

Ah. That's a shame.

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For how tight and small the areas are the speed, controls and physics just seem all out of balance. I can't put my finger on exactly what but I didn't get along with this one which is a shame.

Have you played THPS? If this game has the same slightly floaty physics and slightly stiff camera as that, that would be a good thing; if it's weird in a different way, that would be a bad thing.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeSo it sounds like RetroArch is only the Windows version in Steam? That is... unfortunate. I would think they would have put all platforms in there...

RetroArch itself, PCSX ReARMed, and SameBoy list Linux support. Whether the others are a labelling oversight, or reflective of issues determined during the playtest period, I couldn't say, but I expect the rest will list it too, over time, either way.

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Quoting: ArdjeHow do you hide games? Asking for a friend ;-).

Right-click on game in Library -> Manage -> Hide this game.

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I got my Steam account on the PS3 when a friend wanted to do cross-platform co-op of Portal 2. I didn't buy anything on Steam till they released the Linux client. I bought a bunch of games then because they had a big sale on Linux titles for that first week, but the first one was Serious Sam 3.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuySo this is very popular. Can someone explain to me the appeal of a game where you drive trucks around, much the way real people only do when they're being paid and have few options?

There's a lot to like.

Obviously lots of people are enjoying it for the meditative experience of watching the scenery go by.

Min-maxers will be solving the Travelling Salesman Problem.

Business sim people will be building up their logistics empire.

Doing a three-point turn with an articulated lorry to put the load exactly where the customer wants it is at least as much of a technical challenge as hitting every apex in a racing game.

It's not for everyone, but the people that like it really like it.

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Quoting: MicromegasAnd of course: The success of ATS and ETS is unthinkable without the success of podcasts. :wink:

Alice Isn't Dead being ideal, obviously.

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Quoting: andregregorherrmannI wonder why all the news sites jump on...

Because they want the clicks.

The Steam Deck is a hot topic, but there's no actual news till December, when it's in testers' hands. Maybe Valve will release SteamOS 3, or a significant update for Proton, before then, for early testing, but they might not. Maybe a game dev will show their game running on a dev kit, but they'll probably keep that internal. Websites want to say something.

Misleadingly overhyping something, and then tearing it down later through something else misleading gives them controversy and drama, which they can turn into clicks. I'm really not surprised that it was the NME that was one of the first outlets to jump on a not-particularly-groundbreaking interview on a small Steam-enthusiast website: that cycle was NME's Standard Operating Practice back in the day.

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