This is a great idea. Although quite maintenance-intensive, and not unique to games. Not all "normal" Linux applications respect the standard either.

Although the most annoying ones for me are those that just drop stuff into my home directory without even hiding it. Can probably be "solved" with some pre- post- scripts. Something like:

ln -s ~/.local/share/games/evilgame ~/evilgame; runevilgame.sh; rm ~/evilgame

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Liam, I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate the work you have done so far, and wish you best of luck with whatever you come up next.

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Yes! The binaries are there. Seriously.

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Quoting: camocelticI just can't see why they need someone to VOLUNTEER for this. They asked for $150k in the Indiegogo campaign, got over $800k, yet still can't afford to pay for someone to port the game. They massively overshot the goal of making a DLC character, so they spent it on making 5, but why did they not allocate any of it to paying someone to bring it to Linux?

Because some people will never admit a mistake, but will drag it for as long as possible, until all the facts and promises are lost in obscurity, bad excuses, and pure fiction. Oh, I have seen it before. Not as rare as one might wish.

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Well, I like it because they are Linux-friendly, and support indie developers in the cut-throat saturated marked. The only way to survive is to be different, and this may be it. Even though I am not a strong believer in the future of physical game distribution. A cautious, slightly pessimistic love, I guess. :)

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I really feel that Linux porters are at an unfair disadvantage. They only get paid if and when very specific conditions are met. Like what if I buy a game on one of the many resellers (physical or online shops) and activate it on Steam? I am pretty sure they do not see a single penny of that.

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Oooh... shiny. Me want.

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If you already own Metro 2033 or Last Light, you can preorder their Redux versions for 50% discount.

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I humbly accept a key bestowed upon me.

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I remember this one. Probably still have the CD somewhere at my moms, if I did not throw it out at some point. Never got into it, because I could not figure out what it is all about.

If I had to define the game in two words it would be ugly and confusing. For the price they are asking, I really think there are better things to choose from.

Wonder if it is Wine-based or native, though?

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