Wow, German words can get REALLY long...

I think in this case it's mainly an Aufmerksamkeitssteigerungsstrategie(*)(**).

(*) strategy to raise attention

(**) Hey, it's not yet in Google! :wub:

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Lazy devs, no Linux version on GOG and updates took forever to arrive.

It looks a bit strange on Steam, too. The game link on their news has a Linux icon, the hardware requirements not (yet).
But they were very optimistic about a native Linux version in the forum.
(I guess they don't want to get the backlash about just supporting Proton being better and native ports being so bad by Linux gamers? ;| )

I'm looking forward to it!

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What does the "Ukrainian" Game Festival have to do with anything? This is a article specifically highlighting that the game was made by Ukrainians - as if thst makes their game any better than anyone elses

As stated in the article and in my first answer, the game is part of the Ukrainian Game Festival. Which might happen to have something to do with stating that the devs are Ukrainian.

By the way, I wonder why you are writing the country's name in quotation marks.

We should ostracize anyone who engages in this political grandstanding and assess fames purely on merit

I bought Foxtrail, though I fear it will never be finished, because the devs are Ukrainian, and suffer under this war.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/581360/FoxTail/ [External Link]

Feel free to ostracize me!

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Nobody says "X game made by American devs" or "Y game made by Iraqi devs" or "Z game made by Chinese devs".

Yeah, Ukrainian Games Festival was the first and only one...

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/games-made-in-germany-2024 [External Link]

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nzgames2024 [External Link]

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/austria [External Link]

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/FromPolandWithLove2025 [External Link]

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I think we should assess games on their quality not on who they are made by

You're free to do so, and others might consider other aspects as well (like supporting people living in a country having been assaulted and forced into a war). Both should be fine for everybody, in my humble opinion.

... and then, you did see the part about the Ukrainian Games Festival?

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I think I'd usually be not interested in the language specific score.

No option to "include all languages, exclude off-topic"?

I guess that's still the default (first picture upper left)?

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Probably the middle-ground to keep everyone happy is to call it a G.I.F. file.

I'd say this is the middle-ground to keep everybody equally unhappy. :D

As a German speaking, I'll just pronounce it German style, which happens to be the "G" variant, not the "J" one. :) (Just like the German pronunciation of "Giraffe", BTW!)

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Played the ending today, and man, what a ride...!
(And of course, the right way to play a point and click is the classic point and click device! :tongue: )

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NEVERMIND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF, this time it's for real, I swear, you guys, you guys, just listen, AI will change the world!

AI is bloated, but it is gonna change the world (and already does).

And don't forget, we did have some world changing inventions, like the internet and mobile phones and smartphones.

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AI will stay, as it should, but it will be focused towards actual useful stuff in specific areas. Like finding interesting patterns in the night sky, folding proteins, automated translation etc. And the big boys, who are not profitable, will run to the next bubble to continue their pyramid scheme.

Some Google research head of department said, AI should better do things people are bad in - like folding proteins -, instead of things people are good in - writing texts, making music, ... (*)

As far as I know, there is no way to make these big generic LLMs and actually be profitable, they are just way too expensive to produce and run. (and the potential law cases)

Well, some already have been produced, and they're not that bad at writing texts, and people are using them, and will pay some money for it. So, this is here to stay, whatever we think of it.

(*) paywalled, but here's the link https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2025/2/2433008341903287854 [External Link]

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