I'd love to see more articles like this, highlighting different types of games. They're just the ticket for helping convince people who are on the fence about switching to Linux due to the old "there aren't any games" myth.

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Quoting: GuestInteresting side note: I checked the Humble page, and there's a notification saying

Purchases of this product are subject to a choice between DRM-free and Steam content.

Usually you did get both, the drm-free download and a key - first sign of some changes, or game-specific?

It was like that from before day one. Prior to release, backers of the Kickstarter were given the same choice, which struck me as very unusual at the time. As with many things, What Pumpkin hasn't explained why.

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The preview image has a sort of Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time creator) look about it.

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I decided to pick this up off itch.io and quite enjoyed it. There are a couple of frustrating platforming moments (one where the mechanic wasn't totally clear) but those were very brief and eventually I overcame them. Otherwise there's good content and the story's interesting, it's just that the space between the bits of content are way too big. You spend a lot of time walking through some admittedly nice environments in search of the next story bit.

Those two issues aside though I thought it was worth playing.

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I do think that GoL, as a website, should continue to report on Linus-related bundles and sales on Humble just as they have been. Unless there's some big change in that regard I don't think it's really the site's place to take a stand regarding the purchase. There's still a lot of good Linux content on there, including the latest bundle, and a lot of people are interested in that.

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I can see having a principled stance about IGN, although these sorts of deals don't tend to take effect instantly so I doubt we'll see any changes (if any) to Humble for a while. Depends on how arms-length the network wants to run their new aquisition.

But in the alternative, given things like the lack of a Linux client, lack of Linux versions of a lot of games that have them elsewhere, and GoG's generally lukewarm attitude toward Linux in general, I don't think I'd be looking in their direction first. Personally I'll stick with Steam, for all their warts, and be looking at Itch.io more since they both at least seem to have some level of commitment, and continuing to go to Humble when it's convenient. If Humble does end up making big changes, it won't hurt too much to dump them at that point.

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Quoting: chancho_zombiethe title they choose for the bundle is a little confusing. I don't understand people who live in the northern hemisphere just say that people in the south live down under?

It's because of a land down under, where women glow and men plunder.

Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover.

hehehe love that song. :D

/me smiles and gives you a vegemite sandwich

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Exploration is content. Story is content.

It's not rocket surgery.

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Just commenting to add that I did run into a few graphic glitches about an hour and a half in, but those sorted themselves out and the rest of the experience has run perfectly so far. I posted a bug report in the Steam forum about it.

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This sounds right up my alley. I've been really in the mood for exploration-heavy games lately so I'll be sure to check it out.

Didn't notice the little pumpkin icons on Itch until now. Cute!

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