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Valve is getting back to focusing on gaming, with non-gaming videos being retired
20 Feb 2019 at 4:55 pm UTC Likes: 5
20 Feb 2019 at 4:55 pm UTC Likes: 5
Only video I watched on Steam was Kung Fury, and that was free.
What have you been playing recently and what do you think of it?
17 Feb 2019 at 5:34 pm UTC
17 Feb 2019 at 5:34 pm UTC
CRASHLANDS, which was generously donated to me by someone from the most recent bundle. It's absorbing and the writing is really good. The game does a pretty good job at disguising the grind of gathering various sorts of crafting materials as something actually fun to do. The combat is pretty interesting, being entirely point-and-click action RPG style.
CAVES OF QUD, an absorbing but often intensely frustrating experience. The enormous game world remains a mystery largely because of how horrifically unbalanced the game is, often throwing higher levelled creatures into low-level areas that you simply aren't equipped to deal with. Thus, early deaths are very common, leaving you to wonder what lies beyond the western edge of the map. That said, the character builds have a nice wide variety to them, the powers are fun on the rare runs where you get a decent enough level (my record, after 45 hours of play, is level 17) and the writing is quite good. Not sure I'd recommend it based on the balance issues though, that's how bad they are.
ENDERAL: FORGOTTEN STORIES is a Windows game yeah, but I figured since it's a Skyrim mod and I can run Skyrim fine with Steam Play (except the underwater thing), I should be able to play this. No dice, they buggered it up so the launcher dies so the whole game is inaccessible. I haven't the patience to re-download it in a VM and try it that way, so oh well.
CAVES OF QUD, an absorbing but often intensely frustrating experience. The enormous game world remains a mystery largely because of how horrifically unbalanced the game is, often throwing higher levelled creatures into low-level areas that you simply aren't equipped to deal with. Thus, early deaths are very common, leaving you to wonder what lies beyond the western edge of the map. That said, the character builds have a nice wide variety to them, the powers are fun on the rare runs where you get a decent enough level (my record, after 45 hours of play, is level 17) and the writing is quite good. Not sure I'd recommend it based on the balance issues though, that's how bad they are.
ENDERAL: FORGOTTEN STORIES is a Windows game yeah, but I figured since it's a Skyrim mod and I can run Skyrim fine with Steam Play (except the underwater thing), I should be able to play this. No dice, they buggered it up so the launcher dies so the whole game is inaccessible. I haven't the patience to re-download it in a VM and try it that way, so oh well.
The Humble Great GameMaker Games Bundle is out with some sweet Linux games
12 Feb 2019 at 7:55 pm UTC Likes: 1
12 Feb 2019 at 7:55 pm UTC Likes: 1
Hmm. The only thing I'd actually be interested in is Crashlands. Guess I'll be sitting this one out.
The hilarious West of Loathing now has a Gun Manor DLC out
12 Feb 2019 at 3:44 pm UTC Likes: 2
12 Feb 2019 at 3:44 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: silmethBest computer RPG ever.Don't forget the colour blind mode!
And nice graphics (it has dynamic shadows!).
Chained Echoes looks like a very unique fantasy RPG with mechs, airships and dragons
5 Feb 2019 at 1:50 pm UTC Likes: 1
5 Feb 2019 at 1:50 pm UTC Likes: 1
If the trailer is anything to go by, there are some seriously high production values on this project. Not in a position to Kickstart stuff right now, but I'll definitely keep an eye on it if it comes to Early Access or full release.
Nice to see they're going for something a little more in terms of "retro inspired" than merely copying the look and capabilities of early SNES games.
Nice to see they're going for something a little more in terms of "retro inspired" than merely copying the look and capabilities of early SNES games.
The massive 0.5 release of Lutris is out with a revamped UI, GOG support and tons more
3 Feb 2019 at 2:08 am UTC Likes: 3
3 Feb 2019 at 2:08 am UTC Likes: 3
Hopefully someone's working on Itch integration.
Can't say I'm that much of a fan of the idea that turning the sidebar off means both sidebars vanish. I'd like to be able to turn the one on the right off and just have it show when I need it, but the only options are all or nothing.
Edit: I'm getting some weird behaviour where the right sidebar will be replaced by some sort of ferret logo, with no obvious way to get back the previous menu that was there. Also, I was playing Caves of Qud and it didn't recognize when I quit the game. Ended up having to restart Lutris to restore normal functionality.
Can't say I'm that much of a fan of the idea that turning the sidebar off means both sidebars vanish. I'd like to be able to turn the one on the right off and just have it show when I need it, but the only options are all or nothing.
Edit: I'm getting some weird behaviour where the right sidebar will be replaced by some sort of ferret logo, with no obvious way to get back the previous menu that was there. Also, I was playing Caves of Qud and it didn't recognize when I quit the game. Ended up having to restart Lutris to restore normal functionality.
Talking point: What are you playing this weekend?
26 Jan 2019 at 3:16 pm UTC Likes: 1
26 Jan 2019 at 3:16 pm UTC Likes: 1
Caves of Qud, mostly. Although I might take a look at Slay the Spire later. I haven't played it since coming out of EA and I gather there's some new animations and such.
The magnificent deck-building roguelike 'Slay the Spire' has left Early Access
24 Jan 2019 at 3:30 pm UTC
24 Jan 2019 at 3:30 pm UTC
They have said before they plan to add another character. Looking forward to that.
Team Fortress 2 update released to improve memory use on Linux, new charity event in May
23 Jan 2019 at 1:17 am UTC Likes: 1
23 Jan 2019 at 1:17 am UTC Likes: 1
But is it still bland? I was told it has no identity. :D
Dicey Dungeons, the new unique roguelike from Terry Cavanagh and co introduces quests
18 Jan 2019 at 2:44 pm UTC Likes: 1
18 Jan 2019 at 2:44 pm UTC Likes: 1
I see it still doesn't remember my settings between sessions. I lower the volume, change the combat animation speed, and quit. Then when I restart it's all set to max again.
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