Quoting: Adamfx990Great! Now will I be able to run it on a 980 I wonder?

I wish I was being sarcastic ><

Is there any reason at all to suspect you won't? Sure sounds sarcastic.

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Quoting: [email protected]Page requirements state Windows and DirectX on Steam though.

This is confirmed for Linux?

Yes, as stated in the article. Check the developer quote towards the end for a TL;DR.

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I like what I see. And hear. Metroidvanias are definitely my favourite kind of platformers as well, and this one seems to play to the strengths of the genre quite nicely.

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Quoting: tuubiI look forward to being the first one to lose 10-0.

Didn't manage to lose 10-0. But I guess 10-2 isn't far off. :P

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Quoting: PatolaIs that it? A few static screens? Or the game has something more elaborate than the trailer shows, like travel/scrolling?

These games are extremely simple. Just a few hours of casual clicking around. Good for when you just don't have the energy for anything more taxing. :)

That said, I wouldn't have bought them at full price.

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Quoting: BlackBloodRumDo we Linux users really want to be associated with geeks? :P

Better face it, captain. That ship has sailed.

Quoting: BlackBloodRumIt'd turn into "Linux is an OS for geeks" which is more food for the Windows trolls. :D

The real troll food is attention. They're perfectly capable of thinking up silly insults without our help.

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Quoting: wleoncioDang, I'm kinda envious of you Rocket Leaguers now. I wish we had leagues/groups for other games as well (to play tournaments, campaigns or whatever). F1 2017 comes to mind.

There's no reason these tournaments have to be started or overseen by the GOL staff. Just head on to the Tournaments section of the forums and feel free to arrange your own. And I think there's a "players wanted" channel on the GOL discord if you're looking for less formal gaming company.

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I look forward to being the first one to lose 10-0.

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Quoting: ison111@tuubi
You completely missed the point of my entire post.

I don't think I did, but I realise my own didn't quite come through.

I didn't say any of this was "ok". I completely agree that this isn't how things are supposed to be. What I disagreed with was your attitude mostly. You seem to imply we should be offended when games aren't released on Linux, and that getting up in arms about it would somehow help. That's just not true.

As you say, the only effective way we can influence big business is by choosing how we spend our cash. I do my own part daily by boycotting several companies whose policies or actions I disagree with. That said, the best thing to do for Linux gaming as a consumer is to spend that cash on Linux games.

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Quoting: ison111Rolling over because of "business moves" is most certainly something we don't have to accept, and I for one think gamers in general are worse off for it the more business moves get in the way of them connecting with their audience and doing what they love.

Sadly, as long as these "business moves" aren't in violation of consumer protection laws in our markets, we do have to accept them. We don't have much choice. In this particular case Zenimax seems perfectly within their legal rights to pick their platforms, and the only way we can hope to influence them is with our wallets.

Whether or not a game would be easy to port doesn't change anything. If they see a business opportunity (and they might not, even if it exists), they might release on Linux. Until then they will be totally indifferent. No place for ideology in most investor-owned companies, although prejudices and plain ignorance do play a part.

Also, just try telling their executives they're in the art business and they'll thank you for the joke, or tell you to bugger off.

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