Quoting: EikeCould you borrow me your wife?

I know this is outrageously selfish of me, but no.

Quoting: EikeMine unfortunately isn't into that, and I liked it so much...

Sadly, this isn't common for us either. One or two games per year, maybe. And often she loses interest partway through.

...

We're still talking about gaming, aren't we? Otherwise this conversation took a really sad turn somewhere...

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: crt0mega

Quoting: tuubiStill playing through the first one with my wife.

Multiplayer Co-op? Or kinda "hotseat"-like? Last time I've checked PoE only supported single player but maybe I've been misinformed.

I used to play point and clicks with my former girlfriend. Just sitting together at the computer and deciding or puzzling together...

Yeah, that's how we do it. We've enjoyed several classic RPGs and adventure games together over the years. This only works with games you can play at your own pace though.

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Still playing through the first one with my wife. It's an excellent game, and I'm actually happy if Deadfire is more of the same.

The only thing that really bugs me is the way the real-time combat works. It feels both tedious and chaotic, and most of the time I'd rather just get on with the story and the exploration. It doesn't spoil the game for me, but isn't very enjoyable either.

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Quoting: ShmerlInteresting interview with Brent Erickson about Noctropolis: https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/29383 [External Link]

Thanks for the distraction. It's not like I should be working or anything. :whistle:

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Quoting: RafiLinuxI am also checking out 'Two Worlds Epic Edition' - not really into RPGs of this nature but I picked it up during the recent sale to give it a spin. Seems OK but the walking around has already started to get on my nerves but I am trying to have some patients.

The (mostly unrewarding) exploration of the open world kept me playing Two Worlds for quite a while, but even that wasn't enough to keep me interested in the end. Everything about the story and the gameplay just screams "generic RPG". I can only recommend it for people who are looking for a pointless time-waster.

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Quoting: Kels

Quoting: tuubi

Quoting: KelsWhy not have statistics for how many people have a game on their wishlist, per-platform. That at least gives likely a stronger picture of demand than how many people add their name to a Steam discussion that's already 10 pages but somehow still not enough.

That would mean I'd have to put games on my wishlist I don't actually wish for unless they get ported...

I already do that, and I've had others tell me they also put stuff on their wishlist that they "wish" would be available, or are waiting to come out of EA, as a way to keep an eye on them. So it's not unheard of behaviour.

I don't see the point. There's plenty of interesting stuff that's actually available. Enough that I don't waste time on games I will probably never play.

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Quoting: KelsWhy not have statistics for how many people have a game on their wishlist, per-platform. That at least gives likely a stronger picture of demand than how many people add their name to a Steam discussion that's already 10 pages but somehow still not enough.

That would mean I'd have to put games on my wishlist I don't actually wish for unless they get ported...

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Quoting: Tuxee

Quoting: meggermanThere is a similar game from Milkstone Studios, it's 1/4 of the price and will probably give most of the satisfaction of Mantis burn.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/262690/Little_Racers_STREET/ [External Link]

Unfortunately it seems to be having an issue with the latest Nvidia drivers :|

Yes. Apart from the fact that it doesn't work and never has on my machine.

Still works fine for me on Mint with Nvidia 387. It only started working a few months back though.

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: crt0megaFive years ago I discovered GoL because I was searching news regarding Steam for Linux :D F*ck, I'm getting old.

If 5 years since first reading GOL makes you feel old, how old do you think I feel when I still remember typing this....

10 print HELLO
20 goto 10
run

I know I must have typed that and a lot more on my C-64, but I guess I'm too old to actually remember it.

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Quoting: Mountain ManMy question is, is there enough momentum in the Linux gaming market for developers to continue supporting Linux in the event that Valve gets bored and kills off their grand experiment?

I doubt they're running this experiment just to amuse themselves. Valve is a bit unpredictable as far as companies go, but they do seem to play the long game.

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