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Quoting: TheGZeusthose 3 games are a steal for 1$

Spec-Ops: The Line is the only Linux game in the bundle you'll get for a dollar. You have to pay more than the average ($8.42 at the moment) for Civ V and at least $15 for BL:tPS as well. Still worth it if you happen to like all of them I guess. Although I've played base Civ V and it really needs whichever DLC had the diplomacy stuff to be interesting IMHO.

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Quoting: dmantioneAnd let's put the finger where it hurts: You don't have the graphics expected to day.

That's a bit harsh. There are much worse-looking games being sold today, and many of them do just fine. The target audience seems to be fans of old-school and table-top strategy, and they might not expect what you expect. Personally I think the graphics are nice enough.

Selling a game that does not rely on flashy graphics does take some extra marketing savvy though. Reading through the article and skimming the Kickstarter I'm having a hard time seeing what this game brings to the table, beyond not being pay-to-win or casual. Baseless hype is evil, but IMHO some specific selling points need to be brought to the fore to attract attention. You need a hook or two. But maybe I just missed them?

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Quoting: Avehicle7887Has anyone tried to run Divinity Original Sin with the new Mesa drivers? I have a laptop with an i3 CPU that would most likely handle the game now that OpenGL 4.x is supported (The CPU in question is an i3-5005u btw).

In the forums Al3s implied that the game does not work with Mesa 12. He seems to be running an AMD GPU though. I see you posted in the same thread earlier, but maybe you missed it.

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Quoting: EhvisSo why is there a Saints Row IV logo in the overview picture?

Because the "All-Stars" pre-order content includes stuff (weapons, characters) from SR IV and other well-known games.

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Right, true cross-platform development and same-day releases are the goal.

The game seems interesting, nerdy, and weird. Seeing as at least two of those adjectives are often used to describe yours truly, I guess I've got no choice but to try it.

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This game looks really cool. Seeing "extremely challenging" and "action" in the description leave me unsure if it's for me, but points for artistic direction anyway.

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Quoting: liamdawe

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I don't really understand why developers can't wait ~two months just to release them altogether, I find it a bit odd, but they must have their reasoning.

For a small developer the reasoning seems obvious. You want your product out of the door and making money as soon as it's finished.

Then surly you want it out on more platforms right away to get even more money? Same logic ;)

Sure, if all platforms were ready at the same time. Seems like they weren't though. No reason to sit on the Windows version while Aaron works on the Linux port.

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I don't really understand why developers can't wait ~two months just to release them altogether, I find it a bit odd, but they must have their reasoning.

For a small developer the reasoning seems obvious. You want your product out of the door and making money as soon as it's finished.

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I love this wacky gem of an adventure. Also an in-depth port report would be awesome.

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Quoting: AnxiousInfusionBut like you say, I probably don't understand the experience behind that rational; somebody explain?

Surely you can think of one reason to prefer Linux other than freedom? I can think of several. I certainly like the philosophy, but I probably wouldn't limit myself to a free operating system if indeed I found the experience somehow limiting.

I do my share of Linux and open-source "evangelism" if you will, but I leave the actual activism to others.

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