Quoting: StianTheDarkDoes it make me a bad vegan to want to play a fishing game? Probably.

No. But what about all the games where you kill people? Catching fish gives you pause but murder and mayhem does not? ;)

View this comment - View article - View full comments

@All of you complaining about the price: The hardware vendors producing Steam Machines obviously do not control the market and their only source for profit is the sale of hardware. This puts them on a totally different starting line from "traditional" console businesses. They just can't make up the difference with game sales. They also cannot depend on sales volumes, as they have competition on an unproven market. You'd see the same thing with Xbox and PS if Microsoft and Sony let others build and sell consoles according to their specs and only handled the software platform and game sales.

TL;DR: A tiny console-sized but powerful PC is and has always been expensive. It's cheaper to build a gaming rig yourself. Duh.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: Comandante oardo

Quoting: GuestIs there something that prevents you from using the same account on both machines?

No, but I want to have a 100% Linux game library, and the library of my older account isn't.. :(

Can't you remove the credit card from the old account and add it to the new one?

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: maodzedunYeah, but in simulators you're actually doing something. In these games you're essentially doing nothing in front of a lit monitor. I don't know - I guess to each his own, but I won't get it in a million years.

Did you watch the video? They call it a simulator, but it seems you catch something twice a minute. Not very realistic, but less boring than in real life, and nothing compared to the tedium of many of the more realistic simulators.

What exactly don't you get though? I certainly get why people might like MMOs or engage in the horror that is competitive online FPS games, even if I'd personally rather chew on rocks while sitting naked on an anthill than play them. To each their own, as they say.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: EikeI can imagine sitting for hours in nature and waiting for the fish to bite is relaxing, somewhat adventurous, you're in nature and all that. But a game hasn't got lots of these features...

But it's got a lot of features nature doesn't. Like being able to go fishing for a short stint anytime you feel like it and doing it from the comfort of your own home. And not having to sit for hours and wait for the fish to bite is a big plus in my book. I'm not exactly the restless type, but real fishing is a bit boring. ;) I prefer to enjoy nature in some other way.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

This seems like a great way to chill out, although the multiplayer stuff (if forced) is disappointing. I'd be happy just collecting trophy fish and whatever by myself. Had a ton of harmless fun playing Fishing Resort with my nephew on his Wii. :)

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: Xpandertoo bad its singleplayer only :(

Really? I guess I am interested after all. ;) IMHO the multiplayer survival space is getting a bit crowded, zombies or no.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Great article. Sad to see you "go", but c'est la vie. Been there.

The game doesn't seem to recognize my Logitech gamepad though. Anyone else having problems with gamepad support?

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: Maelrane

Quoting: tuubi

Quoting: MaelraneI wonder whether this game will support AMD on Linux. I mean, it runs on both consoles...

It doesn't run on OpenGL or AMD's Linux drivers on consoles. The lack of AMD support in Feral's ports isn't due to AMD's hardware being insufficient in any way. It's all about the software.

Interesting, as many have no problem with AMD, so I blame Feral and the FUD.

For example: CoH2: AMD not supported, runs like a charm on my old HD6950 with Mesa. I think they simply do not care at all. I guess they think the margin isn't worth the extra effort.

As Feral has made clear, even if their games do in fact work on many AMD setups, they don't have the confidence to proclaim official support for AMD hardware (yet) due to many known problem cases. Nobody stops you from playing the games on unsupported hardware, but you do so on your own risk and should expect problems. Of course, the various store return policies are respected, which alleviates the risk. All this could very well be down to Feral's code as you say, or it might be due to AMD's drivers, who knows. And yes, there's tons of FUD going around, but I don't see Feral spreading it.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: MaelraneI wonder whether this game will support AMD on Linux. I mean, it runs on both consoles...

It doesn't run on OpenGL or AMD's Linux drivers on consoles. The lack of AMD support in Feral's ports isn't due to AMD's hardware being insufficient in any way. It's all about the software.

View this comment - View article - View full comments