Quoting: rudeboyskunkI'll be honest. I did this when the Linux client came out. I clicked yes for every Greenlight game that had Linux support and no for every game that didn't just to get more Linux games on Steam. Was it for better or worse? I don't know; but I don't regret doing it.

Having unfinished drivel like this available for Linux does not "further our cause" in any way. Unless you think Linux's success as a gaming platform can be measured by the number of games available on Steam.

Personally I think basically abandoning quality control on Steam is one of Valve's worst blunders thus far. Although how exactly should they fairly judge games for eligibility? Don't know. Don't actually care that much. I do know you can't buy joke games like this on GOG.

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I really hope this awesome series gets the ending it deserves. The first two games are wonderfully atmospheric and imaginative, with gameplay easily up there with the classics of the point-and-click adventure genre. I won't kickstart the game but I will definitely buy it.

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Quoting: MayeulCIIt reminds me a bit of Monaco, but with better graphisms :)

Really hope it's nothing like Monaco. Such a disappointment. Like an enhanced Pac-Man with a story. When I bought it I thought it'd be something resembling good old The Sting! but I guess that's what I get for not doing the research.

Happily Crookz seems much more interesting.

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@raonlinux: They have cited problems like missing textures, graphical glitches, instability and poor performance on AMD hardware for their ports. I won't take part in the debate on who's to blame, but it does very much seem like Feral develops against Nvidia's blob and feels Catalyst isn't worth the effort. Maybe Catalyst is very buggy, or maybe it just expects strict adherence to the OpenGL standard. Or maybe both.

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Quoting: maodzedunI live in a poor country where the average monthly wage is 350 euro but I'm expected to pay the same price as people from countries where it is five to ten times higher? I think not.

I sympathize but we're not exactly talking about a basic need like food or medication. Nothing about games and other entertainment in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Hard to say if enabling these shady outlets by buying through them is any better from a moral standpoint than pirating the games. But I guess the developer does get a cut in most cases even if the cut is minimal.

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Preach it, brother! Agreed on all points.

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Quoting: throghAfter all it seems we are getting another Steam-clone now with GOG.com and its Galaxy-client.

That's quite a stretch. From GOG's Galaxy FAQ:

GOG Galaxy is fully optional because you don’t need it to play games on GOG.com. If you want to, you can simply download your game via your browser, install it manually, and launch it offline, just like we've always done it on GOG.com. If you decide to use GOG Galaxy for some aspects of the convenience, you can still switch to offline mode at whim and play your games. Optional also means that all features in GOG Galaxy can be turned off. Not a fan of achievements or auto-updates? No problem, they're extras.

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Quoting: CybaCowboyMaybe I'm missing something, but that's not what I'd call encouraging...

Yes, you are missing something. ;)

The developer is slowly but surely working towards Linux (and Mac) support, that much is clear from the last few posts on their blog. Seems like it's a one man effort and requires a whole lot of changes to their engine, which explains the slow progress.

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Quoting: kurrosWe know that most of its benefits can also be achieved with Vulkan, but that is going to be even less common than OpenGL engines as long as OS X has no intention of supporting it in favor of Metal.

We know all of it's benefits can be achieved with Vulkan. There's no technical reason to prefer DX12. And I don't see how Apple's support of neither of these APIs if somehow a point in Microsoft's favour.

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Seems really cool. Hope the game is as much fun as it sounds. I'll be sure to pick this up, as soon as I clear my backlog (and workload) a bit.

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