I can finish DOTT without looking up anything (fucking love it), but I'm afraid I'll spend my time looking solutions up because I'm stuck all the time.

In my humble opinion: If you solved DOTT on your own, you're ready for every modern adventure game.

This developer has a bunch of free jam games on Itch.io. Maybe these might give you an idea of what to expect?

https://itch.io/c/522683/powerhoof-adventures [External Link]

Haven't tried anything else myself, but The Inanimate Mr. Coatrack was worth playing.

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I like the pixel art, and "spam those spells!" has my interest piqued. Not that hard on the ears either.

The only(!) Google hit for "Forsaken Quarted" is this very page...

Your search probably failed because of the typo. Quartet, not quarted.

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@Caldathras

No offense, @tuubi, but you might want to check an encyclopedia yourself.

I know the difference, and I did mean to say dictionary. They seek to provide a short, to-the-point definition of a word or term, as opposed to an extensive explanation you'll find in an encyclopedia. Although I do recognise that different dictionaries (and encyclopedias) also have biases and might not always agree, especially when it comes to politics and other controversial subjects.

This is the last I have to say on the matter.

That might be for the best as you seem badly misinformed on these subjects, and unwilling to do even the tiniest bit of fact checking to back up your arguments. If your school truly taught you that Fascism is Socialism, your teachers didn't know what they were talking about, or were misleading you on purpose. I mean, write "is fascism a form of socialism" into any search engine and the only sources you'll find that say "yes" are ones pushing an easily confirmed right-wing agenda. That should tell you something.

And yeah, I know the "rules" in my previous reply were overly simplistic and easily nitpicked. That's why I put the disclaimer in front of that paragraph. But okay, here's another try: Socialism requires that the means of production are socially controlled, either by the state or collectively, and thus it's not compatible with Capitalism and private ownership.

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@Caldathras
You might want to check a dictionary for a definition of Socialism. A far-right ideology like Fascism simply cannot be it. Maybe you're simply mixing up your terminology?

At the risk of blatant oversimplification: If workers don't own the means of production, it's not Socialism. If the government doesn't protect and empower the working class (and seek to minimise poverty and inequality), it's not even Social Democracy. And Socialism, in any of its forms, is simply not compatible with a capitalist elite.

Correct me if I'm wrong (FYI, I'm not) but isn't the proper name of the Nazi Party actually the National Socialist German Workers' Party? Wouldn't that contradict your assertion in and of itself?

This talking point is a good example of the far-right revisionism Purple Library Guy mentioned. Policy and actions are what determine a party's position on the ideological spectrum, not the name.

Anyone who didn't learn their history of Nazi Germany from trashy Youtube videos or podcasts knows why the party had "socialist" in the name when it obviously didn't adhere to the ideology, and how Hitler had his own spin on the meaning of Socialism. He actually claimed that Marxists "stole and perverted" the word and he was taking it back or some such nonsense. Yet this is one of the most common arguments that Fascists and others on the far-right spout to try to discredit those on the left.

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@Cato-the-younger
Don't you find it funny how Russia has a version of Soviet history none of their neighbours, or indeed the rest of the world subscribes to? The jingoistic way you describe the invasion and annexation of the Baltic states is a good example.

Obviously propaganda was, and still is, the most insidious and effective tool for both sides of the Cold War (which never really ended), but that doesn't let us deny the totalitarian and brutal reality of Stalinism. There's simply too much historical evidence to ignore. Not to mention first-hand accounts. This is still modern history.

But anyway, I'll leave the discussion at this point. I'm here for the fun and games, not politics or culture wars.

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@jrt

Strange decision to introduce TOTP in 2025. Passkeys would have been nice.

Sure, passkeys (fido2) are great, but not introducing TOTP in 2025 would be strange. It's a widely supported MFA method people are much more likely to be familiar with already, and it provides a tried and tested additional layer of security.

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@Cato-the-younger

The point I am making is if you are going to remove all "Russianness", you either remove all of it or none of it.

Okay, and why is that? Do you either eat a whole cow or no beef at all? Would make about as much sense.

They can do whatever they want with their own game. Let them be "hypocrites" or whatever, it's their choice.

In addition, legally GSC has nothing to do with Ukraine and is a Czech company

This is false. I'm not going to spend time on this, but the company is majority owned by a Ukrainian, still based in Kyiv where it was founded, and the CEO is Ukrainian as well. They did move some of the team to a new Prague office in 2022 due to the war. Does that make it a Czech company?

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Plus its simply historical revisionism, as alot of Soviet monuments were removed and Soviet symbolism, something Ukraine played a big role in creating btw

They removed these things from a game, not a museum or a history book. No need for drama.

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@Cato-the-younger

The removal of Russian references is hugely ironic...

Can you blame a Ukrainian developer for doing it anyway? Especially when at least one of the original dev team members died in the war. Hard to care about concepts like irony when faced with the reality of an ongoing invasion.

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@Termy

But it is proprietary and forces the use of iOS or Android, that's the real gripe i have with it.

For what it's worth, the Steam app APK installs and works just fine on Jolla's Sailfish OS using the built-in Android app support. I don't own any Android or iOS devices.

The Steam Guard authentication codes are simply a (completely unnecessary) variant of the common TOTP standard (RFC 6238). There are several third-party authentication apps that can generate these codes. You might need the official app for other purposes though, like approving market transactions.

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what game is that?

I think it's Clair Obscur.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903340/Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33/ [External Link]

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