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The classic gravity-reversing platformer VVVVVV from Terry Cavanagh gets a huge upgrade
31 Aug 2021 at 7:58 pm UTC
31 Aug 2021 at 7:58 pm UTC
Quoting: fleskI love this game, and I've played through it multiple times with all trinkets. Happy to see it get some more love and attention.Quite impressive!
Quoting: dibzI actually played through nearly the entire game on an iphone believe it or not, and just couldn't beat the final area with touch screen controls.I believe it, as I've played through the entire game on Android with touch controls myself. :tongue: Here's a video of me doing Veni, Vidi, Vici during a bus ride.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nRcSopv2EzQ [External Link]
I had the game on mute, and instead captured the sound of my touching the screen and some bus noises.
The classic gravity-reversing platformer VVVVVV from Terry Cavanagh gets a huge upgrade
31 Aug 2021 at 6:00 pm UTC Likes: 1
31 Aug 2021 at 6:00 pm UTC Likes: 1
Loved this game, beat it years ago.
I actually played through nearly the entire game on an iphone believe it or not, and just couldn't beat the final area with touch screen controls. I actually took my save from my cell phone and moved it to my desktop to finish the game! There was a trick to it though, and I want to say it needed an older build of the game that used air or flash or something like that versus the then-current version that didn't support the save file.
I actually played through nearly the entire game on an iphone believe it or not, and just couldn't beat the final area with touch screen controls. I actually took my save from my cell phone and moved it to my desktop to finish the game! There was a trick to it though, and I want to say it needed an older build of the game that used air or flash or something like that versus the then-current version that didn't support the save file.
Psychonauts 2 releases to great reviews but the Linux support is delayed
25 Aug 2021 at 2:17 pm UTC Likes: 3
25 Aug 2021 at 2:17 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: ProtektorThis is exactly why you don't pre-order a game that promises Linux support. There is no guarantee that it will ever be released and you end up paying for something you can't use.Doublefine, historically, has released linux games before; In fact, I installed the linux version of Psychonauts (the first one) just yesterday. Granted, they weren't owned by Microsoft until recently. But that said, I have no reason not to believe them at this juncture.
The GOG Games Festival is live with new games and lots on sale
19 Aug 2021 at 6:00 pm UTC
19 Aug 2021 at 6:00 pm UTC
Quoting: EagleDeltaThis is what I get when I try to click any of the links.They're affiliate links that go through a non-gog url first, I imagine you probably have an ad blocker or something preventing the links from loading before they redirect to the real urls.
!error page [External Link]
Proton 6.3-6 gets a Release Candidate with new game support and fixes
13 Aug 2021 at 10:03 pm UTC
13 Aug 2021 at 10:03 pm UTC
Quoting: crabelI noticed with 6.3.5 some intro videos started to play. At least I think that it was 6.3.5. Did anybody else notice that?This comment made me try "Seven: Enhanced Edition" again since I remembered the intro videos didn't work in that game -- and lo and behold, they do work under this version of proton. The game itself seems to run way better now too.
Narrative-heavy adventure game Near-Mage announced from the dev of Gibbous
6 Aug 2021 at 10:04 pm UTC
6 Aug 2021 at 10:04 pm UTC
Quoting: ArehandoroGibbous was an overall very good game, and probably near-mage too, but somehow the art looks of lower quality than it predecessor. It also looks like the world is based on will be the same than Gibbous.I thought exactly the same thing watching the trailer. Perhaps it's just because it's so early?
Zach-like puzzle game ComPressure is now technically free with the full demo
29 Jun 2021 at 3:18 pm UTC
29 Jun 2021 at 3:18 pm UTC
Quoting: EhvisIt's a pretty cool game. It was always worth the small price. Really, the only complaint I've heard mentioned is the UI, which is indeed pretty bad. For the first puzzles getting to grips with the UI takes more effort than the puzzles themselves.Agreed with the UI issues. I played for about 30 minutes (I bought it when it came out) and the entire time I was mainly just trying to understand the UI.
So buy it! Then you have the opportunity to flaunt your achievements to see how good you are. In theory, because then you realise how incredibly hard this game is. :grin:
One thing I find very cool about this game is that all the problems you solve in puzzles become available as building blocks in later puzzles. So you always get the satisfaction that you actually designed everything from the ground up without being given anything.
Looks like Steam is getting a brand new Downloads page
30 May 2021 at 4:15 pm UTC Likes: 2
That said, I'm surprised so many people here don't seem to grasp why Steam doesn't update games immediately. Of course they wouldn't, they're pretty obviously staggering updates to ease pressure on their network+servers, but _giving the option to do it now anyway_. I'm sure it's the same reason an update all button does not exist (although I would love that as well, but I do understand it).
I assert again that it's still friendlier then other clients, take uPlay for instance. That one only auto updates games you recently launched; If you haven't, you actually have to launch the game to get the current update to download.
30 May 2021 at 4:15 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: 14What is up with you guys having to download all the updates as soon as you know they exist? I let my "queued for later" list do its thing. It's called letting a computer be a computer. Am I going to play like 5 games in the same day? No. Am I even going to play one of those games in the next week? Unlikely. Let it be.I know I do, but for me it's a combination of having slow internet for a very long time (not so much anymore, still slower then "city-folk" speeds along with my complete lack of ability to stand pending anything). Some people can ignore pending notification/unread counts on their phones for instance, and some cannot (of course, on my phone, this is solved by just turning the notifications off). When you have slow internet, you think differently, because if an urge to play a game comes up you typically want to play it now-or-soon, not in a day or two. This is also why I have ~1500 games installed at once. I routinely run through all my clients and install any updates that are pending.
You know an application hasn't gotten a facelift in a long time when a tiny UI change with no new functionality is newsworthy! Ha.
That said, I'm surprised so many people here don't seem to grasp why Steam doesn't update games immediately. Of course they wouldn't, they're pretty obviously staggering updates to ease pressure on their network+servers, but _giving the option to do it now anyway_. I'm sure it's the same reason an update all button does not exist (although I would love that as well, but I do understand it).
I assert again that it's still friendlier then other clients, take uPlay for instance. That one only auto updates games you recently launched; If you haven't, you actually have to launch the game to get the current update to download.
Looks like Steam is getting a brand new Downloads page
26 May 2021 at 3:49 pm UTC Likes: 2
26 May 2021 at 3:49 pm UTC Likes: 2
Complaints about the steam downloader aside, it's still the best downloader among all of the big-name game clients. Frankly these screenshots don't seem all that much different then the old version, just a somewhat boring refresh.
But Epic, Uplay, Origin, EA Desktop, Battlenet, Amazon Games, MS Store + Xbox PC, even GOG Galaxy? I'd say Battlenet is the least awful of those, but we're talking king of the poo-pile among that bunch.
Of all of them together, the only one I never have problems with updating, pausing, stopping, altering queue order at all, installing, verifying, is Steam. Just these basic functions. I could break down my problems with every one of these clients, and it's amazing how the industry has settled where it has.
Honestly I have strong suspicions as to why, being adjacent over the years to a bunch of devs of different ages but not being one myself, and I don't see the trend getting better any time soon; It truly is an industry thing.
But Epic, Uplay, Origin, EA Desktop, Battlenet, Amazon Games, MS Store + Xbox PC, even GOG Galaxy? I'd say Battlenet is the least awful of those, but we're talking king of the poo-pile among that bunch.
Of all of them together, the only one I never have problems with updating, pausing, stopping, altering queue order at all, installing, verifying, is Steam. Just these basic functions. I could break down my problems with every one of these clients, and it's amazing how the industry has settled where it has.
Honestly I have strong suspicions as to why, being adjacent over the years to a bunch of devs of different ages but not being one myself, and I don't see the trend getting better any time soon; It truly is an industry thing.
David Rosen of Wolfire Games explains why they're taking on Valve in a lawsuit
11 May 2021 at 6:28 pm UTC
11 May 2021 at 6:28 pm UTC
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Unless you mean like, "does this windows game actually work on windows 10"... then yeah, that could do with some love. None of the stores really do that, but being the biggest-store-in-the-room the problem shows the most there. That's a pretty common issue w/ like GOG too, and I believe uPlay has some questionable compat issues as well. No clue about the rest.
Quoting: Mohandevir...no quality control on the store, etc...I hate to pick on a particular point / do the partial quote thing myself, but can you imagine the shit storm if they DID start enforcing some sort of quality control beyond what they already do (they do, it's just only rather extreme examples that ever get pulled). I think most people would love it, but talk about asking for it. The persecution-complex-social-media-campaigns would go through the roof and nobody would ever be allowed to hear the end of it.
Unless you mean like, "does this windows game actually work on windows 10"... then yeah, that could do with some love. None of the stores really do that, but being the biggest-store-in-the-room the problem shows the most there. That's a pretty common issue w/ like GOG too, and I believe uPlay has some questionable compat issues as well. No clue about the rest.
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