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Quoting: liamdaweYeah, yeah I know. Every time I pick it up I'm just not hooked by it for some reason, it's odd. I should probably dedicate some time to actually finishing it :huh:

It's less unique 11 years after it was released. At the time it was much more of a marvel. It's still a great game, but it's been done arguably better since, with newer tech.

In fact most of the HL2 hype was located around its graphics and physics engine, as well as its cool NPC that any uber-geek wanted in his bed for one night.
Nowadays, anyone can do HL2 physics, and while graphics are still great, well, they are 10 years old now. I think you still get a great story and gameplay when playing through HL2. I had a lot of fun doing so and I pretty much enjoyed its universe. I know I'm a sci-fi whore, but I think my opinion can still be relevant :p

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Quoting: oldrocker99And, Another Game I bought in my dual-boot days is coming to Linux. I haven't played Overlord 2, but I did like the first one. Perhaps it'll be at some huge discount for both on release.

I'm also pretty happy with VP's wrapper for The Witcher 2, which I know is heresy for some people.

It is heresy for early buyers. I was one of them and was very disappointed by this launch. Also the fact it was a wrapper was really obvious because of the numerous bugs and poor performance showcased by the port. Now everything runs almost native speed, and I recently bought Bioshock Infinite which uses the same wrapper. Now, I'd say that a wrapper port is better than no port, but still, some native ports still run much better than this.

For games like Overlord 1 & 2 it will be just fine. ;)

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Quoting: Mountain ManAnd spare me the "charity" guilt trip. Most people don't buy Humble Bundles because it's a charity but because it's a great way to get games for cheap

In fact it is because it is charity that they happen to sell cheap game bundles, don't be mistaken. Developers are aware of it (hence the discount) and Humble Bundle uses it as a strategy in order to raise money from a public that is not always prone to it. So, in a way you are right: people don't buy those for charity, but still, (some) money goes to charity, that's what matters (my opinion).

About your warning, I think it was just objective statement and I don't see any harm in it. Still, I would like to emphasise the great work that Aaron does and send him a big and cheerful THANKS from France.

Have a nice day folks and enjoy your Humble cookie!

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Quoting: chipHas the performance (FPS) improved yet? It was terrible, unplayable when released.

I have no problem whatsoever on Core i7 4770 and GTX 660.

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Quoting: JuliusYeah, not Heroes like at all. More like Civ5 with turn based tactics mode bolted on top.

It's a great game, but a civ5 like game maybe doesn't lend it self so well to a story based strategy game, which I assume most people will have bought AoW3 for.

In addition: maybe its just nostalgia, but the previous 3 parts seemed a bit more fun back then.

Strange, I don't feel like this at all. In fact I played a lot more Heroes 3 than Civ V so I can't really express myself on this point. But many features remind me of Heroes, including the various buildings/mines/lumber mills you can find in the map, the way quests are handled on the map, etc. Just my opinion.

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In fact on the official link they state it will be out on GOG in the next 24h, so I don't think modding is an obstacle in itself. The problem lies somewhere else, and as I do think this situation is far from perfect, it is also the case for many other great games, and I don't even talk about games that have a Linux version that isn't available anywhere like the UT games...

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I am sorry but as a long standing fast paced FPS player I am mostly waiting for UNREAL TOURNAMENT.

Other than that, Alien, Project Cars and the Witcher 3 are in my top list.

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Well, the last EA SimCity was a mess only them are able to produce.
On the other hand Linux has Cities: Skylines which completely outclasses their poor attempt at doing again what's already there. See, everything's not so sad :p

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Quoting: maodzedunSo, no AMD support I guess...

Fortunately, it looks like they are willing to change this.

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There's also Alien: Isolation that was supposedly being ported by Feral...

[Edit] An A:I encrypted depot was changed two hours ago...

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