This is probably my 5th attempt at a play through over the years. There was some flashlight bug on AMD Graphics Cards & MESA in one of the last levels where you are going through these scientist tents or whatever.

It was pitch black.

Hopefully that is fixed on my next play-through.

The story is amazing, I would put it up there with Bioshock 1 in my top favorites of all time.

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Those pictures on the Steam Store are terrible.

In 2024, it should be trivial to do proper anti-aliasing at a resolution that is not insanely low-res.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2131630/METAL_GEAR_SOLID__Master_Collection_Version/ [External Link]

And for that matter, living in the age of AI, it should be trivial to AI upscale all the textures in the game or at the very least support modders so that they can trivially re-texture it.

Did they ever __NOT__ add Denuvo? Because memory is fuzzy but that was absolutely nogo for me. I ain't buying that trash.

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Quoting: MalMadbro literally proved to the world that 30% is the right cut. He has shown with his own very feats that it is not possible to offer a better service than Steam with a lower cut. At this point any smart developer should rally behind Valve. In a PC market dominated by EGS the only way to prevent people from returning to the high seas is to hand out games for free.

Two Great Points, to distill them into other words:

A. The Market has decided that 30% is acceptable for the value exchanged.

B. Piracy is a Service Problem, and EGS can only compete with "The High Seas" by trying to give away games for free.

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I legit think that there are entities that are just mad that Valve is not a public traded company and can't be easily corrupted or remotely influenced/controlled.

We learned this week from Sweet Baby Inc being kicked off Steam for extortion and subsequent GlowFeds going after Valve for it that there are powers who are angry and want to dictate what games you get to play. I wouldn't mid a article or two sourcing these events in a factual fashion.

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I gotta say Halo MCC "Drive or Die" servers are pretty fun, kind-of like how Counter Strike Source had surfing and sniping in the Bedroom and Bathroom maps where you are bug sized.

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Quoting: WORMThat's what I mean! Selling games that are free from DRM is a compelling feature! And in fact, I have spent money in GoG's store. I haven't bought a single game in EGS.

Agree. I have purchased games on Steam, gifted copies to friends and family on Steam of the same game and bought the same game on GOG simply because it's DRM-free.

I'm not even sure if I really see GOG as a competitor since they are selling a different thing.

I hope to see GOG grow, but as good as Minigalaxy (3rd party app) is, I would really like to see a official storefront someday. I can forgive those flaws for now since they are in a class of 1.

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Quoting: WORM[...] Their purchase of Psyonix/Rocket League is still fresh in my mind, where they abruptly ended Linux native builds. There was no need. So much for looking out for the little guy.

Regarding Rocket League, as I recall -- Epic LITERALLY _P_R_O_M_I_S_E_D_ 'Nothing was going to change' when they bought it too.

Insult to injury.

The saying comes to mind "Talk softly and carry a big stick" (that's Gabe Newell) vs "Talk loud and carry a twig" (that's Tim Sweeney)

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Quoting: MadWolfimho i do not have a problem with Valve's 30% cut

As a customer, they bend over backwards to appease us, they have had a Linux Client for over a decade, they have an entire Steam Community for social, they have Forums, Fun Sales where you collect points and win stickers and prizes, you are allowed to repair your purchases, I've literally downloaded terabytes of bandwidth from their servers.

As I look around, Entry level servers cost what $5,000 - $20,000? Imagine the sheer cost of having to maintain a fleet of up to date servers, fiber optic back-end, and a fleet of administrators and programmers ready to server the customers.

Valve has earned my respect. Nintendo and other inferior gaming companies have NOT. May my dollars going to Valve and good companies make them super jealous and go out of business like a free market should function.

I'm tired of failure being subsidized and companies serving wallstreet and not customers.

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Epic Games [...] was valued at just $660 million when Tencent purchased a 48% stake in the company in 2012. - Forbes

Sweeney is just a talking head for Tencent aka CCP (China).

He gets into it with Apple.

He gets into it with Valve.

Over what? Money.

Money Money Money.

China is mad Western Stores charge so much.

The best part of Tim Sweeney's confession through Projection & Seething Jealousy and Envy is the contempt he has for customers when he does these dirty deals -- buying Rocket League and stealing the purchases of Valve Gamers.

Dirty Deals with Square Enix to make Kingdom Hearts III, Final Fantasy VII a Epic Games Exclusive.

They literally can't compete so what do they do? [1] Do Underhanded deals [2] Lawfare and Sneaking [3] Shit-talk and Slander their competitors to anyone who will listen.

Just like a politician, they make bold bullshit promises and never deliver diverting your attention and blame because [1] they have contempt for you and [2] they think you're stupid.

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Congrats Steam!

That picture of Helldivers 2 is pretty sweet -- what's the verdict on that anyways chat?

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I wonder how effective a reverse PR campaign would be.

Could the gaming community crowd fund a NYT Square billboard, or hold signs to create a awareness Nintendo is engaged in lawfare against their fans + The Tech Sector.

I think that drawing BIG attention to what Nintendo has done here would work against their interests and show them to be the crybully that they have become.

We need to make it not worth it for Nintendo to continue their hostile anti-consumer behaviors.

And we need them to know not to mess with the hornets nest.

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