Quoting: compholioWow, I got a reply - that's in addition to the Civ:BE port... and apparently the count went up from two to seven:
http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/2j6gyb/lets_guess_what_aspyrs_secret_project_is/clmo6sb

Holy ****! That's amazing news even though they probably won't be games I'll like. I hope an editor updates the article with the news.

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Quoting: WorMzyI don't know I love it yet? I wonder if that's a cryptic hint at something. Hopefully it's more substantial than a pigeon dating simulator. :P

Heh. :) I agree with the article writer that it sounds like it could be Civilization: Beyond Earth. Would be great to get a comment on it from Aspyr if possible.

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Quoting: fleskI'm pretty up to date on point-and-click adventure and platformer campaigns and wouldn't mind helping out in one way or another.

I must confess I wasn't expecting you to volunteer to help, being one of the most prolific article contributors of this new GOL era, but you're certainly welcome to the team!

Speedster and scaine have already done an excellent job explaining what does a TFC article entail, so I've got very little to add to it.

Well, I enjoy writing and I can use the practice to improve on my English writing skills. I also only post 2-3 release articles a week, and have plenty of time left for work, family and gaming on the side. ;)

They did. :) I made a rough draft for my first assignment yesterday and try to get it touched up and posted today. I take it scaine will also be going over it to give the writing a consistent feel before it's published?

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That looks gorgeous! Will definitely pick it up at launch. (Provided it's available for Linux day one of course.)

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Quoting: dsngjoeDo we know what engine it's using?

Unity according to this tweet.

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Quoting: TakIn game publishing terms, xmas qualifies as "soon." :D

For sure. But according to the quote above the PC versions are complete and so it would make sense to push them out before the holidays, since that will almost certainly benefit both sales and their chances at awards.

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Quoting: muntdefemsEvery single issue of the crowdsourced era's final paragraph included a plea for volunteers, but nobody ever stepped forward.

Really? I never noticed that before. I'm pretty up to date on point-and-click adventure and platformer campaigns and wouldn't mind helping out in one way or another.

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Didn't expect it until after the holidays so that's awesome news!

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Surprised to see this appear as a featured article but maybe it's because of the season?

I've had a chance to play the game a bit now and my first impression is that it's challenging but very good. It's not a free-form scareathon like those games I compared it to in the above article but rather a traditional puzzle game with a ghost theme.

I'm struggling to find a good comparison but it reminds me a bit of Micron because of how you assign actions to tiles and the way the available actions are limited to only provide a single correct solution. The order in which you do things in Poltergeist matter more than in most levels of Micron though.

Overall it feels like a very solid puzzle game that I imagine I'll be spending several hours on when I have more time on my hands.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyI believe "Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness" parts 1 and 2.

IIRC, these games once had Linux ports, but they're no longer maintained and aren't easy to get.

Quoting: Purple Library GuyOh yeah, there was something called "The Baconing" which I believe was from those "Shank" guys.

The Baconing was made by Hothead Studios (who also did those first two Penny Arcade Adventures episodes). It's the third game in a series, but none of them were ever released on Linux.

Incidentally, Ron Gilbert (Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Island, The Cave, Total Annihilation, Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam, etc.) worked at Hothead on the Penny Arcade Adventures and originally created Deathspank/Thongs of Virtue (the games that preceded The Baconing). Ron's pretty awesome. On the off chance anybody reading comments happens to be in Melbourne across the PAX Aus weekend, I'm going to be having a BBQ with him on Nov 1st, which anybody is welcome to come to :D

I had no idea that Ron Gilbert worked on the Penny Arcade Adventures or that there were Linux ports of them. I played the first one while I was still using Windows and it's a casual mix of story focused adventure and turn-based RPG that I really enjoy and would love to see more of for Linux. As far as I know there aren't many of these kinds of games for Linux besides Costume Quest and Costume Quest 2.

The first two Deathspank games that were Ron Gilbert's doing are also great and are inspired by his love for the Diablo series. The humor is top-notch and I loved the story and adventuring. The combat is a bit flawed though, but not so much that it detracted much from the experience for me.

Also, great article, Segata Sanshiro. Looking forward to the next instalment already.

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