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Latest Comments by flesk
Quirky comedy point and click adventure Dude, Where Is My Beer? is out for Linux
9 Apr 2021 at 7:07 am UTC Likes: 3

I enjoy a good beer. It doesn't necessarily have to be fancy, but better than the cheap Ringnes pilsner, which was pretty much all you could find in Norwegian bars when I was young. So I probably don't agree with the premise of the game, but it looks fun, and I'm definitely going to give it a try. It's been on my radar since it was released, because my wife went to folk high school with one of the developers (Arik), and she told me about it.

Upcoming building and management game Diluvian Winds looks great
20 Mar 2021 at 3:22 pm UTC

Looks like an instant buy for me, once it's available for Linux.

It's officially game over for Rochard with studio Recoil Games shutting
20 Feb 2021 at 5:53 pm UTC

I enjoyed Rochard a lot when I played it several years ago. Sad to hear the developer is bankrupt, and that the game is no longer for sale. :sad:

Sony to officially support the PS5 DualSense on Linux with a new driver
6 Feb 2021 at 4:29 pm UTC

My previous phone was an Xperia X, which I bought specifically to buy and install Sailfish X on it. When it was finally released though, you needed Windows to install Sailfish X on it, which angered a lot of people, since many of the people interested in a Linux OS on their phones were (surprise, surprise) Linux users. When an official Linux installer finally materialized, the battery on my phone had become so terrible that I needed a new phone, and none of the phones which were officially supported looked like good options for me at the time, so I ended up with a Huawei phone instead. I would have liked to try Sailfish X, but with the limited number of supported devices, it's difficult to hit that sweet spot in time where you're both in need of a new phone and can find one that both isn't too ancient and is supported by Jolla.

Save the world in the dark sci-fi adventure ENCODYA out now
27 Jan 2021 at 11:09 am UTC

Quoting: PhlebiacMy only complaint at the moment is they waited until after release to send out keys to the Kickstarter backers - and I still haven't received mine. :(
I received a Steam key from them yesterday afternoon. If you still haven't received yours, it might be a good idea to contact them and see if there some kind of problem, like your preferred email address being different from the one registered with Kickstarter or something.

I haven't had much time to play games lately, but hopefully I get a chance to play the game this weekend.

Ballsy! World Cup 2020 is a wonderful throwback to Sensible Soccer
23 Jan 2021 at 9:22 am UTC

Quoting: qgnoxPortugal goal was in offside position, the tackle to croatian player looks like from SpeedBall 2...
Heh, I thought the same thing, but then immediately afterwards the caption said "defend like there's no referee, cos there's no referee", so I guess it makes sense. :grin:

I've hardly played any football games since Nintendo World Cup on the NES, but this one looks like a lot of fun.

FNA dev and porter Ethan Lee stops future macOS ports, Linux to be their focus
4 Jan 2021 at 8:28 pm UTC Likes: 5

Quoting: chrisq"they"? Isn't ethan Lee a single person?
Singular "they" is a very common and gender neutral way to refer to a person:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they [External Link]

Our top favourite Linux games released in 2020
24 Dec 2020 at 8:44 pm UTC

Quoting: denyasis
Quoting: fleskFeral didn't drop the ball, Valve did.
I don't think that valve dropped the ball. They played the perfect move. How many of us bought a game to play on proton? That's profit. And it's immune from the decisions if devs to release on Linux or not.
That may be, but you're quoting me out of context. I was replying to someone saying that Feral dropped the ball by not supporting Linux, and my opinion is that Valve made it impossible for them to make any profit from it.

I know lots of us bought a game to play on Proton. I'm not one of them though, so from my perspective, Proton's been nothing but bad news so far. I'm hoping that'll change eventually though.

Our top favourite Linux games released in 2020
24 Dec 2020 at 6:42 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: denyasis
Quoting: gojulIt's clear that Feral has dropped the ball. Their radar looks empty. Too bad. Without Proton Linux gaming would be almost dead by now.
I sorta wonder if that is partially due to valve's embrace and extension of wine into the steam platform.
I don't think it's just partially. Feral don't get any money when people buy a game to play with Proton before they've released a port, so it's just not worth it for them anymore. They have a lot of cost up front (salaries etc.), so they have to be smart about which games to port, and it doesn't make sense to target Linux for less profits than ever. Feral didn't drop the ball, Valve did.

Our top favourite Linux games released in 2020
23 Dec 2020 at 4:32 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: TheBardThe best surprise I had in 2020 was Desperados III. I took it mostly to support devs realising on Linux day 1. But as soon as I started playing it, I loved it. It was even fun replay missions several times to play differently. If you like stealth games, you should have a look at it.
I also absolutely loved Desperados III, and it's even my most played game on Steam now*. It wasn't actually a day 1 release though, as the Windows version was released on 16 June, while the Linux version was released with the first paid DLC on 2 September.

(*I've played my previously most played game, Psychonauts, a bunch offline with the GOG version though.)