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AYANEO tease the AYANEO 3 as a 'revolution' and a 'completely new concept'
24 Oct 2024 at 1:23 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: DrNickAh, AyaNother!
AYN that the truth.

Assassin's Creed Mirage arrives on Steam as Ubisoft return to Valve's store
19 Oct 2024 at 7:22 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: dpanterThey still aren't getting my money, ever. Feckless rancid scumbag company.
It would've been easy, if it weren't for Anno. Overpriced cosmetic dlc aside, Ubisoft seems to be leaving that team to their own devices. Hopefully it'll stay that way.

SteamOS 3.6.18 Beta released, still not quite the true end of the line
14 Oct 2024 at 4:41 pm UTC Likes: 1

Unless it's already possible and I missed it, here's a SteamOS feature I'd love: staying on the previous major stable release until the new stable release actually becomes stable. An additional 'luddite' branch on a 6 month delay would be perfect.

There has not been a single major stable update in quite a while that HASN'T caused at least some issues for me.

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered announced by Aspyr for 2025
13 Oct 2024 at 5:15 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: SeegrasThe originals have horrible controls. Basically unplayable because of that. So if they fixed that, it's a reason to get them.
I find these games more difficult to play with the new, reworked controls as Tomb Raider was very deliberately built around its (also deliberate) tank controls, down to the distance of the hops, calculating the running jumps and such.

Even though I dislike some timed sections with the TR tank controls I think it really is a skill issue.

Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) is a sweet game about writing letters to real people
9 Oct 2024 at 3:51 pm UTC Likes: 3

I've seen people describe Kind Words as sweet, but to me it was gut-wrenching and just overwhelming most of the time. An idea that seems perfectly fine on paper, but doesn't survive contact with reality.

The number of dreadful, horrible, traumatising things and experiences you're reading in that game completely eclipsed the - I think intended to be the primary if not sole takeaway - feeling of "aww, that's a nice note".

Halo will now be built on Unreal Engine 5, 343 Industries rebrands to Halo Studios
7 Oct 2024 at 10:17 am UTC Likes: 1

Pierre is conflating 'more Halo' with 'more Halo (corporate) drama'. Entirely unsurprising.

That said, if 343's (bite me) track record is anything to go by, a move to a new engine can only lead to chaos in the short run, and likely just more chaos in the long run.

I'm not even a Halo fan, but this is getting grotesque.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and Dawn of War II get free Anniversary Edition upgrades
20 Sep 2024 at 7:39 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: SchattenspiegelSo they relabeled the GOY editon to Anniversary edition and doubled the price? Or am I missing something?
Something's wrong. People who didn't own everything got everything, but that's it. You get a Relic account login prompt, but it does nothing and is not reflected anywhere, seemingly. The game that installs when you install base DoW1 is still the GotY, there's also no extras, and when I tried installing Winter Assault manually I got an error.

Someone screwed up, looks like. Don't do releases on Friday, people.

Looking to upgrade your Steam Deck? How about some fancy metal buttons
12 Sep 2024 at 4:59 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: DrakkerIf at least they fixed the buttons order and made it like the Nintendo layout. There's no way I can unlearn that layout after having used it for so long.
Who's 'they'? SteamOS does offer the option to switch to a Nintendo button layout.

Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era announced from the developer of Iratus: Lord of the Dead
28 Aug 2024 at 4:40 pm UTC Likes: 1

The art style is a bit of an eyesore, though.
Quoting: DrakkerI love HOMM*, but its way too time consuming for the adult version of myself. It would need some serious quick play options for me to consider it at all. I can't spend hours watching slow walking and combat animations anymore...
They're planning shortish session multiplayer modes.

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged releases September 19
18 Aug 2024 at 12:52 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: mylka
Quoting: suchSo, it's back to the original, without the "Director's Cut" changes?
would be sad. i do not need these puzzle games for opening a door, but the DC also has some nico gameplay i wanna play
I like the idea of additional gameplay in theory, but that DC beginning is completely botched. Inert, mostly superfluous, just doesn't fit.

That'd be my condition: it needs to make the game better, instead of just more and usually worse...

I'm happy if it's just the original, but upscaled (well).