Quoting: TakThis is the same studio that brought us all three of their Shadowrun games already. I'm not sure why Necropolis would be substantially different.

Exactly my same thoughts, after 3 games I'm failing to understand why this is now a problem.

Quoting: SpykerIt seems those devs never heard of the Steam Runtime.
No need to target a specific distro, just build with the Steam Runtime and your game will run basically on any Linux distribution able to run the Steam client.

Even better, the Steam Runtime doesn't even need the Steam client to run. The GOG release of Grim Fandango Remastered for example works in such a way.

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I finished this game last night after 12 straight hours on it. Without spoiling it, it's rather good however has a few shortcomings that make the game way too easy.

Mini Review -

Pros:

Great graphics
Fun puzzles (I hate mathematics)
Interesting story, albeit somewhat confusing at first
Excellent voice overs and soundtrack
VERY stable, after 12 hours without ever closing it, I never experienced a crash or any kind of technical issue. (Played GOG version)

Cons:

Game mechanics: Despite the game taking some elements from Deus Ex, however it doesn't execute them well. Stealth for example where you can jump from 10 meters high right behind an enemy and he will not hear you. Also if you run up to an enemy while he's looking the other way, he will not hear you either, It's a shame crouching is there only to enter some areas.

Enemies seem to be completely deaf, if an enemy is trying to gun you down on floor 1, don't worry about the guard on floor 2 as he won't hear a thing.

Overpowered equipment: I'll put this straight, some equipment and augmentations in Dex shouldn't exist. Unfortunately I can't say much more about this without spoiling the game, if you want a challenge play by your rules not the game's.


Conclusion:

My main issues with the game were how easy it was. One thing I didn't mention in either Pros or Cons, is character progression, mainly because it's a mixed bag. Some skills are unlocked way too early or way too late and you will have little time to use them by the end of the game. Sidequests are also mixed, some of them feel rushed while others are rather memorable and very well written.

Despite the design flaws Dex remains a very well made game worth every penny. In a time where indie games are rampant, this one stands out. For what it's worth, this one's a keeper.

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Quoting: wolfyrionGOG should have given steam keys as well on every game purchase, like Humble.
Both DRM Free and Steam Key.

In this way they satisfy both DRM Free Fanatics and Steam User fanatics and it will certainly increase their sales.

As for me thats the only reason I dont buy games from GOG and I still dont understand why they are not doing this.

Because GOG and Steam are competitors not partners, unlike Humble Bundle. If GOG started offering Steam keys, believe me many people would stop buying from them, including me.

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My doom is coming, I'm a magnet for open world rpg games that never end and since this one doesn't really need a high spec system I can play it at work.

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S*** looks like I'm gonna be all over this game now that Adobe Air will no longer be a requirement. Great news :D

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Quoting: hummer010I already own both of them on GOG. Hopefully it doesn't take too long for the Linux version to show up there...

I doubt that will happen. This isn't the first time Topware releases a Wine-Wrapped game for Linux on Steam, of which none have appeared on GOG. Most likely the reason for this is that they're relying on Steam Runtime for them.

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Quoting: Avehicle7887Will this also act as an fps limiter depending on the monitor's refresh rate too? (60FPS in my case). If yes, that would be wonderful.

Thanks for sharing Liam, I'll try this with a few games where tearing is incredibly noticeable.

No, this does not limit the FPS.

I've just tested Shadowrun Returns after adding this script to my startup list and the tearing has gone poof. Another issue out of the way :-)

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Will this also act as an fps limiter depending on the monitor's refresh rate too? (60FPS in my case). If yes, that would be wonderful.

Thanks for sharing Liam, I'll try this with a few games where tearing is incredibly noticeable.

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I like this guy, a brutally honest dev and likes to write in details. I can see he has taken many things into careful consideration such as OpenGL 3.2 and common Linux libraries which are found in most of today's distros.

10/10 I'm sold.

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Looks like I'm going to be stuck with Wine 1.9.5 for a while then. I mainly use it to play Guild Wars 2 and without CSMT the game is unplayable in many cases.

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