Quoting: maodzedunI hope they port the previous games as well - Arkham City is effing amazing.

Which makes me wonder why they (Feral [External Link] and Aspyr [External Link] haven't ported their Mac catalog over?

Though, I'm not complaining. They're doing pretty well as is with newer titles.

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Finally, something art related! Will present my submission when I get time. :)

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Digging around a Steam Universe thread [External Link] under the section "Games Which Don't Launch" and found more games that were delisted:

Cortext Command [External Link]
Poof [External Link] (have this, so can personally verify)

Well and then there is La Mulana [External Link], which technically was never listed to begin with (how long are they going to be in "beta"?).

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Quoting: tuubi

Quoting: Sn3ipenBut how am i supposed to know that it still runs on Linux when i buy the game?

I think the idea is that the developers should fix their games to actually work on SteamOS before Valve is willing to advertise them as such. Steam badly needs at least minimal quality control. If a game is for sale, it should work out of the box. Otherwise there's going to be a lot of refund requests and disappointed customers.

Exactly! I mean, just because we're easy to push around, doesn't mean they can just screw up their launch event and cost them sales. It's business at the end of the day.

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Quoting: Sn3ipen

Quoting: Keizgon

Quoting: clelLooks a bit alarming that they completely removed the icon and there is no clue now, whether this game runs on Linux..

They still run on Linux, it was just delisted from SteamOS. It's not the end of the world...

But how am i supposed to know that it still runs on Linux when i buy the game?

I'm not arguing against a Tux logo as a placeholder for those delisted from SteamOS, or on the semantics of having both logos.

That's a separate argument entirely. E-mailing them an inquiry is more productive though.

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Quoting: clelLooks a bit alarming that they completely removed the icon and there is no clue now, whether this game runs on Linux..

They still run on Linux, it was just delisted from SteamOS. It's not the end of the world...

If the masses are going to take Linux seriously, having crap on their page not working while listed is just plain dumb. So thank god they are finally curating that part.

As for Oniken, screw that game. They WINE wrapped it and still had the gall to charge for it. I don't care if they list it as one on their text wall, I never would have known unless I tried the demo myself. I almost bought it too (before the refund system), yuck.

I just hope they catch the other games requiring external packages that you have to manually install because that'll piss someone off who bought the system. One example off the top of my head:
Invisible Apartment [External Link]

Qt5 libraries must be installed

Free to play? Ok, but the sequels are charging money and I doubt the situation is any different:
Invisible Apartment Zero [External Link]
Invisible Apartment 2 [External Link]

I'm not a SteamOS user, but I think it's fair to delist them if there is an issue.

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Quoting: lucifertdarkDo Bears use Rabbits as toilet paper?

Now we've both asked a silly question, the answer to your question is YES of course we want a Linux port.

Well if people flood them with beta test inquiries I'm sure they would accommodate. ;)

Also, in other news, apparently Gamestop sold out on all the Steam Machine pre-orders (website took it down, if you call their 800 # they inform you this). I wonder if related? :whistle:

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Quoting: sub

Quoting: EikeEven as Intel and Nvidia user, I'm unhappy to see that development...

If you think AMD is just good enough to get you lower prices on NVidia GPUs and intel CPUs,
then you clearly don't deserve a company that has done so much for documentation and
investments into FOSS drivers.

Please elaborate "privilege" in the FOSS world.

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So I played up to a boss that appeared out of nowhere (man this guy is hard!), and I have to say I'm pretty amazed at the demo so far. Seems to run flawless in Linux Mint 17.2 (even though they list Ubuntu 15.04).

I'm not surprised at the amazing quality and art style Lab Zero went with, and I'm pretty happy to see their staple being applied in a different genre. If I had to nitpick though, it would probably be what Keyrock just mentioned about some of the backgrounds. They aren't terrible, but they do seem slightly out of place and I do wish it was a more vibrant 2D hand drawn similar to the sprites, so hopefully that's indeed a place holder. Granted, I didn't read the details of the IndieGoGo page to know.

As a turn based JRPG fanatic (or once was, at least), I am actually swooning over the battle mechanic concept. It's, to me, what the FF6 ATB system should have progressed into in FF7 or later (stopped at FF7). Seriously, this is why FF7 marked the death of that franchise, they focused on graphics and didn't take the next step for what a JRPG should be, which is why as a teenager I moved on to the "Tales of..." series. So kudos to Lab Zero for going this route.

I haven't played Valkyrie Profile to know the differences, but again, I really like what I see. If I had to criticize it though, I would say sometimes it's a little overwhelming. However, I do find that to be a strength if you're into something like JRPGs and wished it involved a little more skill than mashing a button. Though maybe it was just difficult because my keyboard bindings were all over the place. Definitely recommend using a controller if you decide to check this out.

I would throw $100 at this if I had it.

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Quoting: Mountain ManAnd spare me the "charity" guilt trip. Most people don't buy Humble Bundles because it's a charity but because it's a great way to get games for cheap

I don't belong to any religious affiliation or give to any charity groups on a regular basis to care to "guilt trip" you.

Though your words are very humbling to know that your intentions are to simply throw a penny in the basket, so to speak, to self flagellate yourself over a beta port and cry about it. Reminds me of one of those hipsters. Not saying you are one, but if I were to picture right now... I would definitely see you flagellating yourself over a charity event. Seems like the human thing to do. My apologies, mate, carry on with your noble cause. Manners are indeed best spoken with an imaginary golden spoon and a dribbling mouth.

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