Quoting: darkszlufthis is probably gonna be the first time that Linux may oversell windows copies

Just out of curiosity - why?

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I have Dead Island (vanilla game) in my library for over a year and did not even give it a try. Reason? The game was developed by Techland and they've created Dying Light as well. I didn't play Dying Light, but it is very popular and well received and I have an impression, that Dead Island cannot be as good as Dying Light. And it makes me think that this game is a 2nd category game :).
I guess 3 euro for all the DLC and improved graphic is a reasonable price. I just wonder will I ever play it anyway...

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Recently I've been playing mostly on PS4 - Tomb Raider Definitive Edition (sorry Feral, bought few days before it was announced on Linux, still wait for performance patch to buy it for Linux) and Naughty Dog games that are PS4 exclusives: Uncharted 2 (from the Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection) and the Last of Us Remastered.
On my Linux PC I've been playing Knights and Merchants (48 hours on the record), but I'm stuck on mission 14. Will have to give it a 4th try :D.

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Quoting: zimplex1Might be pretty cool on my phone... But I'll never pay for a mobile game on the desktop.

+1

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Hmmm, looks decent. Mix of the Commandos, Metal Gear Solid and Mark of the Ninja. I guess it will be a must-buy if the game won't have too much issues.

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Quoting: Segata SanshiroThis War of Mine is fantastic. Anyone who hasn't played it yet should pick it up.

100% agree. I happen to have a spare key for it, so if anyone need it just leave a msg.

I have 5.3 hrs on record and did not manage to get into the game. Maybe because I don't like negative emotions while watching movies or playing games (too much sadness / sickness around in family / friends families).
But does the game change over the time? Or is it always about stealing stuff from innocent people and main characters feel guilty about it all the time?

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Quoting: maodzedunYeah, f*ck people with mid and low range GPUs *sarcasm*

Good one :)

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Quoting: omer666Well don't forget nVidia's part in this.

Lately I remember playing Total War Attila (not a Feral port by any mean) and getting awful performance with the drivers it was released for, then everybody was blaming Creative Assembly for not optimising their game engine. Quite recently I updated to 361 series and gave it a try, to my surprise the game was running quite smoothly.

To be fair, I think Feral always do their best, but don't forget, nVidia need to get their drivers updated on time for game releases. Also the game's been out on Windows for more than two years, and it is very often used for benchmarks in the Windows world. Drivers must have been continually optimised in two years time... Hence that big difference between the two OS.

As usual, we have to wait. Not so long ago, I've had been waiting for nVidia to correct a display glitch happening on GNOME for a year and a half.

I think this company really needs to get their things sorted out way more quickly...

I feel like I need to clarify one thing regarding my opinion - I know that Feral may not be the one to blame for performance. But Feral is the one who announces release, and Feral is the one who makes game available for us. And there was no information about known performance issues or they did not say that the game is released, but there is performance update that we should expect. Instead, we have a product, that seems to be final according to all the advertisements, but is not according to performance.
And I just expect those issues to be solved, and Feral needs to take part in fixing process. Even if nVidia is the one to blame.
If this is fixed and performance is comparable to Windows, then I will be happy to give them my money for the full price.

But sadly, currently I have an impression that we have a half product.

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Quoting: wojtek88Have to say that there is a level of performance that we can live with. But less than 50 percent of the original performance + regular drops to 20 fps in such a rig? And does hair look so awful for you all the time?
I currently play Definitive edition of that game on PS4 and have to say that sadly - it looks and works so much better than on your rig, while PS4 is a 350$ hardware and the game was bought for 49 pln (about 12 euro). How much did you pay for your rig? 1000 euro? 1500? 2000?
Sorry Feral, we love you, but we are not going to take whatever you give us.
I will buy this port but not now, especially with this performance for 20 euro. It is not OK in comparison with other platforms...

True, but what are players giving up in order to play the PS4 version? They're bending over for vendor lock-in. What's important here is that we can play this game at all on a freedom supporting platform... baby steps.

While I agree in general, you have to keep in mind current gaming on Linux is not DRM free (Games require very often Steam to even launch, so you are locked in with Steam). Most of the games are ported thanks to Valve and very often you are locked to Steam. And while platform (Linux) is open, games you run are not. And it is not so different than being locked in to PSN...

Anyway, I agree that we have to do baby steps. What I wanted to point out is that we do not need only bigger number of games. We need bigger numbers of games with a quality that is comparable to otger platforms. And according to benchmarks, performance of the Tomb Raider (2013) is not yet there. But I hope it will be. And it will be soon.

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Have to say that there is a level of performance that we can live with. But less than 50 percent of the original performance + regular drops to 20 fps in such a rig? And does hair look so awful for you all the time?
I currently play Definitive edition of that game on PS4 and have to say that sadly - it looks and works so much better than on your rig, while PS4 is a 350$ hardware and the game was bought for 49 pln (about 12 euro). How much did you pay for your rig? 1000 euro? 1500? 2000?
Sorry Feral, we love you, but we are not going to take whatever you give us.
I will buy this port but not now, especially with this performance for 20 euro. It is not OK in comparison with other platforms...

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