I would be a good hunter because I set the necessary measures to lure my prey into my spot and wait for it patiently.

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Quoting: khalismurI also doubt Aspyr would port KOTOR or NW2. Maybe DA: O...

Well, Aspyr has just ported KOTOR 2, why would they not port also KOTOR in the future?

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Well, it is nice to have such projects. However, the original Neverwinter Nights has been ported into GNU/Linux more than a decade ago and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords has just been ported recently. As it was proven by many other projects, overextending may result unfinished or failed ports. It would be nice if the developers touch upon the games one by one starting with one of following games; Neverwinter Nights 2, The Witcher, Dragon Age: Origins. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is likely to be ported by Aspyr if the Linux port of KotOR 2 is turned out to be a success. Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is a Nintendo DS exclusive and it would be hard or even legally impossible to gather game assets for PC gamers.

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Well, I appreciate DOSBox release of Blood for GNU/Linux; but I do not see the appeal for playing Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior via DOSBox while Steam offers pretty solid source ports. Besides Duke Nukem 3D on Steam has Steam Workshop support which allows players to install mods easily. If you argue with the superiority of Free source ports like eduke32, Steam offers required game files without DRM. Unless the Linux version will be released on Steam, I probably buy Blood on GOG; but I cannot say the same for the other two.

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Quoting: TealI don't the 2013 Shadow Warrior is a prequel, it's more of a reboot and this is a sequel to it.

Are you sure about that? Wang is waaay older in the original game.

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So, that is a sequel of original Shadow Warrior. Why the hack did they not name 2013 prequel differently then?

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Quoting: adolsonI have a bunch of gamepads*, but the one I am using now is the Nexus Gamepad [External Link] by ASUS. It took much messing around to get working, but once I did, I haven't looked back. I even traded my previous favorite Logitech F710 (wireless version of F310, with rumble) for a second Nexus Gamepad to a friend who couldn't make it useful on Windows. The receiver for the F710 has a pathetic range - not suitable for the tenfoot experience whatsoever, and the battery compartment makes it less comfortable to hold than the F310.

Holy crap! I have just checked and Nexus Gamepad needs no receiver; as long as you have bult-in Bluetooth. I hate to use seperate receivers for different devices. Thanks for informing!

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Quoting: ssokolow(Note things like Bastion where not even Humble Store is allowed to sell the DRM-free Humble Bundle build to new customers despite it already being in their CDN)

That is quite interesting. Cause, I grabbed Bastion with one of the Humble Indie Bundles and now I have access to both Steam and DRM-Free versions of the game. But I guess that may be expected; DRM-Free GNU/Linux built of Metal Slug 3 was offered by one of the Humble Bundles and there is no way to buy either DRM-Free or the GNU/Linux version right now...

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"As of June 2005, the Odyssey Engine has been retired, with no future titles based on it announced — rather BioWare has developed the Eclipse engine as the Odyssey Engine's successor."

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

Despite the fact being based on GNU/Linux supported Aurora Engine, I hardly expect a native port for that title. However, since it is a decade old single player game, I do not mind a WINE or eON port. Actually, it looks like the Windows version of the game uses OpenGL which may work with WINE fairly well.

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Quoting: HamishFor what the game is and how it plays the control scheme is perfectly suitable, you just have to break out of the mouselook paradigm ingrained in your head by playing too many modern shooters.

So, does that mean there is no proper mouse look support? If that is the case, it is a huge shame. Cause unlike Doom 1 (not 2), Blood has many vertical enemy placement which required precise mouse look to kill; at least for my gaming style... I played BloodCM (eDuke32 port) for a while; it perfectly recreates original Blood with proper mouse look and widecreen support.

http://m210.duke4.net/ [External Link]
http://www.moddb.com/games/bloodcm [External Link]

I cannot even play Star Wars: Dark Forces because of lack of vertical mouse look support...

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