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Latest Comments by M@GOid
No need to wait on Valve, the Steam Deck Docking Station from JSAUX is great
1 Aug 2022 at 6:44 pm UTC

The side port for Ethernet must be that they are utilizing a existent PCB, and changing the case form factor to accommodate the Steam Deck.

Exanima gets vastly improved Linux and Steam Deck support
1 Aug 2022 at 1:14 pm UTC

Quoting: Guest
Quoting: M@GOid
Exanima is a game that does not naturally lend itself well to controller input, some aspects of interaction by necessity remain cursor based,
It still baffles me how some developers trow away market share themselves, by having this narrow view of the gaming market: "A PC game must be mouse and keyboard only". Then they act surprised when someone appears asking for gamepad support. Not to mention other modern stuff they continue to be oblivious about.

Next is complaining about poor low sales, how Valve is a monopoly that don't promote their game enough, while cutting too much their profits, so they will go to the Epic store because is better, etc etc. And them you never heard of them again for some reason...
Yeah, it would be really cool if videogames were a form of art and not just a way to make money.
In that way, artists could decide what is the best way to appreciate their creations, instead of being criticized for not having distorted them.

Unfortunately, we live in a crazy world.

Done with sarcasm, sorry, but out of curiosity, with "some developers" are you refferring also to those who made Exanima, right?
It is stuff you see over the years. Is the case of developers thinking "the bait should be good for the fisherman, not the fish". To me, when you make a game, you should look out of your comfort zone and see what people want.

Sure, it is your game and you have the liberty of doing the way you want, just don't come after complaining that your game didn't become the next indie blockbuster, because XYZ reasons.

Exanima gets vastly improved Linux and Steam Deck support
19 Jul 2022 at 4:19 pm UTC Likes: 1

Exanima is a game that does not naturally lend itself well to controller input, some aspects of interaction by necessity remain cursor based,
It still baffles me how some developers trow away market share themselves, by having this narrow view of the gaming market: "A PC game must be mouse and keyboard only". Then they act surprised when someone appears asking for gamepad support. Not to mention other modern stuff they continue to be oblivious about.

Next is complaining about poor low sales, how Valve is a monopoly that don't promote their game enough, while cutting too much their profits, so they will go to the Epic store because is better, etc etc. And them you never heard of them again for some reason...

Team Fortress 2 gets a big update with Valve back in action
8 Jul 2022 at 12:13 pm UTC Likes: 15

This week I saw news about Ubisoft pulling the plug on a lot of its games, one just 3 years old.

It stuff like this that makes me a fanboy of Valve. While they are not perfect, spending money on their stuff is a much better investment than on the majority of other big gaming companies.

Dead Cells gets a huge free accessibility upgrade
24 Jun 2022 at 10:23 pm UTC Likes: 7

I was one of the ones that nagged them for more difficulty options. Good for them to listen and implemented what people want.

Some people may like extreme difficulty in the games they play, but that is not the majority, by a large margin. Most people play jut for fun, is not a life goal for them to finish a extremely-hard-to-beat game.

In my youth I had finished a couple games people often include in the list of "most difficult games ever", like the NES Battletoads. But the older I get, the less patience I have to play games with sadistic levels of difficulty. There is just too many games out there, for me to spend money on something that don't bring you joy.

So I say put some difficulty level called "only for super-master-ninja" for the ones who need it to live, and let the rest of us to enjoy the game for what it is.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge releases June 16
9 Jun 2022 at 7:57 pm UTC Likes: 7

You have no idea how long I've been keeping this quiet... TMNT: Shredder's Revenge will be releasing on June 16, one week from now, for both Windows and native Linux. We've specifically made sure it's an at-home experience on Steam Deck from day one! One week!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!111!!!!1!!!

I usually do not buy games at launch, but when I do, they have a native Linux port.

Dome Keeper is going to be my next craving, demo is great on Linux and Steam Deck
9 Jun 2022 at 12:40 pm UTC

Defend - Take control of the defenses and fend off the alien attacks.
Aren't the player "the alien"? After all, you are the one going to others' planet to steal their mineral resources.

This reminds me of the great "I'm the legend" book that they made a movie about, and totally lost the meaning of the title by changing the much better ending of the book.

Linux hardware vendor System76 is coming to Europe
9 Jun 2022 at 11:39 am UTC Likes: 2

Since their laptops are just Clevo re-brands, it will be easy to launch in Europe. The desktops my require more time.

Back 4 Blood gets a small update for the Steam Deck
9 Jun 2022 at 11:32 am UTC

As a big time L4D2 player (over 3,000 hrs), this game was such a disappointment. I played the demo they released and it don't hold a candle near the Valve game. And their claim of fame of being "the creators of L4D" is a scam. As a YT video pointing every problem with it, the real true slogan is "the creators of Evolve".

SCS put the Heart of Russia DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 on hold for now
30 May 2022 at 7:00 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: RussianNeuroMancerThis is the right decision. It's absolutely crazy what Russian government do right now, and not only government - around 70% citizens believe in propaganda, and honestly wish Ukrainians death. There is just no point to release this DLC until Russia citizens change their mind, and I don't expect it to happen anytime soon.
Mind you is not just Russians that eat their propaganda. A bunch of people here in Brazil that identify themselves as leftists, believe in it too. Is not all of them, but enough to be annoying.