As a fan of Patrick O'Brian's "Aubrey-Maturin" series of books, any nautical themed game gets my immediate attention, and this one looks quite good. This may be the closest thing we have to a modern remake of "Sid Meier's Pirates!".

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Quoting: Mountain ManI've mentioned it before, but the choice is basically, "Do I use Windows and have access to all the games, or use Linux and have access to only a small fraction of them?" For anybody who wants to play games on the PC, Linux simply doesn't look like a viable option compared to Windows.

They use to say this about applications in general about linux. Windows has always had more software choices. However, at a certain point how many different web browsers do you need? I generally use 3, and I do a lot of web development. How many word processors do you need? I only need 1.

Obviously, you want the good pieces of software compared to shovelware. Look at the android and iphone markets... Does anyone care if one has more than the other... they both are filled with garbage and finding the good ones is the hardest part about getting software on these devices.

I have over 250 games on my steam account (232 are on Linux)... most I have not even played. Admittedly, I gained many through Humble Bundles and Humble monthly. However, even some that I bought I have not played or only played a few minutes. The number that I have played for over 1 hour is quite limited. Thousands of titles are not necessary. You only need a handful of good ones. And there are quite a few good ones on linux (hidden amongst the garbage) I would expect very few gamers to not be happy if limited to linux only. Probably only the ones that need to have the newest title and fad of the month will be disappointed. We have RTS, sims, FPS, strategy, visual novels, platformers, ... we do have quite a selection on linux now.

I don't dispute that, but how would you convince someone who isn't already vested in Linux that they should prefer Linux over Windows if their primary application is PC gaming? That's a tough argument to make, especially when the biggest argument against us is the fact that we're ignored by the vast majority of AAA developers. That may change in the future, but I'm looking at where things stand right now.

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Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoA Linux exclusive AAA game with super amazing graphics and gameplay is the only thing that can revert this trend...

You see.. Most PC gamers install an illegal windows distro just for to play (legally or illegally) the game of the moment..

If there is an Ultra AAA game and is Linux exclusive, they will come to Linux just for to play this game.

They might come, but will they stay? That's the important question.

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Quoting: peterp771... it's interesting that on the one hand we have the Netmarketshare story (even if it's not quite as earth-shattering as it first seemed), and on the other we have this. I think it just reflects the poor state of the Linux gaming market. Overall we're on the rise, but gaming is still difficult.

I've mentioned it before, but the choice is basically, "Do I use Windows and have access to all the games, or use Linux and have access to only a small fraction of them?" For anybody who wants to play games on the PC, Linux simply doesn't look like a viable option compared to Windows.

Those of us who were already vested in Linux are thrilled with the improved game support we've seen over the past several years, but Valve has done an exceptionally poor job making the argument that anybody else should prefer Linux as a gaming platform.

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Quoting: VinceNardelliStill, Valve has done a pretty crappy job with steam machine and the whole idea of linux more optimised than windows.

This is really the problem. Valve was really excited about Linux gaming, got us excited about Linux gaming, got a few developers excited about Linux gaming, and then it's like they just sort of lost interest. I was really hoping they were more dedicated to this whole Linux thing than they have been.

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Quoting: berillionsIf Feral, Paradox, Obsidian, inXile, Larian stop to port their games on Linux, i go back to Windows completely.

Nah, I would go console before I ever went back to Windows.

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A dad... dating... simulator...

What the hell?

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Quoting: slaapliedjeThat is because places like Germany actually have consumer protection, unlike the US where the companies are treated like entities and people are the product.

That's not entirely true. Companies in the US can and have been successfully sued for false advertising. The problem is that it's usually a class-action lawsuit, meaning that the lawyers walk away with millions while the individual plaintiffs (that is the consumers who were actually ripped off) are given a paltry settlement.

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I guess you could say that this port has been...

banished.

Yeeeaaaahhhh!

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There haven't been any announcements of Linux-specific performance improvements either...

That's a pity.

It's still a fantastic game and, in my opinion, arguably the best Civ game to date, and even with the low-framerates, it's still responsive and playable. But faster framerates would be nice.

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