Quoting: EikeIt was the first game I had to delay playing because it sometimes ran so bad. Is there some trick to it, like manually switching it to Vulkan?

I'm not sure what the state of its proton compatibility currently is. If it runs under proton at all, I'm pretty sure the performance will be significantly better than the 'native' opengl. (By the way, under windows, the DX12 version is similarly broken.)

And do I remember correctly that you find crates that you cannot open without paying?

I never came across things of that sort -- in fact the microtransactions can be 100% ignored (contrary to what one might expect, based on the idiotic marketing campaign for this game before release).

(Though to be fair, I'm not the best judge as to whether it's grindy or not w/o any (bloody) 'timesavers', because I really take my time with this game, exploring every nook & cranny, etc.)

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Quoting: DamonLinuxPLWhen steam and gog introduced payment in local currencies, then I didn't buy a single game from the Humble Store (bundle yes, but not store). It became unprofitable. Since the Humble Store game costs +25/30% more expensive than on Steam or GOG.

You mean local currencies, or regional pricing? Currently you can use the local currency; don't know about regional pricing though.

(In any case, Deus Ex Mankind Divided is a steal right now; and I wholeheartedly recommend it. Though be aware that the OpenGL port doesn't perform that well.)

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Quoting: KimyrielleI want to build nations and cities, not managing trade routes because I lack a lump of charcoal to build a unit.

It sounds like you want to play Civ II.

And finally the stupid AI. But since they didn't manage for the past 30 years to implement a AI that doesn't act like a forensic psychiatry patient, my hopes are kinda limited.

An AI that actually plays the game (rather than just spawn units & cities while unreasonably handicapping the player according to the difficulty setting) would be the best upgrade they could ever release for this game. All the 'diplomacy' updates they've introduced over the years have amounted pretty much to nothing because the AI's 'decisions' remain arbitrary as ever.

I wonder if this free engine makes any efforts towards implementing a real AI.

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Quoting: Xpanderand Q.U.B.E - which for some weird reason isn't on steam anymore, though i own it in steam... wtf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AltrokRM4NI [External Link]

QUBE is on GOG as well (no Linux version though). I played a few hours into it, and liked it quite a bit; though for some reason I get motion sickness from it. (Which happens only on the rare odd game, and I don't understand why.)

A couple more games:

Deadcore: I'd like this one a lot more if it didn't rely so much on precise platforming. It's really difficult; but does scratch the Portal itch.

Antichamber: This is more of a labyrinth, as opposed to complex physics puzzles in 3 dimensions, but it's pretty interesting. Really difficult as well.

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I've recently seen a tweet by game developer Matt Stark, who seems to be developing a very similar type of game: https://twitter.com/mattstark256/status/1213156890475212800?s=20 [External Link]

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They*'ve been teasing an authentic NES version -- running on a cartridge, on a real unmodded NES -- on twitter: https://twitter.com/KasumiDirect/status/1204608235275030528?s=20 [External Link]

There was an earlier tease, though I can't remember where.

(* I think a homebrew NES developer is doing this on behalf of Yacht Club Games.)

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Connect isn't seeing my steam copy of Dusk -- first time I'm running into this problem; previous Connect transactions had never caused a hiccup.

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Quoting: KimyrielleIn the Steve Ballmer era, I'd have suggested someone to go check the temperature in hell, but these days, I am not even surprised anymore. The new management's strategy is a lot less Windows-centric.

Ballmer? Temperature? Hell? OF COURSE!



They must've had the heat too high; that's why he was sweating profusely like that.

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We haven't had a substantial 'Connect' collection in a long while now.

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Quoting: ElectricPrismI mean not really, it already looks like crap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaK6ZlicwZE [External Link]

Hilarious, it already looks like a 5 yr. old game, haha. I had no idea these movies were aging so badly.

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