Maybe i'm wrong but to me what seems especially funny is how quick they went from 'non-profit' to profit-oriented.

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Quoting: BlackBloodRumDo they not realise that this software has a high enough level of access to do any number of activities on their computer, and hide it from the OS and the user? For example, hide a running process from "Task manager" on Windows, and continue running even after they close the game?

Can you really justify that level of access just for a game?

Maybe a bit pessimistic, but i'm not really surprised by it. Have you heard techbros or (in earlier times) PC magazines talk abot free software or software freedom? I sure haven't. The only time you (rarely) see this stuff is to maybe to compare it to something else to see how slow/fast it is. And it's been going like that for ages. It also reminds me how parents refuse to do parental controls on devices.

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If you want to be safe, install Cubes.

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Quoting: dvdWhat boggles my mind is how game reviews are: Baldurs Gate 3 sits at 97% and Rogue trader at 57%. Don't get me wrong, i love bg3 but Rogue trader is just the better game.

Sure, grimdark sci-fantasy parody-esque drivel without a single heroic figure (that wouldn't exist without D&D) beats one of the oldest and most detailed D&D settings with over 400 novels and 38 years of supplements.

Is what I'd like to say, but being made by Owlcat, I dunno, you may be right.

I finished the campaign on the first, after playing through i definitely feel like it was rushed or too big for them to handle within their constraints: honestly it feels like the game ends early/mid chapter 4; every companion quest after chapter 3 might as well trigger early in chapter 4; in BG3 there was at least something you could say to them in the end game. Those 2 (or even chapter 3) felt like they were just boss dungeons.

I know there are not many cRPGs with direct sequels, (only Pillars comes to mind) but i think having an episodic release might have benefited the game. I was laughing at the story from act 4 to 5.

I must say I really missed something unique like the underwater prison break in BG3. I think that quest has to be the best gaming experience for me this year. In rogue trader i liked the space combat, and the boss fights in general. Although it feels like the final boss was just a copy of the act 4 boss.

I liked that they did away with RT, also that they have a ton of options to tune gameplay and difficulty, including the vital speed up sliders. Hopefully they implemented that in BG3 too, would be a massive QoL upgrade.

I kinda liked the whacky settings, although i think they missed an opportunity to turn the formula on its head: make it difficult/annoying to play a good guy/girl in the game. As far as i know Tyranny was the only game that tried to do that, but that missed the shot too. I expected more obstruction from the empire playing as an Iconoclast.

I had some difficulty with the gameplay at some points (mostly due to bad builds), but it is clear that they tuned down the difficulty from earlier games (or maybe just the underlying system is simpler/more forgiving).

Sorry for the rant. ( I had similar ones when i played bg3 )

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How is Dead Cells only gold? Is this for running the game through wine?

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What boggles my mind is how game reviews are: Baldurs Gate 3 sits at 97% and Rogue trader at 57%. Don't get me wrong, i love bg3 but Rogue trader is just the better game.

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I do hope Peter in the image is Liam's genius. Although how absurd fortnite is i could imagine them buying the rights.

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Quoting: SzkodnixI am not sure who is a bigger clown of the gaming world: is it Todd Howard or Tim Sweeney...

"Gamers". Skyrim is still consistently in top10 played charts, nuff said.

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World of Goo was my first indie/not big budget game i played i think. It was a blast. And it opened up the world of indie games to me.

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Skyrim 2024 edition, anyone?

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