Yeah, I'd echo Linas. I'm a devout Linux user and gamer, who frequently (daily at least) checks the "new items" on Steam and I'd never heard of this one! And I'm not on Itch at all unless GOL puts a link in an article that reminds me to shop there first.

So hard for indies these days. Unless you're lucky to land on the next big thing, it just doesn't look like the money is there.

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When all you have is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail.

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I was a bit gutted that the 0.2 version of Cadmus seems to break entirely on Mint, so while I wait for the developer to look into that (quite a few folk have reported it), I might give this one a try! I say might, because while I like the look of NoiseTorch and appreciate that it actually has a GUI (Cadmus is just an indicator-applet), Cadmus is a deb/flatpack install, but NoiseTorch is a script, which looks a bit messier. And I'm pretty lazy, so there's that... :smile:

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When did they add a launcher? Just tried it there, and sure enough, there's a launcher now! Also, replay works fine for me...

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I'm gonna be controversial (not really) and say that the game doesn't even really start until you get Recall. Sure, Charge is great fun, but starting every level with a Katana is great, being able to throw the Katana is great and being able to pull that Katana back into your hand (cleaving enemies as it does so) is REALLY GREAT. But once you realise you can deflect bullets back to enemies with said Katana... yeah, this game is incredibly good fun.

Jedi's are fine and all, but they're not Super. Hot.

I LOVE this game.

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Just played through the prologue. You're right, Liam, it's incredibly narrative heavy and needs a fair bit of patience. The story/style of the thing weirdly reminds me of Pyre a little - chatting to your companions on the road, while managing the resources needed to get to the next location. However, if you've ever played Nowhere Prophet, you'll see some similarities there too, although Vagrus isn't card-based. The combat is very similar though!

It has a very laid-back style. Hints of Darkest Dungeon, but no where near as grim.

I really enjoyed it, but I'll hang fire on the full purchase for now, as the slower-pace is something I have to be in the right head space for, and right now, I need the instant gratification of something like Grim Dawn instead!

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Along with Gunfire Reborn, Embr is one of the titles I've had my eye on for some multiplayer with my sons. It looks like a lot of fun, although the Early Access banner is putting me off (same with Gunfire). I also wish games like this sold a 4-pack on Steam. Even a small discount on a multi-buy often motivates me to pull the trigger on a good co-op game. But neither of these titles offer it, which is a shame.

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I got back into Dota Underlords [External Link] for the first time in nearly a year. It's a completely different game post-launch. They've dropped various heroes (bye bye Enchantress, Anti-Mage and others), rescaled heroes (Axe is now Tier 5... FIVE!) and introduced new alliances/mechanics (Void, Vigilant). Finally, two new Underlords, and a slightly lame "campaign" called City Crawl, which is basically an advert for you to buy the £4 Battle Pass, considering how much "content" (aesthetics only) is basically locked unless you have one. Good fun though, still frustrating at times.

I think I'm weaning myself off Elite [External Link]. I got my Krait MkII, and lots of money, so the next step is to visit the Engineers. That's when I realised that my 80 hours in this game would have to become 800 hours if I wanted to take it seriously, even with the wiki and various out-of-band websites aimed at helping you. It's fun (80 hours speaks for itself), but I think I'm done with it now.

I've started my first proper A19 run in 7D2D [External Link], inspired by Sin's recent streams. This is probably the best alpha they've released for a while and it feels like this game could be in the final straight. I predict one final alpha, then the next release will be "gold". You heard it here first!

Finally, I've started a new character in Grim Dawn [External Link] for a second playthrough. Absolutely superb game. Wonderful graphics, very satisfying gameplay, although the Veteran mode does turn the boss fights into a bit of a chore. They're absolute bullet sponges at this difficulty! Still enjoying it though, and I've just topped 50 hours in this game.

So, two native games, two Proton. I don't feel quite so dirty as I did last week!

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It was World of Goo [GOG [External Link], Steam [External Link]] that made me think that gaming on Linux might be a thing. Then the HiB came along and I think that really made people take note.

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Wow - last time I tried this game, it was empty and dull. But... haha! I've just checked - that was 2015! So, yeah, I guess five more years of development will change a game!?

I'll give this another go, for sure. Another competitor for Drox Operative 2, it seems. And it's free!

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