The new, updated Illuminate faction is superb, but it's the weapon progression that re-ignited my love of this game. 350 hours now.

One of the greatest co-op games of all time, I think.

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Was Ludo that game that had a dice trapped inside a clear plastic dome, and you pressed the dome down to "click" the base, causing the dice to roll? Very cool mechanic, but I don't think I actually ever played it!

Edit: So, no. Looks like I was thinking of a game called "Trouble", and the dice thing was called a "Pop-O-Matic"!

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Other than troubleshooting an issue directly related to the overlay, I can't think of a reason to disable the overlay? Why are so many folk doing so??

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We really have come a long way from the Microsoft of old.

I'm going to have to disagree. Microsoft open sourcing anything is like a serial killer stabbing you 10 times then offering a sticky bandage.

They'll never change. None of the billionaire-owned mega-corps will.

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I think it's Clair Obscur.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903340/Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33/ [External Link]

Today, I (accidentally) learned that you can triple-click on text-based URLs and then right-click on them to "Open Link in new tab", which takes the pain out of not having clickable links anymore!

EDIT: although I've just noticed that quoted links become clickable again?

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While this is still anecdotal, I heard people complain specifically about performance gains from using versions without denuvo on specific games

Yeah, pirated copies have been shown to have slightly higher framerates. There was also the Village debacle which caused massive stuttering and fps dips, but Denuvo claimed that it had been implemented incorrectly. Whatever.

I don't boycott Denuvo-encumbered games because of framerates or inconvenience. I boycott those games for two reasons:
1. The money used to buy Denuvo is astronomical and could have gone on Developer salaries, or Q&A work instead.
2. The publisher is treating me, their customer, like a criminal that can't be trusted.

That second point is the main reason. Publishers who choose Denuvo are basically saying "we don't trust our customers". Meanwhile, the people who pirate the game (once it's cracked) HAVE A BETTER EXPERIENCE. When a grey-market item is better than the paid-for experience, you know exactly what the seller thinks of you. You're scum, to them.

And so they're scum, to me.

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Adriaan's profile on BSky here if anyone interested:
https://bsky.app/profile/adriaan.games [External Link]

Or his homepage if you prefer:
https://adriaan.games/ [External Link]

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Some games I'd have bought if the publisher didn't treat their paying customers like criminals and insist on putting Denuvo on them:

DeathLoop
HI-FI Rush
Strange Brigade
Atomic Heart
Mirror's Edge: Catalyst
Star Wars Outlaws
Black Myth Wukong
Detroit Become Human

There's a handful of others, no doubt. I use this curator to steer clear of Denuvo titles:
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/26095454-Denuvo-Watch/?appid=1252330 [External Link]

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What about Nvidia? Is it good?

The Doom issues only affected AMD cards, as per the linked article.

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I'm really enjoying this. The 100% refund is very helpful in the context of "replay last wave on fail" - it's so refreshing to not have to replay 20-25 minutes of gameplay just to get to the point of failure. Awesome.

And yet... it's still challenging!

I also like the split between monsters who zero straight in on your fabricator, while others will simply attack the nearest tower (or any tower on fertile ground). It keeps you on your toes.

The tower restriction (3 towers initially, but you unlock a larger roster over time) is super cool too. Strategy is all-important.

Great game. I need to get a review in on Steam. I follow the Dev on BSky, and he was overjoyed when his creation hit the "New and Trending" list!

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