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Latest Comments by scaine
The developers of Armello are facing a bit of a backlash over the DLC not coming to GOG
6 Sep 2016 at 9:08 pm UTC

Not touching these devs with a barge pole. Stay clear.

The Witcher 3 was apparently never planned for Linux
2 Sep 2016 at 11:09 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: mr-eggAFAIk from a discussion on reddit, Aspyr are fore-filling obligations and that's why you saw LOF but they were bought/licensed by Apple. Don't take my word for it though.
Yikes, really? This again? "Bought by Apple" was an April Fool's joke that Aspyr ran five years ago. Jeez - I even commented on the Reddit discussion [External Link] you're talking about saying as much.

Aspyr must simply think that either there's more money in the Apple scene, or more likely that their expertise lies with... Apple's shitty version of Vulkan? I can't remember its name.

I hope they come back and do something great for Linux, but it's not looking great right now.

The Witcher 3 was apparently never planned for Linux
2 Sep 2016 at 5:27 pm UTC Likes: 2

GoG have ever played lip service to Linux - first denying all possibility of selling Linux games, then actively stripping out features that would help Linux gamers buy Windows versions of wine-compatible games. Finally, out of the blue, they support some Linux titles, but still no sign of Galaxy and most titles take months or more to hit the GoG shelves after the Steam release (although this last is more about DRM and possibly affects Windows releases too).

So, no, I'm not a fan, despite the general no-DRM ethos. I own a handful of GoG titles, about a hundred Humble Bundle (from HiB) and over 600 on Steam, the bulk of which (around 400+) are Linux titles bought in the last four years. I realise it's not a completely fair comparison because GoG were late to the party, but you go where the action is and I don't think GoG are providing much to shout out about.

The Girl and the Robot, a third-person action adventure game released for Linux, sadly buggy
29 Aug 2016 at 6:34 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: tmtvlWell, that's the issue with Linux, I guess: ten different users will have ten different experiences.
Not my experience at all. A game will have differences between AMD and NVidia true. And some Arch users will experience issues if they refuse to install Pulseaudio...

But if you're running the officially supported operating system, no difference, at all, across four PCs with a variety of set ups, from Nvidia, SoundBlaster Audio, Intel, WIFI, ethernet, screen sizes... it's pretty seamless from my perspective.

All that "linux is so hard to test against" bullshit really rubs me the wrong way. It is, in fact, a much simpler prospect than Windows - one supported O/S, three graphics drivers.

The Girl and the Robot, a third-person action adventure game released for Linux, sadly buggy
29 Aug 2016 at 1:52 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: toorLooks like a bad copy of ICO
Or it might be a really good copy of ICO. I won't know until they fix the Linux issues because I won't touch it with a barge pole otherwise. Shame.

Early Access supernatural newspaper RPG 'Daily Chthonicle: Editor's Edition' is likely coming to Linux
26 Aug 2016 at 4:50 pm UTC

Yeah, I got a Sunless Sea vibe from this too. Looks good. Hopefully it hits the targets.

Looks like Subnautica from the Natural Selection 2 developers won't get Linux support
25 Aug 2016 at 10:57 am UTC

That's a shame. I was interested in this one. Still - another case of EA hell (coming up two year now) from the looks of it, albeit no sign of actual laziness on the dev's part. I think they just keep adding to it and won't commit to an actual release.

Ah well. Plenty more fish in the sea... <sorry>

But I do hope they change their minds after release.

Humble Indie Bundle 17 released
16 Aug 2016 at 9:42 pm UTC

Urgh. Thought this might be the reason for the Rocket League delays, but no dice (unless it's the unlock in a week...).

Galak-Z is excellent though, as is Nuclear Throne. Will likely be picking this up a couple of times for friends and family. Great bundle.

No Man's Sky has been shown to work rather well in Wine on Linux
16 Aug 2016 at 9:40 pm UTC Likes: 28

And yet... it's a Windows sale. Or in my case, no sale. I just can't bring myself to go down the dark road again. Linux only for me. No tux? No bucks.

Aspyr Media are teasing something to come in three days time (updated)
16 Aug 2016 at 9:36 pm UTC Likes: 2

Been so long since I was excited for an Aspyr port. Fingers crossed, wallet on standby. Make it a good one, guys!