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Latest Comments by scaine
A general guide for the best practices of buying Linux games
6 Oct 2016 at 6:28 pm UTC Likes: 3

I'm wiping away tears of laughter at the thought that the price of something I want to buy should be tied to my "purchasing power"! Absolutely hilarious stuff. Oh, you're a high earner? You pay ten times what this guy does for exactly the same experience. Brilliant. But... but... why did I kill myself all my life to earn more then...? WHY????

Sat through all nine pages of comments and this was quite the pay off.

Great article btw. I'd like some clarity from Bundle Stars, since I bought one of theirs a year ago or thereabouts and assumed that since it was all Linux-compatible titles, it would be Linux keys I'm buying. Disappointing if that's not the case.

My triumph in Rocket League and why you need to own it on Linux
5 Oct 2016 at 11:59 am UTC

What a save at 6:50 [External Link]! Awesome turnaround dude. I've not played the 1 on 1 games yet, but I might have to start giving them a go.

Mad Max to release on 20th of October for Linux & SteamOS, being ported by Feral Interactive
5 Oct 2016 at 11:41 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: g000hIf anyone wants to risk buying it now, 2 weeks before its Linux release, I spotted a sweet deal here:

http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-MADMAXR/mad-max [External Link]

66% off the full price.
Pretty sure that counts as a Windows sale. And bypasses Feral completely of course. But if supporting Linux gaming isn't a priority for you, that's a decent deal.

I'm hyped for this one. I haven't bought Dawn of War yet (not really my thing, but I'll probably pick it up around Christmas), and I haven't finished Life is Strange yet. But this... this is instabuy/instaplay material. Great stuff!

The third beta of FREE FPS ‘Ravenfield’ is out, the game keeps getting better
25 Sep 2016 at 12:34 am UTC

Anything inspired by BF1/2 is going to be worth a look in my book. Such a great game. I hope this lives up to its potential.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, Chaos Rising and Retribution announced for Linux this month!
23 Sep 2016 at 11:34 am UTC Likes: 8

Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: boltronicsWhy??!?!? These games all work perfectly under Wine. Have for a very long time.

If they wanted to truly release Warhammer games for a new audience, they should have ported Space Marine! That's a game that does not work under Wine, probably only because of copy protection.
It's all about building up our library without having to resort to hacks like Wine, which never truly work properly.
That's a very unpopular opinion, but very much my experience. Wine gaming is a compromise and relying on it sends developers the wrong message. I don't buy Windows games any more - my last purchase was the Dishonoured expansion back in early 2013, but I've bought around 200 Linux-only games in the subsequent years.

Great to see a title of this quality arrive on the Linux platform. Well done Feral! (again)

'Firewatch', the first person mystery adventure game has a major update, new game mode and Unity update
22 Sep 2016 at 5:05 pm UTC Likes: 1

I paid full price for Firewatch - loved it. I loved the story, the build up, the mystery, the ending. Superb stuff. I keep meaning to play it through again, but there's not a huge amount of re-playability, so I'll leave it another few months, I think.

Creepy Castle, an exploratory, sidescrolling RPG about an awesome moth comes to Linux on October 31st
15 Sep 2016 at 4:17 pm UTC

Such an epic soundtrack and cool trailer to disguise... what are those, Gameboy colour graphics? Not my scene. Maybe ten, let's call it fifteen years ago. Not today.

Quoting: GuestHorrible music…
How very dare you! :) A bit of glam, operatic rock music never hurt the power-rangers...

Space Pirates and Zombies 2 still planned for Linux, not due for at least another 4 months
15 Sep 2016 at 12:06 am UTC

Quoting: LinasThe best part of SPAZ for me was the ship building. I had certain builds for going against pirates, different ones for fighting zombies. Even though the build options were limited, they were easy and satisfying. Hope they do not mess up the system by over-improving it.
If you like top-down space shooters with awesome build mechanics, you should check out Reassembly. Absolutely superb.

I've also heard very good things about Captain Forever Remix, but I've yet to bite that bullet and buy it.

Here's my review and video of 'RIVE', a fast paced & beautiful action game and the last game from Two Tribes
14 Sep 2016 at 11:57 pm UTC

I bought this via the collection. Because the collection is 40% off (instead of 15% off just the main game) AND I had already bought three other titles, it was cheaper to buy the collection! Looking forward to playing - it looks superb.