Quoting: liamdaweI still think it's a fad that will fade with time, I don't want to strap a bloody device to my face. I'm not bothered personally.

Much how I felt until I tried the 2nd gen Occulus on a driving game. For any kind of cockpit game, this will (easily) change the world. Apparently it's incredible with Elite 2.

I'm still to be convinced by FPS environments though. Perhaps something like the Talos Principle. I could see that being pretty impressive.

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Hard to believe it's been a year. I can't imagine we'll be seeing this now, surely. But with any luck, the next Gran PC game will keep Linux in mind.

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Quoting: Keizgon

Quoting: leillo1975What's your opinion about this?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3 [External Link]

Windows and PS4, Mac and Linux not decided. The are using Unreal Engine 4

As for the opinion on it, well it's kickstarter. We've had failures and successes. This one doesn't outright exclude Linux, but we know it will because the fine print will obviously mislead some people's hopes. Again, it reeks of a Sony advertisement more than anything.

They might not be "decided" but they're clearly focussing purely on Windows and PS4 :

Currently we are planning development only for PC (Windows) and PS4. Other platforms have not been decided yet.

I've learned to stay the hell away from projects that take that approach...

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Quoting: KeyrockQuern looks great and I'd love to play a new Myst-like game, but I'm not sure I'm confident enough given I don't really know anything about the developers. It's certainly something I'd buy if it released and got positive reviews, though.

Check out the video - the pedigree is obvious and they're already around 50% complete. I don't think there's huge risk involved in this one, but your mileage may vary!

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Sure enough! I clicked on "buy" it does indeed confirm that it's a Steam code you get.

Aspyr own GameAgent [External Link] by the way - that's their relationship, hence the bigger cut.

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I'd love to play this, but I have zero confidence in Bethesda. Well, actually I have zero confidence in Zenimax, which is the real shame because it denies us Bethesda, ID and Arkane.

I'd really like to play Dishonoured again, but ah well.

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I think I end up buying this now - great news.

It's £5.89 on Steam, but it seems a better option to buy it from GameAgent.com here [External Link], where it's fifty pence cheaper and, I think, gives more money directly to Aspyr.

That said, I'm not sure on the delivery mechanism. Does buying on GameAgent give you a Steam key anyway?

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Quoting: ShmerlNot Gallic though, but Gaelic. And it's great that they invited Julie Fowlis to work on the game.

The song in the trailer is a translation of the poem from The Bard's Tale I intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6EkbfgXqWg [External Link]

Being Scottish, you'd think I would have caught that! :D

My fault for copy/pasting a line from an interview Brian Fargo gave on the internet...

As for the confusion I caused by suggesting that the 2004 Bard's Tale game was bad - I should have expanded on that. It's not a terrible game, but besides the name, it has absolutely nothing to do with the original series. InXile didn't have rights to the IP, so they created a Bard's Tale that bore none of the original series style, gameplay, locations or lore. How they got away with calling it "The Bards Tale" still isn't clear to me. Despite not being awful, I still regret buying it. But looking at the video of this game, it's hard to believe I'd regret backing this game.

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I hated/loved Amnesia and I think this will be a repeat of the entire love/hate cycle. Amazing games, but as others have said, I literally can't play for more than an hour or so before I need a breather and a calm down...

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Quoting: fleskUmbra looks damn sweet and that apocalyptic form is epic! I don't often back (or play) action RPGs, but I think I might have to make an exception for this one.

Yep, I was gobsmacked by the graphics and imagination when I was researching that - and it's right up my street too. So many fine Gems and Biggies in this one. My wallet be hurting!

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