Really pleased that they added that analogue thumb stick. Driving games would have been a nightmare without one.

I guess we just need a driving game to launch now! :)

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Quoting: torhamI consider this to be DRM because you need to ask for 3rd party authorization before you can use the software fully.

Nah, fair enough. Can't argue with that. I don't like the way the game is portrayed either, but I think I was defending GoG's position slightly because I don't care about multiplayer.

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Quoting: torham

Quoting: PublicNuisanceIf GOG gets the Linux version I'd shell out the money for a DRM free copy.

There is no DRM free version, even the GOG version includes DRM.

Just not sure how you can say that twice in the same thread? GoG is pretty clear that this game is DRM free -
http://www.gog.com/game/two_worlds_2_epic_edition [External Link]

They do hide the fact that there's a registration for multi-player, which isn't great. According to that game page:

Multiplayer notice: In order to access the multiplayer portion of the game, you must first enter your unique cd-key. This CD key can be found in your account page.

And it's also not ideal that you can patch the GoG version with a third-party update which re-adds DRM. But to claim that "there is no DRM version" is incorrect.

Still. I'll probably avoid it out of principle. This isn't a publisher who has any respect for DRM-free gaming.

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Done. Nice deal - Secrets of Raetikon has been on my wishlist for a bit and if you don't already own, it's worth paying £2 for Pixeljunk Shooter alone. Incredible deal!

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If it has the Reality Pump DRM on Steam, I won't buy it. In fact, I won't buy any second-factor DRM-enabled game, as I draw the line at Steam itself.

Interesting - the GoG version of this does not have DRM as someone previously claimed, but a later hotfix released by the publisher apparently puts DRM back on your non-DRM GoG version! What a mess.

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/does_the_non_gog_version_of_two_worlds_epic_edition_have_drm/page1 [External Link]

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I've submitted the article to Reddit here: http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/2r5pwk/the_hardware_survey_for_january_is_now_available/ [External Link]

I did it as a text submission so that I could link to both this article and the new survey. Sometimes I think that a straight link works better though. We'll see.

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Like a lovely mix of Limbo and Rochard. Count me in. Looks great.

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Innerspace now founded! Yaaaaas! Excited for that one. I fell in love with it as I was writing it up. So mellow. So beautiful.

Prismata closing in on $100k too, so fingers crossed there. Trend looks solid.

And Thimbleweed finally looks to be slowing down slightly. Aiming for the half-million I think, although the trend puts it over $750k!!! Surely it can't hope to keep that kind of momentum going!?

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Quoting: wolfyrionStop arguing about crappy GPL3 License and referring to the past about not releasing etc not happy bla bla bla bla ........

Why most of you are not happy about this? :><:

The developers attitude over the past year has left too sour a taste in my mouth for me to be "happy" that this is out. I'm relieved that, as a backer, we have something to show for the money we risked 15 months ago. That's about it. That's as good as it gets for me so far.

I'm installing it now though. You never know...

Right! I wonder where Contagion went??

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Not just a rewrite to get rid of Air, but also an update to HD sprites and some writing. Full changes listed:

Azra's Journal will be moved to the regular game
A "behind the scenes" developer Journal will be added to NewGame+
Hero Mode will become an explicitly supported game mode
We'll do a much better job of explaining NewGame+ when you beat the regular game
James (our writer) will sprinkle some other additional story material throughout (no new cutscenes though)
The awkward "Bulldog" targetting mode will be replaced with "Target specific enemy"
We're trying to make the DQ2 engine fully deterministic and compatibile with replay files. If we achieve that, we'll ship it with DQ1HD.
We'll include any random engine upgrdes intended for DQ2 that are compatible with/useful for DQ1

Great news - a great TD game with RPG elements nicely integrated. I only ever got a few hours into it, but I think I'll be revisiting on the back of this news.

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