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Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands musical comedy RPG is out now
24 Aug 2023 at 9:55 am UTC Likes: 1

I love the transition in the demo from head-bangin metal to an almost chip-tune electro, 90 seconds in. The art reminds me of Dicey Dungeons for some reason, with a bit of Costume Quest thrown in for good measure.

Blending GTA with Deus Ex, Streets of Rogue 2 gets a first trailer
23 Aug 2023 at 8:39 pm UTC

Very excited for this! Feels like a very different game, but I have a lot of trust in these guys!

Paradox Interactive acquires Across the Obelisk, plus new expansion released
18 Aug 2023 at 8:11 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: Purple Library Guy
Quoting: Pikolo
Quoting: d10sfanThat's a shame, for that game probably means a ton more dlc like what happened to prison architect
Yeah. Paradox games get great support but a flurry of DLC I can never keep up with
Still doesn't leave you with any less game than you would have had if the DLC weren't published. I mean, the game already exists; they probably aren't going to yank bits out of it and repackage them as DLC.
Yep, and there's usually a LOT of DLC which extends the playtime of what you originally bought. I don't understand the negativity around this kind of DLC. Sure, some practices are shitty - withholding content at release, for example, or over-pricing, but Paradox is one of the few DLC-focused publishers out there that do it well.

Across the Obelix is a StS-like that I need to get back into. I played it too early in EA and it wasn't quite ready - lots of complexity, not quite enough depth. Apparently it's top-notch now, and with all acts released, I need to spend more time with it.

Baldur's Gate 3 is now Steam Deck Verified
11 Aug 2023 at 1:09 pm UTC

Quoting: GuestThe gameplay has its share of annoying things too: for example i haven't found a way to toggle stealth on the entire party, it's pretty annoying to have to toggle it individually on all characters to avoid being caught.
Shift-C. There's a tutorial pop-up on this, so you must have missed that.

I'm only five hours in, but enjoying it so far. Inventory management isn't great though, although I've found plenty of traders to offload junk so far (there's like about three of them in the Emerald Grove alone).

Quake II Remastered shadow dropped, Playable on Steam Deck
11 Aug 2023 at 8:52 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: AsciiWolfWhat about the original version? Is it still available?

By the way, I still dream of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars being re-released on Steam.
Enemy Territory was absolutely immense. It was the first arena game that I played that had actual roles/classes. Or at least, definitely the first one where those mattered, anyway.

Quake II Remastered shadow dropped, Playable on Steam Deck
10 Aug 2023 at 7:28 pm UTC Likes: 4

From the screenshots, it looks like the enemy models have been updated too? Or am I just remembering my original play-through at 800x600?? :grin:

83 of the top 100 most played Steam games work on Steam Deck
9 Aug 2023 at 8:58 am UTC

Quoting: GuestWait, where is destiny 2. Shouldn't it be in the top 100?
Yeah, it's 25th overall for me right now, 23rd by daily players. I wonder if the list changes by time of day so much that even the top-25 can drop out briefly. Maybe when the US is asleep?

83 of the top 100 most played Steam games work on Steam Deck
8 Aug 2023 at 8:26 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: SlackdogSeems like anti-cheat the main reason for non playable, good times!
Yep, other than Soundboard and Wallpaper Engine, which aren't games (as noted in the article), it's all anti-cheat. Well, that's not quite true on the Steam Deck front - there's a couple of examples there like DayZ and Total War Warhammer 3 which don't work there, even if they're native! Presumably just not enough power to make the games work.

But generally, yeah, anti-cheat. Pretty frustrating to be this close and still have that one technology trip up a portion of the experience.

Baldur's Gate 3 is now Steam Deck Verified
7 Aug 2023 at 4:04 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: 14I am not experiencing any problems with the game. I am not running any launch options, no MangoHUD, the normal Proton (not GE), mainline kernel. It's too bad several of you are mentioning bugs, but I have to wonder why. The game was in EA for a LONG time, so I was confident enough to buy it on release day. I'm quite happy.
Some people can't even get their stock SteamDeck to run this, so the issues feel very random. I have no idea what would cause such a wide range of experiences.