Quoting: TcheyIn the same genre i’d say, a new game to come that seems great : Helldivers 2.

They're doing a sequel? The first game was a LOT of fun. Almost like bits of Magicka, but mixed into a sci-fi universe, in a mission-based, satisfying shooter hellscape. This is GREAT news.

Although, now that I see it - different studio, different style entirely [External Link] (over-the-should third-person, instead of Diablo-like). Still, very exciting!!

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Quoting: drjomsB4B, sunk 500 hours into it. Its a good game.

Quoting: DrakkerSame here, I don't get all the hate that Back 4 Blood gets.

I'm curious if the ProtonDB reports are false then? Is EAC working consistently now? There are still recent reports that EAC kicks you out on Linux, although many SteamDeck reports that it's okay? Or are you both playing on Windows?

Regardless, after watching that comparison video, it's obvious that there just isn't the same quality or attention to detail that L4D has. But thanks for pointing out the higher-difficult modes and deckbuilding, which definitely adds strategy and stronger class-based options than L4D can offer.

I still wouldn't touch it with a bargepole due to Denuvo (and the price), but I suspect I've been far too harsh on the gameplay aspects, given both your comments!

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Well, after watching that video, it's no surprise to see this line in the Kickstarter:

We are heavily inspired by video games like Okami, Hollow Knight, Paper Mario, Dust Force and Celeste and Anime such as Spirited away, Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, Princess Mononoke and Mononoke.

emphasis mine

I guess I can add this one as a reference to my Hollow Knight article... :grin:

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Quoting: GuestWow, Is the Deck just 40% AdobeRGB?

Somebody corrects me if I'm wrong, since I'm more pratocal about NTSC and SRGB colorspaces, but it seems AdobeRGB is equivalent to NTSC, and 40% means seriously washed out colors (how does the red looks on the Deck, kinda orange-ish?), more or less the same you find in 300/400 euros laptops; good for office use, but definitely NOT for running games or watching movies, what a shame.

If you'd ever seen and used a SteamDeck and then described it's screen as washed out, you'd be laughed out of town. At least on the top end unit, the screen is vibrant and crystal clear.

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Not a game I'd touch anyway, since it has Denuvo, but haven't they heard that you can plug a SteamDeck into a monitor? Now when you do that... what happens? Just, no options?

Idiotic.

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Quoting: SeegrasAnd here is a rant from 1851(!) in "The Economist"(!) that already understood why a patent system is total dreck:
https://seegras.discordia.ch/Blog/voices-against-the-patent-system-the-economist-1851/ [External Link]

Wow, that article is incredible. And it describes a 6 month period for patents whereby "good inventions will find a market". I feel like the whole patent trolling bullshit we see today could be solved by introducing that exact barrier. By all means patent your idea, but if no products are created for market within 6 months (either by you or others), then the patent is invalidated. Or even better, become open source, since the idea was publicly registered. You'd turn patents from a barrier into a rich source of idea generation.

Maybe 6 months is too short a period?

And I've no idea how to treat existing patents, except to arbitrarily scrapping them.

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Quoting: rojimbooPlaying less than 100 hours of Path of Exile should immediately disqualify you from writing lengthy articles about Diablo-like ARPGs.

:grin:

But why spend over a hundred hours in PoE when you can spend those hours in Grim Dawn instead?

Seriously, PoE is superb, but the zoomed in action was just uncomfortable enough to put me off. I'd love to spend more time with it, as you're right, I've barely scratched the surface. I didn't even try all the characters, for goodness sake!

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Quoting: xavi

Quoting: scaineI've just checked my list and I have around 12 of these articles currently planned out. Yep, they do take a while to do them justice, but when I find time, they're definitely getting written! Next one might be L4D2, but might be Hollow Knight... or something else. Not sure!

Thanks a lot for your article! and next one Hollow Knight, best game ever! :)

Haha - the problem with these articles, I've realised, is the format. If I do IYL... Hollow Knight, then the second section in that article is going to be "and here's a game even better!". Contentious stuff! I've just started the format for L4D2, but I might switch to Hollow Knight, given that Silksong is presumably pretty close to landing, even though it sounds like there's a delay!

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Quoting: poiuzI don't care if you emulate or "pirate" anything. I onl argue against the justifications about it. Nobody is forced to play anything.

You certainly appear to care, as your various replies attest.

Good luck with your "arguments". Please remember that you're trying to convince free and open source advocates of the legitimacy of anti-consumerism from a company valued at over $50B. I'm not here to tell you to stop, but think about how that's going to land, please.

And in general, to the whole thread, keep it civil, please. There's already been one personal insult I nearly edited out, let's not have any more.

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Quoting: NezchanNot seeing any mention of Chronicon, which gets pretty high marks from the Diablo 2/3 and Grim Dawn crowd. I haven't played a lot of it, but it seems pretty fun.

Great shout. Chronicon has a very satisfying gameplay loop, although I eventually fell out of love with it for two reasons. First, there's no multiplayer. And second, the core mechanic encourages chaining multiple large groups of enemies together so that your multiplier "stays alive". This means you end up running around the level not actually killing anything at all, but just getting it to chase you, then you kind of get stuck into this enormous group of enemies. This kills the exploration for me, and large levels become a bit of a chore if you're chasing that big multiplier. Great game though.

And I've actually just noticed that the Steam page is claiming local/split-screen co-op, so maybe that was added?

Quoting: denyasisI really like this article (and the theme!!). I know wiring something like this takes a lot of time and effort, but I'm really looking forward to more!!

No pressure. No PRESSURE! :grin:

I've just checked my list and I have around 12 of these articles currently planned out. Yep, they do take a while to do them justice, but when I find time, they're definitely getting written! Next one might be L4D2, but might be Hollow Knight... or something else. Not sure!

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