Oh cool! I have GP1 for the Amiga and GP2 for PC in their original boxes.

Me too! (And GP3 as well).

GP1 on the Amiga was huge for me! The realism! The graphics! The hot-seat multiplayer! I don't know how many hours I spent with the game, but eventually it became a little boring. Even on highest difficulty, with no driving aids and the default car setup, I'd easily lap the competition in a full-length race. I guess the physics simulation wasn't that perfect then, and the low(er) FPS on PAL Amigas made it easier to control and react, too.

GP2 I also played quite a lot on the PC. Even bought a steering wheel and pedals.

GP3 I found already more difficult, and thus less fun, plus I never really got comfortable with some of the new tracks. Maybe I also never spent that much time with the game to really get proficient.

I never played GP4, but in between GP2 and GP3 I had Ubisoft's F1 Racing Simulation. Though that one seemed to copy the experience of a TV viewer more than that of an actual driver. It also didn't perform that well on my PC at the time.

Since then, I spent some time with Codemasters F1 2017 (I think the last one to get a Linux port). But without a steering wheel I never got too competent to really ace it. Plus, nowadays I don't have the spare time for full-length races and all the practice sessions and qualifying required to farm points to upgrade the car.

I looked at some of the retro-inspired games, like Formula Legends or New Star GP, but both of them lack the soothing experience of driving in circles for 70 laps, inching closer and closer to finally line up the overtake.

Long story short, shut up and take my money! Playing GP1 without having to dig out the manual for the copy protection would be a blessing.

And while we're at it, how about throwing in Geoff Crammond's Stunt Car Racer as well!? :-)

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Returned to Kingdom Come: Deliverance II with the intention to finish the main quest and DLCs. I had already completed all the side quests by the time I took a break from the game.

I am done with Brushes with Death, made some progress in Legacy of the Forge and advanced the main quest almost to the "point of no return" and took a first peek at Mysteria Ecclesiae.

In a way, I don't want the game to end, so I am a bit hesitant to rush everything to its conclusion, but since I've already clocked 150 hours by now it's really time to wrap it up.

But as fun as the game is, personally I feel the original KC:D offered a better experience. It had better quests, a better open world, a more personal, relatable story and a perk to automate the alchemy mini game.

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Personally, in the roughly 50 hours I spent with All under Heaven, I did not notice any graphical performance issues, but if people did and that is finally addressed, I'll gladly take the reduced fan noise or extra FPS.

I guess I should also be continuing my campaign ... kinda stopped after making it from Adventurer to Emperor (over the course of three generations). But the most fun is always in the beginning.

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Been playing the new CK3 DLC, All Under Heaven, Linux native.

I started as an unlanded Adventurer in what is nowadays Korea. Bought a treasure map that took me all the way to the Black Sea. The treasure didn't amount to what I thought it would, but taking on contracts and visiting plenty of landmarks along the way still paid off. Upon return, I seduced one of the king's daughters, but failed to run away with her. After some time (and a few bastard children), a change in leadership allowed me to invite her to my camp, and after taking care of her betrothed, was finally able to marry her, in the hope that possible offspring inherits her claim to the kingdom. By now, I turned in some fame in exchange for an Estate, to actually experience more of the DLC content, but compared to life as an adventurer, attempting to climb the ranks of the Meritocracy is fairly boring. So I'm still hoping for plan A to come to fruition.

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I finished PoE I despite RTwP, and looking at my backlog I don't think I'll revisit it in the near future. The update is appreciated though, and the improvements Obsidian are making sound quite nice.

I did play a portion of PoE II in turn based mode, and liked it quite a lot. But it also made for slower gameplay and I never completed the game. Though I might not have in RTwP mode either.

I didn't (yet) succeed in carrying over the game saves to PoE II. :-(

I thought that worked for me, but I am not quite sure now, because I did not feel much of an impact.

Or it's just because none of the characters keep their levels or skills from the first game. And since PoE II plays in a different part of the world, I don't know if any decisions from the first game carry over in a noticeable way either.

But it's been a while and memory is hazy.

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The biggest problem for the game is the lack of voice over, there's seemingly none at all.

Lack of voice over could really mean lack of success with a wider audience.

OTOH, for an indie game with (hopefully!) plenty of dialogue, full voice overs could be too costly to pull off. And then there's the question if it isn't better to have no VO than the "wrong" VO. I remember from playing A Final Unity back in the day, that I was quite taken aback by the crew's voices, because they sounded nothing like what I was used to from (German) television. Imagine my surprise when I found out those were the actual actor's voices!

Another surprise is that even though it's a licensed game, the familiar Star Trek music isn't there either.

That's rather sad. Not even for the intro? Please don't tell me it doesn't start with the canonical intro either?

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I am really looking forward to the expanded map and, if time permits, will use the opportunity to start a new campaign in the new region. Probably in Korea.

Though I am also hoping that future DLC will finally concentrate on fleshing out and enhancing existing content and systems. The game feels overly broad right now, but quite shallow.

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That's the first Star Trek game since A Final Unity that has me excited. And probably the first Star Trek offering since the TV show it's based on as well.

Wonder why they did nothing (good) with the franchise over the past 20 years. Or did I miss something?

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Instabuy as I was hoping for it to show up one day.

Same here.

Wonder if their new Dreamlist is having an impact with publishers/developers, or if it would have happened anyway. Yes, Your Grace 2 also made it to GOG just the previous week.

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I guess it's nice of Larian to provide a native Steam Deck build, especially for a game that's out for years now. Wonder if they are gearing up for better Linux support of future games ... *dreaming*

For me right now it is pointless, though: (1) I have no Steam Deck. (2) I have the game on GOG (and gave the Steam key I got with the physical edition away). (3) I've already finished the game, and see no reason to play again in the foreseeable future.

But it's not like Larian would need to win my sympathy with stuff like that. They already got that :-).

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