Quoting: Akitake[...]
Pushing for DRM-free games is understandable, but, in my opinion, it's also unreasonable in this day and age when looking to make a living out of a product, especially as an indie-developper team of three.

I don't really see the logic in that. DRM hasn't been proven to curb piracy and often just the challenge of breaking the DRM is enough for something to get pirated. I think "more stores = more sale opportunities" makes a lot more sense, especially when we're talking indie games and itch.

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Looks a lot like a lower budget Penumbra, which is an odd thing in itself. Depending on how cheap the jump scares are, I just might pick this up.

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Quoting: lelorrainI don't have a PS4, and will never have one (I think!) Now if I ever had one, I don't see why I would like to use it through a PC, either with Windows or Linux or another O/S!

I don't have a PS4 either, but I have a PS2 and a Wii U and if I could connect those to my PC I might actually start using them again. For me, the reason I don't use them is that they are hooked to the TV, which doesn't look as good as my monitor, is not in the same room as my PC and is usually occupied by my GF watching TV (on the TV?! I know, I don't get it either :P)
In other words, I definitely get the appeal here!

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyThe problem with this is it will tend to push a person towards trying to multitask, and multitasking is something our brains are fundamentally not good at. We're significantly more efficient doing one thing. So except if you're actually doing one thing and you need to grab stuff from different windows to do it, it's probably better to have your current focus filling the whole screen IMO.

Sure, but you can also view this as removing the extra task of managing your windows, when you have to use more than one at a time, so encouraging less task management :) (I'm running dwm, so I'm slightly biased)

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Ah, we really do need more pacifist games so this is definitely one I'll keep an eye on!

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I played and finished Terminator: Resistance [External Link] which ran flawlessly through Proton on my Ultrawide monitor (3440x1440) and was surprisingly nice to play with my Steam Controller (aim-down-sight + gyro control = chef kiss). This is actually one of the only games I've finished in recent years and I fully recommend any Terminator fan to play it.
It's a bit like Fallout 3 with the big difference that I didn't dislike it one bit ;)

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That is some surprisingly good sound work! Clear, punchy and with very nice stereo effects (is that an HRTF-like phase effect I hear on the sword swinging?). I'm not that big on roguelikes but this is so polished that I may just have to take a look.

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Yeah, I'll echo what AciD is saying.
I was getting terrible finger aches from the finger stretches I had to do when using Qwerty which was alleviated by switching to Dvorak and fixed completely by switching to an ortholinear layout. My wrist pains were alleviated by switching to the ErgoDox and whipping up a ghetto-stand (extending the existing tent kit with popsicle sticks to get steeper angles :P)
I will recommend switching Z and L on Dvorak though - moving the pinky down is just easer for me than up and I use L a lot more than Z.

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Quoting: Philadelphus[...All these nifty keyboard options make me slightly sad that my Corsair Vengeance K70 I bought back in 2014 is showing no signs of needing replacement anytime soon. :P[...]

That's the one I was on before I switched to my ErgoDox EZ - just saying ;)

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Quoting: Para-Gliding[...]
...I love dvorak, bepo, all those alternatives but their costs, wow!
I would love to buy a Ergodox EZ as it should be from my point of view a standard ... but that price XD, no way

Well, I think I've spent about the same on my ErgoDox EZ as I would have continued spending on the continued search for a better keyboard, wrist pads, programming gloves, etc. For comparison, I bought 3 normal keyboards and about 5 wrist pads in the year before the ErgoDox and haven't used anything else since I got it.
There are cheaper options as well; you can get a normal ErgoDox for about $150 less [External Link] if you build it yourself (you'll be missing out on the tent-kit, wrist pads and lights though) or you could build a Planck (about 50€ for the PCB off eBay).

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