The game is pretty nice. It has this strange feature where you can use an app called Brass Monkey on your phone so you can you it as a controller, which works surprisingly well.

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Quoting: Quote from HadBabitsEveryone agrees that Canonical has done a lot of good in promoting Linux

I wish people would stop trying to speak for everyone. I sure as hell don't agree!

Indeed, that bothers me to. There is a reason why languages include quantifier words - because a lot of things are not so easily quantified.

Sorry, I suppose I should have said a lot of people agree. But then a lot of people are also suspicious of them (myself included).

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And on that note, happy birthday, Linux client! I'm gonna celebrate with some Super Meat Boy :D

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Obviously Steam isn't perfect, but I think its contributions are enough to celebrate. Everyone agrees that Canonical has done a lot of good in promoting Linux (it was my gateway distro), but that doesn't stop everyone from looking over there shoulders nervously when Shuttleworth talks of new features; especially when concerning companies like Amazon.

I remember Steam being much more of a pain a few years back. It's true it locks you in to a degree, but it's a comfortable vehicle, that conveniently sorts your games and updates them. And thanks to the humble store I can get most games DRM-free with a steam key attached anyway.

They've already said Steam OS games will be Linux games and the hardware and software will be open. There's still DRM, but it's a step in the right direction. In fact, compared to the other consoles, one may consider it more of a leap.

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Downloading now! Psyched like no other :D

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Quoting: Quote from HadBabitsEver since Psychonauts I've been a big fan of Double Fine. I'm really glad they've been so supportive :)

Wish I could say the same for Edmund of Team Meat :\

On the upside it looks like they might be working on some updates and bring Super Meat boy to Steam on Linux: 

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Quite a coincidence, haha. I should try whining about things more often!

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Ever since Psychonauts I've been a big fan of Double Fine. I'm really glad they've been so supportive :)

Wish I could say the same for Edmund of Team Meat :\

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I don't even care for American Football, much less the international variety. So I'm slow to understand how this is the top seller already, but to each their own, I suppose. :P

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Sweet! :D Aaaaaand, now to wait for a sale, haha. Starting to remember why I favour indie games!

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Personally, I'm just waiting on a price range so I know when my broke ass can get one :P I've owned a Wii and a Kinect, and I've been disappointed with motion controls twice...

As for exclusivity, that seems to go against the Linux spirit, and valve's stance against the "walled garden" approach.

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