I’ve yet to find a game that I couldn’t play (though knowing me I probably forgot one or two). It’s mainly mods that I’ve not been able to implement, as some of them require running an exe file.

However I’ve had very helpful people tell me I can do all that in a wine instance or something similar so mainly it’s just my own laziness (and lack of understanding about how to “do it in a wine instance”) that’s holding me back from installing fancy modpacks or playing the latest Stalker gamma version.

Also i don’t play multiplayer stuff so the anti-cheat thing issues don’t usually apply to me. So there’s that.

A lot of them want to use your financial data (what you buy, for how much and when) to sell to advertisers etc.

Maybe adding porn stuff in there taints the data?

More compact tech usually increases pricing.

Also the need to have it not break when regularly transported in a backpack etc (think moving parts).

Also it includes a screen and controllers.

That’s not how Capitalism works!

/s

The larger company simply needs to create/invent problems that the smaller company cannot solve, and then sell a solution.

And buy them out at some point too. Very important step.

The main thing stopping me is that I only use my PC for gaming, and I know the support for drivers etc isn’t as good on Linux (though I know this is debated).

However if Linux became more centralised, with a “gaming first” distro like this, the graphics drivers would have a “main test case” to work with.

This is my theory anyway.

Ah well it seems like you’re covered for the holiday season! Enjoy.

Haha ok well over Christmas I usually play KotOR one or two (with the big fan made mods and sometimes difficulty mods).

But this year I’m doing a Rogue Trader playthrough instead.

Also Stalker Gamma may make an appearance but that’s a whole thing to set up (if you don’t want to install mods etc).

In terms of Total War burnout I recommend trying the SFO mod (big overhaul of balance and mechanics) on WH3. It for sure breathes new life into the older factions.

And for some strategic top-down Real-time-with-pause fun, try Doorkickers or Doorkickers 2. Game 1 is older but a full release, whereas game 2 is at the end of a loooong early access, but it still my preference. Probably game 1 is <$10 though.

If you’re still looking for something, just point me in a direction and I’ll send more. This is my jam.

It really depends on what you like.

Satisfactory was a lot of fun for me but others might not like it.

Stalker 2 the same.

I’m a big Total War nut also.

And Veilguard was good if a little watered down.

I played like 20 hrs of satisfactory last year lol.

However the joke was good so imma let it slide.

This time.

/s

I’ve also been playing games that haven’t been released yet.

Has there ever been an extraction shooter that released?

To be clear, the rest was developed in Prague (after they fled the Russian invasion).

No parts that I know of were made in Russia.

Warhammer Rogue trader has one character laugh and shout “haha! Reduced to dust” on a kill.

I know the streamer Okoii has been doing streams of B&W2 recently and he had some instructions in the first one about how to get it running.

Not sure if that helps. Not sure if you wanted to play the game or play something like it.

Oh don’t worry, there’s going to be more.

A lot of companies are working on live service games in hope of being the next overwatch/destiny.

Some even have multiple (like Sony) in the hope that even one of them takes off.

Amazing thank you. I’ve got the one-year-of-older-price thing for people who were already subscribed.

But seeing as how I don’t use any of the features… when that’s gone I will be unlikely to renew.

Yeah but that price jump is nuts. I’m sure there’s something out there 70% as good for 10% of the price.

We’re riding this wave over in the Total War community too. Broken game, weak and overpriced DLC.

We kicked off (and then all their other games managed to flop at once, so they came crawling back) and now we’ve got a notable amount more effort into the DLC coming at the end of the month, as well as price cuts, refunds and redoing of the bad DLC.

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t, but I’m seeing positive movements in general on legacy resting-on-laurels games.

There were some great levels.

The abandoned ice prison was great.

And uhhhh… well no other ones are currently in my memory. That can’t be a bad sign, can it?

Man that zero-g casino could have been so cool. But it was just… nothing-y.

I also don’t want to be marketed at. If it’s good I’ll find out organically.

And I don’t want to find out about it at/before release-time. Because then I’ll want to buy it on release.

That’s the time the game is most buggy and least optimised (maybe also unbalanced too).

Complaining it didn’t sell well enough on release is some real crybaby stuff as well.

“It didn’t go exactly the best way I wanted it to go 😭😭”

It’s to keep score.

It’s super gross.

Also power.

Ah good point.

So your issue is a matter of labelling rather than science.

You put a rope on it. The rope goes around the generator shaft/alternator as it would be with a steam/wind turbine.

The thing is, I don’t need to be online.

I bet most people are playing single player.

Apart from the people doing multiplayer 10-20%?) everyone else could just be offline.

This is for them.

PR issues won’t affect the gameplay.

It’s worth a shot, I reckon.

Because if you like it, you’ll get more for your money than any other game.

But yeah if you’re unsure on game 3, game 2 is still exceptional.

Have you tried any Warhammer fantasy stuff (it’s not the sci-fi “40k” setting).

Vermintide is supposed to be really good!

It’s not specifically action but Total War Warhammer games are amazing.

I’ve got a lot of hours in them and I’m not usually one for this kind of strategy game.

There’s two types of gameplay in it.

First is a Civilisation-style empire management tool and army-builder.

Second is the live action battle gameplay, where you’re mashing thousands of troops and monsters against one another. That’s the half of the game that’s fast-paced and bloody as hell.

I didn’t say I was going to do maths for you either ;)

I’m not doing maths to keep it at 18 each year.

I do 1900 lol