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InFerNo, do games w Why is Valve being sued for almost $900 million, but Epic Games wasn't sued when they bought Rocket League and Fall Guys to remove them from steam?

Rocket League had a native Linux version, but they also pulled that.

Duamerthrax,

And a Mac client.

AstroLightz, do games w Games you really want to play, but can't or won't?
@AstroLightz@lemmy.world avatar

Mouse-heavy games like Cities: Skylines, Sims 3, and other management games. Due to a chronic injury, I’m force to mainly play with a controller, and trying to play these games with a controller would be abysmal.

Cease,

Try the steam deck or wait for the steam controller! The touchpads work great once you get used to them!

ToTheGraveMyLove,

You can get a used Steam controller on eBay. It’s perfect for games like these.I played Dawn of War with one and it worked great.

HurricaneLiz, do games w Games you really want to play, but can't or won't?

Sims and Gala Story as they were on fb before they got destroyed

Jayjader, do games w Video games, random friend requests, and scammers!

I get random friend requests from accounts in discord servers that I haven’t even viewed, let alone interacted in, for years - most have some sort of “live/laugh/love” bio blurb. Maybe I’m just an antisocial hermit at this point, but I ignore every single one.

In comparison, Steam seems a lot more genuine. You can always try suggesting discord for voice chat if you’re leery of installing an unknown program just for talking to that user.

bjoern_tantau, do games w Games you really want to play, but can't or won't?
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

D2R even dropped LAN play and backwards compatibility with classic D2. Those had both been promised during development.

And I would also like to play D4. The atmosphere in the beginning is great, really felt like Diablo 1. But apparently the rest of the game is more like D3 again so I’m not that salty that I can’t play.

There are a lot of games I simply don’t have the brainpower or energy for because of !myalgicencephalomyelitis. I have started Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Mass Effect. But they’re too wordy for me. And I can’t bring myself to play them in a way where I don’t fully exhaust every conversation.

I hope I will be able to stomach the Gothic Remake. The original is one of my favourite games ever.

Whostosay,

Have you been playing PoE/PoE 2?

bjoern_tantau,
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

Yeah, I don’t know exactly what it is but I always feel like I don’t have enough overview in those. Like I can’t really make out the enemies. Apart from that I don’t really like the gem system. I think PoE 2 had something new but PoE2 is too hard on my brain unfortunately.

D2 exactly hits that sweet spot of simplicity and new mechanics for me. Although nothing beats the atmosphere of D1.

Whostosay, (edited )

It’s a true successor of d2, in fact a lot of the main devs that left during d3 development due to hating what d3 was becoming made poe1, a lot of them are still around and continuing that with poe2. I highly recommend giving it a chance, poe2 simplifies a lot that poe1 made complicated

My advice would be to find and use a build guide that you like while you get to understand some of the more complex systems.

ILikeBoobies, do games w Why is Valve being sued for almost $900 million, but Epic Games wasn't sued when they bought Rocket League and Fall Guys to remove them from steam?

Marketshare, and you have to remember the difference between platform and store. If Epic made them exclusive to the Epic Machine™ then there would be a problem but moving from Steam to Epic doesn’t remove Windows support.

Imagine Target bought Great Value (Walmart brand) and moved it from Walmart to target. Would anyone care?

themusicman,

It does remove easy Linux compatibility. Also you can run any storefront on steam deck, so not sure what your point is about hardware

ILikeBoobies,

A hypothetical Epic console.

Heroic gives Linux support and has the added benefit of being third party.

missingno, do games w Games you really want to play, but can't or won't?
@missingno@fedia.io avatar

I've got a handful of JRPGs sitting on my backlog, that I never make time for because I'm just grinding another round of the same few forever games.

zergtoshi, do games w TRIMUI Brick Hammer, a weirdly named but beautiful handheld

Thanks for this review!
I haven’t found any information regarding external controllers or DisplayPort at the USB-C output both at the sepcifications and your review.
I’m aware that it is not the intended use case to make it a kind of stationary console. But to be honest, I’d very much appreciate being able to attach it to an external monitor and use a separate controller when playing at home.
I figure this is the wrong type of device for me then, but wanted to ask you just to be sure about it.

PerfectDark,
@PerfectDark@lemmy.world avatar

Ahhhhhhh no problems!

Yes you’re right, this handheld won’t do video out. That’s both a software and hardware limitation on this one, but so many of these handhelds do that with ease. Its just a case of narrowing down which one is right for you.

I’d recommend reading through this post on Reddit if you’re not adverse to visiting the site, its titled

The last two devices I tested for and utilized video out on for reviews were high-end handhelds (the AYN Odin 3 Max and the Anbernic RG477V), but again…a huge variety of that for you!

I do hope this helps a tiny bit :)

zergtoshi,

Thank you for your reply, it helps a ton!
I plan to complement my SteamDeck with a tiny portable emulator, but would love to use it at home in the same way as the SteamDeck, which is in part stationary.
I’m aware that the SteamDeck could do the emulator part well, but taking it with you and whipping it out for a short gamining session is not one the SteamDeck’s strong suites.

PerfectDark,
@PerfectDark@lemmy.world avatar

Totally, 100% doable!

It is an easy one to do, just choosing the right retro handheld for you…that’s the difficult part! My aforementioned Odin 3 for example plays anything from the oldest consoles, PS2 upscaled to 4K all the way to literal PC games via GameHub Lite.

And I’d recommend you check RetroDECK (the option to emulate on Steam Deck) out one day, I love it so much, it’s by far my fav emulation and retro gaming suite on Steam Deck!

Oh and please do let me know what retro handheld you do get, in the end. Now I’m curious!

zergtoshi,

I’ve ordered a TRIMUI Brick Hammer a few hours ago, because I figured that I value durability of a portable device higher than video output; at home I can use my Steam Deck comfortably.
Your review made it look like a good piece of hard-/software for the money. At that price point I’m fairly sure I won’t have regrets.

PerfectDark,
@PerfectDark@lemmy.world avatar

Great choice!

You’ve got plenty of firmware options if you’re not loving the stock one (which is honestly fine!), the community around this device is so enthusiastic and do such amazing things. In fact, tenlevels showed off his new one which is coming soon, too. Called Bloom, its the first to manage to bring retroachievements to the device!

Can’t wait to hear how you like it, once it arrives. If portability is key to choosing one, then you certainly get that with it. So sleek, so slim and nice to take along for the ride!

CaptainBasculin, do games w Video games, random friend requests, and scammers!

I have blocked 357 accounts that sent a random friend invite, where 302 of it were automated. I do have some stuff on my Team Fortress 2/CS2 inventory which attracts all sorts of scammers and bots, even though I’ve stopped playing both games for quite some time.

With that said, I’m cool with random invites from real people. There are lots of games where you can use more people to play with, regardless of how close you are.

Kolanaki, do gaming w Looking for real-time RPGs with combat based around positioning
@Kolanaki@pawb.social avatar

The Tales of games. Or at least the early ones.

Nioxic, do gaming w Looking for real-time RPGs with combat based around positioning

Elden ring to a degree

LuigiMaoFrance, do gaming w Looking for real-time RPGs with combat based around positioning

Damn, I was going to recommend Xenoblade and Monster Hunter, but seems these are the exact games that inspired you to make this thread in the first placr, haha.

Deestan, do games w Games you really want to play, but can't or won't?

Silksong.

Love the game, but playing a few times a week isn’t enough investment for me to build up the necessary skill to complete it. Got to a point now where I literally spend the entire gaming session refreshing my fingers from last week, and decided to take a break until I can commit enough time to it. Maybe if I lose my kids or legs or go to prison or something.

Godort, (edited )

Silksong was great, but it really has an issue with approachability.

Most of the quality of life upgrades come after challenges that prove you don’t need them. I didn’t really feel at home with what the game was asking of me until I fought the cogwork dancers. I totally understand why people bounce off the game when they encounter Last Judge.

msokiovt,
@msokiovt@lemmy.today avatar

Silksong is designed for those who are good at Hollow Knight, I think.

PerogiBoi, do gaming w Looking for real-time RPGs with combat based around positioning
@PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca avatar

Bannerlord! Top down strategy when roaming around and managing your troops and or kingdom, real time first person action during battles and sieges with different troop positioning commands.

_Lory98_,

Not really what I’m looking for, but I do remember having fun with the original Mount & Blade when I played it ages ago so I’ll check it out!

Duke_Nukem_1990, do gaming w Looking for real-time RPGs with combat based around positioning

Have you played Grandia II? IIRC you could score bigger hits from behind enemies, cancel enemies attacks etc. depending on the position and timing of your attacks.

_Lory98_,

Haven’t played it yet, but I was planning on playing the first one. It does look fun, so I might try it sooner rather than later.

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