Started playing the first Watch Dogs for the first time in six years after learning about the wide variety of mods. As a Linux gamer I of course had to do a bit of tinkering. Ubisoft Connect would only make a black screen and take me to the login screen. I read that had something to do with Wayland and Proton not handling Electron apps really well. After switching to Wayland I could finally use Ubisoft Connect and download the game.
Performance-wise the game does well. After setting geometry and LoD levels to High instead of Ultra, the frame rate stays above 60 FPS. This may be mainly due to me using Linux and the game’s optimization as hardware is well above the recommendations.
Modding is currently annoyingly janky, as I had to create an XML file for each zipped mod for Disrupt Manager. Still I couldn’t get that working, as I got a weird error message. Interesting to know if that tool works all well on Windows. I resorted to installing The Worse Mod with Living City, so the game’s graphics get overhauled and more randomness and chaos is added to the game world. The graphics get more closer to the infamous E3 2012 demo, but as a downside the depth of field effect is closer to the player, as if Aiden Pearce were near-sighted.
God dang it, apparently he has now stated how he is “going to dedicate more time for making music and reduce the amount of work”, so he’s not entirely retiring. I’d say to him “make up your mind!”
As the title suggests: I’ve had it with open worlds with dozens of things to do and checklists to complete. What are your favorite, delightfully simple, linear games?...
Just finished Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Got it five years ago but got frustrated and uninstalled it. Then I played it on-off for some time. But after lots of tries I got the final boss killed. Yes, there is an option for New Game Plus but nope, time to play something else. Brilliant game, hard but rewarding.
At the moment I use my 8bitdo pro2. It was kinda expensive but its a huge upgrade from my no name switch controllers and awful gamesube one from powera....
I have been a PC gamer for the majority of my life. But before that, i was a console player on the NES. But NES mainly had platformers, and no 3d games. So i am not used to movement and camera controls simultaneously at all....
For me the way has been using gyro aiming. It provides a mouse-like precision for aiming, which is really good for FPS games. It is supported on Steam nowadays. Of course on Steam Deck it may be not the best option in terms of playing experience, as turning the console also turns the screen.
this is already leading to layoffs, including “GamesIndustry.biz managing editor Brendan Sinclair” and “Alice Bell, deputy editor at Rock Paper Shotgun”
Whatcha all been playing? Been kind of sick this week so I took it easy but still found some time to get some Isaac runs in. Also started up rogue legacy 2 again which is a good time
Been playing Vanquish. The game feels like a Japanese take on then-popular cover-shooters like Gears of War, but with faster pace and mechanics like sliding that incentivize not relying on covers too much. Like with Platinum’s titles, there’s deep mechanics and really getting into the game starts when replaying the game’s missions.
Tomb Raider Anniversary was dirt-cheap on Steam so I bought it. As a remake it feels a whole lot smoother to play compared to the 1996 original, no tank controls. I also installed ReShade and a couple of texture upscale mods to make it more pleasant-looking, with add-on enhanced ReShade I could also use ray-traced global illumination.
I played BattleBit Remastered for the first time since August and I really need to hone my skills.
I also several demos on Steam, News Tower really got me hooked with its gameplay. The full game should release on Early Access in a couple days, might as well buy it.
And even if vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID, the risk is still there. 1 in 10 COVID cases leads to long COVID. It’s about layers of protection against COVID, one of which is vaccines. The others are masks/respirators, good indoor air quality, testing, UVC lights, staying home if one is sick and so on.
Development on retro immersive-sim Fortune's Run paused as solo developer sentenced to prison (www.eurogamer.net)
Nintendo Switch 2 is reportedly getting two major Xbox games, including Halo [VGC] (www.videogameschronicle.com)
After almost a decade, cult classic car building sim [My Summer Car] hits 1.0, and it's soaring on Steam (www.pcgamesn.com)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 29th
This week I have been grinding a lot more Binding of Isaac. Finally made some progress on Jacob and Esau....
Crush 40 singer sues Sega over Sonic Adventure 2's 'Live and Learn' theme song (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Feature Denuvo & Account Linking + EULA also requires you to allow Ubisoft to "monitor" your RAM (80.lv)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of November 17th
Apologies for another late post....
New York Game Awards to honour Sam Lake (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Game composer Nobuo Uematsu will retire after Fantasian's console launch (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Recommend me your favorite linear games!
As the title suggests: I’ve had it with open worlds with dozens of things to do and checklists to complete. What are your favorite, delightfully simple, linear games?...
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of October 6th
Late thread this week, sorry bout that....
The Mushroom Kingdom That Shigeru Miyamoto Built (archive.is)
GameInformer shuts down (www.gameinformer.com) Greek
What are your favourite controllers?
At the moment I use my 8bitdo pro2. It was kinda expensive but its a huge upgrade from my no name switch controllers and awful gamesube one from powera....
How to get good at FPS with a controller, coming from a PC gamer?
I have been a PC gamer for the majority of my life. But before that, i was a console player on the NES. But NES mainly had platformers, and no 3d games. So i am not used to movement and camera controls simultaneously at all....
Exclusive: Fresh Jurassic Park: Survival Details Revealed, Including New Locations and More (nordic.ign.com)
The Red Cross partners with Tetris to encourage US blood donations (www.videogameschronicle.com)
IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more (www.gamesindustry.biz)
this is already leading to layoffs, including “GamesIndustry.biz managing editor Brendan Sinclair” and “Alice Bell, deputy editor at Rock Paper Shotgun”
Microsoft closes Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin and others (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Bethesda Celebrates 30th Anniversary of The Elder Scrolls, Provides Small Development Update on The Elder Scrolls VI (www.thefpsreview.com)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of March 24th
Whatcha all been playing? Been kind of sick this week so I took it easy but still found some time to get some Isaac runs in. Also started up rogue legacy 2 again which is a good time
Resident Evil 9 could be an open world game, it’s claimed (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of February 11th
What have you all been playing!...
Phil Spencer has reportedly reassured employees Microsoft ‘won’t stop making Xbox consoles’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Capcom Super Elections [Capcom's survey about wishes for future games] (captown.capcom.com)
Volition Veterans Form New Studio Shapeshifter Games, Working on Xbox Game Studios Project (techraptor.net)
Embracer Group Cancels ‘Deus Ex’ Video Game (www.bloomberg.com)
Archive link: archive.ph/WOlNl...
Surreal Engine is an open source reimplementation of Unreal Engine for classic games (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Trademark Tussle: Remedy Entertainment And Take Two Clash Over Logo (respawnfirst.com)
Nintendo’s design guru Shigeru Miyamoto: ‘I wanted to make something weird’ (www.theguardian.com)
Hideki Kamiya On Why He Left PlatinumGames, His YouTube Channel, and His Next Game - IGN (www.ign.com)
Why E3 Died: A Failure to Evolve, Huge Costs, and Too Much Competition (ign.com)
Smash Ultimate reveals 5th anniversary event & confirms new content in 2024 (www.dexerto.com)
Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 (www.youtube.com)
Sega-Rovio teases new Sonic, Yakuza and Persona mobile games, Angry Birds-Sonic crossover, transmedia projects (mobilegamer.biz)
Cruelty Squad got awarded by The National Arts Councils of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) (www.taike.fi)
The National Council for Audiovisual Art has awarded the State Prize for Media Art 2023 to visual artist Ville Kallio....
Gabe Newell ordered to make in-person deposition for Valve v. Wolfire Games lawsuit (www.gamesindustry.biz)