chronicledmonocle

chronicledmonocle, 4 dni temu

No it’s not. It’s sad.

chronicledmonocle, 3 dni temu

Given that it didn’t exist yet, more like an Undertale rip off

chronicledmonocle, 9 dni temu

I second this, although some of the bosses can be quite a challenge.

chronicledmonocle, 14 dni temu

…uh…cool…

chronicledmonocle, 14 dni temu

What a joke. Development for 10 years and you just cancel it like a fart in the wind. I’d be utterly ashamed at that kind of mismanagement.

chronicledmonocle, 19 dni temu

This. You have to install the Windows version with Proton, sadly. They stopped support for the native Linux build.

chronicledmonocle, miesiąc temu

And failing, apparently

chronicledmonocle, miesiąc temu

Sonic Origins used the same engine and basically was like “people seem to like classic Sonic games. Let’s make Sonic Mania themed in Genesis era games”.

And yet…they STILL fucked it up. Not as badly as they usually do, mind you, but still.

chronicledmonocle, miesiąc temu

There is no “objective” when talking about subjective terms.

My personal, SUBJECTIVE favorites are Mass Effect, Titanfall 2, Subnautica, Stardew Valley, Ori and the Blind Forest, Dave the Diver, Balatro, and Portal 1 and 2

chronicledmonocle, miesiąc temu

I made the jump two years ago. I started with a 512GB SATA SSD with Windows and then my main drive on Linux.

There aren’t any games I play regularly that don’t “just work” on Linux, but I also get that can depend on the person. I hope you can get there one day.

Until then…maybe dual boot?

chronicledmonocle, miesiąc temu

It’s always interesting seeing the different experiences people have. I have way less problems on Linux with games than I do on Windows. Mostly because every time I would boot into Windows, I’d have to spend 15-20 minutes on a good day installing patches for games and Windows Updates.

chronicledmonocle, 2 miesiące temu

And I’ll continue to not buy them and support indie developers instead.

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu

Check Proton DB. If the games you enjoy work fine on Linux, which is the case for most games these days thanks to Proton, you should be good. The big exception is games with kernel-level anticheat.

If not, you can always dual boot for the few games that don’t.

I made the switch to pure Linux gaming when I got my Steam Deck two years ago. Been loving it ever since. Even SteamVR games work great streaming to my Quest headset.

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu (edited 2 miesiące temu)

Valve made a compatibility layer for the Steam Deck and Linux called Proton. It uses a lot of technologies, including WINE, dxvk, and more to make Windows games run well on Linux. It basically takes Windows API calls and translates them to Linux with little to no performance penalty.

Steam also has native builds for Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, and Linux now, so you can just install it. Most Linux distros have Steam right in their software manager now.

Typically, unless the game has blocked Linux with something like kernel-level anticheat, it’ll “just work” on Linux now. There is a community database called ProtonDB that has a list of games and how well they do or don’t work.

Hope this helps and feel free to ask any questions.

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu

Cough MassGravel Activation Scripts Cough

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu

Start with something simple like Linux Mint. You can run it in a VM, if you want to “try before you buy (in)”.

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu

You installed KDE on Mint? Why not just install Debian with KDE?

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu

If you want to run VR on Linux with your Quest headset, WiVRn works absolutely flawlessly. Been running VR with my Quest 2 for a while with it.

Not sure if jailbreaks exist for the Quest 3, but I’ve considered jailbreaking my Quest 2 in order to run it without a Meta account.

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu

Cheers mate

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu

Spoilers, but the ending of the game greatly affects the Half Life story. It’s not just a spin off.

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu

If you have a Quest headset, ALVR allows you to stream SteamVR to it.

I believe the Valve Index allows for Linux usage, but I’ve never owned one.

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu

Wow never heard of this application. I’ll have to give it a try.

chronicledmonocle, 3 miesiące temu

Everybody is entitled to their opinion.

chronicledmonocle, 4 miesiące temu

Emulation isn’t piracy and you’re allowed to back up physical games you own. That’s legally your right.

chronicledmonocle, 5 miesięcy temu

new and interesting ways

$80 and more micro transactions.

chronicledmonocle, 5 miesięcy temu

This is a VR app for streaming 2D games on a virtual screen, AFAIK. Not for actual VR games.

chronicledmonocle, 5 miesięcy temu

It’s a Ubisoft game. It was doomed to begin with.

chronicledmonocle, 7 miesięcy temu

“Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong”

chronicledmonocle, 7 miesięcy temu (edited 7 miesięcy temu)

There is no “TV version”. The switch docks to a docking station to make it output to a TV. You just need a docking station and controllers to make a single Switch into a shared screen experience in the living room. Anyone’s Switch can use the dock.

Physical games are sharable, but only one device can use that game at a time, because they’re physical cartridges.

Personally, I’d go with a Steam Deck over a Switch, unless your family specifically is looking to play Switch games that are exclusive to it (which technically with emulation the Steam Deck can also play, but that’s not legal unless you own a switch and the game). The nice thing about Steam games is that Steam’s Families feature lets you share the entire game library digitally to 5 family members, so unless they want to play the same game at once, you only buy games once and they can all play them. There are also some games that let you own one copy and let multiple people play multiplayer at once on it, too.

Plus, games on Steam are cheaper than Switch games and the Steam Deck is only a bit more money upfront than a Switch is, especially on sale, which I expect it to be on sale for Black Friday coming up.

Finally, Steam games also can be played on a PC. Any PC. The Steam Deck is just an easy to use, skinned UI PC. As such, when the Steam Deck becomes obsolete, you don’t have a bunch of games that are now locked to an obsolete platform. There are PC games that are decades old that still play on PCs today (although sometimes a bit of fiddling is required for REALLY old ones).

Edit:

FYI the regular switch and OLED can dock. The switch lite cannot.

chronicledmonocle, 7 miesięcy temu

Yes this is true. I’ll edit my original post.

chronicledmonocle, 7 miesięcy temu

OP doesn’t say how old their kids are. Could be teens with plenty of aptitude, but if they’re younger…the switch may be the better option.

As for emulation, I was more just was saying it’s possible. For single player games it’s fine, if done legally.

chronicledmonocle, 10 miesięcy temu

Yes they do.

chronicledmonocle, 10 miesięcy temu

There are plenty of “kids” movies and TV that are excellent for adults, too.

Listing a few:

1. Bluey
2. Most of Pixar
3. Adventure Time (after Season 1)
4. Star Wars Rebels/Clone Wars (again, after Season 1)
5. Shrek
6. Star Trek: Prodigy

This is not an exhaustive list, but you get the point.

chronicledmonocle, 10 miesięcy temu

I don’t trust any corporation. However, Valve has treated customers with respect and doesn’t try to bend us over. For that, I’ll keep buying from them.

However, I fear for the day Gabe Newell is no longer running the show.

chronicledmonocle, 10 miesięcy temu

To be fair, Rocket League runs fine in Proton.

Also, to be fair…agreed. Fuck Epic.

chronicledmonocle, 10 miesięcy temu

Same here. I’d love to see what Valve have been up to.

chronicledmonocle, 11 miesięcy temu (edited 11 miesięcy temu)

Is DLSS an open standard like FSR? No? Ok then it doesn’t matter if DLSS is marginally better.

chronicledmonocle, rok temu

I mean you could say the Steam Deck is “just KDE on Arch”.

The difference is how they implement it and what it’s used for. This could be huge for “apps” on the Steam Deck, for example. Or it could be a quirky experiment or feature nobody uses. Time will tell.

chronicledmonocle, rok temu

Game Publishers: complains about how users expect endless content

Also Game Publishers: Mostly pushes for live service games and Free-to-Play

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chronicledmonocle, rok temu

I was speaking of the gaming industry as a whole. I know very little about this developer. Perhaps they’re one of the good ones swept up in unfortunate-ness.

chronicledmonocle, rok temu

Most of the time it ends up shovelware, though.

chronicledmonocle, 11 miesięcy temu

Not saying they are. Just the ones that are the biggest and make the most money

chronicledmonocle, rok temu

Sonic Team is amazing. I’ve never seen a studio fail to make a good game for as long as they have and SOMEHOW still be told to make more.

The only good Sonic game in recent memory was a game that wasn’t even made by Sonic Team: Sonic Mania.

chronicledmonocle, rok temu

Meanwhile the Steam Deck is selling like gangbusters.

chronicledmonocle, rok temu

I think it’s more important that it gives Valve a method of avoiding being shoehorned into a “Windows only world”. The Steam Deck is largely why Linux has pushed past 2% market share on the Steam Hardware Survey consistently now. Holo, which is the codename for SteamOS on the Deck, makes up over half of Steam on Linux.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not dillusional. Windows is still far and away the majority platform and will be for some time. However, there is a real, functional choice now that didn’t exist a few years ago.

chronicledmonocle, rok temu

Chicken and Egg. Linux is barely above 2%. When it breaks 10-20% market share, I expect companies will start making native ports more common.

The fact that proton/dxvk/vulkan/wine let’s things just work with little to no changes is already pretty incredible.

chronicledmonocle, rok temu

I’m a cis guy and I play primarily female characters. I will play male characters, but I find it fascinating to roleplay as a female character. It’s something I’ll never experience in real life and I find female characters are often more interesting.

IMHO if you’re going to pretend/imagine yourself as the character you’re playing, I feel you might as well do something that isn’t you for the experience. Otherwise, what’s the point of putting yourself in a characters shoes if you just make yourself in that world? I already know how I’d be in any situation…because I’m me. Hell, in RPG games I’ll even sometimes romance male characters, if thats an option(Playing Femshep in Mass Effect, I will often romance Garrus Vakarian, for example).

Then again, I’ll also sometimes explore LGBTQ+ relationships, if they’re offered, playing as either male or female characters, even though I’m not interested in that in real life.

Is it a little weird? Probably, but it also helps me understand what it might be like for other types of people and how to better understand and sympathize with their life struggles and experiences. RPG stands for Role Playing Game, after all.