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[–] MissingGhost@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

I do love Steam, but at the same time, it required me to intall significant 32 bit support on my system. It's just sitting there, using 2GB of RAM and 20% of a cpu while the window isn't even open.

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 14 points 14 hours ago

GOG is awesome!

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 68 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

Bro, I've got like 25 hours in the Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster, on my Steam Deck and laptop.

Yesterday, an update caused the game to launch with a black screen. So I tried a few different Proton versions, before I start getting a new error.

I take a look at the discussion board for the game on Steam... Fucking Denuvo considers each version of Proton to be a separate "activation" and it will only allow five BEFORE LOCKING YOU OUT OF THE GAME FOR 24 HOURS.

I have never really given a shit about Denuvo before, but this is so fucking infuriating. I paid for this game. I've already played 25 hours of this game. Now I can't fucking play it?

Unbelievable. Denuvo is fucking trash, and I guess now I'm one of those people who avoids it.

[–] drspawndisaster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago

Happened with the new DOOM too. I just wait for AAA games to remove DRM as a precaution.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for the heads up, was going to get that for my wife to try. I'll just spin up the ISO instead.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The game itself is outstanding (but I may be biased since the original is one of my favorite games of all time)

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I agree. Said ISO is an image of the PS1 disc which is safely in its case :D.

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[–] skibidi@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I love having to individually download all 50 parts to a game and write my own install script (the GOG experience on Linux).

[–] drspawndisaster@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 hours ago

You- you what????? Why. Lutris. Just use lutris, holy shit.

[–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

There's like 5 managers that support one click install on Linux. Why are you pretending to live in the stone age?

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 3 points 1 hour ago

He likes it like that. Shit, he Loves it. Says so right off the bat. Just because this ain't baseball doesn't mean he's not home.

[–] nightm4re@feddit.org 10 points 14 hours ago

Maybe this was true five years ago, but with heroic I've never had any setup issues.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SirHery@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

I can second this.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 4 points 18 hours ago

How common is that? I have maybe 5 games from GOG and none of them are like this.

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 196 points 1 day ago (16 children)
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 points 22 hours ago

EA

Yeah, don't need to read further. I just avoid their crap on reflex.

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[–] whosepoopisonmybuttocks@sh.itjust.works 74 points 1 day ago (16 children)

It sounds like gog is pretty great, with their DRM free software.

I'm generally indifferent towards steam but I'm under the impression that they've contributed a lot to the recent developments in Linux gaming compatibility, and this has removed a pretty big hurdle for people who want to move away from windows, and I just think that's swell.

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[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 127 points 1 day ago (13 children)

Anon discovers what it’s like to own a piece of media

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[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I own ~670 games on GOG and lease 292 on Steam.

I’ve played maybe five of my GOG games to completion. I’m a gamer, dammit!

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