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[–] rljkeimig@lemmy.one 73 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I would have bought it if it hadn't been an Epic exclusive. Maybe when it releases on Steam.

[–] GammaGames 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. I loved the first but I’m not going to install epic for one game

[–] sfera 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

What about something like Heroic Game Launcher? I'm not advocating for Epic, just pointing out that alternatives exist.

[–] bitfucker@programming.dev 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So to compensate for a poor service that is epic game launcher you have to turn to oss solution maintained by the community thanklessly while still giving epic the 25% cut of your sale? I'd rather not give epic any money at all

[–] sfera 3 points 6 months ago

As I previously said, I don't advocate for buying from Epic. But if it happens that you have some games from their Store (for whatever reason, like ones you got for free) there are alternatives to their client.

[–] GammaGames 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I primarily play on TV and VR so big picture is already my interface of choice

Edit: does it even support Steam? They’re not advertising it on the FAQ:

Support for launching games from the Epic Games Store and GOG

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You add the game in Heroic, and it has a menu option to add the game to Steam. There's another setting that will do this automatically, once the game is installed.

[–] GammaGames 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That makes sense 👀 how’s that thumbnail db looking nowadays

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

SteamGridDB? Fantastic, especially now that the Steam Deck is part of the ecosystem!

[–] GammaGames 2 points 6 months ago
[–] Luvon 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I use playknight, though I still don’t buy from epic.

Play knight gives me an overview of all humble keys I haven’t used as well as gog, steam, epic, etc.

Just helps me make sure I don’t buy a game on sale that I own

[–] sfera 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Playnite? I would love to use it if it would support Linux.

[–] Luvon 2 points 6 months ago

It looks like Linux support is going to be actually actively looked at again soon with playnite 11, so there is still hope

https://github.com/JosefNemec/Playnite/issues/59#issuecomment-1083572073

[–] bread@feddit.nl 25 points 6 months ago

I'm sure there are many who share that sentiment. I tend to forget games even exist if they're Epic exclusive.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'll wait for the GOG release, I have Control there already.

[–] ReversalHatchery 2 points 6 months ago

Do you think this one will be there too, with tencent in the picture?

[–] hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 6 points 6 months ago

I don't particularly hate epic,but ~90% of my games are on steam,so I don't really install the rest cause I don't need to.

that being said,I will buy it when and if it comes to steam. if not,oh well...

[–] Midnitte 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I doubt it will since Epic is the publisher...

[–] applepie@kbin.social 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Rich dudes got a pissing match... although Gabe did no wrong!

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 8 points 6 months ago

Epic CEO is just salty he didn't come up with the Steam Deck concept first.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago

I have to assume they did the math and concluded an epic exclusive was still the more lucrative option.

[–] CharlesReed@kbin.social 50 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm convinced they would have done so much better if it hadn't been Epic exclusive. I know more than one person who won't play it on PC because of this.
It's a great game otherwise.

[–] chloyster 12 points 6 months ago

It also likely wouldn't exist if it wasn't an epic exclusive (they funded it). I do wish they could have gotten someone else to publish it of course, but I'm thankful the game exists at all, it's really outstanding

[–] SRo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 6 months ago
[–] SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I should buy it, I loved control and I love the recent resident evil games

[–] AutoPastry@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 months ago

As someone who also loved those games, I'm confident you'll enjoy AW2 as well

[–] lightninhopkins 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I enjoy the story, the combat is annoying though. When you get injured and can no longer see it's silly. I liked the combat in the first one more.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's wild. The combat in the first one felt mind numbing to me. Just constant padding with the same flashlight/gun combo over and over and over.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I dropped the first game specifically because of the "combat." I'd give Alan Wake II a try if it was a different mechanic.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 months ago

I haven't finished it yet, but AW2 is a dramatic step up in the entire experience. They still "pay homage" to the original combat, but there aren't nearly as many enemies. If you're familiar with the Control story and like that universe, I'd say it's a must play.

[–] Megaman_EXE 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

This made me realize I haven't played it yet. I looked up the sales prices and realized why. It hasn't really gone on sale for a price that I would be comfortable paying. I loved the first one back in the day. I haven't tried control yet. Might give that a go in the meantime

[–] Hazmatastic@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Control is fantastic if you like the Remedy vibe. Not checking it out would be doing yourself a disservice, I think.

[–] Megaman_EXE 1 points 6 months ago

I've heard really good things about it. I think it's on ganepass right now so I should probably give it a go

[–] kembik@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Too spooky for me

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 2 points 6 months ago

I would have bought it day one if there was a physical release for PS5. With it being digital only, I will wait until it’s in a sale (and probably until it’s on Steam).

[–] spacedogroy@feddit.uk 2 points 6 months ago

It also didn't release as a physical copy. New digital releases in the UK at least are always pretty expensive, whereas with physical copies there's at least a chance of a small discount from a retailer.

[–] emptyother@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Its music level released on YT gave it a lot of exposure. If even that wasn't enough, what hope do we have for an Alan Wake 3 or Control 2 without a crappy tacked-on monetization scheme? Because thats always next if a singleplayer game series doesn't make as much money as the publishers wanted it to.

[–] chloyster 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The headline is kinda misleading. Yes it hasn't recouped costs yet, but they sound confident it will. It's the best performing Remedy game ever released

Edit: misleading maybe not the right word. "Doesn't tell the full story" is probably better