swordsmanluke

@swordsmanluke@programming.dev

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is the difference between OLED and LCD models really that big?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have both. I do not think the OLED version is twice as nice, though it is noticeably improved.

  If the cost is an issue, but doable, consider getting the LCD deck and putting the extra cash toward a TV dock and Bluetooth controller. The deck is awesome on the go (just took mine on vacation - 10/10) but it’s also a fantastic console in its own right. I play a lot of PC games on my couch, even though my I have a decent desktop PC available.

  Either one you purchase though, the Steam deck is the best gaming device I’ve ever owned. Access to the vast Steam library (even if not all titles are compatible yet), access to install whatever else TF I want - even competing stores, emulation nevermind.

  It’s just… 🤯

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What "Great on Deck" titles have you been enjoying?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve streamed a few games but I’m on wifi and it’s… fine? Like it works better than it has any right to, but anything that requires fast inputs has been iffy.

  Even BG3 I generally preferred playing on the actual hardware instead of streaming.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What "Great on Deck" titles have you been enjoying?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I do a surprisingly large amount of my gaming on the steam deck these days. My poor PC lies abandoned. Anyway… here are some great games that I’ve played recently on the deck. Some of them are Yellow - usually to use the keyboard for something minor.

  • Dead Cells: Roguelite action platformer
  • Tekken 8: best entry in years
  • Beneath Oresa: wildly stylish roguelite deck-builder
  • Roguebook: another roguelite deck builder - by Richard Garfield.
  • Talos Principle 2: Puzzles and Philosophy
  • Chants of Sennar: explore a mysterious tower and learn the languages - and lost history - of the inhabitants.
  • Doom & Doom Eternal: you know these
  • Tunic: Zelda Classic - but with deep puzzles
  • Inscryption: deck-building horror puzzler… that is soooo much deeper than what it seems.

  A final, hesitant recommendation for

  • Dome Keeper: Roguelike Mr. Driller meets Paratrooper, with a tight one-more-run game play loop that is insanely satisfying.

  But… the menus don’t work right for me in docked play - the A button is only randomly accepted. … but it works fine in handheld mode. (The controls work fine in-game as well, it’s only menus that have trouble.)