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I cannot sing high enough praises for the Steam Deck. I am someone who virtually never plays computer games. One exception is Flatout 2 which is a game I reall
by tomashubelbauer 3y ago
I cannot sing high enough praises for the Steam Deck. I am someone who virtually never plays computer games.
One exception is Flatout 2 which is a game I really like and would sit down to play for an hour or two every year or so in the past ten years. But in that decade I have switched to macOS and even though there is a Flatout 2 port in the App Store, it is 32 bit and thus not playable anymore either. I bought the game on GOG so I can get the installer any time and it doesn't require online functionality (it has a multiplayer mode but I doubt it works anymore) but in recent years it was a real pain to get it to work so I could play for a while.
CrossOver is a legend but this year I felt it was too much effort to even download it and set up FO2 in it so I bought the SteamDeck and tried the game on it. It works flawlessly! I have spent more time playing the game this year than I have ever before except maybe the year it came out (2006 I think) when I played it a lot.
Since that experience I have installed Blood: Fresh Supply and I have been enjoying replaying that classic a lot. It has been like two decades since I last played that.
If it wasn't for the Steam Deck and its specific-purposeness and how easy it is to just pick up and go, I would probably give up on gaming altogether. So if you're on a fence and you are someone who likes older games, go for the Steam Deck! It is a joy.
- COGlory 3y agoDid you buy a Steam Deck specifically for Flatout 2?
- tomashubelbauer 3y agoYes. I know it sounds a bit weird, but I figured I would just sell it if I didn't like it.
- Falkon1313 3y agoAh, I'd forgotten how much fun Flatout was! Used to have a blast playing that, Burnout, and Carmageddon. Lately I've been playing Redout Enhanced Edition which was free on Epic awhile back. Bought a new controller to play it. I considered getting a Steam Deck, but I just don't see myself carrying it around to play it somewhere else. And if I'm going to be here in my comfy chair at my computer with a big screen anyway, it doesn't make sense.