Guys, should I buy PC or 3DS?

[CrazyJay]

Right now I'm wandering should I buy PC version or 3DS version.
I was going to buy the 3DS version but PC version has battletoads easter egg while 3DS does not have it...

PC? or 3DS?

[op89x]

Whatever you can get cheaper, honestly.

[heck]

I mean pc has battletoads and 3DS has amiibo support

[Doktor Mandrake]

Btw, if you do get the PC version.. I would recommend getting it from HumbleBundle as it comes with both a DRM free version of the game and a Steam copy

[Sam Lilly]

The 3DS version has custom knight mode with the amiibo and if you get it physical it comes with a nice booklet. Plus it's portable. So if you wanted a another alternate mode to play through and the ability to take it around with you, go for the 3DS one. But if you just want the game, get it on Steam when it's cheap. I uh... got it before I had a 3DS so I have it on both... but I've not seen the Battletoads. Are they hidden?

[lPaladinl]

I personally wouldn't get it on 3DS if only because it is a much lower resolution and you're stuck on those tiny 3DS screens. Otherwise the 3DS is great for platformers and it's nice to have it portable.

I would think buying it on Switch would be much better, though. Get the best of both worlds, really.

[Sam Lilly]

Does the Switch version also have the amiibo campaign? And honestly, how big do you really need those pixels to be? The Switch one would be fine if you wanted it portable but not handheld, I guess. Depends on what you're looking for.

[horiami]

3d effect is pretty neat

[prizmdrop]

I have it on pc and 3ds. I find the screens to be too small for 3ds personally.

[Dax]

Originally posted by Doktor Mandrake:

Btw, if you do get the PC version.. I would recommend getting it from HumbleBundle as it comes with both a DRM free version of the game and a Steam copy

Good tip!
But the Steam version is also DRM free

[op89x]

Originally posted by DanGer:

Originally posted by Doktor Mandrake:

Btw, if you do get the PC version.. I would recommend getting it from HumbleBundle as it comes with both a DRM free version of the game and a Steam copy

Good tip!
But the Steam version is also DRM free

Steam IS DRM.

[Dax]

Originally posted by op89x:

Steam IS DRM.

No it is not, but it provides DRM and copy protection services, which Shovel Knight does not use

[op89x]

Originally posted by DanGer:

Originally posted by op89x:

Steam IS DRM.

No it is not, but it provides DRM and copy protection services, which Shovel Knight does not use

Interesting. Where can I find this information?

[SageX85]

Originally posted by op89x:

Originally posted by DanGer:

No it is not, but it provides DRM and copy protection services, which Shovel Knight does not use

Interesting. Where can I find this information?

Close steam and launch shovel knight, you'll only get this message at the main menu

https://imgur.com/a/EL58G

also....

http://steam.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games

https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Big_List_of_DRM-Free_Games_on_Steam

[op89x]

Originally posted by SageX85:

Originally posted by op89x:

Interesting. Where can I find this information?

Close steam and launch shovel knight, you'll only get this message at the main menu

https://imgur.com/a/EL58G

also....

http://steam.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games

https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Big_List_of_DRM-Free_Games_on_Steam

Thanks for the knowledge!

[Evilnapkin]

Do people really still obsess over Steam as the sole method of DRM? It isn't like it's intrusive, offline mode isn't difficult to achieve, and if you game share with DRM free games you're breaking ToS in 99% of titles anyway which if that's the reason then why would you pay $ to make it legal if you're going to use it illegally? Not saying that's the intent of anyone here just something I'm confused about with people who have that mentality.

If Steam games were completely DRM free I'd still use Steam anyway for playtime tracking, achievements, friends chat + how easy friends list incorporation in multiplayer games makes it to set up multiplayer games with friends, and an easy way to keep games organized.

What's the beef here? I feel like I must be missing something. Is it just because of how limited Library Sharing is? I get it would be nice to "loan" games to friends you have no intent on playing so they can access that game from your library while you're online and playing another game, but that'd lead to things like people renting out games from their library for real $, sharing clubs so ie. 4 people each buy a different game and go through a cycle so eventually each person has played all 4 games but each person has only paid for 1 of those 4 games.

Communism is a nice idea but it totally demotivates creative people from putting any effort into their products whatsoever. There's gouging in the form of senseless price jacks (which you document for the sake of educating newcomers), but then there are concerns of having your work completely DRM free on every avenue on the digital market, when it's becoming increasingly easier and faster for people share digital files. It's not like the police are going to knock down people's doors and ask for receipts for the DRM-free game they claim a friend gave them when it's actually their friend's DRM-free license and there are ten users using that same DRM-free license for a single-player game, so there isn't even a way for devs to have the satisfaction of *knowing* people are abusing their DRM-free generosity. Communism gaming is how you end up with things like ball-on-the-string as the only thing anyone has access to play.

Anyway the Humble Bundle double version (DRM Free and Steam) costs more than Steam. As does GOG DRM free. Steam has to do more upkeep because they're a very thin DRM protection for content creators, yet they charge you less.