If you have the first one, it's pretty much just a graphics update. If you don't have the first one, it's decent and definitely the one to get between the two.
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iOS Gaming October 2014: We didn't even know this was releasing on iOS
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If you have the first one, it's pretty much just a graphics update. If you don't have the first one, it's decent and definitely the one to get between the two.
More_Badass
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New game from Michael Brough (868 Hack, Zaga-33, Corrypt)
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Helix/news.asp?c=61994
Lightbreak
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It is quite fun for sure, liking it so far, only wished it was premium and not with so much IAP, but its fun to play.
Besides this one, which I am buying tonight (a premium app, hell yes!)...
Angry Birds Transformers is out worldwide now, I suggest giving it a try since its awesome, F2P but really good.
Here is a preview by PocketGamer and AppSpy: http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Angry+Birds+Transformers/news.asp?c=62043
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/angry-birds-transformers/id869231055?mt=8
Looks cool. Definately will keep this in mind.
More_Badass
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Here's some gameplay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1XCHS50Oak
Reminds me of the game Spirit, but this is Brough we're talking about. His games tend to have some hidden depth
Radical!
We at Halfbrick have finally soft launched our new internally developed game - Radical Rappelling!
If you've been a fan of previous games of ours like Jetpack Joyride and Monster Dash, I think you'll get right into this one. It's available in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Singapore at the moment.
Rate, review & recommend right-now!
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/id882398562
I've actually been super addicted to the version from work for weeks now, so glad this is out now. Grab it if you can!
Looks pretty cool, hopefully it pops up on the US store soon.
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Lightbreak
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Aside from all that IAP and the generic lane based running sections on roofs and else, I liked the boss battles and the parts where you were slinging the web around, and the game felt like Spiderman there but ultimately the thing that turned me off was double currency and timers. I have a list named "awesome games ruined by IAP design": Sonic Dash, Minion Rush, Crazy Taxi Rush, Iron Man 3, Spiderman Unlimited, Hordes of Heroes, Adventure Xpress, Super Monsters Ate My Condo, Angry Birds Transformers, Radical Rappelling, and so on. If you look to Dead Ahead, a game that had the same popularity and income of the games mentioned below (maybe a little less because a third of the profits goes to Chillingo), I can see a game can be fair and successful to both customers and the developers. It only has coins to buy. No gems. No diamonds. No energy. And I get a lot of coins in a play session. So I can feel confident to buy some IAP, because I know the game is fair. Whale Trail is another game like this but many didn't like the move it made. But in the end, only one currency, no buying revives with coins, no energy system, and that is what I wish these companies realize, that you dont need to add those obnoxious things in a game for the customer to pay, if a game is fair and plays well, it encourages me to invest on it. But with timers, double currency and so on, I dont feel as confident to buy something to give the developer back something for his work. I cant buy a coin doubler knowing that there is a gem doubler too, IAP to remove ads, the impossibility to remove timers completely -something that prevents me from playing it as much as I like without grinding, something that, without fun, ultimately makes it repetitive and a forgettable experience-, things are way to expensive and so on, knowing I would never be able to get a good user experience, and that's what I care about the most. And I would gladly pay to support that. There are people like me, then there is a lot of people who dont want to pay a cent at all, and then there is a lot of people that dont mind intensive grinding. And I am the minority, have to accept it. I have to admit that free to play adapts to a lot of playing styles, except mine.
PD: I was re-reading this to spellcheck and I didnt realize I wrote such a big wall of text, I just let myself go with this subject. I loose myself. xD
Dog Problems
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So, so, so excited for this. He's one of my favorite indie developers and I get hyped for everything he does. Happy to see it finally release, too, because he's had it on his site for quite awhile now as coming soon.
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Radical!
We at Halfbrick have finally soft launched our new internally developed game - Radical Rappelling!
If you've been a fan of previous games of ours like Jetpack Joyride and Monster Dash, I think you'll get right into this one. It's available in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Singapore at the moment.
Rate, review & recommend right-now!
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/id882398562
I've actually been super addicted to the version from work for weeks now, so glad this is out now. Grab it if you can!
Righteous rewards is a great phrase. I'll try it out.
Ingueferroque
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Got $20 from freemyapps since I got my 6+, not sure what to use it on though.
digita1alchemy
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So this seems like the best place to ask this. I'm thinking of getting an iPod Touch between now and the end of the year, mainly just to play games on. I don't really follow Apple devices or general iOS gaming at all, so would a 5th gen iPod Touch be sufficient for gaming, spec-wise, or should I wait for a new model to come out? Also, how heavily does Apple normally discount the previous model when a new one is released?
jeremy1456
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I have a fifth gen iPod touch. The games might not be as pretty, but I have yet to run into anything completely incompatible as far as games go.
I think usually Apple drops previous gen devices by like $100 when introducing a new one.
FrontalMonk
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Pretty sure FFT:War of the Lions is actually on iOS. Otherwise there's always Battle for Wesnoth.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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FF Tactics, Record of Agarest War, and some western ones like Banner Saga, Civ Rev, and Xcom EW.
Oh man-Terra Battle is great. I can already see my time wasting away playing this.
Also-this looks intriguing, has anyone played it:
http://toucharcade.com/games/red-riding-hood-and-the-restless-wolves
Red Riding Hood and the Restless Wolves
Also-this looks intriguing, has anyone played it:
http://toucharcade.com/games/red-riding-hood-and-the-restless-wolves
Red Riding Hood and the Restless Wolves
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I'll post impressions soon
Chuckpebble
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Did Tiny Deathstar get delisted?
Yup.
#disney
Terra Battle and Faraway Kingdom: keeping me from playing console games and getting any work done since Oct 9, 2014.
Fushichou187
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Whoa... Banner Saga and I'm clearly late to the Shadowrun Returns party. My commute is saved!
Edit: and that RRH game looks slick as well. For 0.99 I'm biting.
Edit: and that RRH game looks slick as well. For 0.99 I'm biting.
Fushichou187
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I just tried Red Riding Hood and it plays like absolute garbage on my iPad (3rd Gen, iOS 8). It has a toggle in Settings of "Low for slower machines" and that did absolutely nothing so I don't know what the deal is, tbh. The frame rate chugs horribly and the touch controls' responsiveness lag to the point that any kind of platforming is futile.
I've never had a problem with games running poorly on my iPad before although I'm sure that I'll encounter more and more of them as the years go on, but RRH on the surface doesn't seem like it should be that demanding but there could be a ton going on under the hood that is causing the slowdown. It's a bummer because I like the presentation, but that's all I can really comment on since I haven't been able to see much else of the game.
I've never had a problem with games running poorly on my iPad before although I'm sure that I'll encounter more and more of them as the years go on, but RRH on the surface doesn't seem like it should be that demanding but there could be a ton going on under the hood that is causing the slowdown. It's a bummer because I like the presentation, but that's all I can really comment on since I haven't been able to see much else of the game.
Another little teaser up on Instagram today http://instagram.com/p/uL9ZfSEyxK/?modal=true
Still not revealing much about the wider game so far though.
Have you teased an incredibly catchy theme song that involves dunking? If not, can you do that now?
Dunking.
No need to tease, you can get out your credit card and purchase NOW NOW NOW!
Or listen to it for free
http://pikpok.bandcamp.com/track/dunking-single-version
Glass Shark
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I've never really been that into Angry Birds, but I'm really digging Transformers. It's charming.
OccamsBlender
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The description really reminds me of the Kairosoft game, Dungeon Village. Only this seems more RPG focused than town building. I absolutely loved DV but I wanted a stronger emphasis on RPG than town building. Looks like someone made that happen.
You might also like the disturbingly similar game a couple of ex employees of mine released a couple of years ago, Major Mayhem. Riffs on 80s action movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Juu--YnF0
Korialstrasz
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Chaos Rings 3 is available in the Japanese App Store for ¥2,800. No IAPs whatsoever. https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/chaos-rings-iii/id882677193?l=en&mt=8
Minsc
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First 80 mins of gameplay, skimming through it it looks a whole lot different than CR1. It is a nice thing to see 3 party members in combat, I really felt having only 2 made the system very shallow, so hopefully it's more interesting now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MzEd5E3RWWs
jesus. nba 2k15 looks REALLY good animation and graphics wise. As predicted the game needs some optimization work (suppose to lag even on 6).
makes me bitter that 2k never did do an nba game on vita, but this does support controllers.
jesus. nba 2k15 looks REALLY good animation and graphics wise. As predicted the game needs some optimization work (suppose to lag even on 6).
makes me bitter that 2k never did do an nba game on vita, but this does support controllers.
More_Badass
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My impressions will be shorter than expected. Nice visual style, story seems interesting, but the controls are just broken and incredibly unresponsive. Didn't progress very far due to the controls
It's more like Tiny Tower when it comes to town/dungeon building than how Dungeon Village works. Also- the raiding in Faraway Kingdom give it gameplay that actually feels like an RPG battle system, not just a sim-game. FK is completely awesome. Definitely try it if you liked Dungeon Village.
Hopefully there's a UK release soon. Or I could just change my store region I guess.
Loot drop sheet (WIP) for Faraway Kingdom: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/tC10XEDT_Tq4D6JBn7N5czA/htmlview?pli=1#
Fushichou187
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You're talking about RRH, correct? Sad to hear that I wasn't an outlier then. Was the framerate incredibly slow for your as well? What were you playing it on?
More_Badass
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Yeah, RRH. I'm on an iPhone 5. No frame rate issues yet, but there could be, I just haven't gotten very far due to the bad controls
What's your Faraway handle? I just started last night and am trying to desperately not get hopelessly addicted... My name is Eirikur, be my friend?
Can't believe that Kairosoft keeps releasing games at $4.99. The number of reviews has slowed to a crawl but they haven't reverted to a more reasonable $2.99 or thereabouts price. 65 reviews for World Cruise Story which has been out for 7 months. Surely they'll eventually reverse course? I still enjoy all their games, but they're effectively the same thing every time. No one is going to pay an absurdly high, premium price with that regularity.
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