If it's Xposed DRM, I assume that covers just devices that use Wanam Xposed, like my custom ROM does? Need to check that.
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Android Gaming Thread: News & Recommendations
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If it's Xposed DRM, I assume that covers just devices that use Wanam Xposed, like my custom ROM does? Need to check that.
Thanks for the tip! I'm playing it right now and it's really a fun, little game.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchfoo.swordigo&hl=de
RoadHazard
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I'm also interested in LBA impressions. Loved the game and its sequel on PC, and wouldn't be opposed to playing it again on my phone if it's a good port with decent controls.
EDIT: Read some reviews, and aside from some issues with the controls (which, according to the game's update notes, have been improved) it's apparently a fine port. And it's basically no money anyway, for having one of my favorite classic adventure games available on my phone. So I bought it. Just installed, will post some impressions soon. Let the nostalgia commence!
Zero-Crescent
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Yeah, anti-Xposed refers to the Xposed framework/modules. An Xposed dev posted more details at XDA a while back. Theoretically, it shouldn't affect people whose ROMs don't have any Xposed modules, but when I bought it a few months ago it displayed the same behavior, even though I didn't install any modules (though I guess it is possible that it was being tripped either by Greenify or a feature of my ROM; I didn't have time to test due to the 15-minute refund window).
People have reported that it is possible to get around the check by converting all of their Xposed modules from user apps to system apps (and rebooting), but if you want to update a module, you would have to convert it back to a user app, update, then convert it to a system app again.
As far as I know, the only anti-Xposed games are FFIV, FFIV: The After Years, FFV, FFVI, Puzzle and Dragons, and some obscure game in Japan.
There are a couple free ones you can try out, they aren't bad but aren't great either and the controls will no doubt grate on you after a while.
Zero-Crescent
Member
In other news, more sales went up today.
Terraria - $1.99 (60% off)
The King of Fighters '97 - $1.99 (50% off)
Monopoly Millionaire - $0.50 (50% off)
NBA Jam - $0.99 (80% off)
Dead Space - $1.99 (72% off)
Terraria - $1.99 (60% off)
The King of Fighters '97 - $1.99 (50% off)
Monopoly Millionaire - $0.50 (50% off)
NBA Jam - $0.99 (80% off)
Dead Space - $1.99 (72% off)
They are mostly bad, but I've been playing Band of Monsters and it's surprisingly decent. It's a monster collecting kind of game and it's free right now.
There are apps you can download that will show the latest sales.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tsapps.appsales&hl=en
or you can search online here
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Ok, I've played a bit of LBA, and it seems to be a fine port. Except for Twinsen having crappy pathfinding (meaning that he will often just run into things instead of going around them) the touch controls work rather well (in fact, in many ways they are easier to use than the tank controls from the original, especially when fighting enemies - which might be both good and bad). There's also an optional virtual gamepad mode, and there is support for physical controllers.
But yeah, it feels like LBA, it looks like LBA (including the original CG cutscenes in all their low-res glory), and at the low sale price I'd absolutely recommend it to anyone who wants this piece of classic PC gaming in their pocket.
But yeah, it feels like LBA, it looks like LBA (including the original CG cutscenes in all their low-res glory), and at the low sale price I'd absolutely recommend it to anyone who wants this piece of classic PC gaming in their pocket.
Broken sword 5 episode 2 is up!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.revolution.bs5.ep2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.revolution.bs5.ep2
Zero-Crescent
Member
As mentioned above, App-sales.net (the website and the app) tracks most ongoing sales on the Play Store, so that's your best bet. I also recommend checking the CAG thread, since the OP updates it pretty frequently with deals from both the Play store and the Amazon Appstore. Finally, Android Police periodically makes deal list posts with deals from the Play Store, Amazon Appstore, and others.
And Episode 1 is on sale for $4.99 (Regular $6.99):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.revolution.bs5
On an unrelated note, Bloons TD 5, a tower defense game that's been in some Humble Bundles is Amazon's FAOTD today. And a few more Play Store sales were put up recently:
Canabalt HD - $0.99 (66% off) (Another previous Humble Bundle game)
Mines of Mars - $1.99 (60% off)
Record of Agarest War - $7.40 (51% off)
I've just finished Machinarium and hit the level cap for Google Play Games already! (Level 20) I must say though; this service is really quickly becoming rather fleshed out with all the recent additions and central dashboard app.
I've just started Swordigo (which funnily enough added google play games services integration yesterday) and I'm immediately impressed. I can definitely see myself playing this through to completion. More mobile games need to have this kind of quality, simplicity and polish if mobile games are to be taken seriously.
I've just started Swordigo (which funnily enough added google play games services integration yesterday) and I'm immediately impressed. I can definitely see myself playing this through to completion. More mobile games need to have this kind of quality, simplicity and polish if mobile games are to be taken seriously.
Zero-Crescent
Member
King of Fighters '98 is out now. $3.99, Bluetooth versus, and controller support.
It all began in 94, kept on rollin' in 95, pieces were place in 96, then it came to an end in 97. Now it comes and here we go, KOF is here again. Nothing's gonna stop 'cause it's 1998.
Any of those games worth buying? How does Terraria hold up on Android?
Modern Combat 5 is out
I didn't get MC4 because I was waiting for this. Should be interesting to see if it runs well on the G3.
I didn't get MC4 because I was waiting for this. Should be interesting to see if it runs well on the G3.
Vanillalite
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Wish SE would put TWEWY on sale I am not spending $18 on it sorry.
Also wish Magic 2015 would get a bug fix update. Shit crashes all the time for me.
Also wish Magic 2015 would get a bug fix update. Shit crashes all the time for me.
Yeah I'm hoping they do that as well. I suppose all we can do is wait for a random sale.
chalkitdown1
Member
I can only speak for Dead Space but it works surprisingly well on touchscreens and I normally hate 1st/3rd person shooters on mobile.. Very short game, though,
grindamasta
Member
Sorry for the self promotion, we have released a little arcade for Android. The first impressions have been very positives, some people says that it's a mix between Super Hexagon and Flappy Bird lol.
If you want to play it, it's free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lubiterum.SpinRush
Hope you like it
If you want to play it, it's free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lubiterum.SpinRush
Hope you like it
Ended up picking up Terraria. Already own Dead Space, apparently. Curious of the quality of NBA Jam and Monopoly.
How are the controls for terraria?
RedRooster
Member
I've tried a bunch and keep going back to HR Battle 2.
mangochutney
Member
I gave it a go, not bad!Sorry for the self promotion, we have released a little arcade for Android. The first impressions have been very positives, some people says that it's a mix between Super Hexagon and Flappy Bird lol.
If you want to play it, it's free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lubiterum.SpinRush
Hope you like it
What did you use to make it?
grindamasta
Member
Thanks!
We used Gamemaker. Would have been much easier in Unity, but we have more experience using GM.Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Great game but you absolutely need to play it with headphones. So don't pick this up and expect a game for the go.
How is Final Fantasy VI on Android? Any major issues?
Sorry for the self promotion, we have released a little arcade for Android. The first impressions have been very positives, some people says that it's a mix between Super Hexagon and Flappy Bird lol.
If you want to play it, it's free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lubiterum.SpinRush
Hope you like it
Very fun little game, I had to put it down or I'd be there all day lol.
grindamasta
Member
haha nice! glad you like it. Someone is at the top of the ranking with 400k points, I don't know how lol
Eh... They're workable. You move around with a virtual pad and when you use any tools, a magnifying bubble appears to help where you're mining.
The mining and whatnot works well; the virtual pad for movement is too hot though.
It works, but just not precise enough. You will make mistakes and it will be frustrating in a game like this.
Zero-Crescent
Member
Amazon's Free App of the Day today is Sonic CD:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008K9UZY4/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008K9UZY4/
statham
Member
Nice, just grabbed it.
Snagged a couple of the games that are on sale.
Terraria $2
Controls well enough my phone (6") despite the virtual stick. Looks like my kind of game (open world with crafting + retro aesthetics) so I'm glad to have a portable version of it.
NBA Jam $1
Pleasantly surprised to find the rosters somewhat up-to-date (as of the 2014 finals, so LBJ is still with the Heat). Just as fun as I used to have on the SNES. Haven't tried multiplayer yet but it's available for local and online.
Dead Space $2
Disappointed that this doesn't have the survival modes that were added to the iOS version. Single player campaign only. Good controls though and lot more fun than Shadowgun or Dead Trigger 2. No IAP.
Reaper $2.49 for IAP full game unlock (Dark Legend Edition)
Gorgeous game with controls optimized for touch. Kinda reminds me of games like Muramasa Rebirth and is an acceptable substitute when I'm away from my Vita (although playing it has made me want to go back to Muramasa for another playthrough).
Terraria $2
Controls well enough my phone (6") despite the virtual stick. Looks like my kind of game (open world with crafting + retro aesthetics) so I'm glad to have a portable version of it.
NBA Jam $1
Pleasantly surprised to find the rosters somewhat up-to-date (as of the 2014 finals, so LBJ is still with the Heat). Just as fun as I used to have on the SNES. Haven't tried multiplayer yet but it's available for local and online.
Dead Space $2
Disappointed that this doesn't have the survival modes that were added to the iOS version. Single player campaign only. Good controls though and lot more fun than Shadowgun or Dead Trigger 2. No IAP.
Reaper $2.49 for IAP full game unlock (Dark Legend Edition)
Gorgeous game with controls optimized for touch. Kinda reminds me of games like Muramasa Rebirth and is an acceptable substitute when I'm away from my Vita (although playing it has made me want to go back to Muramasa for another playthrough).
I've not tested it since the update, but there are a bunch of reports that the issues with FFIII and FFIV and Xposed are gone as of the two apps getting patched last week at the start of this sale.
I'm not convinced it was explicitly because of DRM anyway, FFIII used to crash on unrooted stock Android constantly because it was writing to memory areas that it wasn't supposed to. I think it was just a badly coded POS.
I'm not convinced it was explicitly because of DRM anyway, FFIII used to crash on unrooted stock Android constantly because it was writing to memory areas that it wasn't supposed to. I think it was just a badly coded POS.
Zero-Crescent
Member
Heads up Kairosoft fans, Ninja Village is on sale for $1.20 (75% off):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.kairosoft.android.ninja_en
FFIII never had any issues with Xposed, it's probably been the most relatively-sound of Square-Enix's remakes as it hasn't had any major issues; it even works with ART (I believe FFIV was recently updated with ART support too).
Final Fantasy - Originally, the game didn't scale to larger screens, so if you played it on anything larger than 3.7", it would appear in a tiny centered window. It took them a year or so before they fixed this, now it scales properly.
Final Fantasy II - Same as Final Fantasy. Also eventually fixed.
Final Fantasy III - Relatively, no major issues.
Final Fantasy IV - Issues with Xposed (details) where the game doesn't start (reportedly fixed in the latest update. Awaiting confirmation)
Final Fantasy IV The After Years - Allegedly, it has no issues with Xposed.
Final Fantasy V - Issues with Xposed
Final Fantasy VI - Issues with Xposed
The World Ends With You - Reportedly, it has issues with Xposed (need confirmation)
Chrono Trigger - The game actually has 4 or 5 parts to download, with one part being the Play Store download, and the rest start downloading in the background at certain points in the game. It effectively serves as a Mostly-Online DRM.
As for whether the Xposed issues are DRM or bad coding on SE's part, it's tough to say either way, though bad coding sounds like a more viable theory. On one hand, the directory check it performs at the start, as described in the XDA post above, is a process that is wholly unnecessary to the games' operation. On the other, SE gains nothing by blocking Xposed modules.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.kairosoft.android.ninja_en
FFIII never had any issues with Xposed, it's probably been the most relatively-sound of Square-Enix's remakes as it hasn't had any major issues; it even works with ART (I believe FFIV was recently updated with ART support too).
Final Fantasy - Originally, the game didn't scale to larger screens, so if you played it on anything larger than 3.7", it would appear in a tiny centered window. It took them a year or so before they fixed this, now it scales properly.
Final Fantasy II - Same as Final Fantasy. Also eventually fixed.
Final Fantasy III - Relatively, no major issues.
Final Fantasy IV - Issues with Xposed (details) where the game doesn't start (reportedly fixed in the latest update. Awaiting confirmation)
Final Fantasy IV The After Years - Allegedly, it has no issues with Xposed.
Final Fantasy V - Issues with Xposed
Final Fantasy VI - Issues with Xposed
The World Ends With You - Reportedly, it has issues with Xposed (need confirmation)
Chrono Trigger - The game actually has 4 or 5 parts to download, with one part being the Play Store download, and the rest start downloading in the background at certain points in the game. It effectively serves as a Mostly-Online DRM.
As for whether the Xposed issues are DRM or bad coding on SE's part, it's tough to say either way, though bad coding sounds like a more viable theory. On one hand, the directory check it performs at the start, as described in the XDA post above, is a process that is wholly unnecessary to the games' operation. On the other, SE gains nothing by blocking Xposed modules.
Zero-Crescent
Member
It's out in Japan, and it was the first version to receive the HD upgrades that the iOS version later had patched in. Don't know why SE hasn't brought it to the US yet.
Zero-Crescent
Member
More new sales:
Final Fantasy V - $7.99 (50% off) (Caution: As mentioned above, this has issues with Xposed)
R-Type II - $0.99 (50% off)
Tentacle Wars - $0.89 (50% off)
Final Fantasy V - $7.99 (50% off) (Caution: As mentioned above, this has issues with Xposed)
R-Type II - $0.99 (50% off)
Tentacle Wars - $0.89 (50% off)
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Why can't these FF games go on sale on Amazon, I still have 3300 coins to use on nothing since XCOM is apparently dead.
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Hopefully FF VI will go on sale soon as well.
Damn. I would really invest more in the FF games on Android if I had a tablet. The screen is just too small on a phone imo.
Zero-Crescent
Member
Even more notable sales have popped up!
Double Dragon Trilogy - $0.99 (66% off)
Monument Valley - $2.49 (38% off) (Highly recommended if you liked Echochrome)
EDIT: More:
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! - $0.99 (Regular $2.99; 66% off)
The Amazing Spider-man 2 - $1.99 (Regular $4.99; 60% off)
Where's My Water? - $0.99 (Regular $1.99; 50% off)
Double Dragon Trilogy - $0.99 (66% off)
Monument Valley - $2.49 (38% off) (Highly recommended if you liked Echochrome)
EDIT: More:
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! - $0.99 (Regular $2.99; 66% off)
The Amazing Spider-man 2 - $1.99 (Regular $4.99; 60% off)
Where's My Water? - $0.99 (Regular $1.99; 50% off)
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Keep hoping for SE to include TWEWY even though it's new. I doubt it though. It'll just be more and more FF stuff on sale.
Probably never because Crapcom hates android users
Hellraider
Member
It's Capcom, so never.
Zero-Crescent
Member
Assassin's Creed: Pirates for 10 cents!
Seriously, it's $0.10. Normally $4.99, so it's 98% off. I'll add more recent deals to this post in a bit.
Rayman Jungle Run - $0.75 (80% off)
Rabbids Big Bang - $0.49 (50% off)
Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet - $1.99 (50% off)
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 - $2.99 (40% off)
The Game of LIFE - $0.50 (50% off)
EDIT: Oh, and Monument Valley's price has dropped further to $1.99 (50% off)
EDIT 2: Looks like Amazon Appstore is planning to give away a bunch of apps tomorrow. If it's anything like Australia and Japan now, the list should include Carcassonne and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.
Seriously, it's $0.10. Normally $4.99, so it's 98% off. I'll add more recent deals to this post in a bit.
Rayman Jungle Run - $0.75 (80% off)
Rabbids Big Bang - $0.49 (50% off)
Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet - $1.99 (50% off)
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 - $2.99 (40% off)
The Game of LIFE - $0.50 (50% off)
EDIT: Oh, and Monument Valley's price has dropped further to $1.99 (50% off)
EDIT 2: Looks like Amazon Appstore is planning to give away a bunch of apps tomorrow. If it's anything like Australia and Japan now, the list should include Carcassonne and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.