infiniteloop
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Latest Final Fantasy IX update (April 10th) fixes the MFi controller issues.
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iOS Gaming April 2016 | Fool's Gold
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stephencottontail
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Grim Patron
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Came here to say Im addicted to PKTBALL by laser dog.
Also I should post here more often given how much I play on iOS.
Also I should post here more often given how much I play on iOS.
This is great news. I should have bought a controller before going out on vacation after all.
More_Badass
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Wow, I didn't know Laser Dog had released a new game
(Those are the guys behind Hopiko, Alone, and Puk)
Yeah and it's quite fun. The business model of PKTBALL is also interesting (and better explained here: http://www.laserdog.co.uk/blog/17/2/2016/laser-dog-sells-their-soul-again )
Thanks, I'll keep an eye on those two as well.
Jamesways
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I downloaded the beta to test. I'm still getting the exact same crashes when playing real racing 3. The same events are crashing it every time so no change for me. The game is still basically unplayable on my phone. Bummer.
Thankfully, I have an iPad without iOS 9 that can still play it.
Is that related to Game Center or just an issue with RR3? Because if it's the latter, only a patch from EA/Firemonkeys will fix that.
Frostt
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So until EA fixes it on its own, dont update that iPad. New iOS versions doesnt fix third party apps, they only fix and improve Apple software. And 9.3.2 is for GameCenter mostly and other small fixes. And as far as I can tell, they solved the problem.
Some users are reporting that Game Center can still crash if you launch a lot of apps but so far a simple reboot fixes it.
Frostt
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Twitter! Make a Twitter account and follow every developer you find and you are set. I dont even need to visit TA or PG anymore. Twitter knows first. There is the latest information about their games and even more. And developers there are friendly to each other and even retweet other games (that why I knew of the existence of Looty Dungeon. Matt Hall, creator of Crossy Road tweeted about it on his account). It is a cool place and you can even interact with them.
For me is: run one app, play it, close it and open another, maybe two at the same times... but thats it (dont have more than 17 games installed at the moment) so I will try that and send the results to Apple via the Feedback app if something goes wrong. Thanks for the info KC!
Jamesways
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I never had an issue with the game until 9.3. Some users had it earlier, and seems to be related to Game Center as far as I understand. GC tries to pull the user comparison/leaderboard data in for races and it crashes. People have posted about it on various RR3 boards, but the general consensus is that it's GC related still.
I've tried signing out and signing back into GC, and that worked for the first 2 days. I've tried playing in airplane mode, it still crashes when GC tries to connect with it.
I've submitted a ticket with Firemonkeys about it. We'll see what they say.
In the meantime, may just completely wipe and restore my phone, that's Apple's recommendation.
If it's still crashing with iOS 9.3.2 (with Game Center working), it seems to be something that only Firemonkeys can fix. Restoring won't help here.
Jamesways
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Then that sucks man. About 85-90% of the races/events cause it to crash.
I'm keeping the iPad at 8.2 or whatever it is.
YES!!! Restoring worked. It works again. My crack rock is back on the phone!
Frostt
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The action platformer Goo Saga looks really good:
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Goo+Saga/news.asp?c=69709
Out on Android now and iOS later this month. Think I'm going to check out the Android version.
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Goo+Saga/news.asp?c=69709
Out on Android now and iOS later this month. Think I'm going to check out the Android version.
infiniteloop
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Yes, please. Lots of great 2D platformers recently.
Frostt
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Please post those impressions, game looks lovely
Jamesways
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Ah I'm so happy to get RR3 back working. Man.
Ok, so thanks for posting the "go-to's" in this thread, some really good recommendations. Tried out several and stuck with Impossible Road, Prune, and _Prism yesterday.
Impossible Road is really hard. One could say... impossible even.
Really enjoying _Prism, that's great on the iPad.
Ok, so thanks for posting the "go-to's" in this thread, some really good recommendations. Tried out several and stuck with Impossible Road, Prune, and _Prism yesterday.
Impossible Road is really hard. One could say... impossible even.
Really enjoying _Prism, that's great on the iPad.
More_Badass
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Did you figure out the trick to better scores in Impossible Road?
Grim Patron
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Yea Ive enjoyed all of those. Alone being my most played.
Very similar to crossy road.
Jamesways
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Not at all. Can barely keep the ball on the track from the start. Got any tips?
Saucycarpdog
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Hint: off road.
Frostt
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The hint is to jump from where you are to lower tracks when you see a good spot. The developer encourages that to get better scores.
Jamesways
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Thanks! Will dig into it more later. I really like the visual design.
More_Badass
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The other guys beat me to it, but yeah the trick is not to stay on the track at all but to make daring leaps onto the track below you
Jamesways
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Zantetsuken
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Anybody else playing Tap Tap Trillionaire? It's an investing game where you make money by tapping the screen as much as you can. It's great to pass time and some of the names are pretty funny.
Wow, this must be the first time a Simogo game was on sale because I have looked on appshopper for their games and they never had any discounts.
Fortunately, I didn't buy SPL-T some weeks ago because I thought it would never be on sale.
Nearly jumped at Downwell but I rather wait for the Vita port with buttons (my Mfi controller can't hold the phone vertically). Another one was Brothers which has no Mfi support so I just can't support the dev by buying the game.
Really thinking about getting Prune though.
Fortunately, I didn't buy SPL-T some weeks ago because I thought it would never be on sale.
Nearly jumped at Downwell but I rather wait for the Vita port with buttons (my Mfi controller can't hold the phone vertically). Another one was Brothers which has no Mfi support so I just can't support the dev by buying the game.
Really thinking about getting Prune though.
Yes, there is a mirror card.
It summons the last card for +1 elixir . So s mirror will summon a 5 elixir giant again for 6
panama chief
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Yeeesssss. So hype.
Downloading Barrier X. Just saw a trailer and the sense of speed looks insane. It's free, with an iAP to remove ads
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barrier-x/id1052123679
Edit: Okay, this is awesome. Super slick and polished, and each level introduces a new element to the left-right evasion. If you need a new high-speed twitchy arcade game, check this out now
The sense of speed in this game is insane. I played on my phone. Then tried it on my iPad Pro. I don't think I can go back to the small screen. It's so smooth and fast.
Goo Saga is one of those charming platformers that probably compares most to Leo's Fortune. It's not at the same level of that classic but it's got lovely graphics and soundtrack, nice multipath levels to explore and light puzzle elements. It also has an upgrade system and boss battles (which I haven't gotten to yet in the first three levels).
It may end up being on the short side with 19 levels in all but it has survival and speed runs that can be unlocked for each. Also has a level editor, which I haven't messed with yet (this is one reason I probably should have waited for this on iOS as I would expect a bigger community -- there's not a single user made level on Android yet).
All in all a nicely polished platformer. Not too difficult so far but quite enjoyable.
Anyone played Michael Brough's Corrypt on iOS? Started to get back into 868-HACK and was wondering how well Corrypt works on a touch device. Played a little on PC a while back but don't remember, well, anything from it.
In other Brough news (think More Badass is a fan):
That's his new roguelike that apparently looks like this:
In other Brough news (think More Badass is a fan):
That's his new roguelike that apparently looks like this:
More_Badass
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Oh, wow that's way sooner than I had expected. Had posted about the game in the March thread, I was thinking like a summer or fall release
Brough is a game design master. Corrypt, Zaga, 868-Hack are all fantastic. A card game roguelike/RPG hybrid (which is like my favorite mobile genre now) from Brough? So excited
And Corrypt controls great, just swipes as far as I recall
More_Badass
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Card game RPG, with some roguelike. Classes, decks, card synergies
Ok, RPG with cards and synergies has me interested. Still not fond of the rogue-like trend.
cropduster
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Cheers. Have you tried Helix? One of his more action-y games for sure. A genuinely unique way to kill enemies, combined with his Brough sights and sounds. One of my favourite games on iPad that I think gets a bit overlooked for his more cerebral, roguelike stuff.
More_Badass
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First time free too
GET THIS NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!