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iOS Gaming August 2014: This reads like paid advertising, narrated by Tom Hiddleston
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Played it for a bit. I don't like that you lose all your deployed troops, even the survivors. Maybe that's how it always is in games like this? I'm pretty new to iOS gaming.
I never played Clash of Clans (which is apparenty what they are going for) but maybe? I agree it's a little off-putting at first.
Worst of all so far has been the unit AI. I just dropped three speeder bikes on one side of a Tusken Raider camp only for them to fly through the hole I blew in the wall for them, past three different turrets, all the while taking fire from each) only to stop and begin firing on a random piece of wall on the other side of the base from where they were dropped. WTH.
More_Badass
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My paid advertising skills are improving
BenjaminBirdie
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RULES! is pretty great
CornBurrito
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How is Beat Sneak Bandit?
UncleSmoothie
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It's like Papers, Please in that they both have papers. That's the most facile comparison possible because the games are totally different.
Papers Please is about balancing the obligations of duty against your love of your family, and gaining insight into what it's like to live in a totalitarian state.
The Firm is about being able to distinguish left from right.
It's fun tho
Absolutely one of the best games on iOS. Go buy it! (seriously!)
It's outstanding. Mechanics take a bit to get used to and are a bit different than the original (more tapping to move and target as opposed to line drawing).
It's much deeper in terms of skills and the ability to customize your character, even mixing and matching classes.
I'd go as far as to say it's one of the best action RPGs on iOS. Highly recommended.
More_Badass
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Excellent. I was hesitant to get it but glad I did. A polished blend of stealth, puzzle, and rhythm genres. Lovely art style, challenging levels, the kind of polish and finely crafted experience you'd expect from Simogo
Also excellent. I never played the other Battleheart games, but very impressed by Legacy. Charming graphics, a huge amount of freedom and depth in how you develop your character, the best tap to move/attack controls IMO. Want to be a teleporting archer or melee-heavy mage who can call down meteors from above? All those options are available
Just started. Woo. Give me anything Star Wars and I'll buy it.
Also, Dungeon Slots is not out! I predict another Dragon Coins fad.
PittaGAF
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It is an awesome game, you did the right thing.
Super slick too, great spoken tutorial on par with Coding Monkey's ones.
Basic iPad mini is basically an iPad 2 - so it is the slowest iPad you can get. The retina mini is basically an iPad Air only smaller - so it is the fastest iPad you can get. The difference in cost between the two doesn't justify the difference in performance IMO.
Either save up and stretch to the retina mini, or hold off for the inevitable new models in a couple of months. That might bring retina to the basic mini, but at a minimum will mean refurbs of the current retina on the apple store for a while so you can save money.
StarCreator
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Beaten, but there is a mini and a mini Retina, so you would specifically need to look up the Retina model were you to get one now. There -is- a performance difference between the Air and the mini Retina in the Air's favor, but it isn't a huge difference.
But I'm not sure I would recommend buying now, with new hardware announcements sure to come in a month or two.
Try Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion. This version is free with ads, and buying any of the campaigns will turn off the ads.
Alternatively you can buy the complete game for $9.99
I'm loving the typos on the fake tweets.Motorsport manager is a lot of fun. The made up social media bits are fantastic.
Was just in a wet race with both my drivers comfortably first and second. Two laps to go and my first place driver retires
One of my drivers might in fact be a doner kebab. He certainly ain't a racing driver, that's for sure. I have a young 'un that I'm hoping to replace him with before long because if that fuckwit limps home in last once more, I'm taking him 'round the back and shooting him.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Dude's not wrong
It remains to be seen of my love of motor racing can overcome my ineptitude at management sims. No doubt the game is slick as fuck but I'm one step away from receiving the 'well, I guess you guys turned up today and that was nice' award.
I named my team owner Adam Scott Aukerman, and the team Achtung Baby! Racing, so I'm left with no end of giggles every time I'm reminded of it - no matter how badly my results were in the last race (or how much time I just lost after the game crashed).
PittaGAF
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Great game. Highly recommended.
PittaGAF
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Yup, it's amazing. My favorite game by Simogo.
Minsc
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XCOM and record of the agarest war are probably the next two most similar... with XCOM being less story driven and having better gameplay (than agarest), and agarest having a lot more story and worse gameplay (than either).
Performance wise about the same as an iPad Air. Same basic chips.mtheyll be a bit slower because it is a phone so the battery is smaller but that is balanced by the screen resolution being smaller.
Again though, iphone 6 expected in September so recommended to wait if you can. Either because you might want an iPhone 6, or because it'll mean iPhone 5s prices dropping
StarCreator
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Same, there will be a new iPhone on the market in a month tops if they hold to their current pattern. Horrible time to buy.
Stop beating meeeeeee
Clash of Clans does this (and I assume Boom Beach too).
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
The Ensign: Endish game question below:
BTW, to those who've tried it.. you are supposed to die.
how the fuck do you get through the asteroid field?!?!? Am I missing something?
BTW, to those who've tried it.. you are supposed to die.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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Shoot didn't know Agerest War was on ios!
Yikes at the price!
Yikes at the price!
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Nevermind:
Games not that hard at all.
Games not that hard at all.
Potential sleeper hit free game alert:
One Spear Arena - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id787165583?mt=8
"Action arena spear-em-up. Fight your opponents on randomly generated maps"
One Spear Arena - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id787165583?mt=8
"Action arena spear-em-up. Fight your opponents on randomly generated maps"
More_Badass
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It's a fun game, got it when it was released. Basically you have one spear, and you need to kill enemies in each arena. But the catch is that you have to retrieve your spread once it's thrown so every attack counts. Unarmed, you're defenseless and can only evade enemies.
Any recommendations on good (turnbased) strategy games in the last months?
I got 10 euros to spend after buying Motorsport Manager.
edit: 80 days around the world might be interesting, so just a little less to spend then I guess.
edit2: and Hitman Go bought, nevermind the recommendations.
I got 10 euros to spend after buying Motorsport Manager.
edit: 80 days around the world might be interesting, so just a little less to spend then I guess.
edit2: and Hitman Go bought, nevermind the recommendations.
I think unnecessary if you complete the challenges in order. The game is amazing and a must buy- well worth the $! Don't worry about the IAP.
I wasn't aware that there was any. Is it for the hint system? I have it on Android and I've not noticed there being any IAP.
toddhunter
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Just to unlock levels early.
So if you don't want to play the game, you can pay to get more of it early not to play.
More_Badass
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Ha, this just made me realize how ridiculous Chapter Unlocks/Unlock Everything IAP is.
Interesting.. how does it run? I have an iPhone 4, debating picking this up now or waiting until I get a 6 (definitely time to upgrade, my phone's chugging along very slowly these days).
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