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iOS Gaming August 2016 | A sever-ly hot summer
- Thread starter More_Badass
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Yeah, were mentioned two pages back but doesn't hurt anyone mentioning it again.
Jamesways
Member
Sorry, I missed that.Yeah, were mentioned two pages back but doesn't hurt anyone mentioning it again.
That is great though I somehow prefer the helicopter view which was also used in the first installment. Do not know why exactly. Nevertheless the cockpit view feels great. It is astonishing that mobile has such a great rally sim.
Thanks to some renegotiations with AT&T when I threatened to leave, looks like I'll be getting a 6S Plus on Tuesday.
Will be curious to see if I notice the difference in game performance with my current iPhone 6 and iPad Mini 2, both of which I've already been happy with.
Especially for the mini 2 being as old as it is, it still runs everything like a champ.
On the subject, any good games that use 3D Touch?
Will be curious to see if I notice the difference in game performance with my current iPhone 6 and iPad Mini 2, both of which I've already been happy with.
Especially for the mini 2 being as old as it is, it still runs everything like a champ.
On the subject, any good games that use 3D Touch?
It's a little complicated. I only figured it all out because someone on TouchArcade's forum pointed out one of the first parts, that
the years the witch talks about have symbols on your timeline
The era of amazing digital evolutions of classic gamebooks continues
Inkle's Sorcery
Bulkypix's Lone Wolf
And now Tin Man Games' The Warlock on Firetop Mountain
Coming to Steam on the 31st, to iOS late 2016/early 2017
that looks awesome
Grim Patron
Member
Wonder if Oceanhorn 2 will ditch iOS? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1267392
It looks like it. Mobile probably won't be able to run that.
Grim Patron
Member
Nah I think itll be able to just fine. iPad Air 2 and above etc. Last one was used as a showcase as well iirc. Feels like thye will ditch it though.
I had a chat with Lash who works with mobile apparently, and he said it is far from possible on mobile. That's why I imagine it wouldn't be possible on these devices.
infiniteloop
Member
I'd be very surprised if Oceanhorn dropped ios. It's probably 2018 at the earliest anyway.
More_Badass
Member
Enyo release trailer, coming September 7th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG6-y94qgTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG6-y94qgTk
Is Fox-One (the poster) part of the development team? Didn't the press release only mention PS4 and Xbox One? I would just like some kind of confirmation.
infiniteloop
Member
Yes, they are.
their blog post is talking about Oceanhorn 1 coming out on PS4 and Xbox.
Yes, he is. Game is definitely coming to iOS.
The era of amazing digital evolutions of classic gamebooks continues
Inkle's Sorcery
Bulkypix's Lone Wolf
And now Tin Man Games' The Warlock on Firetop Mountain
Coming to Steam on the 31st, to iOS late 2016/early 2017
Looks good. Hopefully they (Tin Man) are a bit more selective in their titles this time round, some of the earlier books where not exactly the strongest/classic entries in the series. Wonder how much creative control they have?
aka where is Creature of Havoc?
More_Badass
Member
They're kind of doing like Inkle, adding new content, expanding on things from the gamebook
They plan to do more gamebooks in this fashion after Warlock
Sounds great!
The books can be quite hit and miss, be good to see how they can spin and expand them... Deathtrap Dungeon is ye olde classic, but a bit naff. Citadel of Chaos is pretty poor/restrictive. City of Thieves is ok/good from what I remember...
I just felt that with their previous releases, some of the selection of books was, "choosen poorly" shall we say? Given that there exists much better title then some of the ones that they have already published (Forest of Doom, Blood of the Zombies and Appointment with F.E.A.R for example)
Gamecocks625
Member
One of the best racing games for iOS. Love it.
More_Badass
Member
Played some Eisenhorn. Nah, not feeling it. It's nice to see a full-fledged 3D action game on mobile, but it's really nothing special. The combat feels mindless and boring, go play Implosion. The visual are okay, Shadowmatic or The Room series look more impressive and myriad others have better aesthetics. The typical issue of 3D movement and camera control rears its head. It's like someone tried to make a console-quality action-adventure and just did enough to make an okay mobile game.
Stick to Deathwatch or Space Hulk for 40k action that feels suited for touch
Stick to Deathwatch or Space Hulk for 40k action that feels suited for touch
Saucycarpdog
Member
Is Pixelbite using the same engine from the first game for space marshals 2? Aesthetic looks slightly different in the SM2 pics.
Frostt
Member
Reigns has an ending? Not even one, but three? Suprised. Talk about hidden depth. I was looking at the app and I still have two characters left to meet and a lot of missions. Just when I thought I was done with it. Amazing game that keeps getting better and better. Like Legend of the Skyfish or Road Not Taken...
PittaGAF
Member
Yes it has 3 endings...and the best one is super tricky (and still eludes me...but I'm doing tons of progresses).
I was able to complete almost everything in the game, including meeting all characters and suffer all types of deaths (even if it's a bit misleading in game...when you restart they reset and I don't like it...so you should check the GC achievements in case you do not remember if you saw anything or not).
It's impossible to see everything with just one playthrough and some things appears only if you get the bad ending and continue....just saying.
Horizon Chase getting new circuits and two new cars for free on September 15 plus an Apple TV update on October 13th:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=natlqn-Rafo
Also:
Lumines: Puzzle & Music launches globally on September 1st for $2.99:
http://gematsu.com/2016/08/lumines-puzzle-music-launches-globally-september-1
The Free to play version is reportedly coming a week after that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=natlqn-Rafo
Also:
Lumines: Puzzle & Music launches globally on September 1st for $2.99:
http://gematsu.com/2016/08/lumines-puzzle-music-launches-globally-september-1
The Free to play version is reportedly coming a week after that.
Can't get the link and the only way you can find it on iTunes at the moment is to search for Riptide then go to Developer Apps, but Riptide Renegade GP is out on iOS for $2.99.
Great follow up to the first two games with more effects, tricks and some wild courses. Easy recommend at that price point.
Great follow up to the first two games with more effects, tricks and some wild courses. Easy recommend at that price point.
Grim Patron
Member
Good news! day one for lumines paid.
Thanks for getting the link!
Oh fuck yes. Finally I get me some Lumines! Hopefully it is a universal app so I can play it on my iPad. Also nice with the Horizon update.
Frostt
Member
I would like to see a statistics page within the game sometime. To see how many times I died to each of the different endings. That would be neat.
I didnt know about the achievements, will look and try to meet the two I have left so I can continue, right now I am stuck, always the same results. The game is too awesome to put down.
So a pretty popular CCG game went on sale today for 99c. It's Lost Portal CCG and unlike most others in the genre this is single player only, and let's you go through dungeons, fight bosses and level up your character, while there are 200+ cards that come in five rarities. I haven't seen much of it myself but I have it.
By the way, The Witness is still happening for iOS. Although they are currently testing a tap-based movement scheme. This would probably just make me play it through on PC instead honestly.
By the way, The Witness is still happening for iOS. Although they are currently testing a tap-based movement scheme. This would probably just make me play it through on PC instead honestly.
More_Badass
Member
We're also getting a new game from the developer of Last Voyage this week
http://nightgate.co/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Xtdo8UrBA
http://nightgate.co/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Xtdo8UrBA
A little annoying for Blow to use "it's such a lower-end platform" for iOS. Yes, it isn't a PS4 but graphically it can hold its own for games like this I would think.
Just bothered me as another slam as if mobile is crap.
But they're still doing it so still happy about that.
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On another subject, anyone here play Lost Portal CCG? On sale for a buck and wondered how it was.
More_Badass
Member
I mean, he's not wrong. The Witness isn't Crysis, but I couldn't run it on high on my laptop. Most 3D PC ports need to downgrade their visuals on mobile so the game can run well on iOS. Plus, The Witness being an pretty large open space rather than singular levels, and yeah, I can see why they would to need to cut the mobile version back to get it to work
No, I agree that it would obviously need to be downgraded. Just thought the "such a lower-end platform" seemed a bit like a dig. Yeah, I take it personally my defense of mobile
choco-fish
Member
Oh cant wait for that, probably the best arcade racer on iOS. I think they added one new track for Chinese new year. I hope they add at least two new sets of tracks.
Does anyone have and recommendations for similar arcade style racers? Finished Rally Rush recently and need another decent racing game.
I mentioned this a few posts above yours. But yes I bought it and will probably give it a go tomorrow.
I also didn't read Blow's comment as a dig or in any negative light. iOS just is a lower-end platform compared to PC and current-gen consoles.
Saucycarpdog
Member
I think it's a reasonable reaction. If a big PC dev said the same thing about porting his game to consoles, you would definitely see some people taking offense to that whether it was true or not.No, I agree that it would obviously need to be downgraded. Just thought the "such a lower-end platform" seemed a bit like a dig. Yeah, I take it personally my defense of mobile
I guess I'm just sensitive.
If it makes you feel any better, I had the same interpretation as you when I read that line. Still interested to see how it looks and plays when/if it comes out.
Jamesways
Member
Some games look really good on mobile. If you would've shown me some of the cockpit views and lighting effects in Real Racing 3 a few years ago, I never would have believed it was from a game in your phone.