You just sold me on the game and I'm still going through Severed.
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iOS Gaming August 2016 | A sever-ly hot summer
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You just sold me on the game and I'm still going through Severed.
Grim Patron
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Some of the responses in this thread - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1262952 oof.
More_Badass
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PittaGAF
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Well...I don't want to spoil the fun for you...
But let's just say I had a reign well over our current real life year.
Now I reset the reign (for reasons too spoilerific to tell).
I love there is much more than it seems in the game, almost Simogo like.
Just go on and on and on...you will find a ton of surprises.
More_Badass
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Deus Ex GO in four days! Really excited to see how they evolved the formula again.
Skyfish looks promising as well
Skyfish looks promising as well
Argh, I just now realize I already own Sentinels of the Multiverse on Steam. I should have tried it out on there before buying on iOS but it doesn't actually matter, as I prefer playing such games on the iPad anyway.
Yeah. I'm excited about this one too. Currently going through Lara Croft GO and am enjoying it a lot.
Yeah. I'm excited about this one too. Currently going through Lara Croft GO and am enjoying it a lot.
Saucycarpdog
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Is leap of fate still releasing this week?
More_Badass
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Should be
Yeah, Reigns is good. Reviewed it over on IndieGames
http://indiegames.com/2016/08/reigns_-_long_live_the_king.html
I have now played Reigns for a little, and been four different kings. And I'm loving it. It's so cool, how you discover new things even if you die, but continue on as a new king. And you get to see how past choices can influence your current reign. And that you unlock new cards by completing objectives just opens up the possibilities even more so. So far I'm glad I bought it, but I'll give it more time tomorrow.
I'm also contemplating getting either Severed or Road Not Taken. I think I might go with Road Not Taken, as Severed seem to be a dungeon crawler in the sense that you move from room to room with a point of click navigational mechanic mixed with Fruit Ninja combat (this part I'm fine with).
I'm also contemplating getting either Severed or Road Not Taken. I think I might go with Road Not Taken, as Severed seem to be a dungeon crawler in the sense that you move from room to room with a point of click navigational mechanic mixed with Fruit Ninja combat (this part I'm fine with).
Does this work offiline?
I need something for the plane ride back from Europe to NZ. I think my go to Dungeon Raid isn't going to cut it for the return journey.
More_Badass
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Completely offline. Not an online, no card packs, no in-app purchases. It's not that kind of card game
More_Badass
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Just noticed that the sci-fi builder/squad strategy game The Spatials dropped from $12.99 to $4.99 last month
https://appsto.re/us/fikEW.i
https://appsto.re/us/fikEW.i
PittaGAF
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My lips are sealed.
But do know that while trying to get the good ending I :
(Not really spoilers but...)
Awesome.
I didn't go to space exploration yet...but I wouldn't be surprised if I could (I made up this, I do not know if you can).
But do know that while trying to get the good ending I :
(Not really spoilers but...)
Discovered Internet
Found Excalibur
Found the cure for Back Plague
Discovered a new world
Etc...etc...etc....
Found Excalibur
Found the cure for Back Plague
Discovered a new world
Etc...etc...etc....
Awesome.
I didn't go to space exploration yet...but I wouldn't be surprised if I could (I made up this, I do not know if you can).
PittaGAF
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Well...sorry, I masked them now but do know they aren't spoilers or needed to trick the devil...just things that can happen to you playing (among hundreds other).
Maybe something is needed.
Maybe not.
Speaking of that...I fear a lot of people will miss this awesome aspect of the game, playing just to 'reign'.
In reality there is much more to the game, with 3 different endings and puzzles to solve, while still managing to survive and reign.
In this regard, it reminds me a lot another favorite game of mine, Out There Omega while trying to reach the Gold ending.
I feel the devs could have been a bit more clear about this (I wasn't aware AT ALL about this before buying the game, but I LOVED discovering this by my own, so maybe they were right).
More_Badass
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Might be hundreds more in the future. Devs told me they have plans to do a full set of queen cards in the future
PittaGAF
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Would be awesome, but I feel a ton of people will play tens of 'reigns' without realizing there is so much more.
It's incredible how much you can do with just binary choices.
The persistence of several decisions (some will hit yiur descendants a ton of years in the future) and all the interconnections are simply brilliant and make an experience so deep I really didn't thought possible.
More_Badass
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Nice, I can finally spread the news. Get excited, people
This new mechanic sounds awesome
More_Badass
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You're lucky. You'll be able to enjoy the entire saga in one go, rather than having it spread across three years
More_Badass
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With 4 coming out next month, and the series finally being finished then, I think instead of a Sorcery 4 OT, I'll make a Sorcery Saga OT encompassing the entire series. Especially because it sounds like quite a few people even in this thread were waiting for the fourth game before starting the games
I actually like when it is spaced out opposed to having it all in one go. I can just space it out myself now though so that's a plus.
Good idea with doing a Sorcery Saga OT!
Gave this a shot. There is definitely a good game in there somewhere, but it needs quite a bit of work. You paint a picture of a hectic atmosphere where you struggle to keep up w/ failing systems ala FTL but I found it incredibly easy and never really felt any pressure. I would actually call it pretty mind-numbing as the biggest challenge is not getting bored during 5+ minute realtime countdowns. By the end of the game it was reduced to just seeing how many systems I could upgrade for the hell of it before reaching the last day. I think I finished the actual objectives somewhere before day 30/44. My biggest complaint though is the story goes absolutely nowhere. There is a lot of mystery but in the end you don't learn anything -- you hit day 44 and just get a congratulations screen. I know this sounds really negative, but I did enjoy the game. It just screams early access while there is no indication given that any major development is planned. It's only $1 though so it's hard to go wrong. I hope the author builds on what I believe to be a solid foundation.
PittaGAF
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After having completed the game, I agree.
I enjoyed the first half more than the last, where everything is pretty automatic and you go on just to read the story....that ends nowhere.
I did enjoy it a lot for the first part tough.
Actually I wrote the dev the very same 'review' and I was told next updates will be mainly balancing and above all adding story (possibly making the journey longer than 44 days).
As far as I understood, dev is just one person.
PittaGAF
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I think the saga OT is a fantastic idea.
Good idea with a Sorcery! OT. I've been waiting till 4 drops before I grab them all / get started.
More_Badass
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Yes, it's the last part
More_Badass
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You might want to provide some insight in the OT, before people starting reaching the end and getting annoyed with restarting
I would like insight even if it's a little spoilery. It's starting to feel a little samey.
orthodoxy1095
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I was looking for some games to bring on my trip overseas with me. Any suggestions? Saw that new game Reigns.
I just missed out on the good ending of Reigns because
. Ridiculous. I'd done everything required up until that point. I see the game getting a lot of praise but honestly I feel like the depth is lacking. There seems to be a lot of talk about how decisions have an impact way down the line, but the only evidence of that is this puzzle thread that runs through the game, and then as I get to the very end of it they deny me the conclusion. Very disappointing.
the skeleton didn't show up during the 100 years of the final death curse
More_Badass
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What genres do you like?
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Tend to enjoy puzzle and strategy games or things with narrative choice like Sorcery! Trying to mostly find a few things that'll last me while I'm away!
More_Badass
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- King of Dragon Pass is solid if you haven't played that before.
- 80 Days if you haven't gotten around to it yet
- Icebreaker (by Nitrome) is one of my favorite puzzlers. Simple mechanics, very varied and clever applications of those mechanics.
- RYB is a good logic-focused puzzler if you like Hexcells
- The Hexcells series is on iPad as well
- Ryan North's To Be Or Not To Be is a funny work of interactive fiction. Highly recommended
- Dream Quest is an excellent roguelike/card game hybrid. A strong recommendation if you can look past the art and appreciate the gameplay, although the art does grow on you. The creator of Magic The Gathering is a big fan
Ports-wise: Door Kickers, Human Resource Machine, This War of Mine, FTL, Snakebird, and Road Not Taken are all excellent
Also if you liked the GO games, Deus Ex GO is coming out this week
More_Badass
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Is Sorcery 4 the game Shaun was hinting at? Disappointing if that's the case.
I was thinking the same. While the Sorcery series is good, this is a port we expected. Was hoping for a real surprise.
Edit: I don't think it is because what he was hinting at I thought was something this week. Sorcery 4 isn't coming until September.
LiquidSword
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Was really enjoying Reigns. Wasn't that far in. Think I had like 15 or so royal deeds done. Went to the dungeon a couple times but never figured it out. Really liking how deceptively simple it is. Unfortunately I went to the home screen last night in the middle of a run. Opened the app this morning and I was talking to the spirit again and I had zero completed royal deeds. High scores gone as well. Portraits and other stuff are still unlocked though. So weird. Probably just gonna delete and restart fresh in case something is messed up with my save now.
More_Badass
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Yeah, I don't think it's that. The tweet makes it sound like a release this weekIs Sorcery 4 the game Shaun was hinting at? Disappointing if that's the case.