I live between Pelzer and Simpsonville. Small world bro!
I know exactly where Five Forks is! Would be funny if we know each other IRL lol.
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iOS Gaming July 2016 | Freedom to necrodance the night away
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I know exactly where Five Forks is! Would be funny if we know each other IRL lol.
Saucycarpdog
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I know it might be too early to call but July seems kinda barren. No known big releases this month.
Thankfully, even if nothing huge releases, I've got my plate full right now with Necrodancer, Hyperburner, and HRM.
Thankfully, even if nothing huge releases, I've got my plate full right now with Necrodancer, Hyperburner, and HRM.
Nihilistic Monk
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UncleScr00ge
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I'm in Greer. I know there's a number of GAFers from the Upstate
On topic; Necrodancer is so good, Was worried about touch controls but I haven't run into any issues.
I'm in Greer. I know there's a number of GAFers from the Upstate
Cool! I'm actually originally from outside of Philly but have been back and forth between Atlanta and the Upstate for the past 23 years (last 10 in my current location). Love this area (and hated Atlanta for the two hour commutes which is why I came back here.)
It is now and it's awesome! Even though I haven't settled for a control method. D-pads look ugly, swiping is a bit tiresome, and touching the edges of the screen still confuses me a bit (but I'm thinking it's the best one, I just need to get used to it). I wasn't expecting this game to be over 1GB BTW, but I guess it makes sense being so audio-heavy.
VA-11 HALL-A is quite amazing and scratching that Bar Oasis itch. It's more focused on storytelling and you can't really mess everything up but I'm quite enjoying it.
It's a game that's meant to be on an iPad though and a port is already in development. Sadly it seems like it won't be here until the end of the year.
Another amazing trailer for Out There Chronicles, coming out this Thursday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuYpdHKzOkQ
It's a game that's meant to be on an iPad though and a port is already in development. Sadly it seems like it won't be here until the end of the year.
Another amazing trailer for Out There Chronicles, coming out this Thursday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuYpdHKzOkQ
Grim Patron
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The edge controls in necrodancer on iPAd seem to work best for me now. The swipe one is too annoying imo.
gonna try it on the phone to see what works.
gonna try it on the phone to see what works.
More_Badass
Member
I find swipe to be the best. Why do you prefer the edge controls?
Funny, I prefer the d-pad controls. Think I just like tapping to the beat over swiping.
So different strokes for different folks I guess.
Grim Patron
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I find swiping only works well for me if I get to play in portrait one handed on the phone. kind of like threes. Edge one with position 2 or 3 works best given how i hold my iPad.
Yup. Glad there are so many options. I just need to figure out an ideal way of using items. That seems to still be a problem for me control wise.
Gamecocks625
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Loved that series. Still hate I lost my save when they gave out tons of free currency near launch of IB3
Grim Patron
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Monster hunter freedom unite is updated and back m it seems.
Sye d'Burns
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Whaaaaaat?! I was doubting I'd ever see the day.
Grim Patron
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IKR - http://toucharcade.com/2016/07/04/monster-hunter-freedom-united-updated/
So glad. One commenter said it works great on iOS 10 beta 1. Ill be able to test myself later tonight when I download it onto the iPad but this is looking good.
@Crypt of the Necrodancer
Pretty neat concept. I just wish there was a trial.
@Human Resource Machine
I was planning on buying the Steam version at some point, but I might as well buy the iOS version. Looks pretty touch-friendly, and I already have TomorrowCorp's other games on iOS anyway, so why not.
edit: Might as well get Perchang too. Looks cool.
Pretty neat concept. I just wish there was a trial.
@Human Resource Machine
I was planning on buying the Steam version at some point, but I might as well buy the iOS version. Looks pretty touch-friendly, and I already have TomorrowCorp's other games on iOS anyway, so why not.
edit: Might as well get Perchang too. Looks cool.
Grim Patron
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Yea human resource machine plays great on iPad at least. Haven't tried on my 6 yet. I can't even imagine playing world of goo without touch.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
E: Decided to buy Dungeon x Balls, and I'm glad I did. There are no IAP that impact your game. There's a few cosmetic ones that you can buy, but they have NO impact on the actual game. In fact, as far as I can tell, it's just decorations you can buy for your house that you're rebuilding (the premise of the game).
As I suspected, it's a pachinko-esque game. You build a party of characters that you collect as you progress. These characters have attributes and skills that you can use to complete missions. You gain stat boosts by getting more stars, so you're encouraged to complete all objectives on a mission (like break all objects, win in 30 seconds, defeat all monsters, etc). It's a fun concept that I'm excited to experience more of. There are two issues I have with the game, though.
- You can "tap" your marble after you've launched it. The best I can tell, this is required on some stages to clear all the objectives. However, the touch mechanic is a bit fidgety. As a result, there are a few stages I can't complete yet. Hopefully the dev will chime in on TA to maybe acknowledge and adjust that feature.
- There's a cute manga that you can read as you unlock more chapters. However, it's some pretty terrible Engrish. They need someone who is fluent to do the translation...As it currently stands, it's borderline unreadable.
How is it? Looking at the pictures it looks like Monster Strike without the F2P bullshit.
Grim Patron
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didnt know they left? I know PvZ HD got an update recently that made it work better (and added shitty galaxy of heroes ads on launch)
Yeah, it did late last month:
http://toucharcade.com/2016/06/24/t...-zombies-has-been-removed-from-the-app-store/
Have you guys organized your games? I have like 9 pages of games and I feel like I'm losing sense of what I'm playing, thus never completing any games on iPad. So far I have in mind of dedicating the first page to games I'm currently playing, and having a Queue folder for games I'm interested in, and an Endless folder for those kind of games. Maybe a Blockbusters folder for titles originally on other platforms.
More_Badass
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I keep everything in one big Games folder, with my 3 or 4 current favorites out for quick access
Same here. I have one Games folder with two pages, and I move the games I currently play to the first page of my homescreen. When I'm sure I won't play something ever again, or at least not in the near future, I delete it.
Saucycarpdog
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I just keep my games on the second page and I never have more than 5 games at a time. Fewer games I have installed the more likely I am to complete them.
I'm considering something similar. I have waaaay too many games.
Frostt
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I do the same, but instead of 5 I have like 12
infiniteloop
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Nintendo betting big on mobile, potentially building hardware controllers for iPhone & iPad
http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/05/nintendo-hardware-controllers-for-iphone-and-ipad/
Man, i would love a Nintendo MFi controller. That + iOS Virtual console would be a dream.
http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/05/nintendo-hardware-controllers-for-iphone-and-ipad/
Man, i would love a Nintendo MFi controller. That + iOS Virtual console would be a dream.
infiniteloop
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Phoenix Wright Trilogy HD got an update for iOS 8 and 9.
panthapanda
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Not sure how I feel about Nintendo making peripherals. It could also mean having exclusive hardware just for a specific game(s) and that's just a waste of money. Mobile games are supposed to be low priced and adding X amount for a controller is dumb.
I doubt Nintendo would do such a thing for mobile but who knows. I really hope not. Leave those gimmicks on your own consoles.
Grim Patron
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Im up for whatever they want to do. Im not a fan of the "mobile games should be cheap" thing
More_Badass
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Out There Chronicles releases on the 7th, which means it's probably releasing tomorrow some time
http://chronicles.outtheregame.com/
http://chronicles.outtheregame.com/
It's pretty interesting so far
Nihilistic Monk
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The sorry state of iCloud support and multiple devices makes this issue 100 X worse.
See my post a few up?
Originally seemed a bit skewed towards pushing IAPs but after an update and more gameplay, it seems challenging but balanced.
I'm only through the first chapter so can't say for sure that will continue. But the combat is fun, graphics nice and the voice acting isn't too horrible, considering it's a low budget title.
I'd definitely recommend giving it a shot for a buck.
Saucycarpdog
Member
Does is bother anyone else when a game makes their device heat up? I know the heat can't actually hurt my device but it still puts me off sometimes.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I have been playing Unkilled for a while, and it makes my device hot and drinks battery. It sucks.
On the topic of Never Gone, I think it's solid. However, it IS a bit grindy. Apparently they added MFi support recently. So that's a plus if you've got a controller.
Anyone play Monster Hunter Freedom Unite? Considering picking it up with an MFi controller.
Yeah, it bothers me. Thankfully doesn't happen much on my iPhone 6 or mini 2.
But it happens constantly on my Shield Tablet. For all the power that thing has and the exclusives it gets, it's build quality, including the heat issue, leaves much to be desired.
More_Badass
Member
Haven't re-downloaded it, but it was really good. Pretty good touch controls and solid MH action
Saucycarpdog
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3D games almost always heat up 6+ and mini 2. I was playing Oceanhorn recently on my mini 2 and it turned one half of the tablet into a hand warmer.