More_Badass
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iOS Gaming September 2016 | I don't have unlimited money
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gingerbeardman
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Yes, during Steam Early Access
Touch Arcade have made it game of the week!
Apparently it's the first game to support Apple Music streaming?
Actually, there apparently is a little miscommunication going on with that. I guess you can play tracks off iTunes that don't have DRM but not streamed tracks from Apple Music.
Supposedly they say you can request songs so that they can manually create the tracks for them.
From the thread on TA:
gingerbeardman
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Go Phil! (my buddy)
I think it's safe to say that it supports Apple Music, with that one (fairly big) caveat.
I think it's safe to say that it supports Apple Music, with that one (fairly big) caveat.
Yeah, sounds like it's not really their fault. If Apple creates an API for their music service, I think it should fully support it.
I do hope they can add Spotify to the game but imagine they would have the same DRM issues.
SparksterMeta0
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One game I'm looking out for this month is Treasure Buster, made by Pixel Licker, the same developer behind Slayin' and music provided by none other than Matt "Norrin_Radd" Creamer, one of the composers behind Retro CIty Rampage.
Gameplay Trailer (shown back in March during GDC)
It's basically a 16-bit Monster Strike AFAIK, but what got my attention is the awesome Genesis-style music being used.
Creamer has a couple of videos up on how he made some of the music.
Character Select (music in 1:00)
Gel Cube Boss (music in 1:21)
Gameplay Trailer (shown back in March during GDC)
It's basically a 16-bit Monster Strike AFAIK, but what got my attention is the awesome Genesis-style music being used.
Creamer has a couple of videos up on how he made some of the music.
Character Select (music in 1:00)
Gel Cube Boss (music in 1:21)
More_Badass
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Whoa, a new game from the Slayin devs?!
This looks really cool. Out this month?
SparksterMeta0
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Saucycarpdog
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Finally beat Emperor Stuck in Solitairica with the Monk Deck, feels great!
Great! Always intrigued by these games with very similar play mechanics to the huge, huge F2P Japanese games like Monster Strike, Puzzle & Dragons and so on. Gives me a way to see what the fuss is about without partaking in the whole F2P circus (assuming this game is paid). Bought the 3DS P&D for that same reason.
Curious about Dragon Quest Builders for a similar reason, as Minecraft never quite appealled to me.
Having played A New Life some more I don't feel like I can recommend it. It has relaxing music and some beautiful interface, but it isn't enough to make you play much more than two playthroughs, where in the interest will start to fade.
I'm also disappointed in Lost in Harmony which wants me to get five Facebook friends to actually install the game in order for me to progress, which seems strange, as I haven't found an alternative method to progress. It has a soothing soundtrack, and a very interesting story, lending on the sad side.
[edit] What a nice surprise! I found out, I had a movie taking up 8gb of space on my iPad from my vacation earlier this year. So I have immediately erased it.
I'm also disappointed in Lost in Harmony which wants me to get five Facebook friends to actually install the game in order for me to progress, which seems strange, as I haven't found an alternative method to progress. It has a soothing soundtrack, and a very interesting story, lending on the sad side.
[edit] What a nice surprise! I found out, I had a movie taking up 8gb of space on my iPad from my vacation earlier this year. So I have immediately erased it.
Strange. I have Lost in Harmony and was never asked to give Facebook friends...or if I was I certainly never was impeded from progressing. It's a great game.
Edit: Maybe you're referring to the "Next Adventure". There really isn't any content there. It's a placeholder and think they're just trying to get more support to be able to work on it (this the bar which shows how close they are).
Oh, this is encouraging to hear, because I'm really liking the game. I just don't understand how I have completed 3 stages and then there's no more? Suddenly I were playing Chapter 0 after doing stage 1 and 2. It left me confused.
Three stages? There's a lot more than that. Hmm...
So you're getting that just after playing 3 songs in the only available adventure? I played through the whole game which I know is at least 10 songs. I'd have to go back to see just how many. But never was asked about FB unless I clicked on the "next adventure" button.
That Chapter 0 was a prologue they recently added I believe, which you can play with the female character.
Just opened it again and had deleted after getting a new phone. Looks like there is 13 songs including that chapter 0. Also looks like my progress reset, which is odd because I had deleted/redownloaded before without losing my save.
If I get a chance today, I'll play through it again. Maybe they changed something.
Yeah, I expected there to be more than 3 stages, although I don't know why only 3 stages are unlocked here. And yeah, the Facebook friends thing is the "Next adventure" which I assumed were the next step, since it didn't unlock any more stages in the main game. I'll try start it up again. It's probably just me who has missed something.
[edit] Also, I'm watching Steins;Gate and have no idea what I'm watching, although it is interesting.
[edit] Also, I'm watching Steins;Gate and have no idea what I'm watching, although it is interesting.
Just played through the the first four chapters and chapter five is unlocked. Could it be that you didn't get a 50% or higher on the last stage? That would stop the next one from being unlocked
Hmm, now my Chapter 3 score isn't there anymore. Strange. Guess I'll unlock Chapter 4 when getting 50% + in Chapter 3 as you say. I'll try it out later tonight. Currently playing Lumines, and can't put it down.
hardcastlemccormick
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I'm not that annoyed because it was a dollar, but I am irritated by how this is so much more limited than the App Store blurb made you think it would be.
This week's news roundup
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Ravensword: Shadowlands is also currently on sale.
- The Walking Dead S3 releases this November
- Super Stickman Golf 3 gets Alto's Adventure-inspired DLC
- Pokémon GO gets 'Buddy' system in next update.
- Ice Lake is an open-world fishing game, releasing September 5
- Neo Scavenger coming to mobile platforms soon.
- Disco Dave dances unto the App Store on September 8
- Micro Machines gets G.I. Joe vehicles.
- Steppy Pants gets 'Floor is Lava' mode.
- Monsters Inc. and weekend challenges comes to Disney Crossy Road.
- Will Animal Crossing be revealed for mobile on November 2?
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Ravensword: Shadowlands is also currently on sale.
More_Badass
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I ever mention Nowhere Prophet here? Another game I'm excited for. It's slated for PC first, coming to tablets later
http://noprophet.com/
http://noprophet.com/
It's a roguelike with card-game based combat and random events on a post apocalyptic frontier planet
I'll have to try this out again. I also want to get back to Card Crawl.
Nice post! Keep them coming!
A side effect for me has been it made my textures blurry on my SE. They were nice and crisp prior to the update.
There was some relatively recent big game that didn't run on it but for some reason I can't remember which one it was.
Saucycarpdog
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Was it a SE game?
No. It was something just released in that last month or so. Remember reading it in one of the TA threads. My memory is going.
Found it: Space Marshals 2
Dev's were working on a fix but I don't see anything in the release notes for updates so far.
I just came here to post this too. I bought it for 0.99 too. I've been away from iOS gaming GAF for sometime so no idea if this game was ever discussed when it came out. The game has great humour too...
I loved how Cyborg showed up as the boss of the first tournament
How is the game by the World of Goo team that went on sale last week? It looks interesting. Sorry, can't remember the name now but I was looking at it earlier on the App Store but never bought it.
More_Badass
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Human Resource Machine, and it is an excellent puzzle game
And also on sale for $0.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/human-resource-machine/id1005098334
Breh, thank you so much for this. Such a steal for a buck, double dipped to have a mobile version with me. Phenomenal game.
More_Badass
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Figured the regulars here might be interested in this GDC talk
Distilling A Franchise: The Lara Croft GO Postmortem
Distilling A Franchise: The Lara Croft GO Postmortem
More_Badass
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Cool!Heh, I asked the final question on this talk
The early concepts looked very interesting
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Intriguingly, the internal aspiration for Hitman was "the essence of assassination". For Lara Croft, it was "the essence of adventure". Makes me wonder what the process was for Deus Ex GO, because I feel like they didn't capture the essence of the franchise's core tenets like they did with Hitman and LC.
He talks about how they didn't want to recreate classic Tomb Raider, but capture the nostalgic remembrance we have of the series, the adventure of it. And that's where I think Deus Ex falters. Well, on it looks too much like a pretty retread of Hitman, which is something that distinctly avoided with Lara Croft. The single planes, the dioramic levels, the "puzzle piece" enemies. The current look of Jenson and using the same visual motifs of Human Revolution and Mankind Divided made it too closely related visually. And the gameplay didn't feel like "real Deus Ex" the way Hitman GO felt like distilled Hitman or LC GO felt like distilled Tomb Raider
More_Badass
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But that's not the core of the game. That's just tiny sliver of what Deus Ex is. Like assassination is Hitman. Adventure is Tomb Raider. I'd argue immersive sim or player choice is Deus Ex
He talks about how they didn't want to recreate classic Tomb Raider, but capture the nostalgic remembrance we have of the series, the adventure of it. And that's where I think Deus Ex falters. It looks too much like a prettier retread of Hitman both gameplay and aesthetic wise, which is something that they distinctly avoided with Lara Croft. The single planes, the dioramic levels, the "puzzle piece" enemies. The current look of Jenson and using the same visual motifs of Human Revolution and Mankind Divided makes it seem like a lesser stripped-down version of modern Deus Ex rather than an interpretation of Deus Ex. And the gameplay didn't feel like "real Deus Ex" the way Hitman GO felt like distilled Hitman or LC GO felt like distilled Tomb Raider
Ideally, I would have gone more for the style of older Deus Ex, give it a more low-poly papercraft-y look to fit the classic aesthetic, and maybe bring back that pop-up book concept. The level would fold and change around you as you choose different routes, with the routes offering abstracted takes on combat, stealth, or hacking playstyles.
Sweet, thanks for the round-up. Don't keep up as well as I'd like.
Voi has received 22 new levels in the latest update.
Also, another game coming out on September 8, is the first ever endless text walker game:
Hey, Look Up!
You can also apply for beta access for the racing game Street Kart. Although, there's not many spaces left.
Also, another game coming out on September 8, is the first ever endless text walker game:
Hey, Look Up!
You can also apply for beta access for the racing game Street Kart. Although, there's not many spaces left.
Cool, thanks for posting!
Solitairica is amazing, it's by far my favorite iOS game because I think this is what a mobile game should be;
and it delivers...note: I don't even like solitaire, I think it's boring, stupid and I don't get people that play it but holy crap this game is good. YUP, it's THAT good
- Smooth art design/clean graphics
- Fitting controls/touch gameplay
- playable in bites while being deep enough to be immersed in its metagame.
and it delivers...note: I don't even like solitaire, I think it's boring, stupid and I don't get people that play it but holy crap this game is good. YUP, it's THAT good
With all of this praise keep coming, I'll give Solitairica another fair chance today. So I find out that you have to clear all the stages in one go, or else if you die, you'll have to start over from the first battle. There are some movements by the enemy that I don't understand though, and I'm yet sure how to figure out which items are effective against certain foes.
For example, what does this mean? That cards like the #4 is an attack card, but instead of filling up the attack meter, it'll fill up my defense meter?
For example, what does this mean? That cards like the #4 is an attack card, but instead of filling up the attack meter, it'll fill up my defense meter?
Chroma Squad is headed to iOS in early 2017:
https://www.destructoid.com/after-o...soles-and-mobile-devices-in-2017-384479.phtml
https://www.destructoid.com/after-o...soles-and-mobile-devices-in-2017-384479.phtml
Jamesways
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I got an email last week about it. I really hope I get in. It looks great.