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[Jedeye Sniv]

Goddamn Baldur's Gate is hard. I honesty don't even know how to read weapon stats for fucks sake. Old PC games didn't give two fucks about hand holding back in the day didn't they?

It is really hard, yup. But fun. To look at a weapon's stats, click and hold on it in the inventory. Top tip - at the start of the game, equip everyone as archers. You're weak at the start and melee will get you killed easy to begin with.

 

[Manax]

I've become really addicted to Pixel People, does anyone's know if its possible to transfer an account from an iPhone to iPad?

It has iCloud saves so it should be automatic if you're signed into your apple account on both devices

I did have to turn my iPad off and on when it failed to load the latest save from my phone, just as a heads up

 

[Tunesmith]

It has iCloud saves so it should be automatic if you're signed into your apple account on both devices

I did have to turn my iPad off and on when it failed to load the latest save from my phone, just as a heads up

Yeah the game sometimes doesn't load the latest from iCloud, but prioritizes your local older save. I think it has something to do with a connection glitch during boot-up.

 

[Pachimari]

Is Blink Walk worth it? It got a HUGE price drop.

 

[lowrider007]

Honestly can't believe I waited this long to jump on ios, this ipad mini is the best thing I've bought in years, so many decent free games, I just managed to grab NFS for free using the promotion posted in the thread, I also grabbed Mutant Mudds for free yesterday which controls surprisingly well, Edge EX also free today is pretty fun, tbh I was little worried being new to ios that the mini might not be up to scratch but it seems to be running everything just fine and the form factor seems just right for gaming.

 

[Tunesmith]

So Unknown Orbit, a 3D gravity-based Tiny Wings, is pretty interesting. Needs polish, but it's very fun.

It's free "for a limited time."

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/unknown-orbit/id569243921?mt=8

It needs some polish I agree but zooming around is quite entertaining in a relaxing kind of way.

 

[Floex]

Been playing alot of Phoenix HD and was wondering if there are any shooters that have a bit more meat to them

 

[Alexios]

Been playing alot of Phoenix HD and was wondering if there are any shooters that have a bit more meat to them

Raiden Legacy. If you have an iCade or similar. The touch controls at anything beyond "arcade touch" settings are cheats as they change the craft speed to make them seem more intuitive with finger dragging at the cost of balance.

 

[dock]

Putting out another call for portrait oriented, turn based, puzzle/strategy games that I can play on trains with one hand while standing. Ideally it shouldn't cancel iTunes audio, because I listen to podcasts.

Triple town is my favourite, but interface bugs are really annoying.
Dungelot looke promising, but is boring and shitty, utterly mindless and tedious.
Knights of pen & paper I bought but was put off immediately by lots of bugs and shitty jokes.
Zaga 33 is amazing when you find the swipe movement controls, but it cancels out music. great game though!

Any recommendations? Lay off the IAP based stuff where possible.

 

[BobJustBob]

Putting out another call for portrait oriented, turn based, puzzle/strategy games that I can play on trains with one hand while standing. Ideally it shouldn't cancel iTunes audio, because I listen to podcasts.

Triple town is my favourite, but interface bugs are really annoying.
Dungelot looke promising, but is boring and shitty, utterly mindless and tedious.
Knights of pen & paper I bought but was put off immediately by lots of bugs and shitty jokes.
Zaga 33 is amazing when you find the swipe movement controls, but it cancels out music. great game though!

Any recommendations? Lay off the IAP based stuff where possible.

Do you have Drop7? I figure everyone does, but you didn't mention it.

 

[dock]

I bought and really hated drop7. I could download it again, I guess.

(edit) no I can't... It switching to zynga killed my previous purchase. Screw that, then.

 

[Zeth]

Putting out another call for portrait oriented, turn based, puzzle/strategy games that I can play on trains with one hand while standing. Ideally it shouldn't cancel iTunes audio, because I listen to podcasts.

Triple town is my favourite, but interface bugs are really annoying.
Dungelot looke promising, but is boring and shitty, utterly mindless and tedious.
Knights of pen & paper I bought but was put off immediately by lots of bugs and shitty jokes.
Zaga 33 is amazing when you find the swipe movement controls, but it cancels out music. great game though!

Any recommendations? Lay off the IAP based stuff where possible.

Have you ever played Dungeon Raid? It's a matching-style puzzler with RPG elements, a favorite of mine. One of the first gems I picked up on iOS.

 

[Flunkie]

Putting out another call for portrait oriented, turn based, puzzle/strategy games that I can play on trains with one hand while standing. Ideally it shouldn't cancel iTunes audio, because I listen to podcasts.

Triple town is my favourite, but interface bugs are really annoying.
Dungelot looke promising, but is boring and shitty, utterly mindless and tedious.
Knights of pen & paper I bought but was put off immediately by lots of bugs and shitty jokes.
Zaga 33 is amazing when you find the swipe movement controls, but it cancels out music. great game though!

Any recommendations? Lay off the IAP based stuff where possible.

Chip Chain.

 

[Meantime]

Putting out another call for portrait oriented, turn based, puzzle/strategy games that I can play on trains with one hand while standing. Ideally it shouldn't cancel iTunes audio, because I listen to podcasts.

Slydris?

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/slydris/id509213094?mt=8

Not exactly turn-based, but the blocks only fall after you make a move, so you can play at your own pace. Works fine one-handed, and doesn't shut off background audio.

 

[Lord Error]

Once you've started loading a game (or when playing a game), hit the "option" button that appears in the upper right of the screen, then from the pop-up, hit "settings."

That button only appears after you add more rom files to a folder, correct?

This is my other question - is it enough to just add more roms to appropriate folder to get the emulator to not start with a Gridlee but to display the list of games, or do I have to do something more than that?

 

[Alexios]

is it enough to just add more roms to appropriate folder to get the emulator to not start with a Gridlee but to display the list of games

Yes.

There's a link to the app's OT in the OP and therein this.

Well, there's a rom folder hidden inside the game and if one copies other MAME ROMs into that folder, the Gridlee app starts up with the standard MAME4iOS ROM listing, allowing for a great many games beyond just Gridlee to be played on the iPhone or iPad in this Universal app.

 

[Impeccable]

Aw, so many Kariosoft Games not available on the Canadian iTunes store.

 

[FlyinJ]

Putting out another call for portrait oriented, turn based, puzzle/strategy games that I can play on trains with one hand while standing. Ideally it shouldn't cancel iTunes audio, because I listen to podcasts.

Triple town is my favourite, but interface bugs are really annoying.
Dungelot looke promising, but is boring and shitty, utterly mindless and tedious.
Knights of pen & paper I bought but was put off immediately by lots of bugs and shitty jokes.
Zaga 33 is amazing when you find the swipe movement controls, but it cancels out music. great game though!

Any recommendations? Lay off the IAP based stuff where possible.

Pixel Defenders Puzzle is fantastic. It's also a game no one seems to know about.

It sounds like it's tower defense, but it's more like Triple Town meets Clash of Heroes-

https://itunes.apple.com/app/pixel-defenders-puzzle/id558503628

 

[parasight]

Aw, so many Kariosoft Games not available on the Canadian iTunes store.

Which? I can't remember having any problems buying any Kairosoft games.

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

I bought and really hated drop7. I could download it again, I guess.

(edit) no I can't... It switching to zynga killed my previous purchase. Screw that, then.

A Dream of Pixels is a great tetris riff. 180 is a fun colour matching game.

 

[mattiewheels]

Does Theatrhythm run perfectly on a Mini? And how does the scaling look?

 

[mik]

Kinda want Table Top Racing, but the mixed reviews are making me wary. How does it control?

It's not very good. Which sucks, since I really love WipEOut--but this is a really barebones racing game, even for an iOS racer. And the controls are sketchy.

 

[One Foul Note]

Does Theatrhythm run perfectly on a Mini? And how does the scaling look?

I dunno how it runs, but just to spare you the nightmare that I had. If you have your iPad set to auto-lock after a set time, turn that off before you download any songs otherwise it will lock and break the download but it won't really tell you anything is wrong. I had a real annoying time with it for the first few weeks, but it's grand now.

 

[Impeccable]

Which? I can't remember having any problems buying any Kairosoft games.

Mega Mall Story and Hot Sauna Story are the two I was looking at trying.

(Already have Game Dev Story and Dungeon Village one.)

 

[Zeth]

Pixel Defenders Puzzle is fantastic. It's also a game no one seems to know about.

It sounds like it's tower defense, but it's more like Triple Town meets Clash of Heroes-

https://itunes.apple.com/app/pixel-defenders-puzzle/id558503628

Yesss. This game is fantastic! It gets satisfyingly difficult later on as well.

 

[themadhatter444]

Just got Scrubblenauts on my 5. I'm in love.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Mega Mall Story and Hot Sauna Story are the two I was looking at trying.

(Already have Game Dev Story and Dungeon Village one.)

Mega Mall Story is there, I just checked. Not sure of the Sauna one.

 

[parasight]

Mega Mall Story and Hot Sauna Story are the two I was looking at trying.

(Already have Game Dev Story and Dungeon Village one.)

The sauna one is called Hot Springs Story. It's there.

 

[Impeccable]

Weird as hell, I searched for both last night and got no results (names were correct last night when I searched, posted here from memory).

Time to go have some fun!

Edit: Oh - Wife had it searching for iPad Apps for some reason, there they are!

 

[Buggy Loop]

Final fantasy IV keeps crashing on iphone5. Anyone else?

 

[Heel]

Putting out another call for portrait oriented, turn based, puzzle/strategy games that I can play on trains with one hand while standing. Ideally it shouldn't cancel iTunes audio, because I listen to podcasts.

Triple town is my favourite, but interface bugs are really annoying.
Dungelot looke promising, but is boring and shitty, utterly mindless and tedious.
Knights of pen & paper I bought but was put off immediately by lots of bugs and shitty jokes.
Zaga 33 is amazing when you find the swipe movement controls, but it cancels out music. great game though!

Any recommendations? Lay off the IAP based stuff where possible.

Try Doptrix. There's a free version.

 

[aechris]

Pixel Defenders Puzzle is fantastic. It's also a game no one seems to know about.

It sounds like it's tower defense, but it's more like Triple Town meets Clash of Heroes-

https://itunes.apple.com/app/pixel-defenders-puzzle/id558503628

Wow, you weren't kidding. This game is amazing! I'll be championing this one a bit, I think!

 

[toythatkills]

Is Blink Walk worth it? It got a HUGE price drop.

No it didn't, it went up to $10 from basically nothing the day before just so it could cut its price to $1 to make people think it got a HUGE price drop.

Avoid like the plague.

 

[Pachimari]

No it didn't, it went up to $10 from basically nothing the day before just so it could cut its price to $1 to make people think it got a HUGE price drop.

Avoid like the plague.

Yeah, I didn't remember it cost that much before and were confused as to the stock price heh. Good to notify me on it, won't buy.

 

[Mr. Hyde]

Is the icade worth it for the gridlee/mame stuff? I am so on the edge of buying one this week. I have an ipad 4 and love mame.

 

[Mr. Hyde]

Is Gridlee better or worse MAME than iMAME4All?

From reading a review, I saw this paragraph:

"Some will recall iMAME landing in the app store -- briefly -- back in late 2011. iMAME came with a small bundle of obscure little games, but allowed additional ROMs moved into its app folder to be played through the app...and Apple pulled it a couple of days later. At the heart of Gridlee sits MAME4iOS v1.3 (MAME 0.139u1), which is much more advanced and feature-rich than the version of iMAME4ALL that powered iMAME. The MAME4iOS settings include advanced visual filters to enhance games' renderings, support for MAME cheats, and support for external controllers such as the iCade, among other features."

 

[Alexios]

Is the icade worth it for the gridlee/mame stuff? I am so on the edge of buying one this week. I have an ipad 4 and love mame.

If you want to play games like that then yes, it's worth it, if you can get it for a good price (noway for MSRP, but it's cheaper in most places, be wary of shipping costs though). The build quality of the controls is surprisingly good in my opinion. A little loud and stiff but it seems built to last and it works great. I half expected a cheap piece of shit from a product that isn't really aimed to the hardcore crowd. The cabinet could be better but it's fine if you're careful when assembling. I'm really happy with buying it as a gift that I get to use occasionally. Watch the Classic Game Room videos in the OP to be convinced. It worked for me.

Edit: people say the Core version (I didn't get this) only works up to iPad2 so, I dunno about compatibility with devices myself, iPad2s fit perfectly in the full cabinet version. So make sure your iPad fits before getting one. Other than that it's great stuff.

Also, I was more than happy with the purchase even before Gridlee came out, just using it with games like these. Having MAME on it just makes it even more awesome, but of course I do hope more new games will be supporting it too. Although I'll hopefully also jailbreak soon and use blutrol with some games, Crazy Taxi should be a blast like that.

 

[Card Boy]

No it didn't, it went up to $10 from basically nothing the day before just so it could cut its price to $1 to make people think it got a HUGE price drop.

Avoid like the plague.

This happens several times daily on iOS.

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Raiden Legacy. If you have an iCade or similar. The touch controls at anything beyond "arcade touch" settings are cheats as they change the craft speed to make them seem more intuitive with finger dragging at the cost of balance.

Raiden Legacy is great. I would have gotten each game for $0.99 so the Legacy bundle is a fantastic deal.

 

[Mario]

Heads up for those looking for free stuff - our rewards partner Kiip is giving away Wilson footballs in Flick Kick Field Goal Kickoff today. Just play to be in with a chance to win (you'll get a popup with redemption details if you do).

Make sure you update to the latest version if you haven't already if you want to try for a prize.

Edit: US only

 

[jlevel13]

Been playing alot of Phoenix HD and was wondering if there are any shooters that have a bit more meat to them

Raiden Legacy is a great buy. The best shooters on iOS are from CAVE - a bit more expensive, but totally worth it. Play on the hardest difficulties...

Espgaluda II
DoDonPachi Resurrection
DoDonPachi Blissful Death
Bug Princess
Bug Princess 2
Deathsmiles

 

[Gamecocks625]

Top-down racer GAF....Reckless Racing 2 or Mini Motor Racing HD? Curious as to what your preference is.

 

[chubigans]

You know, if a dev went through the trouble of making a Christmas themed update to their app, you'd think they would have updated it by now to remove it. :|

Gah so annoying. It's February for crying out loud!

 

[mediapulp_wes]

Ok guys, why are none of you talking about Life Is Magic, which went global this past week. I'm having such a blast with it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cxKYWM7fdKo

 

[chickdigger802]

Top-down racer GAF....Reckless Racing 2 or Mini Motor Racing HD? Curious as to what your preference is.

I prefer Reckless Racing 2. Probably my favorite ios racer. The new drift system was awesome too. Mini Motor is fun too though, but I'm feeling more.... repetition? idk.

 

[jlevel13]

Top-down racer GAF....Reckless Racing 2 or Mini Motor Racing HD? Curious as to what your preference is.

They are both pretty average, at best. There isn't a huge gap in quality. mini motor is more cartoony with pick ups and a boost button. reckless is a little more dry. i guess i have a slight preference for the tap style controls in reckless, but it's hard to get excited for either game.

 

[Tunesmith]

Ok guys, why are none of you talking about Life Is Magic, which went global this past week. I'm having such a blast with it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cxKYWM7fdKo

Location based, not global. Seems to only work in US. Looks neat tho for that sort of game.

 

[undecided]

I am getting pretty tired of non-free games trying to shove in app purchases down your throat.

Latest offender is Table Top Racing, with flashing icons everywhere and "vehicle upgrade available (but actually buy more coins!)"

Give the game away free if you want to do this.

 

[GeekyDad]

Ok guys, why are none of you talking about Life Is Magic, which went global this past week. I'm having such a blast with it!

Looks a whole lot like Battleloot Adventure, which was a bit shallow for me.

 

[BolognaSoup]

People that have played Kingdom Rush, how the hell do I use the hero's special ability?