-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
iOS/tvOS Gaming November 2015 | Out of your pocket, into your living room
- Thread starter More_Badass
- Start date
PittaGAF
Member
After having died like one billion times in the last (super awesome and ultra clever) level, I completed Lara Croft GO last expansion.
Fantastic game, highly recommended.
The expansion is more difficult than the majority of Hitman GO levels imho, fantastic level design.
It lasted me the same time the original game lasted.
Square Enix Montreal deserves a lot of love.
Fantastic game, highly recommended.
The expansion is more difficult than the majority of Hitman GO levels imho, fantastic level design.
It lasted me the same time the original game lasted.
Square Enix Montreal deserves a lot of love.
Still shows here in my history.
Huh, thats weird. Doesn't show up on my purchase history in iTunes. I'll check it again when I get my Air next week.
That's funny because I use to have an iPad mini and eventually thought it was too small and went to an iPad Air 2. I couldn't imagine using any sized iPhone as my main device especially since I'm always carrying around my iPad in my backpack. In fact, I would get an iPad Pro if it wasn't too heavy for prolonged holding, although the size of the Air is good for me and I don't feel it's too small.
More_Badass
Member
I always prefer the minimalist aesthetic. It's one of my favorite art design in games
Ya it works for some. It would be interesting if you could make a minimalist RPG. Like "Collect three [] [] [] and kill the great ()"
** [] = squares
** () = circles.
More_Badass
Member
It's only available for iPad.
More_Badass
Member
So thread title suggestions for December? Should probably be Christmas related
Saucycarpdog
Member
iOS Gaming December 2015 |OT| F2P is frightful, but the sales are so delightful
More_Badass
Member
Also what do you guys think? Back to just iOS Gaming? There really wasn't much Apple TV discussion here
infiniteloop
Member
Yeah, and I think those who really do get into Apple TV gaming will probably be people that already frequent the iOS thread. And they're more than welcome to discuss it irregardless of the thread title.
More_Badass
Member
Two awesome puzzlers: one relatively new, one old and yet still awesome
Lines ($2,99) came out this summer. It's one of those simple yet tricky minimalist puzzlers. The main mechanic here is that each level has two other colors, along with your's, and you need to fill the shape with more of your color than the others. While doing that is as simple as placing the points where you want your colors to spread from, the challenge is in studying the shape and figuring where to place those points. Thinking ahead, where your color might cut off, which are the best spots to capture, etc.
The levels are divided into several types, each with their own twist on their main mechanic. Eraser has you removing points rather than placing them, Knife lets you create gaps in the levels rather than place points, and so on
It looks lovely in motion, and it's a calm puzzler that's not too mentally taxing while also being enough of a challenge to be enjoyable
Lazors (Free), on the other hand, is like an IOS redwood or maybe a tortoise. Five years old, and still ticking. iOS games that old, the most you can usually expect is an update to keep it working on a new OS. Lazors got an update last month that added 50 new levels and two new mechanics. The year before that, 30 new levels and a new mechanic. And so on
Like Lines, Lazors is a simple game, but unlike Lines, it revels its simple challenge. Your goal is simply to redirect a laser to various nodes on the grip. How you accomplish is depends on the blocks on the grid, and there are so many different block type. Basic blocks. Glass blocks that split your laser in two. Dark blocks that absorb lasers. Portals, mirrors, and more
But it's not just the blocks. Each group of levels has a theme. "Tiny" has small grids, while "Grande" has much larger ones. "Darkroom" focuses on dark blocks, "Braid" is all about manipulating multiple lasers, and much more
It's fantastic, and challenging, and the post-release support is easily some of the best among iOS gaming
Lines ($2,99) came out this summer. It's one of those simple yet tricky minimalist puzzlers. The main mechanic here is that each level has two other colors, along with your's, and you need to fill the shape with more of your color than the others. While doing that is as simple as placing the points where you want your colors to spread from, the challenge is in studying the shape and figuring where to place those points. Thinking ahead, where your color might cut off, which are the best spots to capture, etc.
The levels are divided into several types, each with their own twist on their main mechanic. Eraser has you removing points rather than placing them, Knife lets you create gaps in the levels rather than place points, and so on
It looks lovely in motion, and it's a calm puzzler that's not too mentally taxing while also being enough of a challenge to be enjoyable
Lazors (Free), on the other hand, is like an IOS redwood or maybe a tortoise. Five years old, and still ticking. iOS games that old, the most you can usually expect is an update to keep it working on a new OS. Lazors got an update last month that added 50 new levels and two new mechanics. The year before that, 30 new levels and a new mechanic. And so on
Like Lines, Lazors is a simple game, but unlike Lines, it revels its simple challenge. Your goal is simply to redirect a laser to various nodes on the grip. How you accomplish is depends on the blocks on the grid, and there are so many different block type. Basic blocks. Glass blocks that split your laser in two. Dark blocks that absorb lasers. Portals, mirrors, and more
But it's not just the blocks. Each group of levels has a theme. "Tiny" has small grids, while "Grande" has much larger ones. "Darkroom" focuses on dark blocks, "Braid" is all about manipulating multiple lasers, and much more
It's fantastic, and challenging, and the post-release support is easily some of the best among iOS gaming
Micro Machines by Chillingo and Codemasters has been soft-launched in philippine's appstore:
https://itunes.apple.com/ph/app/micro-machines/id1044286515?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/ph/app/micro-machines/id1044286515?mt=8
-psygnosis-
Neo Member
lol, great title! Btw anyone still "playing" Neko Atsume? I can't get enough of the fan art
More_Badass
Member
This jumped up to one of my most anticipated IOS games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uOC6xk0p0k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uOC6xk0p0k
Wrote about it here
Yup, that's the one
infiniteloop
Member
🤕
Saucycarpdog
Member
Looks like monument valley and hitman go had a baby and it was a vivid turn-based strategy puzzler. Count me in!
EDIT: Oh wow, you say exactly that in your article. Lol!
For anyone into emulators, GBA2iOS is back and working up to iOS 9.2.
www.iemulators.com/gba4ios
Source: Pocket Gamer
www.iemulators.com/gba4ios
Source: Pocket Gamer
More_Badass
Member
December thread might be a day late. Haven't even started working on it yet
stephencottontail
Member
Based on other soft launches, anybody got any guesses as to when MtG Puzzle Quest will hit the NA store?
For anyone into emulators, GBA2iOS is back and working up to iOS 9.2.
www.iemulators.com/gba4ios
Source: Pocket Gamer
Is it just me or it doesn't work on iPhone 6s?
That looks great but at same time that style is way too close to Monument Valley. I thought it was from the same developers at first glance.
Not sure. Works on my iPhone 6 though.
Edit: Crap! Looks like Apple did something to kill it remotely. Now gives me a message about not being able to use apps from "untrusted" developers.
Thanks! That fixed it.
So I thought I'd return to the New Star Soccer party this morning, was a long while since I last played it and thought I'd start a new career for my daily commute.
Thanks but no thanks, what the hell did the developer do? It's micro-transaction hell now...
Shame, was such a fun little game.
Thanks but no thanks, what the hell did the developer do? It's micro-transaction hell now...
Shame, was such a fun little game.
It's finally happened. Dominion has released for iPad. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dominion/id948405722?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo=4 It needs an constant Internet connection to play though.
Any turnbased strategy game. (Advance Wars, Fire Emblem etc.)
Saucycarpdog
Member
Frostt
Member
Yeo I have that done, But syncing with Dropbox doesn't work and it doesn't open the files for me
I take it nds4ios is down at the moment?
It's finally happened...again!
I'll give it an honest try, but not expecting much port-wise.
Edit: ...oh.
Yeah that was my first experience with it also. It's doesn't seem great unfortunately. After waiting all this time it's pretty disappointing. I'm gonna play more later though. Maybe the maintenance will be finished by then, lol
Edit- I didn't realise it had released in the past and was pulled. I've just been reading about it. Bizarre.
Awesome, been waiting for this one
Let us know what you think. Read elsewhere that the controls are not that responsive on an iPad. Wondering if it plays better on iPhone.
Was also wondering what the IAPs are for.
Saucycarpdog
Member
IAPs are a coin doubler, a free shop item, and unlocking everything in the shop. $2.99, $1.99, and $4.99 respectively.
Controls are fine so far, swiping works good but sometimes it's hard to react fast enough to sharp turns.
Only nitpick I have is that the pixel art of the menus clashes slightly with the clean level aesthetic. Otherwise it's really fun game, recommended!
Do you accumulate coins at a decent rate? Or does it seem freemium with a price tag?
Frostt
Member
Reached the devs and said the IAPs are purely optional to accelerate progress. Going to grab it later thanks for the impressions...
Saucycarpdog
Member
At a decent rate yeah, finished the first 10 levels so far and have 8000 coins. Most stuff in the shop is between 10,000-35,000. Character Skins though are 50,000+,