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iOS Gaming Thread April 2013: Now with GAF Gold IAP
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I just like solving clever interactive puzzles. Wanky art is a bonus.
Looks good. Will check it out.
Seriously though, how great is Machinarium?! I just got into it for the first time this week. Totally loving it.
PittaGAF
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Four hours later, I can safely say Talisman Prologue is an awesome port and TON OF FUN.
Completed the warrior full quest line.
Playing now as a Mage feels like a totally different game.
Later quests are really really fun.
The port is fantastic, I'm loving it.
I was cold on the game...but I'm so glad I picked this up.
Completed the warrior full quest line.
Playing now as a Mage feels like a totally different game.
Later quests are really really fun.
The port is fantastic, I'm loving it.
I was cold on the game...but I'm so glad I picked this up.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Oh man, can't wait to pick this up. Thanks for letting me know this was out!
+1, it's a dream to play, great art and music.
So I'm bored, and attempting to relieve myself of that boredom by making an 'essential iOS puzzle games' thread. It's not a voting thread or anything like that, just a place to find and share recommendations. My OP will have a bunch of personal recommendations but I was wondering if you guys would like to suggest any personal faves to add to it. Thanks.
As un-original as this is, me and the wife continues to play Bejeweled (http://appshopper.com/games/bejeweled) on a near daily basis.
Others..
Drop7 (http://appshopper.com/games/drop7-by-zynga) is a permanent resident on any iOS device I own, I play it religiously during travels.
W.E.L.D.E.R. (http://appshopper.com/games/welder) is my personal favourite "word puzzle game", gets played on a semi-daily basis.
Edit: Talisman added to the OP with FnordChan's review and Pitta's impressions referenced.
chickdigger802
Banned
psa: all pangea games are free for the day.
http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/25/entire-pangea-software-catalog-goes-free-for-the-day/
Most are great. Get them.
http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/25/entire-pangea-software-catalog-goes-free-for-the-day/
Most are great. Get them.
Hot! Will get some!
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Moar OP grafix, this time for the past monthly threads;
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Also, has anyone tested House of the Dead or LEGO Batman? OP worthy? I'm intrigued by both but I only have $5 credit left to spend of my bubblegum money this week(!).
Scratch what I said earlier regarding Robot Unicorn Attack 2 feeling sluggish at first. It DOES, but it turns out that the customizable parts for your unicorn can make it feel more responsive.
You unlock more parts as you level up, so if you think the default feels weird, keep playing to make it feel better!
You unlock more parts as you level up, so if you think the default feels weird, keep playing to make it feel better!
Random Heroes 2 - well there's no IAP so its already better than the first game but it seems very sluggish and not much of a platformer. I guess it's worth a buck but meh
Gun Commando - this seems fun, its basically a Doom/Wolfenstein clone but controls well and got nice graphics
Gun Commando - this seems fun, its basically a Doom/Wolfenstein clone but controls well and got nice graphics
PittaGAF
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Completed the Troll questline in Talisman.
Even better than the already fun warrior one...the game is getting better and better, and was already awesome to boot.
Unlocked everyone already but the last char.
EDIT:unlocked last char too, and trying now chars with spells...wow.
I really love how they adapted the game to a solitaire one; the quests really add to it.
Awesome game, I really recommend it.
My iPad is now a boardgame machine.
Talisman is a perfect addiction near the recent (for me anyway) Elder Signs, Battle of the Bulge and Shifts.
And Warhammer Quest is near.
Even better than the already fun warrior one...the game is getting better and better, and was already awesome to boot.
Unlocked everyone already but the last char.
EDIT:unlocked last char too, and trying now chars with spells...wow.
I really love how they adapted the game to a solitaire one; the quests really add to it.
Awesome game, I really recommend it.
My iPad is now a boardgame machine.
Talisman is a perfect addiction near the recent (for me anyway) Elder Signs, Battle of the Bulge and Shifts.
And Warhammer Quest is near.
Cool, from what I can tell it's similar to the Vita/3DS versions in terms of feature-set but with nicer graphics.
I haven't heard anything about any real faults with the game so far. I'll add it to the OP.
chickdigger802
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post impressions so he can slap on the OT!
toythatkills
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Little Digits - Finger counting
To save my brain, can you do me a favour? Can you stick to one kind of "puzzle" game?
If your thread's going to be full of stuff like match-3 games or drop7 or whatever, can you not refer to them as puzzle games? That way I can make my own puzzle game thread sometime for proper puzzles. And if your thread is about proper puzzles, then I can enjoy it without all that other not-really-a-puzzle-game guff. Heh
(I am properly OCD about this)
Little Digits - Finger counting
To save my brain, can you do me a favour? Can you stick to one kind of "puzzle" game?
If your thread's going to be full of stuff like match-3 games or drop7 or whatever, can you not refer to them as puzzle games? That way I can make my own puzzle game thread sometime for proper puzzles. And if your thread is about proper puzzles, then I can enjoy it without all that other not-really-a-puzzle-game guff. Heh
(I am properly OCD about this)
Do physics puzzlers count?
Yes. Match-3, falling blocks, word stuff like Spell Tower. I wouldn't mind calling it something else, but I'm not sure what that would be. Maybe "Casual Puzzle Games" or something like that. I get that they're not puzzles in the traditional sense, but that's what how they're generally categorized by the gaming community. But either way it's not really a big deal, it's not like some official thread that's gonna have a million replies, just a place to cultivate a decent selection of games of that style.
dream
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I know, I know, but I really don't have anything to say about it. It looks good, runs well on my The New iPad, and is pretty fun?
toythatkills
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Yeah, I understand the dilemma, it's just this that bugs me. Forever, games have just been thrown in the "puzzle" category when lazy journalists couldn't think what else to call it. Like, Tetris is thought of as a puzzle game because someone once went "oh, blocks, it's a puzzle game then" when in actual fact it's an action game, or fits closer to whatever "arcade" means as a genre.
Maybe "arcade-puzzle games" is a better fit :lol
For me, any game with a timer of any kind isn't a puzzle game. The key components of a puzzle game should be that you a) are faced with a situation which needs to be solved and b) you have as much time as you need to think about how to solve it.
Any match-3 game or anything like it pretty much fails on both counts, though some of the modes in SpellTower probably fit great. I bet there are places that filed something like Super Hexagon away in its puzzle category because they couldn't make it fit in any of the others, that's how bad this is.
Speaking of, Doptrix changes Tetris into much more of what's considered a traditional puzzle game. I'd add it to the list for sure.
toythatkills
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I just Googled "Super Hexagon puzzle," just to sate my curiosity, and sure enough there are a bunch of places describing it as a puzzle game. Amazing.
FYI -
I'm still doing a daily video round-up of the App Store's launches and price drops:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTHvcRDqj8o
On a huge day like today it's long (19 minutes!) but on YT you can scrub through if there's a specific game you're curious about. We blast through each game in 60-90 seconds and the video still gets that long.
As a video product it does OK - 7,000 - 10,000 views. But I think it's a genuinely useful, valuable thing for iOS gamers. I feel like it should have an even bigger audience. So if you aren't watching consider tuning in.
I'm not trying to spam. Just see questions pop up over and over in this topic about new games or price drops. Questions that I answer, each morning.
Edit: Super Hexagon is an Arcade game. Done.
I'm still doing a daily video round-up of the App Store's launches and price drops:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTHvcRDqj8o
On a huge day like today it's long (19 minutes!) but on YT you can scrub through if there's a specific game you're curious about. We blast through each game in 60-90 seconds and the video still gets that long.
As a video product it does OK - 7,000 - 10,000 views. But I think it's a genuinely useful, valuable thing for iOS gamers. I feel like it should have an even bigger audience. So if you aren't watching consider tuning in.
I'm not trying to spam. Just see questions pop up over and over in this topic about new games or price drops. Questions that I answer, each morning.
Edit: Super Hexagon is an Arcade game. Done.
Looks like it saves very rarely which is a problem. I've beaten two bosses, exited to the batcave, tapped continue and guess what... It's tutorial time again.
Am I missing a manual save or is it really such an unmobile mobile game?
chickdigger802
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See short concise to the point. You should write for games journalism!
NeonGames_Kevin
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Posted Earlier, but managed to get the patch out earlier, thanks for all the previous feedback.
Just patched my iPhone/iPad game today, I'm switching it back to paid at midnight but for now it's free:
Solitaire Vs. Blackjack version 1.5.1
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/solitaire-vs.-blackjack/id535047772?mt=8
Once it switches over to paid, you can grab a free promo code while they last here:
http://www.appcodes.com/neon-run21
Solitaire Vs. Blackjack is a 3D card based puzzle game with Average 4.5 Star User Rating ( 225 ratings & 16,000+ downloads )
+ Added Leaderboards ( My top score is 9,135 when testing, best user score is 7,387 currently on Game Center )
+ Added Achievements
+ No In App Purchase or Ads
If anyone can beat my score or has feedback I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
Just patched my iPhone/iPad game today, I'm switching it back to paid at midnight but for now it's free:
Solitaire Vs. Blackjack version 1.5.1
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/solitaire-vs.-blackjack/id535047772?mt=8
Once it switches over to paid, you can grab a free promo code while they last here:
http://www.appcodes.com/neon-run21
Solitaire Vs. Blackjack is a 3D card based puzzle game with Average 4.5 Star User Rating ( 225 ratings & 16,000+ downloads )
+ Added Leaderboards ( My top score is 9,135 when testing, best user score is 7,387 currently on Game Center )
+ Added Achievements
+ No In App Purchase or Ads
If anyone can beat my score or has feedback I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
It should run, though it doesn't perform well on a 3GS. Have you tried power cycling it?
The message at the start of RUA2 says there is IAP for songs, but I can't find them anywhere?
WoolyNinja
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There definitely is as they showed the songs you can purchase on the IGN daily iOS summary. However I'm just starting and I don't see the songs available so my guess is its a reward at a certain level.
RUA2 is fantastic by the way if anyone hasn't tried it yet. Its everything the first was and a lot more. As for the IAP it sure seems like they'll give out enough unicorn tears during normal gameplay to where you'd only need to spend money if you're lazy and want to skip ahead to open more options, levels, etc without actually playing to earn them.
EDIT: yep, customizing opens up at level 5. it adds a customize section for upgrading the unicorn and a music section for buying background music. each song looks to be $0.99. there's 2 i may actually purchase, 1 being the song from the original game, and 2 being the neverending story theme!
Mike Works
Member
Took me over an hour and a half and 30% of my iPhone 5 battery playing one game of Eighty Eight to get this score:
Eyes red.
Eyes red.
Added these to the OP: (with my own RUA2 impression)
(with my own RUA2 impression)Trailer
GAF Says:
Nice full-featured port from consoles, similar to PS Vita/3DS feature-set with nicer graphics.
GAF Says:
Nice full-featured port from consoles, similar to PS Vita/3DS feature-set with nicer graphics.
FlashFlooder
Member
This game is great and everyone should try it.
You might've fixed this by now, but I've had it lose my progress twice.
Added these to the OP:
Thanks. Appreciate that.
PittaGAF
Member
Hopefully it turns out good.
Interesting comment there about iOS emulation. Will there be mobile games that people are still itching to replay 10-20 years from now?
Nice find!!!
Found this shot too!!!
Looks really cool.
toddhunter
Member
I wouldn't think so. Whilst there are plenty of great games, I think they'll be pretty easily duplicated on subsequent platforms.
Looks amazing.
chris121580
Member
GolfStar has definitely got its hooks in me. I've yet to spend any money and have put a lot of time into it. I think it's a great game and a lot of fun to play. The goals make it really addicting. I strongly recommend checking it out. I think it's freemium done the right way
I restarted my phone, still won't open (by that I mean gets stuck on the Adult Swim logo, and then closes automatically).
I was just gonna post this
Great game.
sparky2112
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Does anybody play Carc against the AI? Against the easier opponents, I just get an endless stream of crap tiles. I'm not stupid, and yet I'm constantly coming in either last or somewhere near the bottom. Anyone else sucking wind like me?
Yea, it's pretty good. I wish they gave you a bit more stamina per day. or at least some way to increase your max.
Also, it's kind of frustrating you can't directly invite friends to play against you 1:1 or you can't chat in 10 player games.
superrobot
Member
The Count and Countess are evil and I rarely won against them, but they are good to practice against.
sparky2112
Member
I'm playing against the scrubs and can barely win. All I can think is it's like CIV in a way; the lower the difficulty, the bigger advantage the AI has, and it has that advantage by giving you shitty pieces.
I'm terrified
Square Enix announced a new Social 'Final Fantasy Tactics' game for iOS.
http://www.finalfantasy.net/mobile-dlg/final-fantasy-tactics-smartphones/
Registration link: http://www.jp.square-enix.com/ffts/
Square Enix announced a new Social 'Final Fantasy Tactics' game for iOS.
http://www.finalfantasy.net/mobile-dlg/final-fantasy-tactics-smartphones/
Registration link: http://www.jp.square-enix.com/ffts/
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