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iOS Gaming Thread April 2013: Now with GAF Gold IAP
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PittaGAF
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Hmmm, let me try to explain.
I knew the original boardgame (having spent part of my youth playing it
) and I think they did a great job, considering it's without multiplayer (which many are asking for, but I'm not that sure it will translate and flow very well if you aren't all in the same room...games could take ages in async and one of the things that make the game good is how fast it flows being very 'light').You select a char out of ten (you unlock chars as you play)...each char is very different in how you approach the board which is the same everytime.
You roll a dice and move acrosse the board, as in Monopoly...in each location, bar the special ones, you generally pick up an event card...a monter to fight, a cool object to keep, a spell...and so on.
While doing so...you have an objective to fulfill (like...go in the inner circle, there are three, and kill the Warewolf leader).
You are required to meet certain things before doing so (example...to get in the middle circle you have to traverse a river...you can get an axe, go to a forest and build a raft, or go across a bridge and defeat the very powerful sentinel, or be invisible and get past him...and so on).
You are always dominated bu roll dices, but expecially in later quests they aren't that important...it's more important how you build your char, expecially to survive the inner circle.
It's a 'light' game you can play in short bursts and have fun (I know I did...I was glued to the screen) BAR the latest quests that require much more preparation (they are hands down the coolest one).
It's great on iPad, servicable on iPhone due to the screen dimension.
The app is very slick and well done.
Ask if you need more input, I will gladly answer if I can.
On youtube you can find longish videos too, just to have an idea.
If you are familiar with the games...think a fantasy mix between Monopoly and Elder Signs: Omens.
Not at all familiar with the latter, but obviously you give enough of a knock out such a detailed rundown (and a glowing one at that). I'll definitely give it a shot.Hmmm, let me try to explain.
I knew the original boardgame (having spent part of my youth playing it
You select a char out of ten (you unlock chars as you play)...each char is very different in how you approach the board which is the same everytime.
You roll a dice and move acrosse the board, as in Monopoly...in each location, bar the special ones, you generally pick up an event card...a monter to fight, a cool object to keep, a spell...and so on.
While doing so...you have an objective to fulfill (like...go in the inner circle, there are three, and kill the Warewolf leader).
You are required to meet certain things before doing so (example...to get in the middle circle you have to traverse a river...you can get an axe, go to a forest and build a raft, or go across a bridge and defeat the very powerful sentinel, or be invisible and get past him...and so on).
You are always dominated bu roll dices, but expecially in later quests they aren't that important...it's more important how you build your char, expecially to survive the inner circle.
It's a 'light' game you can play in short bursts and have fun (I know I did...I was glued to the screen) BAR the latest quests that require much more preparation (they are hands down the coolest one).
It's great on iPad, servicable on iPhone due to the screen dimension.
The app is very slick and well done.
Ask if you need more input, I will gladly answer if I can.
On youtube you can find longish videos too, just to have an idea.
If you are familiar with the games...think a fantasy mix between Monopoly and Elder Signs: Omens.
PS. Still kinda weirding me out that that there's such a thing as a single-player board game, but I guess I'll get my head around that eventually!
It just means its pretty slow paced and you wait for dice to "roll" and cards to flip. I dunno, it's alright but maybe I'm too "young" and I need a faster paced experience. =p
RUA2 is fun indeed.
I'm not sure I will play it for high score as much as RUA1 because of the way it's set up, but it makes RUA1 nearly unplayable now, lol (although latest version of RUA1 on iPhone 5 seems less smooth than it used to be).
I like how 3 and 4 wishes are split on the scoreboard. Could this have been (or has it been?) implemented for wishes that are retried? Like maybe make a scoreboard where no wishes are retried, like a hardcore mode?
Oh, one last question, what were the default controls? I swear it was switched, but it's possible I accidentally switched them at some point.
I'm not sure I will play it for high score as much as RUA1 because of the way it's set up, but it makes RUA1 nearly unplayable now, lol (although latest version of RUA1 on iPhone 5 seems less smooth than it used to be).
I like how 3 and 4 wishes are split on the scoreboard. Could this have been (or has it been?) implemented for wishes that are retried? Like maybe make a scoreboard where no wishes are retried, like a hardcore mode?
Oh, one last question, what were the default controls? I swear it was switched, but it's possible I accidentally switched them at some point.
PittaGAF
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Hmmm...I'm sure you are at least familiar with Monopoly.
Think Monopoly, played SOLO with your char being a sort of RPG-lite character (you can have objects, spells, stats to raise and life to lose and die)....with some sort of quest as a object.
Like...make 1 million, bring it to the 'Thieves Guild'...then steal 500K dollars to the Mage Guild (another spot on the board).
Meanwhile you are attacked by the Mage Guild...so you fight (via dice rolls) many mages as long as you go across the board.
The Mage Guild is on top of a tower, and to access it you have to pass an intelligence test (dice rolls) in which you can be aid by companions (that modify rolls), or stat increasing, or special objects...
Sorry...it's the closest thing I can think about to give you a vague idea of what you may experience.
Lots of possibilities for new modes and content if we get the opportunity to develop it further.
Jump is on the left, dash is on the right by default. You can swap it in the Pause menu by pressing the Swap controls button in the bottom middle.
Dude, you've done really well! I'll be buying it and playing it tonight, for sure
Yah, thanks. I must've accidentally switched it at some point.
Are you allowed to give details on which songs are selling the most? ;p
I bought Neverending Story, being a kid from the 80's. I actually already have both Always and Neverending Story in iTunes, so I guess I COULD have just opened it while playing, but whatever.
And people mention ads, but I never see any.
Anyone played or playing Clash of Clans?
I started yesterday and it seemed to me that the timers are quite harsh, and the premium currency is nowhere to be found in game. :/
Also, when I start an attack, all the fighters I deploy that don't get killed, I still lose them at the end of the attack? :/ :/
I started yesterday and it seemed to me that the timers are quite harsh, and the premium currency is nowhere to be found in game. :/
Also, when I start an attack, all the fighters I deploy that don't get killed, I still lose them at the end of the attack? :/ :/
DeathGlobe
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Star Command released date is May 2nd 8D
Dynamite Shikoku
Congratulations, you really deserve it!
RUA2 crashed on my best run. Nooooooo
PittaGAF
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PittaGAF
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Dude, you've done really well! I'll be buying it and playing it tonight, for sure
I hope you like it as I did
PittaGAF
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Noisepurge
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i've had some crashes on iPhone5 as well, usually on wish 2.
(some slowdown as well, usually when the giants show up)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/robot-unicorn-attack-2/id541672969?mt=8
"top in-app purchases" no suprises on top
One Foul Note
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I've had a couple of crashes too. They've always happened near the beginning of my runs though so I've never lost any real progress, little concerning though.
Sorry about that.
I think that's around the time the
seahorse
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/robot-unicorn-attack-2/id541672969?mt=8
"top in-app purchases" no suprises on top
While I'm not surprised Always is selling through, I must say I didn't expect quite the take up of the other music as well.
Diablohead
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I honestly prefer the default new music then the DLC stuff, it's really cool.
That's Jeramiah 'Module' Ross at work again.
If you like that, he created this 70's synth prog rock album album under a pseudonym a couple of years ago http://immram.bandcamp.com/ Not quite as light hearted, but goes to some of the same places.
Have noticed another frequent glitch when using the Rainbow Savior boost, your horse becomes invisible after teleporting which results in a second crash pretty soon thereafter.. It happens to me about 50% of the time using that boost.
Saw this on the IOS GAF boardgame thread:
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Was about to buy the app... now, I think I'd rather wait.
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Was about to buy the app... now, I think I'd rather wait.
or not
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
FnordChan said:
WHAT
I'm not overly close to the dev team on this one, so I'm not sure of the details of what they have found or where they are at, but I'll pass that detail on thanks.
Dynamite Shikoku
Congratulations, you really deserve it!
Am I lame for not knowing what frozen synapse is?
Re: Talisman multiplayer being a different app. I don't particularly mind this, the devs have valid points for doing what they're doing (one being people not wanting SP being forced to dl SP game/update that with IAP to play MP or vice versa). If the singleplayer experience had been crappy that'd be a different story though.
RUA2:
/flex
RUA2:
/flex
Zero space bucks have been spent by me so far.
It came out for PC on Steam a while back. People went crazy over it for a little while. It's a tactical strategy game.
Pretty sure Star Command is $3.
Jedeye Sniv
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Lego Batman is ok but after playing for half an hour I remembered that it is a Lego game and so has the depth of a puddle. Plus it wants yer MONEYZ. Talisman has to be better, surely?
Jedeye Sniv
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sparky2112
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Just wanted to follow-up on my bitching about Carcassonne. I did some hunting online, and it seems like the prevailing wisdom is, it's a 4-player game MAX, and plays even better with less. So I'm going that route from now on. Until now, every game I've played as been 5 player, and the nicest comment I saw posted about that many players is 'utter chaos'. Love the game, hate sucking at it. Hopefully that's about to change.
dream
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This is going back a bit, but one of my favorite games from the halcyon early days of iOS gaming, I Dig It HD (iPad only), is on sale for 99 cents. It's old and hasn't been updated for newfangled technology like retina graphics or IAPs, but it's a fantastic game centered around exploration, upgrades, and resource management.
sparky2112
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That looks really cool. Thx for the post.
SuperPac
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The way ads in RUA2 currently work (since Friday) is if you've spent over $4.98 in IAP, ads should no longer be served to you. So if you bought the coin doubler or any combination of other items that put you over $4.98, they're off. (Or at least should be - if anyone has spent that amount and still sees them, let me know.)
choaffable
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It sounds like you're looking for Stone Age, a fantastic adaptation of the award-winning boardgame. Also, it just went on sale for $4.99. Check it: http://appshopper.com/games/stone-age-the-board-game
You could also look into Defense of the Oasis. I haven't played that one, but it's described as Civilization meets Minesweeper. Pocket Tactics gushed over it. Check it: http://appshopper.com/games/defense-of-the-oasis
Talisman is one of those games that really boils down to "roll the dice, pick a destination, and then see how badly you get fucked." Player interaction is always pretty limited - in the real game, players on the same space can fight to steal items from one another, and of course whoever reaches the middle first then kills everyone off as quickly as they can, but it's largely automatic. That's really all that's missing in the iOS version. Most of my games of Talisman have had very little interaction between the players at the table, and the game suffers a bit for it.
The iOS version instead gives you little quests to do, of which there are 5 for each character class. Completing the quest in as few turns as possible becomes the new "goal" for the player, but the rest of the gameplay is exactly the same as the board game. It's hard to say there's skill involved in doing well as everything is determined by dice rolls and card draws. Still, it feels like Talisman proper, and it's cheap. It's worth getting if you've ever looked at the board game and wanted to get a feel for it.
As board game adaptations go, it's done well, but Talisman itself just feels like too much of an "I'm just along for the ride" kind of game for most people to really enjoy.
I'd much rather recommend Elder Sign: Omens or Alien Frontiers for those wanting a good taste of modern board gaming on their iPad. Both apps are really well done and a lot of fun solo or with friends.
superrobot
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Carcassonne and Ascension are worth a look.
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