Playing it on my nvidia shield, so I have physical controls.
It's a lot of fun, I can see myself wasting so much time with this. Pac-man has had a string of hits recently, they're all so awesome.
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Pac-Man 256 announced for smartphones (Hipster Whale [Crossy Road devs] summer 2015)
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Playing it on my nvidia shield, so I have physical controls.
It's a lot of fun, I can see myself wasting so much time with this. Pac-man has had a string of hits recently, they're all so awesome.
Diablohead
Member
How is the music, if there is any? the first trailer had a nice beat to it but that gameplay video a page back was silent.
silent
Chance Hale
Member
Exciting, Crossy Road is the first phone time waster I've enjoyed.
Diablohead
Member
damn :/ was hoping for some cool music
Hot Coldman
Banned
This
is
so
good
Bamco's best idea in years.
is
so
good
Bamco's best idea in years.
Rats Off To Ya
Banned
It seems decent so far. It's no CE DX but it's decent. It's got an energy timer, which is annoying.
At least it has a mode that is completely free. But it doesn't seem to have the depth of DX.
Rats Off To Ya
Banned
Oh shit, I didn't even see that option there.
Alright, the timer's not so bad.
EDIT: Whoa. Progression and loadouts? In Pac-Man?
Weird.
DICKS AHOY
Banned
That sucks, stuff like Pac-Steps really helped you get into the 'zone' when playing DX+.
Downloading it now!
My favorite track has always been the one from the original Pacman CE, it always felt like it was cheering you on at the end when it started really going.
EDIT: Here we go, this track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe1TISDoSgo&list=PLr6v11KZxUhfJ8cdFyRyUClIYucSZMM_Z&index=6
lol this game succeeded in making me pull out Pacman CE DX again.
Rats Off To Ya
Banned
Pinky's a motherfucker.
Oh, neat. I can see it being better with physical controls. The touch is a bit finicky for me. I got pretty accustomed to it faster than I expected, though.
(Weird about no music.)
Is it weird that I always preferred CE to CE DX? I like the original CE's emphasis on dot eating over ghost chains.
I think the emphasis on 256 is dot eating as well, but I'm not liking the randomized layout. So much of it seems intent on fucking up your chain or zone. Like you can be dealt a bum situation where you have no choice but to break your chain. CE and CE DX were better about making every death or break in the chain feel like it was your fault.
I think the emphasis on 256 is dot eating as well, but I'm not liking the randomized layout. So much of it seems intent on fucking up your chain or zone. Like you can be dealt a bum situation where you have no choice but to break your chain. CE and CE DX were better about making every death or break in the chain feel like it was your fault.
Valjean Lafitte
Banned
vagabondarts
Member
Downloading.....
Let's do this.
I can see me playing this a lot here and there. Big fan of glitchy ghost as well.
How long does it take for credits to refill?
Let's do this.
I can see me playing this a lot here and there. Big fan of glitchy ghost as well.
How long does it take for credits to refill?
Loving the hell out of this game. Thought I'd support it by buying the coin doubler for $6.50AU until I realised there's an option to buy an infinitely more useful infinite credit option for $10... but you only get that option when you run out of credits (so I didn't know it was possible). Bit bummed, but it's still a great game so I'm happy to support it.
I haven't played an obscene amount yet, but it seems like a lot of the strategy of the game is trying to look ahead and figure out what are valid paths you can take to continue your chain, the optimal route to pick up as many items as you can, and keeping an eye on the ghosts to see how to avoid them. It seems like if you're on top of it, you can just keep a chain going by being really aware of all of your surroundings in the game.
I feel like it should be pointed out that you can preload your turns. If you're traveling right, and have a turn coming up soon, you can swipe up, then pac will turn when he reaches it. You don't need to swipe exactly as you get to the intersection. I've had 0 problems with turning as long as I've been aware of preloading your turns.
vagabondarts
Member
Pinky always kills me. Also these leaderboards are a joke.
Anybody checked them out yet?
Diablohead
Member
I'm personally not feeling it, it's really missing some good music and I'm turned off by the lives thing, was Crossy roads like this too?
JonathanEx
Member
Yeah, I knew instantly that I'd feel shit for wasting a credit on a bad go. I'm glad they have the unlimited mode (effectively buying it), otherwise I'd probably be out.
Glad I'm not - very fun take on the formula, and the powerups add a fun twist.
Crossy Road doesn't have any sort of stamina system, it just gifts you coins for playing regularly which let you unlock characters through a vending machine.
CrAzY FiNgErS
Member
Played this alot yesterday and went ahead and bought infinite continues, much more convenient and useful than buying credits a little at a time. Not to mention cheaper in the long run. I am playing on Nexus 6 and I love playing vertical just like an old school arcade game. The touch controls are great and I can't say that I messed up my game because of them.
I got my first consecutive 256 dots last night and it was a great feeling clearing the board of every ghost in my vicinity.
There is a lot of depth in how things work here. The scoring/multiplyer system is great, and how each ghost has there own pattern is awesome too. Add in new power ups and how you get faster the more dots you eat and this is one of the best iterations of Pac-Man yet.
I got my first consecutive 256 dots last night and it was a great feeling clearing the board of every ghost in my vicinity.
There is a lot of depth in how things work here. The scoring/multiplyer system is great, and how each ghost has there own pattern is awesome too. Add in new power ups and how you get faster the more dots you eat and this is one of the best iterations of Pac-Man yet.
Wowfunhappy
Member
Everyone says that, but I never liked them. Tapping to go forward worked well enough, but swiping left and right never felt responsive. Ruined the game for me.
I've been playing this on my Nexus Player (Android TV) and it's super great. The NP remote comes with a mediocre circle D-pad, but it's definitely good enough to play this game one-handed.
Very impressed with how fun it is, at least on the NP. Tried it on my tablet but the touch controls aren't anywhere close to as good as physical buttons.
Very impressed with how fun it is, at least on the NP. Tried it on my tablet but the touch controls aren't anywhere close to as good as physical buttons.
CrAzY FiNgErS
Member
I actually enjoy touch controls better for this game than Crossy Roads. I admit that I don't have a controller for my Nexus 6 to try mobile games out with a real controller, but as I said in the post above you, the touch control, to me, feels great.
I can't say I accidentally swiped one way and went the other. I am constantly beating my high score and I have already gotten my first 256 consecutive dots and the game just came out yesterday.
Eh, I'm not digging it. You can't queue up your moves like you can with CE. That's lame, because the touch controls suck.
Power-ups aren't super useful and your fingers get in the way of sight lines of the ghosts. It's also pretty slow. I'd have enjoyed a subtle speed boost as you go.
It's OK, I guess. But nothing special.
Power-ups aren't super useful and your fingers get in the way of sight lines of the ghosts. It's also pretty slow. I'd have enjoyed a subtle speed boost as you go.
It's OK, I guess. But nothing special.
KennyLinder
Member
You can swipe before a corner etc, is that what you mean?
Wowfunhappy
Member
Just in case it wasn't clear (I can't tell from your post), I was referring purely to Crossy Road specifically. Haven't played Pac-Man yet (will soon!)
Yeah. Can you? It never seems to work for me. If it does, there's no visual indicator that you are about to turn like CE does.
I guess I just need to get used to swipe controls.
*yells at cloud more*
Diablohead
Member
sounds a lot nicer then a life/recharge system
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I'm a huge Pac fan, but this isn't doing it for me as much as I'd hoped. I enjoy clearing stages, as opposed to this concept of making your way up a scrolling screen, until a ghost nails you.
It's technically the same formula as Crossy Road, but I feel that worked better, as Frogger was about pushing forward.
It's technically the same formula as Crossy Road, but I feel that worked better, as Frogger was about pushing forward.
CrAzY FiNgErS
Member
OK gotcha, I hope the controls are to your liking.
Yeah, you can swipe before you get to a corner and it will turn that way automatically.
Did you know that the mobile version of DX starts Pac-Man out slower than the console/PC version even though both versions say it's 20? This is to compensate for touch controls and it works brilliantly.
Also, this game is slow but the more dots you eat the faster you go, but I don't think 256 gets as fast as the mobile version of DX.
I agree. I think it's fun and I'm glad it's free but I get my fill after one or two goes. CE DX remains my favorite take on the formula.
Beer Monkey
Member
Man, plug a PS4 controller into your phone and play this thing. It's fucking awesome.
Ultimadrago
Member
I've been playing a lot of Crossy Roads lately! Cool
FleetingFlowAir
Member
This game is indeed fun, though I already get my temporary fill from it after about 3-5 tries. I kinda wish there was music like CE DX, which made it all feel intense. Still though, it's a nice minute waster.
gamemadmax
Member
Thank you
This, exactly.
Wowfunhappy
Member
Well, I can officially say I like this game more than Crossy Road, although that's not saying much.
The controls work pretty well, since you can swipe before you actually need to turn. As another poster said though, it needs some good music. Definitely not as good as CE DX, though.
The controls work pretty well, since you can swipe before you actually need to turn. As another poster said though, it needs some good music. Definitely not as good as CE DX, though.
CE is the far better game, so no, it's not weird. CE DX is a great game, but the original is just so perfect.
And I'm really liking 256. It's so funny that my the two games that actually make me give a damn about playing games on my cellphone are both new twists on really, really old games (this and Space Invaders Infinity Gene).