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The iOS Gaming |Thread5| From Zero to Gaming Hero
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I didn't make that distinction. It's no Rayman Origins but I think it better than something like DKC Returns.
Anomaly.
iPad is fine. Your problem is Gameloft. Take RR2 for example: retina res, antialiasing, and smooth frame rates.
I'm not saying the iPad hardware is perfect. Yes, a faster chip would be awesome, but some developers are so bad at optimizing their games frame rates (and file sizes...)
not necessarily
Silvawuff
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Jungle Run is well worth the cost of admission. It's gorgeous, fun, and it's not anywhere close to being a "runner" game. This is coming from someone who does not like runners. It requires strategy, planning, and plenty of replays to finish a level. Its levels and art are unique. This game is a fantastic example of intelligent game design.
It may not be for everyone, but for $3 it's hard to pass it off.
It may not be for everyone, but for $3 it's hard to pass it off.
Everyone get King Cashing. It's fairly unique as a small Slot Machine-RPG, and it's a lot of fun. Definitely worth it, and even more so for free!
Just "pretty good"? I've been circling my finger around the buy button for days, but the issues I'm reading about regarding lost saves has me holding off. Wish someone would sell me on this game. "Pretty good" ain't quite selling me.
I would say it's the first autorunner I've played that feels like a platformer instead of an autorunner.
Agreed. There's 'Don't Run with a Plasma Sword' and 'Run Roo Run' that's also an anti-endless runner but it's not in the same league as Rayman. Rayman is probably the best example thus far on turning a core console game into a suitable iOS game
On that note, I'm looking forward to the iOS Meat Boy game
Just "pretty good"? I've been circling my finger around the buy button for days, but the issues I'm reading about regarding lost saves has me holding off. Wish someone would sell me on this game. "Pretty good" ain't quite selling me.
The game would be universally praised and be a GAF favourite if it was an XBLA/PSN/Steam game. It's fantastic.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I love Rayman, but I wish the running part was longer. I do not like helicopter Rayman as much.
It's worth the $3. If you liked Rayman Origins is a no brainer
Rusty Orb's price just went down to 99c!
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ThatCrazyGuy
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I thought mostly everybody has said positive things about the game here?
Games awesome.
Father_Brain
Banned
Jungle Run is how to do a 2D twitch platformer on a device without tactile buttons. I imagine Super Meat Boy will play similarly.
toddhunter
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Just "pretty good"? I've been circling my finger around the buy button for days, but the issues I'm reading about regarding lost saves has me holding off. Wish someone would sell me on this game. "Pretty good" ain't quite selling me.
It costs a couple of dollars and has some addictive and quite tricky platforming, especially if you are the "got to 100% each level type". If not, you will just blow through it and it isn't particularly special outside the pretty graphics.
LukasTaves
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Dunno about that... I liked he game, but it did felt like they could have done more... Imo games like Super Crate Box, League of Evil and others showed that 2d platformers with precise platforming and fast reactive times can be good on touch controls with 2 buttons (jump/attack) and 2 directions... I would love to see a great platformer like Rayman with big levels and using this control scheme...
Tone Sphere is free: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id532046195?mt=8
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Hexagon should use the volume buttons
chickdigger802
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now it's fall, it's gonna be
"is phoenix wright hd out this week?"
from me every week ;_;
"is phoenix wright hd out this week?"
from me every week ;_;
Dynamite Shikoku
Congratulations, you really deserve it!
I didn't think much of Rayman personally. Looks really nice, but I found it a bit boring.
toythatkills
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This is such a stupid thing to say, as if being a "runner" somehow makes it less valid as a game or something. If they put virtual controls in to appease you, you'd just be holding down the RIGHT button the entire time anyway, so it'd still play the same, just with shittier controls.
I feel your pain. I've just started the Non-HD version of part 1 because I couldn't handle the wait (that, and the original art seems to have more charm the the new 'HD' art).
nothing changes though if you just replace the megathread with a monthly thread. theres no fragmentation and you still keep your 2 types of thread'. there is more hassle but on the plus side we get a useful op that tells people who are not ios gamers what the releases of the moth are.
i really enjoyed run roo run, i could not put it down until i got that achievement for beating level 20 (1-15) straight with no deaths
Just a heads up I downloaded it on my ipad and tried to sync the save (Rayman was already in my icloud list of applications)
It completely erased my save! (guess it synced the new save on the ipad)
anyway it syncs now across the ipad and iphone but i had to do all the levels i had already done again, may i just say it is so much easier on an ipad
whalleywhat
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I feel like there's a missing middle ground between 'really notable game that deserves its own thread' and 'keeping abreast of everything that gets released'. PSN has a weekly thread. I think Nintendo's digital thread is monthly. If you guys like things as is, who am I to tell you to change. I'm just saying, as the intended audience for a roundup thread, I'd really appreciate it.
Infinite Warrior has gone free for the day.
It sucked on the iPhone 4 however (iOS6), unresponsive menus and unresponsive swipes in game, died straight away even after hitting the timing easily, tried a few times and it doesn't always recognize your swipes, which is crucial for a game like that...
It sucked on the iPhone 4 however (iOS6), unresponsive menus and unresponsive swipes in game, died straight away even after hitting the timing easily, tried a few times and it doesn't always recognize your swipes, which is crucial for a game like that...
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
I don't think there's a 'you guys' as much as a couple of folks resisting change. Which I understand, but I think the new monthly threads could be a good thing for the community.
I just fear people would get lazy, in the mean that they wouldn't post much about games, obscure and new games because they'd go "oh well, if there's anything important, it will be there in OP next month".
The megathread encourages discovery and sharing on top of NOT giving more exposure to popular games much. (basically the games that don't need more exposure).
GeekyDad
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Yeah, Rayman Jungle Run is pretty darn fun so far. They've implemented some simple yet ingenious ways to make it feel like a bona fide platformer while still only requiring a single input. Almost feels more like a Sonic game than a Rayman game. I get the feeling it's gonna be pretty short, though.
Either way, I hope we see more stuff like this from Ubi on iOS in the future.
Either way, I hope we see more stuff like this from Ubi on iOS in the future.
Katana_Strikes
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Just nabbed free King Cashing. Loved the demo.
There's also a Cafertia Nipponica demo version now! More Kairosoft goodness no doubt.
There's also a Cafertia Nipponica demo version now! More Kairosoft goodness no doubt.
i don't agree. having monthly threads instead of this mega-thread would allow us to have more relevant OPs. discussion would otherwise stay the same, it would just help newcomers and otherwise people who don't frequent this thread a quick low-down of whats happening. equally, i do like how fast this thread moves, but i do think sometimes we mull over somethings too quickly.
toddhunter
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I agree. Having a fresh OP each month with what is coming up and the "best of" for the previous month will be very handy.
i also think having monthly threads will give users searching through the threads a much easier experience. instead of having to wade through 20k posts to find some suggestions, you can just look up for example IOS june to see what we're saying, or just look at the OP for july to see if its there.
I think the biggest deterrent for monthly iOS threads is actually having people who'll constantly want to look at all current/new releases, decide what's not crapware and make new lists. If anything the discussion right now is just proving that most of us usually stop paying attention for a few of weeks and then try to jump back in. If there are those who are up to the task of organizing it for the rest of us lazy people, I'm definitely not against the idea (as long as there's a "new thread is up" at the end of the previous ones!).
Also, if most of the discussion moves to the monthly threads, will it still be ok to talk about older releases in those? I'm not familiar with how the other monthly digital release threads work to be honest. Will it just work like this megathread, except with an updated list in the OP?
Also, if most of the discussion moves to the monthly threads, will it still be ok to talk about older releases in those? I'm not familiar with how the other monthly digital release threads work to be honest. Will it just work like this megathread, except with an updated list in the OP?
GeekyDad
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Well, a monthly iOS-games thread probably shouldn't be handled in the same way as the PSN/eShop/etc. threads. Like you said, that could be a hell of a challenge to sift through all the shit. Rather, we could merely have folks call out games within the thread, and then list them in the first post as they receive attention within the thread itself -- a kind of build-as-we-go-type thing.
dreamcastmaster
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Games can only be added onto the list after a week, too many games get hyped on release day especially if cheap only to have criticism after a few days play. I don't see the need to day one review something like the iOS review sites. I'd like to see something that would have a longer life especially for new iOS device owners looking to catch up.
KennyLinder
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Dredd VS Zombies is surprisingly good. It certainly fixes some of the issues with dual stick games on iOS. Free to play, looks quite grindy if you want full upgrades on weapons, but it's good fun
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Super, super agreed. Otherwise, we're reviewing our interal expectations as much as the game, and allowing the marketing to have undue influence. Give a week, let the game speak for itself, them let's add it to the list. Quite a few games would have ended up on there otherwise...Simpsons Tapped Out, for one, before it was pulled (before reappearing months later) due to it being broken.
chris121580
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Just "pretty good"? I've been circling my finger around the buy button for days, but the issues I'm reading about regarding lost saves has me holding off. Wish someone would sell me on this game. "Pretty good" ain't quite selling me.
It is the best iphone game I've ever played. I just finished up everything last night. Game is absolutely phenomenal. Everyone should buy it
Yes Rayman is easily one of the best games on the platform. iOS gaming has really come into it's own. Magic 2013, Infinity Blade II, Rayman, and Super Hexagon really have me playing a ton on my iPad. The amount of free stuff you get in Infinity Blade II is quite ridiculous. Epic are awesome at updating their game for free.
GeekyDad
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Wow...just finished the first bonus level in Rayman Jungle Run. That's the stuff, man. Took me a while to figure out how to get past that one jump, but once it all clicked, it was blissful. Can't quite put my finger on it, but it reminded me of the same kind high I got from one of the segments in the original God of War, where everything just clicks together in this perfect way.
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