any gatcha elements (randomized treasure/power ups)?
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Pokémon Shuffle to be released on iOS and Android later this year
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any gatcha elements (randomized treasure/power ups)?
Do you understand how the Pokemon Company is structured?
Hyperactivity
Banned
Already a (great) F2P game on the 3ds
R10Neymarfan
Member
finally an HD version
It's good, but it's really Nintendo's first venture in the IAP realm that is so successful in the IOS/Android market, so there was alot of pushback from Nintendo fans for doing so.
Hyperactivity
Banned
Nope, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness/Time/Sky will forever hold that crown
Until another PMD on its level finally comes out
Professor Beef
Banned
Good, but the later levels almost require you to have a ton of coins saved up.
Hyperactivity
Banned
he was saying to import/copy your pokemon over, not a Pokemon Showdown system
It has its problems, particularly in balance and being pretty grindy. The puzzles aren't that intuitive, and power-ups are designed to feel kinda cheap. That said, it's still quite fun. Its artistic integrity and the process of collecting all Pokémon make it a very decent time-killer. The F2P elements are also very fair. I assure you you will rarely feel the need to play more than 5 stages at a time, and there are many ways to collect in-game coins without buying them.
Not to mention they already did Auto runner Mario in NSMB2.
Also the obvious companion app for Pokémon is to make the Pokéwalker a mobile app.
In the pokemon safari you have to enter a level without knowing what pokemon will show up. This means you have to play the Safari like 50+ times to catch all 5 pokemon. I guess that counts, although it's a mechanic fairly pulled from the main games.
Maintenance
Member
I knew this would happen, even posted about that in the past.
It's match 3 but mechanics are different. Trozei was sliding left, right and down. This is dragging and dropping, to switch pieces.
Starwolf_UK
Member
The three games that share that graphical style (Trozei, Trozei Battle and Shuffle) are all pretty distinct from a game play perspective though have similar themes being matching puzzle games, how you control them changes. Watch some videos of them as that is the easiest way to see things for yourself.
Cbajd5
Member
Does anyone know how this is going to work? You mention on your website it's only open to the first 10000 users, but do you think it will be through Google Play or something else?
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Actually, that would probably get me to play again.
I honestly am unsure. I think it'll be on the Play Store.
Is this game worth playing? I didn't want to download it on 3DS because I don't want to encourage this sort of IAP crap but with the DeNA deal it seems like that horse has bolted the barn, so maybe I should.
I'm glad they held off until well after DeNA though, otherwise people would treat this like the sky falling.
I'm glad they held off until well after DeNA though, otherwise people would treat this like the sky falling.
infiniteloop
Member
This isn't one of the Nintendo/DeNA game though, right?
wouldn't be surprised if that's next
Entryhazard
Banned
While technically Nintendo doesn't wholly own Pokémon, this game would never jump to mobile without Nintendo's consent
Cbajd5
Member
I think it's up on the Play Store now, or at least an app that looks like it has been uploaded by the Pokemon company.
EDIT: OH GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING
Double Edit: Oh, I think it's because my locale is English or something. Because I get this when I hit where start should be:
And then it tries to get me to accept a ToS that doesn't have an English version (not found on the Server) and then I can't do anything. I'm going to see if I can change my locale....
Edit: In the mean time I think I'm pretty sure it won't start up if you have root enabled. Just stays at a black screen and never tries to connect to the server.
SUPER EDIT:
Yeah, changing locales fixes it. And everything seems set up for Japanese beta testers, it got in game after the ToS. It's only through level 30 as far as Google Translate can tell me, and you participation and completion of all 30 stages will get you a special reward in the full game.
Gonna try changing my locale back to English, because I'm having fun.
Probably final edit for a bit:
English seems to be working alright in game... So now I'm gonna just play it. If there's anything else interesting I'll screenshot it.
Interesting Edit:
I think this is new?
Aldo for some reason the coin stage is currently available and Meowth does the coin disruption if there's 2 combos instead of 3, along with Mew and the Rotom daily Pokemon stages. (Currently on Heat Rotom.) Otherwise the game seems up to date with the 3DS version feature wise, it's got the seperate heart counters, super catch power, and the Pokemon info after catcing them. Also, the gift box icon is for gifts they can send you, like the daily stones/orbs in other popular phone games. (P&D, Monster Strike, etc.) Currently they're giving out 10 jewels, but there's no English message for the full details.
Final edit for tonight, probably:
The English text seems to be taken from the 3DS version directly where applicable as the Mew and Heat Rotom mention end times back in March.
BREAKING NEWS EDIT:
The Mew stage costs 2 hearts to play.
tauroxd
Member
So they are making the game worst...
MatthewB92
Member
What....
toythatkills
Member
Well they give people ten of them immediately, which is more than new 3DS players get.
I reckon you'd send a clearer message by playing it and not paying for it. It is worth playing, but can get grindy in the later stages.
Entryhazard
Banned
Not that 3DS players really need jewels as they're useful only for coins that can be farmed anyaway
Cbajd5
Member
Paying a jewel to unlock a stage only is available for the Meowth stage, and only after you play it normally the first time. (Well, outside of the fact it' s there despite it not being the weekend.) The Heat Rotom and Mew stages can still be played as much as you want as long as you have hearts.
All in all the ublocking thing just seems to be there so that users can play the "play once" stages more times, which if you can get more than 2000 coins on the Meowth stage makes it the best way to spend jewels to get coins. (Since you get 2 plays of the stage per Jewel.)
But yeah, it's definitely 2 hearts to play the Mew stage. Which wasn't that bad for me since I caught it the first time I played it, but can definitely see it getting annoying for more difficult legendaries.
Also, EX stages are in the beta too but I haven't played any yet. As far as I can tell they should still be the same based on the pop-up text.
Cbajd5
Member
Making a new post since I finished the main 30 stages. For the 30th there was a Capture Check, which I think is new? The pictures are self explanitory.
After beating it I got a message about the closed beta participation gift, but it was empty since I'm assuming there's nothing translated for it. I'm going to try beating the stage again with my locale set to Japan to see if it'll show up again, but I don't know if it'll display it again. (The game seemed to display every message again if you closed the game without beating a stage and reopened it, but didn't do so for this one.) I have to wait for a heart to recharge though since I can't get myself to spend a jewel on hearts.
Other than that I still need to go back and catch a couple of normal Pokemon and all of the EX Pokemon. The Special stages also updated for today and Frost Rotom is the daily Pokemon.
Edit: Yeah, that message didn't show up again after I beat Mega Sableye for a second time.
After beating it I got a message about the closed beta participation gift, but it was empty since I'm assuming there's nothing translated for it. I'm going to try beating the stage again with my locale set to Japan to see if it'll show up again, but I don't know if it'll display it again. (The game seemed to display every message again if you closed the game without beating a stage and reopened it, but didn't do so for this one.) I have to wait for a heart to recharge though since I can't get myself to spend a jewel on hearts.
Other than that I still need to go back and catch a couple of normal Pokemon and all of the EX Pokemon. The Special stages also updated for today and Frost Rotom is the daily Pokemon.
Edit: Yeah, that message didn't show up again after I beat Mega Sableye for a second time.
test_account
XP-39C²
I was arguing about this when the game first game out for the 3DS, that this game would be a good fit for mobile. Seems that they also agree now =)
Starwolf_UK
Member
Then the official site said some stuff:
http://www.poketoru.jp/
Google translate is making a mess but it does seem to mention data migration is named as a features that is not available. Before you get excited it could also mean save data migration between different smartphone devices.
Also it says the gifts won't come until after the beta. Maybe that is why it is blank.
http://www.poketoru.jp/
Google translate is making a mess but it does seem to mention data migration is named as a features that is not available. Before you get excited it could also mean save data migration between different smartphone devices.
Also it says the gifts won't come until after the beta. Maybe that is why it is blank.
Cbajd5
Member
I can say at least the Client Number is in the menu options, and appears to be the same format as the 3DS Client Numbers.
There's also a "Jewel Breakdown" option that isn't selectable, which I don't know if it's new.
Edit: Oh, and you can't buy Jewels during the Beta. I think the 10 Jewel gift is so you have a good amount to spend, rather than just the 4 you'd get through normal game play. (Which includes the 1 you have to spend on hearts as part of the tutorial.)
Intern At TPC: Hey I heard rumors we can make lots of money on mobile by putting Pokemon games out there. We can charge everyone real money for Pokeballs!
TPC: Interesting... Well we do have this game called Pokemon Shuffle. Let's use it to test waters... by increasing the heart cost! MWAHAHAHA
And so it begins...
TPC: Interesting... Well we do have this game called Pokemon Shuffle. Let's use it to test waters... by increasing the heart cost! MWAHAHAHA
And so it begins...
Cbajd5
Member
They released an update for the beta at some point yesterday with this for the update log:
Which as far as I can tell with my limited google translating ability just mentions bug fixes.
However, it also "fixed" the locale adapting so the game's only in Japanese now. I think I got everything of interest already though, as far as I can tell the only thing I have left to do is to catch Fridge Rotom, which I guess will be available on Monday, and S Rank the EX stages. (Only the first 3 are available, although I S Ranked all the main stages.)
Which as far as I can tell with my limited google translating ability just mentions bug fixes.
However, it also "fixed" the locale adapting so the game's only in Japanese now. I think I got everything of interest already though, as far as I can tell the only thing I have left to do is to catch Fridge Rotom, which I guess will be available on Monday, and S Rank the EX stages. (Only the first 3 are available, although I S Ranked all the main stages.)
Arc Christelle
Member
Imma be that guy and say I want Pokemon TCGO for mobile.
Even if the game is busted.
Even if the game is busted.
I guess you mean for phones?
Cbajd5
Member
Okay, overnight they did an in app update for the mobile beta that added some more main stages (at least 5, but I think 10 or 15 based on the number of new Pokemon spaces in the list), the Groudon and Victini special stages, and I think more EX stages but none of them have unlocked yet. (Based on a news item with a Zapdos piece icon.)
I'll add some screenshots later.
I'll add some screenshots later.