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The Apple iPad Gaming Thread

Read entire article here: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178578

Snippet: Over in Japan this week, Marvelous Entertainment took the wraps off Followars, a game which (if all goes well) will be the first from a Japanese outfit to come out on Apple's upcoming iPad device.

A casual social game, Followars lets you construct an RPG-style fighter based off your Twitter account, with stats like hit points and agility automatically generated by number of tweets and so forth. You and up to three people you follow can band together to form parties, which can clash against rival groups onscreen using a very simple battle system.
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Seein Real Racing running on the iPad has changed my mind. I'm probably going to buy it again, even though I hardly played the iPhone version. *sigh*
 
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Costanza said:
It's not the same game. It's an awesome looking 2D platformer.
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But $15? That really is too high IMHO. However, I am sure as time goes on prices will go down. I am not against spending $15 on an iPad game but as far as I know, the Mirrors Edge one is just a port of the iPhone version. Is it not?

Edit: I will have to see it in motion.
 
LovingSteam said:
But $15? That really is too high IMHO. However, I am sure as time goes on prices will go down. I am not against spending $15 on an iPad game but as far as I know, the Mirrors Edge one is just a port of the iPhone version. Is it not?

Edit: I will have to see it in motion.
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I agree, it's too high.

I think developer's are trying to avoid the trap of starting too low. You can always bring the price down, but you can't bring it up.

Apps kind of have to start high.
 
KnuckaWut said:
it's funny how people are willing to pay for an Ipad but think 14.99 for a game is too much. :lol Mirrors Edge is awesome
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It's because the iPad is so expensive we cannot afford $15 games. :p


To be serious, part of it is that we are used to ridiculously and inappropriately priced iPhone games, but I still think $15 is too high. I think games will settle down around the $10 mark, with $15 being reserved for the more premium of titles.

The market for games has been sort of 'reset', since no-onew knows what a fair price is, so I think developers are aiming higher, hoping they have room to bring it down.
 
Captain N said:
Command & Conquer: Red Alert for the iPad is $14.99 :(
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Seems like a game that would be well suited.

At any rate, there's going to plenty of stuff to buy on day 1, that if something is slightly on the high side for my tastes, I can skip it.
 
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$12.99

Redesigned for the iPad! - Build. Discover. Conquer. Rule the World!Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution for iPad is built upon the foundation of the award-winning title that popularized the “just one more turn” formula on the iPhone platform. Exclusive to the iPad, the World/Scenario Creator is an entirely new feature for Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution for iPad which allows players to customize the world and game parameters to create hundreds of different scenarios and game types, providing limitless hours of entertainment. Additionally, Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution has been updated and optimized for the iPad’s larger 1024x768 pixel high resolution screen, with an enhanced user interface that improves the fidelity of world map tiles, improved controls for better unit movement, leader portraits, icons, and a broader view of the world map enabling increased vision and strategy for tactical gameplay.
 
Classic_Gs said:
$15, uh no.
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Captain N said:
Command & Conquer: Red Alert for the iPad is $14.99 :(
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Wow, what is wrong with Dev's thinking this is ok?

$15 is to much for a side scrolling Mirrors Edge, or a game that is almost 15 years old.

Don't get me wrong, I can't wait for Saturday and my iPad to arrive, but the prices on some of this software is getting ridiculous.
 
akmcbroom said:
Wow, what is wrong with Dev's thinking this is ok?

$15 is to much for a side scrolling Mirrors Edge, or a game that is almost 15 years old.

Don't get me wrong, I can't wait for Saturday and my iPad to arrive, but the prices on some of this software is getting ridiculous.
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Seems all of EA's games will be $14.95 for the iPad version :(
 
LovingSteam said:
Seems all of EA's games will be $14.95 for the iPad version :(
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:lol http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00149ND28/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Amazing.. just amazing

Burger said:
$15 ?

So what. Vote with your wallets. I've spent more time on some $4 iPhone games than I've spent on some $120 (nz) games.

Prices will come down in time. That said, Civilization on the iPad for $15 ? Thats not a rip off.

Release Date: November 11, 2008

Amazing.
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Agreed. It just sucks that all the EA games are $15 and almost every other iPad game is $10 or under.
 
LovingSteam said:
Seems all of EA's games will be $14.95 for the iPad version :(
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I'm not sure why people are so upset. Well assuming the games aren't just upscaled iPod games. I mean 15$ is become the standard XBLA/PSN price.

Will be interesting to see if the iPad falls into the hellhole of iPod pricing.

What i am wondering about is app sizes compared to the iPod. I mean at this point I could only afford the 16GB model. Just how usable will that small storage size be.
 
InfiniteNine said:
I'll wait till they release the iPad Nano.
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:D Best post in the thread! I'm pretty new to iPhone gaming, and absolutely love it despite being a previous cynic. But I am not really sure what I think about the iPad.

Real Racing HD sounds hot though.
 
I read that Dungeon Hunter HD is coming, it's a real good loot farming game imo but I hope they have done more then just raising the resolution... the models are rather low poly.
 
these prices are pretty ridiculous.

i am confident that they will plummet. if the ipad doesn't take off, they'll plummet because they'll have to attract a narrower userbase and it'll be a buyer's market. if the ipad does take off, they'll plummet because the app store will be positively flooded with ipad apps and there'll be nothing enforcing a price floor.

<3 cheap games
 
Scrabble for iPad

Will launch alongside a free iPhone/iPod Touch app that gives you a tile rack

That you flick onto the iPad

This is the best anything ever
 
LovingSteam said:
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$12.99

Redesigned for the iPad! - Build. Discover. Conquer. Rule the World!Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution for iPad is built upon the foundation of the award-winning title that popularized the “just one more turn” formula on the iPhone platform. Exclusive to the iPad, the World/Scenario Creator is an entirely new feature for Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution for iPad which allows players to customize the world and game parameters to create hundreds of different scenarios and game types, providing limitless hours of entertainment. Additionally, Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution has been updated and optimized for the iPad’s larger 1024x768 pixel high resolution screen, with an enhanced user interface that improves the fidelity of world map tiles, improved controls for better unit movement, leader portraits, icons, and a broader view of the world map enabling increased vision and strategy for tactical gameplay.
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O. M. G.

/dies from awesome
 
Tobor said:
O. M. G.

/dies from awesome
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It occurs to me that the first iteration iPad 'just' being a bigger iPhone is pure genius. It means developers more or less know what they're dealing with.

I would like to see the platforms diverge in time, but the fact that they are nearly identical is actually very smart. I know I said I was buying it for the geek-toy factor, as opposed to having anything real to do until a few weeks later, but I'm taking that back. There's going to be SO much to do day one.
 
Odrion said:
I can't imagine playing with the iPad is not going to be cumbersome.

But hey, the games look nice.
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I thought so at first too, but I might actually like it. Point-and-click adventures have so much potential.
 
Odrion said:
I can't imagine playing with the iPad is not going to be cumbersome.

But hey, the games look nice.
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It should be less cumbersome than using a laptop or a netbook, which to me is the point of using this as a bridge device between that market and the iPhone/iPod Touch.
 
Steve Youngblood said:
It should be less cumbersome than using a laptop or a netbook, which to me is the point of using this as a bridge device between that market and the iPhone/iPod Touch.
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Using a laptop or netbook to play games these days has gotten just as easy as playing on a computer or console if you have a decent optical mouse and a good lap tray (or just sit it on a table).

I can't see this being less cumbersome as those, since those really don't have problems, while most touch screen devices do. Not saying ipad gaming will be bad or a 'lesser' experience, I'm expecting great things from it myself.
 
wayward archer said:
Using a laptop or netbook to play games these days has gotten just as easy as playing on a computer or console if you have a decent optical mouse and a good lap tray (or just sit it on a table).
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When I'm sitting in a lounge chair, on the couch, or in a moving vehicle, I don't want to use any of those things. Mind you, I'm not saying that it won't function, but I am saying that lying on the couch with a lap tray resting somewhere on top of me is not the epitome of "not cumbersome" in my book.

I do, however, like using my iPhone in those situations. It stands to reason, then, that (though slightly less comfortable) I wouldn't mind using a larger, higher-res iPhone to bridge the computing needs of my iPhone and my desktop, or even laptop computer. That's the pitch of this device in my book.
 
Bog said:
Desperately needs some HOMM.
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There was a game called Palm Heroes for the iPhone, which could really benefit from a larger screen, as I thought it was a pretty neat ripoff of HoMM, but difficult to control.

Or, Ubi could just port HoMM3 directly, and I'd be a happy camper.
 
The ipad would be more comfortable to use than my touch, my arms start to ache as im holding it up to my face because its so small. The ipad having a bigger screen means i can rest it, or my arms on my lap just like my macbook.

Im excited to see what developers come up with but doubt i'll be purchasing one until they drop in price or the 2nd gen is released.
 
McBacon said:
Scrabble for iPad

Will launch alongside a free iPhone/iPod Touch app that gives you a tile rack

That you flick onto the iPad

This is the best anything ever
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Can the iPhone/Touch "talk" directly to the iPad without having to go through a wifi router?
 
During the Neo Geo Pocket days, I remember SNK saying that as long as they acquired 7% of the market share, they'd be doing fine. It looks like Apple is doing just fine.

I'm pretty interested in the iPad as an all inclusive gaming device. Here's hoping they allow controller input.
 
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