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The iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch Gaming |OT2| Part II

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A quick question away from gaming on the iOS for a moment - what RSS reader do you guys prefer on the iPhone? I'm currently using the free version of MobileRSS, which is rather good, but there are a few quirks with it that are beginning to grate. However, I'm not sure if these quirks are particular to the app, or to RSS readers in general.

Many of the RSS feeds I subscribe to will not download in their entirety using MobileRSS's 'render full post' option. MobileRSS frequently temporarily hangs, or takes an age to move between feeds (on iPhone4 here). The way it displays my feeds isn't nearly as customisable as I'd like, and in the end it is easier to login into google on the PC and make the changes I want.

Cheers.
 
thewesker said:
Hey Rlan, you going to be at E3?
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I will not be at E3. Wish I was though! I went outside of work for my site back in 2009. If I went this year I'd probably be stuck in a room all day or something.

I'll be up at 2AM watching the conferences as usual. Going to be annoying that both the Microsoft and Apple conferences are at the same time, I want to watch both for whatever crazy super secret stuff MS and Apple have up their sleave.
 
elfinke said:
A quick question away from gaming on the iOS for a moment - what RSS reader do you guys prefer on the iPhone? I'm currently using the free version of MobileRSS, which is rather good, but there are a few quirks with it that are beginning to grate. However, I'm not sure if these quirks are particular to the app, or to RSS readers in general.

Many of the RSS feeds I subscribe to will not download in their entirety using MobileRSS's 'render full post' option. MobileRSS frequently temporarily hangs, or takes an age to move between feeds (on iPhone4 here). The way it displays my feeds isn't nearly as customisable as I'd like, and in the end it is easier to login into google on the PC and make the changes I want.

Cheers.
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Reeder has been my primary iOS RSS client since it came out. Give it a look.
 
Not sure if this was posted or not but a small company made a rather awesome breakout clone with quite refreshing level designs. Game is called, "Anodia" and you can check out a trailer here:

http://youtu.be/xSnMTZQAC14

Game comes with 50 levels. I hope they make more levels or a second one because I'm actually rather enjoying this game. Wish they would port Shatter over to the iOS.
 
Okay. So I'm on the fence still. I love Back to the Future, but I have not bought any of the games yet. Are the iPad games worth $8? Should I wait for a sale? How replayable are they? If at all? How is the voice acting?
 
Jasoco said:
Okay. So I'm on the fence still. I love Back to the Future, but I have not bought any of the games yet. Are the iPad games worth $8? Should I wait for a sale? How replayable are they? If at all? How is the voice acting?
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You're better off getting them in a steam sale. The TellTale Pack which includes every game they've made, usually goes on sale for $50.00 at Christmas or the Mid Summer Sale.
 
I really wanted them on my iPad though. Not my computer. I'd be more inclined to play them if I am lounging and tapping with my fingers.
 
Jasoco said:
I really wanted them on my iPad though. Not my computer. I'd be more inclined to play them if I am lounging and tapping with my fingers.
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I'm in the same boat. I was sure that once ep2 came out ep1 would go on sale, so I held out. But now 3 is out and still no sale. I really want to play these, but $8 a pop is a lot. I'm sure they'll eventually come on sale though, since Telltale has had AppStore sales in the past. And I know if I get these games now I'll kick myself because chances are I won't play them much leading up to a future sale... at least not $8 worth of play. So I continue playing the waiting game. But at least once a week I'll go to the app store and stare at the BttF page for a few seconds.

Same thing with Real Racing 2 HD... jonesing for a sale on that one hard. I got it on iPhone when it first came out for $10, so having to pay another $10 to get the same fucking game for iPad kinda boils me. But I really wanna try out the iPad 2 and HDMI adapter features. Stupid goddamn non-universal apps.
 
elfinke said:
A quick question away from gaming on the iOS for a moment - what RSS reader do you guys prefer on the iPhone? I'm currently using the free version of MobileRSS, which is rather good, but there are a few quirks with it that are beginning to grate. However, I'm not sure if these quirks are particular to the app, or to RSS readers in general.

Many of the RSS feeds I subscribe to will not download in their entirety using MobileRSS's 'render full post' option. MobileRSS frequently temporarily hangs, or takes an age to move between feeds (on iPhone4 here). The way it displays my feeds isn't nearly as customisable as I'd like, and in the end it is easier to login into google on the PC and make the changes I want.

Cheers.
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The first rss reader I used was Byline (iPhone version). They have a free version with very unobtrusive adds. It was great.

Then I tried Reeder, and have been using Reeder ever since then because of a slightly prettier interface. The features are all the same, though.

I hope they put Reeder's iPad version on sale soon, I don't want to pay 5 bucks for it. :/
 
Jasoco said:
I really wanted them on my iPad though. Not my computer. I'd be more inclined to play them if I am lounging and tapping with my fingers.
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I just finished episode one and really enjoyed it; will definitely pick up episode two. The story is really solid and mechanically its a standard tell tale game. Also the touch controls work great. If you love BTTF I think its definitely worth the asking price.

EDIT: Oh but be warned that apparently its almost unplayable on original iPad. I played on iPad2 and it ran well
 
Eggo said:
Great Little War Game is very similar to Advance Wars. My recommendation after PvZ is Tower Madness HD, which should be free this weekend, even though it's well worth the paid cost. Great updates and great gameplay, although the presentation is severely lacking.
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thanks for the recommendations grabbed em both.

great little war game is pretty nice, I do prefer the mechanics of advance wars though, for instance, you move your little guy and he still has a shooting range of 2 more squares. I find this makes it very hard to plan out your ranges. In advance wars you have units that have to be right next to the opponent and the firing ranges are clearer.

It is good though. Will finish the thing for sure. these guys should make a sequel, clean up the graphics a bit (some of the cars look like each other and the 3d is a bit dodgy) but a pretty solid game.

What bothers me about ipad is there isn't enough real content games yet, you can have a complete and very well polished game on there for a lot of genres, too many companies trying to shoehorn things like platformers in there, which doesn't play to the interface strengths. More tabletop/turn based games!!

Plants vs zombies is still 'best in class' for ipad.
 
Got to the Moon Base in the classic courses of Super Stickman Golf - this is where things are taking a bit of spike in difficulty??

I haven't used balls at all up until this point...what happens when you use one, do they go away permanently, or do you have the same # for each time you play a course?
 
FerranMG said:
The first rss reader I used was Byline (iPhone version). They have a free version with very unobtrusive adds. It was great.

Then I tried Reeder, and have been using Reeder ever since then because of a slightly prettier interface. The features are all the same, though.

I hope they put Reeder's iPad version on sale soon, I don't want to pay 5 bucks for it. :/
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I just grabbed the free version of byline - it's bloody wonderful! thanks for the recommendation.

I'm keen to grab Reeder, but with an iPad2 purchase just around the corner (tax return present :D), I don't want to shell out for both versions.

Curse non-universal apps!
 
I think I use Reeder more than any other app on my phone. It could have been $39.99 and it'd have paid for itself by now.

catfish said:
Plants vs zombies is still 'best in class' for ipad.
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Can't agree with this because it's significantly neutered compared to the PC (though less so than the iPhone version), and there's dozens of unique TD games that exist fully on the device like Defender Chronicles. Plants vs Zombies is great, but due to it missing a few key elements, I've decided it is disqualified from such a title.
 
Jswanko said:
I just finished episode one and really enjoyed it; will definitely pick up episode two. The story is really solid and mechanically its a standard tell tale game. Also the touch controls work great. If you love BTTF I think its definitely worth the asking price.

EDIT: Oh but be warned that apparently its almost unplayable on original iPad. I played on iPad2 and it ran well
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Really want to pick it up during a sale, but I'm that won't happen until xmass

Sad they should have a sale of old episodes when a new one comes out
 
catfish said:
thanks for the recommendations grabbed em both.

great little war game is pretty nice, I do prefer the mechanics of advance wars though, for instance, you move your little guy and he still has a shooting range of 2 more squares. I find this makes it very hard to plan out your ranges. In advance wars you have units that have to be right next to the opponent and the firing ranges are clearer.

It is good though. Will finish the thing for sure. these guys should make a sequel, clean up the graphics a bit (some of the cars look like each other and the 3d is a bit dodgy) but a pretty solid game.

What bothers me about ipad is there isn't enough real content games yet, you can have a complete and very well polished game on there for a lot of genres, too many companies trying to shoehorn things like platformers in there, which doesn't play to the interface strengths. More tabletop/turn based games!!

Plants vs zombies is still 'best in class' for ipad.
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I read that the next update, 1.4, will improve the graphics, add new skirmish maps, and add another DLC campaign.
 
Minsc said:
Can't agree with this because it's significantly neutered compared to the PC (though less so than the iPhone version), and there's dozens of unique TD games that exist fully on the device like Defender Chronicles. Plants vs Zombies is great, but due to it missing a few key elements, I've decided it is disqualified from such a title.
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I had heard this and now that I'm 100% done with it (all achievements) I wish this wasn't true :(

I don't understand why they neutered it! I mean they could just put the whole game. It's silly. however, even knowing this, I think it's still worth the price of ipad admission, probably less so if you never played the PC one (I haven't)
 
catfish said:
I had heard this and now that I'm 100% done with it (all achievements) I wish this wasn't true :(

I don't understand why they neutered it! I mean they could just put the whole game. It's silly. however, even knowing this, I think it's still worth the price of ipad admission, probably less so if you never played the PC one (I haven't)
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Oh it's still a great game, and worth playing probably on any device, it's just unbelievably ridiculous they don't just include the full game (especially so with iPod/iPhone).

I just started playing the Steam version again (originally played/bought it directly from PopCap, still have v1.0 exe w/ MJ zombies), and it's immediately evident that the iPhone version is a poor imitation of it. The iPad version may hold up much better, but it's still missing a few things that made the game as fun as it was for me, such as the Zen Garden. Without it, it is a lesser game, and there's no reason to strip it out either.
 
catfish said:
thanks for the recommendations grabbed em both.

great little war game is pretty nice, I do prefer the mechanics of advance wars though, for instance, you move your little guy and he still has a shooting range of 2 more squares. I find this makes it very hard to plan out your ranges. In advance wars you have units that have to be right next to the opponent and the firing ranges are clearer.

It is good though. Will finish the thing for sure. these guys should make a sequel, clean up the graphics a bit (some of the cars look like each other and the 3d is a bit dodgy) but a pretty solid game.

What bothers me about ipad is there isn't enough real content games yet, you can have a complete and very well polished game on there for a lot of genres, too many companies trying to shoehorn things like platformers in there, which doesn't play to the interface strengths. More tabletop/turn based games!!

Plants vs zombies is still 'best in class' for ipad.
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You might like Danger Alliance coming in July, too. http://www.tome-studios.com/
 
What's the best Civ like or Srpg on the platform? I've just been admitted to the hospital for heart problems and I don't have anything else to do today.
 
traveler said:
What's the best Civ like or Srpg on the platform? I've just been admitted to the hospital for heart problems and I don't have anything else to do today.
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"Civ like" is a good description for Civ Revolution...
 
traveler said:
What's the best Civ like or Srpg on the platform? I've just been admitted to the hospital for heart problems and I don't have anything else to do today.
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Civ Rev is an almost direct port of the DS game, and I logged probably 200+ hours with it. It's arcade Civ, and I definitely recommend it.
 
traveler said:
What's the best Civ like or Srpg on the platform? I've just been admitted to the hospital for heart problems and I don't have anything else to do today.
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well, Civ rev is on there. I like it.

and best wishes on your hospital stay. hope everything works out OK
 
traveler said:
What's the best Civ like or Srpg on the platform? I've just been admitted to the hospital for heart problems and I don't have anything else to do today.
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Battle for Wesnoth. Might still be on sale. Good luck at the hospital.
 
elfinke said:
I just grabbed the free version of byline - it's bloody wonderful! thanks for the recommendation.

I'm keen to grab Reeder, but with an iPad2 purchase just around the corner (tax return present :D), I don't want to shell out for both versions.

Curse non-universal apps!
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If you're into visual rss news feeds, try Pulse News. There's an iPhone and iPad specific version, both are free and without ads. :)
 
Is Mad Skills Motorcross as good as it gets as far as Excite Bike clones?
 
elfinke said:
A quick question away from gaming on the iOS for a moment - what RSS reader do you guys prefer on the iPhone? I'm currently using the free version of MobileRSS, which is rather good, but there are a few quirks with it that are beginning to grate. However, I'm not sure if these quirks are particular to the app, or to RSS readers in general.

Many of the RSS feeds I subscribe to will not download in their entirety using MobileRSS's 'render full post' option. MobileRSS frequently temporarily hangs, or takes an age to move between feeds (on iPhone4 here). The way it displays my feeds isn't nearly as customisable as I'd like, and in the end it is easier to login into google on the PC and make the changes I want.

Cheers.
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River of News is my favorite, it does everything extremely clean and simple while not looking like shit :)

DaCocoBrova said:
Is Mad Skills Motorcross as good as it gets as far as Excite Bike clones?
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Yes, i believe so.
 
I don't know if anyone else was lying in wait for a price drop -- be it on sale or permanent -- but NBA Jam looks to be on sale for 99 cents right now. Apparently it's a tie-in with the NBA Finals.
 
DaCocoBrova said:
Is Mad Skills Motorcross as good as it gets as far as Excite Bike clones?
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its a really good game. a while back we were getting pretty competitive with it. havent played it a while, i might jump on again and see if i can make my way up the leader board list.
 
bumpkin said:
I don't know if anyone else was lying in wait for a price drop -- be it on sale or permanent -- but NBA Jam looks to be on sale for 99 cents right now. Apparently it's a tie-in with the NBA Finals.
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Has been on sale for Memorial Day. Put the iPad version on sale and I'll care.
 
DaCocoBrova said:
Is Mad Skills Motorcross as good as it gets as far as Excite Bike clones?
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Without question. Awesome awesome game. There are also several free and ISP track packs available now too. The main game is still a blast.
 
There's actually a free game called Turbo Grannies that is a little bit like Mad Skills Moto and Trials HD even....it's hard to beat levels and I'm not sure if that's just me or the game, but it's polished as hell.

Turbo-Grannies-Racing-Game-Play-2-550x330.jpg
 
EA Mobile and Chillingo are going to be revealing a lot of new stuff at E3:

EA Mobile Titles:
·       FIFA 11 Prototype (iPhone®, iPod touch®, iPad™)
·       TRANSFORMERS™: DARK OF THE MOON™(iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
·       BATTLESHIP (iPad)
·       Surviving High School (iPad)
·       MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition (iPad)
·       The Sims™Medieval (iPhone, iPod touch)
·       Pet Society™Vacation (iPhone, iPod touch)
 
Chillingo Titles
·       Blobster (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
·       Contre Jour (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
·       DrawRace 2 (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
·       Feed Me Oil (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
·       Roll in the Hole (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
·       Bear Grylls: The Bear Essentials (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)

Plus a few unannounced titles 
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Source: http://t.co/qE5hm71

Sounds neat. Can't wait to see them in person.
 
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