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iOS Gaming December 2015 | F2P is frightful, but the sales are so delightful
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More_Badass
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Especially when you're a regular in image-heavy threads like this one or Indie GamingAnd that's exactly why 50 posts is superior.
infiniteloop
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hardcastlemccormick
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i'd go 200 if i could
An infinite, never ending stream of posts even.
An infinite loop of posts.
Saucycarpdog
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All 20,000 posts of a mega-thread on one page; scary to just think about.
Was just coming to post that. And only $1.99!!! Looks freaking amazing so if it plays as well as it looks that is wayyyy too cheap.
Man is this game fantastic. So gorgeous, destructible environments, great controls, no IAPs...This could have been a $10 game easily IMO.
Absolutely! Fantastic SRPG with an engrossing story, great combat, survival-type decision making and beautiful animation.
More_Badass
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Seriously. $2 is an insane price for the quality and content here. A fantastic shmup
Absolutely. Gorgeous art, excellent SRPG gameplay, and a compelling setting influenced by Norse mythology
PittaGAF
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It's fantastic and plays like a charm on iOS (I would say the definitive version).
If I may, I found the normal difficulty setting a tad too easy and hampering a bit the strategical component, so after a bit you may want to switch to hard (which is perfect imho).
Be prepared for an awesome story, gorgeous art and several of the best music scores of last years.
I donno many I still sucked on normal! But you kick ass at these type of games it seems (see Deathwatch). Or maybe it's just me that sucks at these kind of games even though I love them.
PittaGAF
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Well, my 'problem' was that many fights you could just push thru not even caring about knocked out companions, because you have many mid game so there wasn't a lot of strategy involved imho.
On hard every AP counts and you really do not want anyone being knocked out because next fights will be much more problematic.
But maybe it's just me...it's anyway a game that must be experienced no matter the difficulty because it's simply a labor of love.
Banner Saga 2 can't come soon enough.
hardcastlemccormick
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Ai Attack 2 is exactly what it looks like from the trailer. Looks great on my iPad Air. A busy and pretty casual top down shooter.
PittaGAF
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After having played a bit of Ori on my iPhone via moonlight at a friend place (it's a STUNNING technology btw...played that and Star Wars Battlefront and was amazed) I want something similar....a story - platformer possible nice to look at.
Last ones I really enjoyed were Swordigo, Aquaria and Stealth Inc....everything else left me unsatisfied (on iOS).
EDIT: forgot to mention a lot of other similar games I enjoyed...like Limbo, Waking Mars and others.
I'm eyeing Dust: an Elysium tale which was on my radar since months but for some reason I never took the plunge...not really a fan of the look and combat seems the only focus, but maybe I'm just plain wrong.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!!!
Last ones I really enjoyed were Swordigo, Aquaria and Stealth Inc....everything else left me unsatisfied (on iOS).
EDIT: forgot to mention a lot of other similar games I enjoyed...like Limbo, Waking Mars and others.
I'm eyeing Dust: an Elysium tale which was on my radar since months but for some reason I never took the plunge...not really a fan of the look and combat seems the only focus, but maybe I'm just plain wrong.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!!!
Saucycarpdog
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Many people seem to be put off by the furry art style of game but honestly it never really bothered me. All characters in the game are voice acted and the voice actors put a good performance into each character which I personally loved. It made the dialogue between characters that much better and helped push the story. I've been told from reviews that the combat is great on mobile and you shouldn't have too much of a problem with it.
Ultimately, I have heard that some people just can't play the game due to the art style but, personally Pitta, I think if you can get passed it you'll love the game.
PittaGAF
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Thanks, much appreciated.
To be honest more than the look (no problems with the characters actually, more the colors) what I fear is that it has too much combat.
I like platformers with combat, but also platforming and puzzles...I enjoy them for the visual and story too.
I fear here furious combat is the only focus over exploration....but maybe I'm just wrong so please enlighten me.
Actually I did a bit of research and Dust is almost always mentioned in the Ori threads....so I'm a bit perplexed.
(I *LOVE* Ori setting and graphics, btw)
More_Badass
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PittaGAF
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No.
You just need a computer with Steam and a somewhat recent NVIDIA card.
Just install Moonlight from the AppStore and possibly use a MiFi controller.
You just need a fast wifi router (any modern one will do, the PC is better if wired) to stream fullHD 60 FPS.
I linked some videos in the old thread.
http://youtu.be/5yhMMlzHZp0
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1144721
I tried Ori and SW Battlefront, both were amazing.
Can confirm. I've tried it with a MFi controller (which is emulated as an xbox 360 controller) and it works flawlessly. You can navigate through your entire computer and play any game. There's virtually no lag in local and I haven't tried over the internet yet though this can also be done.
teruterubozu
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Monument Valley is the free app this week.
Having to subscribe to this thread every month is a real pain. The new OT frequency should really be reduced. Just refresh the first post every month or something. I can't be the only one who loses track of this thread for a good chunk of the month because it does not show up in my subscribed threads list.
More_Badass
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Every other monthly thread (Steam, Indie, Movies, Reading, PSN, GwG, etc.) does it just fine.
It's as simple as checking the last page of the thread you were subscribed to
Haha, hate to break it to you Elyrion but I think you ARE the only one with that problem.
More_Badass
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Card Crawl is getting another update next week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzM0d2V5F3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzM0d2V5F3I
Matt Frost
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How long until the AppStore locks itself for the winter? Last years was around Dec. 18th if I remember correctly... What should be released this month better hurry up or will be left for 2016...
infiniteloop
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Copping this right now!!
Copped!
More_Badass
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I'm a bit wary of AirAttack 2. It has dual currencies and revives, seems like the kind of game that could switch to F2P if the devs wanted to. It's a great game, but that is kind of worrying
Reading through the TA thread, the dev seems really committed to staying premium. He actually already reduced the price of a few things. I've also unlocked the $30,000 plane after playing just six of the levels.
There is plenty of cash. It's just the bricks that are harder to come by (which are mostly for revives) Supposedly he made it that way to be challenging.
But regardless, the vast majority of items are gold currency. Supposedly, the dev said he may even just get rid of revives all together.
It's not even close to Sky Force 2014 (which is, of course, F2P) in terms of currency issues. And also no energy system.
-psygnosis-
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Hype _o/
I wanna buy Dont Starve at some point, played tons on PC. I also would buy Darkest Dungeon again for my mobile devices just so I can play when going on longer commutes.
More_Badass
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For iPad, not IPhone. And it depends on the port. Turn-based games like Banner Saga and XCOM, definitely. Door Kickers, Transistor, FTL, definitely.
And games with tactile mechanics like Lumino City and Papers Please are arguably better on iPad than PC
Eagerly awaiting Darkest Dungeon too. It'll be a perfect fit for mobile
PittaGAF
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Magic the Gathering Puzzle Quest just got an awesome update (game is soft launched in some countries).
It's getting there....the AI just HAMMERED my top deck, where before I could walk on my enemies without even bothering.
Back to the drawing board.
Tons of new cards and a lot of changes to old ones.
It's getting there....the AI just HAMMERED my top deck, where before I could walk on my enemies without even bothering.
Back to the drawing board.
Tons of new cards and a lot of changes to old ones.
Crashlands by Butterscotch Shenanigans coming January 21st, 2016 to iOS/Steam/android:
https://www.crashlands.net/
https://www.crashlands.net/
More_Badass
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Yes! Finally!
Wow. Amazon shocked the crap out of me by giving me $25 to spend I their regular (paid) App Store.
I know it's Android, but I bring it up here since most of the games I would consider are also on iOS. Amazon's App Store sucks in comparison to even Google Play and they restrict some stuff to just their Fire devices.
But there are some good things I don't yet have. Anyone have impressions on Templar Battleforce? I've heard good things about it.
Also looking at Luftrausers (kind of pissed that they seemed to have Hotline Miami 2 restricted to their devices).
Also, I've heard good things about PewDiePie, but is it just for fans of the show? Anyone play it?
I know it's Android, but I bring it up here since most of the games I would consider are also on iOS. Amazon's App Store sucks in comparison to even Google Play and they restrict some stuff to just their Fire devices.
But there are some good things I don't yet have. Anyone have impressions on Templar Battleforce? I've heard good things about it.
Also looking at Luftrausers (kind of pissed that they seemed to have Hotline Miami 2 restricted to their devices).
Also, I've heard good things about PewDiePie, but is it just for fans of the show? Anyone play it?
More_Badass
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You can't go wrong with Luftrausers. It's an excellent bullet hell shmup
Yeah, I probably will pick that up.
Looking through their App Store, I'm surprised by some of the Fire exclusives they have - Shovel Knight, Pier Solar. The Devolver Digital games like Hotline Miami and Titan Souls are on Google Play but restricted to Fire on Amazon (save Luftrausers), which I hate when they put these artificial barriers there but obviously want to sell their own tablets.
Hope those games eventually make it to iOS as well, particularly Shovel Knight.
Saucycarpdog
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Awesome, now all I need is the release date for Warbits and 2016 will be complete.
I had no idea this was out.
Her Story is on sale for $1.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id952658953?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id952658953?mt=8
PittaGAF
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The game is soft launched in Australia, Singapore and Canada as far as I know.