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The iOS Gaming |Thread5| From Zero to Gaming Hero
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Yeah, interested in some GAF opinions of those as well. NFS looks purdy.
Baconsammy
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If you read back a little bit you'll see feedback from people here on both. And the impression I got about both games is "dont buy until there's a sale".
I didn't see anyone talking about playing Borderlands Legends other than GDJustin and I didn't see many people mentioning NFS outside of the graphics, but this thread does move pretty fast!
Diablohead
Member
NFS will go in a sale soon, why? first of all it's EA the sale kings lately, and two we are near christmas where EA drop everything over 2 weeks to 69p
Eli of Touch Arcade posted this in response to the score IGN gave Borderlands Legends:
Fight!
I give this post a 4 out of 5.
Baconsammy
Banned
I didn't see anyone talking about playing Borderlands Legends other than GDJustin and I didn't see many people mentioning NFS outside of the graphics, but this thread does move pretty fast!
I'd link you to it, but I dont remember which page it was on. Someone from NZ said he paid the money for Borderlands and advised everyone else to stay away. Regarding NFS, the opinion I read was that it looked nice, controlled great, but the gameplay itself was boring.
Disappointing. I guess I'll pick up NFS if it's ever free/99c
Cat in the Hat
Member
Spectral Souls is free right now. It's SRPG quite like FF: Tactics.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/spectral-souls/id507382406?mt=8
Edit" Nevermind, it's one of those pay 13.99 to unlock the full game, my bad.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/spectral-souls/id507382406?mt=8
Edit" Nevermind, it's one of those pay 13.99 to unlock the full game, my bad.
Blah blah blah Metacritic, but jebus, this game got torn a new one on PSP: http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/spectral-souls-resurrection-of-the-ethereal-empires
Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor is currently FREE :
iPad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spider-secret-bryce-manor/id380867886?mt=8
iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spider-secret-bryce-manor/id325954996?mt=8
iPad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spider-secret-bryce-manor/id380867886?mt=8
iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spider-secret-bryce-manor/id325954996?mt=8
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
I let my work speak for itself. I liked Need for Speed much less than TA. I liked Borderlands a little more than TA.
Both of these are fine.
When I look through our last couple months of iOS reviews, I'm happy with where we landed on pretty much all the titles: www.ign.com/games/reviews/iphone?sortBy=reviewDate&sortOrder=desc The number at the end of a review is a guideline. Bad Piggies, Super Hexagon, Funky Smugglers... all great. Borderlands, Need for Speed, Pocket Clothier... so-so.
I focus on IGN and don't really read other sites, beyond browsing headlines to make sure I'm not missing any big scoops.
ickingfudiot
Member
Heyo,
Our new iOS space shooter ARC Squadron is out tonight and it's only $0.99 for the first 24hrs (down from $4.99), check it out.. happy to answer questions. We are proud of it!
Reviewers are comparing it to an iOS Star Fox.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arc-squadron/id512808632?mt=8
edit: Here's the demo link for those on the fence: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arc-squadron-lite/id564247225?mt=8
Our new iOS space shooter ARC Squadron is out tonight and it's only $0.99 for the first 24hrs (down from $4.99), check it out.. happy to answer questions. We are proud of it!
Reviewers are comparing it to an iOS Star Fox.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arc-squadron/id512808632?mt=8
edit: Here's the demo link for those on the fence: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arc-squadron-lite/id564247225?mt=8
EleventhDoctor
Banned
When it comes to reviews-I'll trust Justin at IGN a hell of a lot more than I'll trust TouchArcade.
Bucking fought!
EleventhDoctor
Banned
I will download and have a look!
is your nick purpusefully meant to look like "ifuckingidiot"?
I didn't mean to make a whole debate of that post I rarely visit TA's forums and was just a bit surprised to see the site's owner post that. I won't go back (unless it's to again yell at the dev of Girls Like Robots to remove that damn ellipses from the app icon's name!!!).
Wait, did someone just mention Star Fox? ARC Squadron you say? Sold. I'm buying way too many games suddenly
I rarely visit TA's forums and was just a bit surprised to see the site's owner post that. I won't go back (unless it's to again yell at the dev of Girls Like Robots to remove that damn ellipses from the app icon's name!!!). Wait, did someone just mention Star Fox? ARC Squadron you say? Sold. I'm buying way too many games suddenly
Outtrigger888
Member
Impulse bought, downloading now
ickingfudiot
Member
umm, basically. it's transposed. i'm very clever.
repeating the DEMO link since I edited it in after being quoted, for those on the fence.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arc-squadron-lite/id564247225?mt=8
also if you beautiful people who already bought give it a good review I'll be your BFF
Baconsammy
Banned
Thanks for the link. Downloading the demo right now, but I can't play it until my Mini arrives Friday. I watched a video of it on youtube though. Looks cool. Does it control with the gyro or with virtual controls on glass?
Your game is the very first iOS game I have ever purchased.
Two things:
Dungeon Story is not free in Australia, yet seems to be free everywhere else. If I dig 100000000000000, Dungeon Raid and the Zoo Keepers, is it worth a buck?
That space game, the one that kinda looked like the Gameloft space game, except it was only a few hundred meg and, well, better... what was it called? I can't find it in this thread anymore, even though I commented on it And is it still on sale?
PS. Definitely getting ARC Squadron. Looks dope. Would I be right in thinking it's also a little similar to Space Harrier?
Dungeon Story is not free in Australia, yet seems to be free everywhere else. If I dig 100000000000000, Dungeon Raid and the Zoo Keepers, is it worth a buck?
That space game, the one that kinda looked like the Gameloft space game, except it was only a few hundred meg and, well, better... what was it called? I can't find it in this thread anymore, even though I commented on it
And is it still on sale?PS. Definitely getting ARC Squadron. Looks dope. Would I be right in thinking it's also a little similar to Space Harrier?
distantmantra
Member
Bought it and played the first level. Very fun!
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
where in an article/page do you place the source credits usually? For those big scoops I mean. Or is there an automatic source field at the end?
ickingfudiot
Member
It's primarily swipe based. It will make a lot more sense when you play. Some people drag the ship around the screen, but you can swipe anywhere for movement - I tend to use the bottom center of the screen as my swipe zone, flicking the plane back and forth with gestures. There's no gyro, we tried it and didn't find it very compelling (hard to see what you're shooting at with the screen tilted)
awesome!
Baconsammy
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Thanks for the explanation. Will run fine on the Mini/iPad 2?
ickingfudiot
Member
ya, runs beautifully on ipad2 and the mini is pretty much a shrunken ipad2.
BrownieVonTurdmeisterIII
Neo Member
Mother of god. Thank you. I downloaded this within seconds of seeing the word "FREE" and I'm completely in love. Absolutely lives up to the mountainous praise that's been heaped upon it. Between this, Letterpress and Punch Quest, I'm in iOS heaven right now.
ickingfudiot
Member
Bought ARC Squadron. Thanks for the 99cent intro sale.
Looking forward to iPod Touch 5 support so I can actually play it.
The patch for iPod Touch 4/5gen is with Apple, hopefully it'll be out tomorrow or Monday..
dr3upmushroom
Banned
Yeah, that dev works really well with mobile devices, Spider and Waking Mars are two of my favorite iOS games. They're both really unique and would be great on any platform, but Spider in particular has amazing touch controls. Tackling hornets from a distance feels so satisfying.
hyp
Member
yea it's pretty dope. great work! support your fellow gaffer, this game has some high production value and it's powered by the unreal engine.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
Looking to pick up Lunar Silver Star story. Anyone with any experience with the Lunar games know how this one sits? Was the only one game, or is it a series.
Tried He-Man.
Scandalous.
Failing at a control scheme like that is just epic.
And at first sight the rest of the game is in line, it make zero effort to be good its like the dev shat on their project.
The positive review I will not name is severely unprofessionnal, to say the least.
Yeah maybe movement will be patched, who knows, but what about quality ? Can you patch quality ?
Scandalous.
Failing at a control scheme like that is just epic.
And at first sight the rest of the game is in line, it make zero effort to be good its like the dev shat on their project.
The positive review I will not name is severely unprofessionnal, to say the least.
Yeah maybe movement will be patched, who knows, but what about quality ? Can you patch quality ?
Smashing Drive
Banned
Its worth a buck great concept but keep in mind its sort of a work in progress. Just one guy making it I think.
PittaGAF
Member
I completed it seeing the best ending (iPad 3).
The porting is awesome (I disabled the arrows on screen aid because I found those distracting) IMHO.
The game is awesome, but you already knew
Enjoy!!!
Smashing Drive
Banned
ickingfudiot
Member
We had to submit a patch to correct ipod touch support - it was submitted over a week ago but is still waiting on Apple approval. As soon as that goes live it will work correctly on both ipod touch 4th and 5th gen. Really sorry about the inconvenience, we thought the patch would be live well before now =/
chickdigger802
Banned
Lunar series is pretty much 1 and 2, and everything else is shit beyond shit.
This version has... questionable controls, but many gaffers already completed it, it's worth $7 for sure (not on psn, so it's a lot cheaper than digging out a psx copy on ebay).
Baconsammy
Banned
iPad or phone?
chickdigger802
Banned
Two things:
Dungeon Story is not free in Australia, yet seems to be free everywhere else. If I dig 100000000000000, Dungeon Raid and the Zoo Keepers, is it worth a buck?
That space game, the one that kinda looked like the Gameloft space game, except it was only a few hundred meg and, well, better... what was it called? I can't find it in this thread anymore, even though I commented on it
PS. Definitely getting ARC Squadron. Looks dope. Would I be right in thinking it's also a little similar to Space Harrier?
phantasy...
something...
prelude?
my phone is away from my desk, but it shouldn't be hard to find.
chickdigger802
Banned
does arc squadron have cloud backup?
I don't play on iPad
ickingfudiot
Member
not in initial release, no. i'm having our mobile programmer flogged for this.
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