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The iOS Gaming |Thread5| From Zero to Gaming Hero

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How are you supposed to shatter the lights in Punch Quest? It took me long enough to do 10 for a previous objective, now it wants 15 in one game. Seems like I'm always going to too fast and only have time to get one hit in.

If anyone else hadn't realized, when you're playing as the gnome you can hold jump to flutterkick Yoshi-style and reach the higher up beehives.
 

Smiley90

Stop shitting on my team. Start shitting on my finger.
According to my friend who works on iOs games, Canada is beta test land.

Yeah we've gotten quite a few betas, I remember the Simpsons game originally launched up here too... and so did others. Not like it helped much (in the case of the Simpsons at least)
 
So i am currently playing 2 games of letterpress that I am one turn away from winning. Wonder how long it will take the people I am playing to play. They can just wait indefinitely. Sort of annoying. They should force a timeout after a certain amount of time. Maybe that is built in and I don't know about it.

It also needs a "rematch" button...badly.
 

tm24

Member
How are you supposed to shatter the lights in Punch Quest? It took me long enough to do 10 for a previous objective, now it wants 15 in one game. Seems like I'm always going to too fast and only have time to get one hit in.

If anyone else hadn't realized, when you're playing as the gnome you can hold jump to flutterkick Yoshi-style and reach the higher up beehives.

Uppercut+Slam is guaranteed break
 

Katori

Member
Admittedly this is so petty, but i hate the idea of my beloved star wars being associated with angry birds, a franchise that not only do i not grasp but just outright despise :(
Why? Who cares how people have fun. At least, unlike the 7 billion Mafia Wars clones, it's actually a GAME.
 

SmokyDave

Member
Admittedly this is so petty, but i hate the idea of my beloved star wars being associated with angry birds, a franchise that not only do i not grasp but just outright despise :(

Yes, that is indeed petty. Personally, I have no time for the nonsensical space soap opera that is Star Wars but I'm happy to overlook that to play another Angry Birds.
 

Ministration

Neo Member
New Ravenmark Campaign Update is out!

Thanks for helping to announce it! :) We've also got iPhone 5 support AND Game Center support packed into this update.

Come Thursday, we're also bringing back the "lite" version in the form of an Episodic edition for Ravenmark, where you can try the Prelude for free and then buy the following chapters of the game without fussing over re-downloading the game.
 

McBacon

SHOOTY McRAD DICK
Need for Speed is quite stunning

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UJEpS.jpg
 

Jedeye Sniv

Banned
How are you supposed to shatter the lights in Punch Quest? It took me long enough to do 10 for a previous objective, now it wants 15 in one game. Seems like I'm always going to too fast and only have time to get one hit in.

If anyone else hadn't realized, when you're playing as the gnome you can hold jump to flutterkick Yoshi-style and reach the higher up beehives.

I eventually got it by doing and uppercut, two jabs and then a slam. If you time it right it works great. It did take me literally hours to do this though, so I was quite well practiced by the end.
 

nicoga3000

Saint Nic
After unlocking Sylvester Stalone and the Pulse Rifle in Random Heroes, I've got to say that it gets a bad rep for being a cash grab. It's definitely not. I've had to "grind" what feels like 1-2 levels in an RPG to get money, run a few levels multiple times to run all the various paths (that I've missed due to jumping down a high ledge), and killed the bosses a few times extra...Doing that has net me an excess of money.

The controls are not as tight as League of Evil, but I can't dock this game too hard - it's a really neat concept that I would LOVE to see a more robust version of in the future.
 

GeekyDad

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After unlocking Sylvester Stalone and the Pulse Rifle in Random Heroes, I've got to say that it gets a bad rep for being a cash grab. It's definitely not. I've had to "grind" what feels like 1-2 levels in an RPG to get money, run a few levels multiple times to run all the various paths (that I've missed due to jumping down a high ledge), and killed the bosses a few times extra...Doing that has net me an excess of money.

The controls are not as tight as League of Evil, but I can't dock this game too hard - it's a really neat concept that I would LOVE to see a more robust version of in the future.

Yeah, the grinding isn't actually all that bad, nor is the game itself. I just didn't find it to be particularly all that fun. I got bored with it pretty quick.
 

nicoga3000

Saint Nic
Yeah, the grinding isn't actually all that bad, nor is the game itself. I just didn't find it to be particularly all that fun. I got bored with it pretty quick.

Yeah, that's fair. I enjoyed the concept enough to nearly finish it now (I have to clear the final world still), and I would really love a tighter version of this to come out with even a little narrative to drive it.

Also, those NFS screens are pretty sexy. If I weren't grabbing it for Vita, I'd definitely entertain the mobile version.
 

Alexios

Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Humm, Drawrace 2 HD started crashing for no reason, every start up. I reset my iPad2, it made no difference. I got the same issue with Random Heroes but that one just consistently crashed during gameplay. I tried other intensive games like IB2 and they're still fine though. I have a few GB free space as well. Anything I can do other than delete and reinstall the game? Gameplay was nice...
 
I'm going to have a review of this up tomorrow most likely. In the meantime I'll say that it isn't terrible, but buyer beware.
started playing this morning. soooooo boring. looks great, but too few cars populate the maps. Also, it's slooooow. no real sense of speed. kneejerk reaction: i continue to play because it gorgeous. such an empty racer, though. last year's game was so much better.

Hey Jstin, when are you posting your borderland legends review?
 

Manax

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Just got back from seeing Judge Dredd at the movies

Remembered there was an iOS game Judge Dredd Vs. Zombies

Turns out its currently free (if you can ignore the movie trailer being shoved down your throat)


https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/judge-dredd-vs-zombies/id476542841?mt=8

Also been playing through some of the backlog
Backstab (gameloft I know) looks ok but feels a bit bland. Will continue on for a bit


PS any suggestions for quickly uploading images from your ipad/iphone?
The imgur app seems to have ruined those screenshots in terms of quality, they look a lot better on the ipad
 
Just got back from seeing Judge Dredd at the movies

Remembered there was an iOS game Judge Dredd Vs. Zombies

Turns out its currently free (if you can ignore the movie trailer being shoved down your throat)


https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/judg...476542841?mt=8

Also been playing through some of the backlog
Backstab (gameloft I know) looks ok but feels a bit bland. Will continue on for a bit

PS any suggestions for quickly uploading images from your ipad/iphone?
The imgur app seems to have ruined those screenshots in terms of quality, they look a lot better on the ipad

tweet them lol.

If you don't wanna lose quality, dropbox is probably your best option i think.
 

heringer

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Did you guys grab Apocalypse Max while it was free? It's pretty good. A nice challenge on the harder difficulty setting. Reminds me of Metal Slug. Not as good, but still fun.

Edit: still free. Go get it.
 

soldat7

Member
Looks cool as fucking shit



1. Game will sell like crazy.
2. (The main reason) Merchandising. Toys have already been out in stores, and I'm sure profits will be insane. Kids want Angry Birds stuff even when they haven't played the games. The toys are bigger than the games.

The Angry Birds fruit snacks are gross and hard. Even the Christmas themed ones. smh
 

Jedeye Sniv

Banned
Did you guys grab Apocalypse Max while it was free? It's pretty good. A nice challenge on the harder difficulty setting. Reminds me of Metal Slug. Not as good, but still fun.

Edit: still free. Go get it.

It's a very pretty game sure, but those controls raged me no end. I don't like it when you have to play iPad games at a desk or on a surface to be able to hold it properly. The movement arrows are crazy low down and the action buttons aren't much better. Very disappointed by it.
 

heringer

Member
It's a very pretty game sure, but those controls raged me no end. I don't like it when you have to play iPad games at a desk or on a surface to be able to hold it properly. The movement arrows are crazy low down and the action buttons aren't much better. Very disappointed by it.

Oh yeah, it does have that iPad problem of controls being placed on the bottom. I got used to it though.
 
GTA chinatown wars for $0.99 seems like such a good deal, even if it's with touch control only. Especially when I know the PSP version is 20$ and who know for the DS version? I'm sure the Iphone 5 run the game no problem as well so I'm tempted.

GTA3 is also .99. Got it just as a curiousity but it seems to run decent enough.
 

PittaGAF

Member
Is here anyone else playing Battle Academy and being incredibly psyched about Panzer Corps coming to iPad?
I know I am.
 

GDJustin

stuck my tongue deep inside Atlus' cookies
started playing this morning. soooooo boring. looks great, but too few cars populate the maps. Also, it's slooooow. no real sense of speed. kneejerk reaction: i continue to play because it gorgeous. such an empty racer, though. last year's game was so much better.

Hey Jstin, when are you posting your borderland legends review?

Need for Speed review later today. Borderlands Legends review tomorrow.
 
:( I was looking forward to it.

My jaw is on the floor. You could've said any combination of Borderlands on iOS , Borderlands/twin stick, Borderlands/x-com, Borderlands/Battlehearts open world game...

ANY of those combos would've got me pumped.

But a mediocre Borderlands w/o random loot drops and a half-baked Battlehearts style system w/ NO open world? I just can't believe the missed opportunity here. Like, it's unimaginable.

As soon as 2K China came up, it became obvious that this is a poorly made crash grab.

I LOVE the Borderlands IP and didn't want nor expect a FPS Game on the iPAD. What i did expect was a GTA-level open world with exploration and a battle-hearts style combat system. That, and, RANDOM ITEM DROPS. (you know, the entire reason for pushing through the Borderlands thing)
 
My jaw is on the floor. You could've said any combination of Borderlands on iOS , Borderlands/twin stick, Borderlands/x-com, Borderlands/Battlehearts open world game...

ANY of those combos would've got me pumped.

But a mediocre Borderlands w/o random loot drops and a half-baked Battlehearts style system w/ NO open world? I just can't believe the missed opportunity here. Like, it's unimaginable.

As soon as 2K China came up, it became obvious that this is a poorly made crash grab.

I LOVE the Borderlands IP and didn't want nor expect a FPS Game on the iPAD. What i did expect was a GTA-level open world with exploration and a battle-hearts style combat system. That, and, RANDOM ITEM DROPS. (you know, the entire reason for pushing through the Borderlands thing)

Yeah I agree, sadly. I was really looking forward to this, especially since Infinity Blade Dungeons has been postponed indefinitely.
 

GDJustin

stuck my tongue deep inside Atlus' cookies
Preview of my... review: Borderlands iOS isn't bad. But there isn't much to it. And what's there, while a good idea, isn't executed as well as it could be.
 
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