XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Looks cool. I would LOVE a Gettysburg port. HINT.
Agreed - still one of the best wargames ever.
I think the last game he actively had a hand in was SimGolf. Which would also be a great iOS game.
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iOS Gaming Thread May 2013: Another board thread, now with 4X the backlog
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Agreed - still one of the best wargames ever.
I think the last game he actively had a hand in was SimGolf. Which would also be a great iOS game.
Tonight....in 14 minutes or so.
If you're hesitant you probably won't fall in love with it. Honestly, I find it pretty dull. As I mentioned in the April thread, maybe I'm too young to appreciate the old school flavor (I'm 30).
PaineReign
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WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
seems like a really good week for iOS games http://toucharcade.com/2013/05/01/o...cery-dark-avenger-paper-titans-and-much-more/
Emily in Darkness, Harbinger Wars, Junktopia, ninja striker, Sorcery, Star Command, Sick Stunt Biker 2 all look interesting
Emily in Darkness, Harbinger Wars, Junktopia, ninja striker, Sorcery, Star Command, Sick Stunt Biker 2 all look interesting
marvelharvey
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This looks great. iOS needs a Pre-Order feature.
Played it for a bit. It's really, really good so far, I just don't know how long it is. I hope it's not too short.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Haha, that was part of the joke!
Consarn it, you rapscallions always befuddle me
Star Command is so mine. Glad the wait is finally over. I'm still really bummed out that there's no free roaming (yet?), I'd to be able to create my own adventures in a game like this, but I 'spose that would be pretty difficult for such a tiny studio to pull off. But otherwise, it seems like a very polished product. Looking forward to sinking my teeth into it.
EDIT - I'm surprised they didn't do IAP's considering the token system is used for so much. Good on them.
EDIT - I'm surprised they didn't do IAP's considering the token system is used for so much. Good on them.
Pen and Paper RPG, maybe.
Donald Bubbins
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I'm quickly starting to wish it had a pause option like FTL. I'm only two battles in and it's already getting pretty hectic.
It's up for me.
I can't find it on search, would you mind posting a link?
Yeah, I feel ya. The controls work as they should but on my little 4S screen it's not always easy to select an exact place for my dudes to go without zooming way in. Pausing would help prevent bad feels from accidentally sending dudes to the wrong place.
Anyways, it seems worthy of an OT so I'll throw one up early tomorrow if no one else wants to. I'm sure I'll have a lot of questions. That fire is still going, but at least it doesn't seem to spread like in FTL.
Roddslayer
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Make sure they're the yellow shirted engineers that you send over, they'll put out fires and repair hull breaches.
MoGamesXNA
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I thought this looked great. I actually had a quick dig for an OT to post in as I figured that a new Sid Meier game would be thread worthy.
It's a shame that it's a freemium title though. If the total cost for the game is under $15, I'll bite. If not, I'll sadly be voting with my wallet.
Edit: Star Command is tempting. What does everyone think of it so far?
Excellent, thanks. I actually had the same idea, but I think I sent over a blue dude instead.
Wow, my crew just got wiped by zombie boarders. I must have wandered into some dangerous territory, because I was not prepared for that shit, there were like 40 of them.
marvelharvey
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I think they said the first campaign was free, then there would be three more campaigns at $0.99 each.
I'm really getting more and more into iOS gaming, and music making on the phone.
@Tunesmith: Really do apprecaite the effort put into the OP/threads; the place I come when looking for new games. (And everyone else invloved)
Random thoughts as I procrastinate from work...
- Score! : Amusing enough, I've caned it... would be awesome if not so linear and soooo chock full of ads (guess it was free though)
- Star Command - I think I might grab this tonight.
- Sorcery! - I'm going to hold off on this for a bit. Remember / enjoyed the games back in the day; just not sure on the episodic content view point.
Anticipated...
- Kingdom Rush - Frontiers : Currently replaying KR again.
- Warhammer Quest : I do like some Hunters...
- Space Hulk : If it is anything like it should be...
- Lone Wolf : Saw a preview the other day, seems kind of like Sorcery! in some ways.
- Sid Meier's Ace Patrol : Looks like my kind of thing.
The video (page 1) indicated 99c for the British campaign and $1.99 for the other three, so $7 all up.
@Tunesmith: Really do apprecaite the effort put into the OP/threads; the place I come when looking for new games. (And everyone else invloved)
Random thoughts as I procrastinate from work...
- Score! : Amusing enough, I've caned it... would be awesome if not so linear and soooo chock full of ads (guess it was free though)
- Star Command - I think I might grab this tonight.
- Sorcery! - I'm going to hold off on this for a bit. Remember / enjoyed the games back in the day; just not sure on the episodic content view point.
Anticipated...
- Kingdom Rush - Frontiers : Currently replaying KR again.
- Warhammer Quest : I do like some Hunters...
- Space Hulk : If it is anything like it should be...
- Lone Wolf : Saw a preview the other day, seems kind of like Sorcery! in some ways.
- Sid Meier's Ace Patrol : Looks like my kind of thing.
The video (page 1) indicated 99c for the British campaign and $1.99 for the other three, so $7 all up.
MoGamesXNA
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MoGamesXNA
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I bought this earlier in the year and can highly recommend it. Great game.
toddhunter
Member
What is the go with the IAPs? Seemed to be quite a lot.
toddhunter
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Both are of a high quality, but are completely different games. Sorcery is episodic so if anything I'd go Talisman now.
Much appreciated, it's a pleasure curating these things.
Welcome!You're welcome, thanks a lot!
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The OP hungers for some NeoGAF box quotes to.. quote for the OP for Star Command and Sorcery!
It would seem someone plopped the cork on the drought of quality iOS games all in one go this month, let's hope it sticks this way.
Ouch. Hmmm, maybe I'll pass and pick up Sorcery instead.
Dats pocket tactics mah friend.
Edit: you were fast, but not fast enough...
They have succeeded in putting me off as well, I figured if it was at least repayable on new game + then it might have some longevity but the campaign takes about 3 hours all told...
Will wait on the FTL port I think, sounds like the PC version of Star Command is getting the sandbox mode.
toddhunter
Member
This is pretty much what I was thinking when I was playing it. "Man I wish I was playing FTL".
Very briefly, it is still "good" but it is $2.99 good, not "good good" if you know what I mean. I don't think there is enough there to hold the interest for long.
lol whoops. Yeah, definitely trust their opinion when it comes to games in their wheelhouse like this one. Always curious to hear more from GAF'ers, though.
It's good but I don't think it'll live up to some expectations. I've found the combat to be frantic and fun and I'm enjoying the pseudo-Star Trek writing. I can see the potential in it, so hopefully they don't abandon it anytime soon.
PittaGAF
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Nice! Thanks!
EDIT (somehow I missed pasting the important part):
As someone who didn't enjoy a lot the 'choose your own path' books digital adaptation (I tried with the exceptionally made Tinsomething games) because I love to be part of a story, but I hate replaying the same part over and over to select other routes...would you say it's enjoyable?
Too bad that I cannot share the excitement of this week releases, but Sorcery, Eclipse and maybe Star Command were wishlisted.
I'm almost sad about it.
Almost
Nihilistic Monk
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Just made an idiot of myself in the Star Command Tutorials. made a laser gun, and it just says push the button to fire. I'm tapping at the points without realising it's a mini-game where you have to time the dots inside the circles. I've just been tapping them without realising it for about 4 turns thinking "why am I always missing?"
Very early impressions is that the graphics look nice. It is a little FTL like, but this is much more about micro managing & getting crew to make "tokens" for skills and stuff so far.
The tutorial isn't brilliant. It seems like you have to give a "token" to recruit a staff member (science/engineering/tactical) but they don't inherit anything from that, all their stats are still 0 and they start as a white shirt until you assign them, so it seems like just an arbitrary "staff costs 1 token" rather than you giving them a point start in a discipline or anything.
We'll see how I get on with it.
Very early impressions is that the graphics look nice. It is a little FTL like, but this is much more about micro managing & getting crew to make "tokens" for skills and stuff so far.
The tutorial isn't brilliant. It seems like you have to give a "token" to recruit a staff member (science/engineering/tactical) but they don't inherit anything from that, all their stats are still 0 and they start as a white shirt until you assign them, so it seems like just an arbitrary "staff costs 1 token" rather than you giving them a point start in a discipline or anything.
We'll see how I get on with it.
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