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T00kus posted:Monster Hunter: Massive Hunting is coming to Android in Japan. Soon to be released in the US...hopefully... Capcom is going full mobile with their series that people love on consoles/handhelds. First Megaman, now this. Hope it pays off for them.
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So I've been playing this, and I thought it was pretty fun. Be warned: it's a port of a 1996 RTS (the same year the first Red Alert came out), written to run on the PC. That gives it a different feel from standard Android RTSes but it also isn't quite ideal for touchscreens. The UI tweaks to make it playable with said touchscreen are... decent. On the PC I remember being able to micromanage tanks to dodge incoming shells, which you can't do with a huge awkward finger, but this always seemed like a dirty tactic anyway. Levels are decently quick to complete - maybe ten minutes to complete a level halfway through the pack of twenty (or know whether the level is lost...). So, something playable on-the-go. Replay value is probably just in refighting levels. They didn't port the multiplayer, sadly. They did introduce Easy-Medium-Hard difficulties, which seem to just vary a strength handicap. Me, today, hoarding way too many tanks before finally deciding to rush the enemy fort: 
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Aug 25, 2012 20:53
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Is it just me, or are the majority of items you can spend your coins on in Jetpack Joyride completely useless and only for show? I'm assuming the jetpacks don't do anything, the clothing doesn't do anything, only the golden vehicles don't do anything, and at least the tier one gadgets don't look like they do anything worthwhile. That pretty much leaves later-level gadgets and the utilities (most of which are one use).
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Aug 25, 2012 22:21
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T00kus posted:Monster Hunter: Massive Hunting is coming to Android in Japan. Soon to be released in the US...hopefully... Holy poo poo, I was just thinking seriously about a Vita because of my dissatisfaction with Android games, and would be buying it just for Monster Hunter games. 
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Aug 25, 2012 23:48
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Nashlogic posted:Sounds like you had found Gurk. So close, yet so far. That's it alright! Thank you for that, I tried a lot of different variations but apparently not Gurk. I'm genuinely surprised that it didn't appear in my almost but not quite search terms.
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Aug 26, 2012 00:35
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Are there any good japanese style SRPGs available? I'd figure that a touch screen control scheme would be good for this genre, or is a psx emulator my best bet? I'm talking about games like Final Fantasy Tactics.
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Aug 26, 2012 01:51
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Vykk.Draygo posted:Is it just me, or are the majority of items you can spend your coins on in Jetpack Joyride completely useless and only for show? I'm assuming the jetpacks don't do anything, the clothing doesn't do anything, only the golden vehicles don't do anything, and at least the tier one gadgets don't look like they do anything worthwhile. That pretty much leaves later-level gadgets and the utilities (most of which are one use).
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Aug 26, 2012 02:16
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General_Failure posted:So close, yet so far. That's it alright! Thank you for that, I tried a lot of different variations but apparently not Gurk. I'm genuinely surprised that it didn't appear in my almost but not quite search terms. For whatever reason, Google does not appply the same assistive logic to Play searches (or any logic at all, usually) that it applies to normal desktop Search. 
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Aug 26, 2012 03:55
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Aenslaed posted:Are there any good japanese style SRPGs available? I'd figure that a touch screen control scheme would be good for this genre, or is a psx emulator my best bet? I'm talking about games like Final Fantasy Tactics. HyperDevbox Studio makes two sRPGs that have garnered some good reviews, but they're premium priced at $15 apiece.
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Aug 26, 2012 04:03
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Splizwarf posted:For whatever reason, Google does not appply the same assistive logic to Play searches (or any logic at all, usually) that it applies to normal desktop Search. Aren't they both sort of based around keywords and popularity?
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Aug 26, 2012 04:10
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But Rocks Hurt Head posted:HyperDevbox Studio makes two sRPGs that have garnered some good reviews, but they're premium priced at $15 apiece. And only Spectral Souls has any attempt at a story. Nothing super special, but Generations just has nothing to drive you. Pick a map setting, wipe everyone else out, the end. It's also not much like FFT in game play where as Spectral Souls is pretty much an FFT / Disgaea clone.
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Aug 26, 2012 04:14
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Capcom is going full mobile with their series that people love on consoles/handhelds. First Megaman, now this. Hope it pays off for them. Speaking of which, has there been any update on the Phoenix Wright ports to Android? I know they announced it back in January, but I haven't heard anything since.. I'm oh so aching for some turnabout..
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T00kus posted:Speaking of which, has there been any update on the Phoenix Wright ports to Android? I know they announced it back in January, but I haven't heard anything since.. Not really the answer you're looking for but there's a Nintendo DS emulator on the Play Store called DSoid that plays the Phoenix Wright games at pretty much full speed on my TF300. It's being actively updated, too, so compatibility and speed will only get better. Unless it's abandoned like all the other DS emulators that came before it.
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Aug 26, 2012 13:12
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Vykk.Draygo posted:Aren't they both sort of based around keywords and popularity? Yes, but the Play store on mobile (its native environment, if you will) offers no alternate options at all to your search terms. This is the problem General_Failure ran into. Allow me to demonstrate:   At least the Play store's willing to throw me a bone on a desktop:  But that opens a whole 'nother can of worms because we've actually got three search behaviors being offered here, depending on which of Google's orifices we shout into. GOOGLE!-oogle!-oogle!-oogle! 
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Aug 26, 2012 13:22
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Nice explanation there. I thought it pertinent to also point out that while "Backup" is probably in Google's English dictionary, "Gurk" probably is not, which would make it less likely to appear at a decent position in a search listing.
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Aug 26, 2012 22:58
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General_Failure posted:Nice explanation there. I thought it pertinent to also point out that while "Backup" is probably in Google's English dictionary, "Gurk" probably is not, which would make it less likely to appear at a decent position in a search listing. I doubt Google uses an English dictionary. It uses word-frequency histograms built up by its spidering efforts. Such a histogram would know about "Gurk".
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Aug 26, 2012 23:19
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Star Command posted:This isn't a formal announcement as some things can change, but we're done developing a month from today. We reserve the right to adjust this if we feel like extra time could really improve something OR we have something catastrophic happen, like some major unexpected bugs or something of that nature.
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Aug 27, 2012 03:22
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Thermopyle posted:I doubt Google uses an English dictionary. It uses word-frequency histograms built up by its spidering efforts. Such a histogram would know about "Gurk". Makes sense. I would have thought it would still have core dictionaries for supported languages to add weightings to words, but I suppose that wouldn't be necessary assuming the majority of people out there can spell to some degree. At least Google asks. When eBay attempted to add correction and didn't give people a choice in the matter it was impossible to use. I don't know how many times I was left yelling at it like a madman "That is NOT what I searched for. Stop changing it you bastard!".
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Aug 27, 2012 03:28
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So it seems to me that Nintendo is missing a great opportunity to bring back some old Game and Watch games. They were practically made for touch screen phones, are there any good substitutes out there? Also, I was thinking about Digimon a few weeks ago and ran a quick google search for an official app but found nothing which I thought was weird since this too is a perfect game for smart phones.
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Aug 27, 2012 04:15
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rugbert posted:So it seems to me that Nintendo is missing a great opportunity to bring back some old Game and Watch games. They were practically made for touch screen phones, are there any good substitutes out there? Nintendo want you to buy a 3DSXL & Wii, they don't want you to be happy with your smartphone. Then you'll buy more $45 games, not free & $1 games.
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Aug 27, 2012 09:30
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Yeah, it'd be like releasing a Mario game for the Vita. Smartphones are effectively a major competitor platform to them.
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Aug 27, 2012 11:30
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But dear god, release a pokemon and make iap's to help level. .99 for 5 magic candies. 4.99 for a master ball. Think of the money they would make. Those games are addictive and build to be grinds. Iap's would bank so much.
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Aug 27, 2012 16:23
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We're talking the company that didn't make a Pokemon MMO years ago, which would just print money.
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Aug 27, 2012 16:33
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MikeJF posted:We're talking the company that didn't make a Pokemon MMO years ago, which would just print money. Pokemon storage box, $15! Store 20 additional pokemon! You get only your 7 for free gently caress you Free2Play person! Only up to greatballs with in game money Ultras are $5.99 for 100.
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Aug 27, 2012 16:35
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pixaal posted:Pokemon storage box, $15! Store 20 additional pokemon! You get only your 7 for free gently caress you Free2Play person! Only up to greatballs with in game money Ultras are $5.99 for 100. Aquire in-game currency and items with redemption cards packaged inside Pokemon TCG booster packs!
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Bombadilillo posted:But dear god, release a pokemon and make iap's to help level. .99 for 5 magic candies. 4.99 for a master ball. Think of the money they would make. Those games are addictive and build to be grinds. Iap's would bank so much. You just suddenly made me feel entirely better about Nintendo being terrible at the Internet. Friend codes? Entirely forgiven because they haven't done this bullshit.
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 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.kairosoft.android.edotowns I might skip this one since it seems like a Hot Springs story a-like, which I didn't completely gel with.
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Vagrancy posted:
It's more like the School one mechanically at least from very first impressions. You select one of three maps to play on and there are building combos just like the school one and the first map even vaguely reminds me of the school one. Haven't played enough to say good or bad really but first impression is way more School than Hot Springs.
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I downloaded McPixel for Android today after seeing the PC version on a Giant Bomb Quick Look a few months ago. Its a puzzle game that's a mix between a point-and-click adventure and WarioWare in which you have to work out how to stop a timebomb from exploding by tapping on things and seeing what they do. The game is pretty amusing and I'm finding it fairly challenging, though some of the solutions seem based in random wackiness rather than logic but I guess that's part of the humor. I suggest checking out the free Lite version first if the game interests you. mrkillboy fucked around with this message at 05:48 on Aug 28, 2012 |
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Anyone playing Kairobotica? And if so how do you delete houses? I have loads of robot houses which is fine for combat but I want a zoo and shop for cash, fun and culture!
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Aug 28, 2012 23:06
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Select the building you want to remove, and use the left context button.
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Aug 28, 2012 23:34
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I got a Samsung Galaxy Ace recently and I noticed it lags during some games. Could I get some recommendations for fun games that it could run without any problems? So far I've got Doodle Jump, Dungeon Raid and Game Dev Story and they're all awesome.
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Aug 29, 2012 00:33
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Welp, I'm burned out of the Kairosoft games and nothing else really interests me. I threw money at Kairobotica and stopped playing after a couple of days. Star Command is really the only thing I'm looking forward to. Just curious, how long has this been in development? Seems like forever.
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tables posted:Welp, I'm burned out of the Kairosoft games and nothing else really interests me. I threw money at Kairobotica and stopped playing after a couple of days. Star Command is really the only thing I'm looking forward to. Just curious, how long has this been in development? Seems like forever. Longer. McPixel does appear to be pretty drat rad, although I'm not sure I actually like it. It's like... art or a coffeetable book that you have because other people will want to talk about them. Something worth owning even though it's not worth doing anything with? Definitely pretty funny though.
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DemonMage posted:Select the building you want to remove, and use the left context button. Oh Jesus. I feel like such a fool now. I was going into the construction menu and looking for something there. Cheers though, I doubt I ever would have clicked onto that.
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Splizwarf posted:McPixel does appear to be pretty drat rad, although I'm not sure I actually like it. I agree with this. I appreciate this McPixel and am glad to have given my two American dollars, but I will never play it again.
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Nintendo should just release a cell phone. Not a joke cell phone console like the NGage, but they could put out a cell phone, sell it a subsidy and then MURDER people with Pokemon IAPs.
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Aug 29, 2012 13:41
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Nintendo should just release a cell phone.
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Can I just say, Yay Zed!. If I start seeing Bitmap Bros and such games appearing on Android I'll be lost forever. As it is the recent special on Another World and a few others have kept me occupied. I do have a question. Is Modern Combat 3 multi only or does it have a single player campaign? I've been craving some FPS (and TPS) action on my tablet and can't find a decent fix.
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Nintendo should just release a cell phone. Not a joke cell phone console like the NGage, but they could put out a cell phone, sell it a subsidy and then MURDER people with Pokemon IAPs. I could see Nintendo doing quite well making a budget smartphone, maybe one aimed at younger children with a limited OS so they can make calls, text and access the Nintendo store. Having said that, younger children have no money of their own so this is probably a terrible idea
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