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Fly Ricky
May 7, 2009

The Wine Taster
Kairosoft's Beastie Bay is up on the Japan App Store; free-to-play with a $5 option to go ad-free.

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The Kins
Oct 2, 2004
Also floating out and currently on the NZ App Store: Temple Run 2 (free) and Final Fantasy: All The Bravest ($2.99).

Fazana
Mar 5, 2011

Dancing Elephant
Instructor

petewhitley posted:

Kairosoft's Beastie Bay is up on the Japan App Store; free-to-play with a $5 option to go ad-free.

It's in English out of the box as well, nice! The account I made for JP P&D came in useful again \o/

To probably no-one at alls surprise, Star Command has been delayed again. The once 100% in January statement has now changed to Sometime, they have announced a worldwide launch instead of a soft launch as previously discussed. This has to just be an elaborate troll by now right?

Roshambo
Jan 18, 2010
Kalyx level 4 Machinist in Life is Magic. It seems like having a party is really important. Beat the fifth level of a couple level 1 dungeons, but it seems like pure luck whether the boss decides to one shot you or not.

triplexpac
Mar 24, 2007

Suck it
Two tears in a bucket
And then another thing
I'm not the one they'll try their luck with
Hit hard like brass knuckles
See your face through the turnbuckle dude
I got no love for you
Life is Magic isn't available in Canada so it's a dumb game for dummies :colbert:

Superschaf
May 20, 2010

The Kins posted:

Also floating out and currently on the NZ App Store: Temple Run 2 (free) and Final Fantasy: All The Bravest ($2.99).



F E V E R !!!

Let's hope this is the good kind of stupid.

Bummey
May 26, 2004

you are a filth wizard, friend only to the grumpig and the rattata

petewhitley posted:

Kairosoft's Beastie Bay is up on the Japan App Store; free-to-play with a $5 option to go ad-free.

Yesssssssssssssssss? The banner ad isn't annoying on my android tablet because the screen is so huge but I think I would hate it on a tiny phone screen. The game is pretty neat though and Kairosoft Pokemon is right up my alley.

Fazana
Mar 5, 2011

Dancing Elephant
Instructor

triplexpac posted:

Life is Magic isn't available in Canada so it's a dumb game for dummies :colbert:

Same for the UK so I grabbed it from the US store.

As expected there are no buildings near me, I have enough coins to travel to New York, Philadelphia or Boston. Any recommendations?

FazanaSA is my ingame name.

Superschaf posted:



F E V E R !!!

Let's hope this is the good kind of stupid.

I noticed they are selling random characters for IAP in the NZ game description, will await reviews because it looks interestingly different at least!

Fazana fucked around with this message at 13:47 on Jan 16, 2013

Al Baron
Nov 12, 2007
They were all out of Marquess.

Fazana posted:

I noticed they are selling random characters for IAP in the NZ game description, will await reviews because it looks interestingly different at least!
Looks like you can grab all the classes without IAP, though. Unless Bartz/Cloud/Whoever has special abilities that doesn't seem bad.

concerned mom
Apr 22, 2003

by Lowtax
Grimey Drawer

The Kins posted:

Also floating out and currently on the NZ App Store: Temple Run 2 (free) and Final Fantasy: All The Bravest ($2.99).

What do you guys think about the graphics and general updatedness of Temple Run 2?

FreakyZoid
Nov 28, 2002

It's been left behind in the genre it kickstarted. Other games have already done more fluid courses, bits where you're not running, etc. so I'm not sure what "new" they're bringing to the table? Still, they've got brand recognition so it'll set the charts on fire.

Bummey
May 26, 2004

you are a filth wizard, friend only to the grumpig and the rattata

Al Baron posted:

Looks like you can grab all the classes without IAP, though. Unless Bartz/Cloud/Whoever has special abilities that doesn't seem bad.

I don't know this Bartz you're talking about... Do you mean Butz?

Boxman
Sep 27, 2004

Big fan of :frog:


Thanks to whoever suggested Pharaoh's Run. I hate slots in casinos, but the lack of actual money at stake here and the obviously more favorable pay outs make this nice to have around. And the progression mechanic works well.

SpclKen
Mar 13, 2006
New Goon... go easy

Playing Life is Magic and I really like it. I need some folks to party with since Mind Warp dropped me!

The Ken is my IGN. Level 5 Machinist.

Clockwork Beast!
Jan 18, 2007

Clockwork beast! Clockwork beast! We're doomed!
So the good risk clone isn't Dominion; I was remembering the name wrong. It's Conquist 2. Dominion is some Chillingo bullshit I've never looked at.

dabre_aiamim
Oct 23, 2008
Lipstick Apathy

SpclKen posted:

Playing Life is Magic and I really like it. I need some folks to party with since Mind Warp dropped me!

The Ken is my IGN. Level 5 Machinist.

I got sucked into this too. Dabre, Level 4 Mage.

kontona
May 3, 2003

Clockwork Beast! posted:

So the good risk clone isn't Dominion; I was remembering the name wrong. It's Conquist 2. Dominion is some Chillingo bullshit I've never looked at.

thanks for the recommendation. going to check it out.

The Hebug
May 24, 2004
I am a bug...

dabre_aiamim posted:

I got sucked into this too. Dabre, Level 4 Mage.

Just sent you an invite.

Omnikin
May 29, 2007

Press 'E' for Medic
I'm in on Life is Magic as cheesewhiz, lvl 3 monk. No idea what I'm doing. Halp

monkey
Jan 20, 2004

by zen death robot
Yams Fan
Did a quick search and this seems only mentioned in the Android games thread.

Dungelot. I guess you could describe it as a roguelike minesweeper, or dungeonraid vs an advent calendar or something. You touch to reveal tiles which contain monsters to fight, or loot, or upgrades, or spells, or artifacts... all sorts of stuff. One monster on each level has the key to the next level, and the aim is to get as deep as possible to unlock different characters with different abilities. There's a free version if you want to check it out first, not sure what the limits in that are though. Anyway, it's just a little casual timekiller, but I've been having fun with it.

Dewgy
Nov 10, 2005

~🚚special delivery~📦

concerned mom posted:

What do you guys think about the graphics and general updatedness of Temple Run 2?

If it was available outside of NZ I'd tell you...

revengeanceful
Sep 27, 2006

Glory, glory Man United!

duckfarts posted:

Ascension is super-solid - it's easy to pick up and digest, it's polished, and online play works great. I'm thinking of pushing my brother into getting the expansions with me to see how those are.

Solforge is like Ascension in that it's also a deck building game that's easy to pick up and digest, but there's no online yet. It's currently free though, so why not pick it up and try it anyway?

Solforge is actually going to be a CCG when the full game releases, which is significantly different than the deck-building style of game that Ascension is. Unlike a deck-builder, in which you build your deck from available cards as you play, in Solforge you'll be building a deck ahead of time and playing against either an AI or an opponent who also has a custom deck built. Right now, though, the Solforge demo is just two pre-made decks, so it's very easy to pick up and play to see if you like it.

concerned mom
Apr 22, 2003

by Lowtax
Grimey Drawer

Dewgy posted:

If it was available outside of NZ I'd tell you...

Here's a video I found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu3paDJJLEw

I think they've come on great strides since the first game, and the diffuse texturing is nice. I think it looks quite flat though and the popping/fading in of geometry detracts a little. You'd think a small company behind a product that's been downloaded 170 million times would push the boat out a tonne! Still, I think it's a nice job. Just wondering what you guys think :)

gay devil
Aug 20, 2009

Using two monks is the way to go in Life Is Magic. If you have your spells properly set up you can chain your combos together to do a ridiculous amount of damage per turn.

Bummey
May 26, 2004

you are a filth wizard, friend only to the grumpig and the rattata

concerned mom posted:

Here's a video I found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu3paDJJLEw

I think they've come on great strides since the first game, and the diffuse texturing is nice. I think it looks quite flat though and the popping/fading in of geometry detracts a little. You'd think a small company behind a product that's been downloaded 170 million times would push the boat out a tonne! Still, I think it's a nice job. Just wondering what you guys think :)

It looks like the same god damned game to me.

gay devil
Aug 20, 2009

Bummey posted:

It looks like the same god damned game to me.

What are you talking about, look at those hi-def butt physics on the zipline. Revolutionary.

Bummey
May 26, 2004

you are a filth wizard, friend only to the grumpig and the rattata

Yeah I Like Girls posted:

What are you talking about, look at those hi-def butt physics on the zipline. Revolutionary.

I only watched that video about as long as I've played Temple Run, 20 seconds before getting tired of seeing the same poo poo over and over.

Urdnot Fire
Feb 13, 2012

There's also the zip line itself :v:

Dvlos
Aug 26, 2003

"I came here to argue with you about a freaking television show!"

Bummey posted:

I only watched that video about as long as I've played Temple Run, 20 seconds before getting tired of seeing the same poo poo over and over.

Never understood how it got so much attention either, these runner type games just aren't my thing I guess.

Roach Warehouse
Nov 1, 2010


Could someone recommend me a decent rhythm/ music game for the iOS? I'm after something with a similar concept, though not necessarily similar gameplay, to the DS' Elite Beat Agents, where my musical performance lets me work towards some other goal, participate in combat, or something similar. As opposed to just making music for the sake of it/ for points.

e: I imagine it's a long shot, but something that's basically Infinity Blade The Musical would be great in my books.

abraham linksys posted:

Beat Sneak Bandit is going to be your jam.

Ah great, thanks.

Roach Warehouse fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Jan 16, 2013

abraham linksys
Sep 6, 2010

:darksouls:

Tigsaw posted:

Could someone recommend me a decent rhythm/ music game for the iOS? I'm after something with a similar concept, though not necessarily similar gameplay, to the DS' Elite Beat Agents, where my musical performance lets me work towards some other goal, participate in combat, or something similar. As opposed to just making music for the sake of it/ for points.

Beat Sneak Bandit is going to be your jam.

Startyde
Apr 19, 2007

come post with us, forever and ever and ever

monkey posted:

...dungeonraid vs an advent calendar...

Sold!
Gameplay vid looks pretty good anyway.

Shalinor
Jun 10, 2002

Can I buy you a rootbeer?
I think they're going to get a lot of people complaining about motion sickness.

That sway that the camera has when going through curvy paths was kind of getting me, and I don't usually have an issue with that. Maybe wouldn't matter for core audiences, but casual? That includes a lot more "barf at 3rd person camera physics" people.

Stick Figure Mafia
Dec 11, 2004

concerned mom posted:

Here's a video I found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu3paDJJLEw

I think they've come on great strides since the first game, and the diffuse texturing is nice. I think it looks quite flat though and the popping/fading in of geometry detracts a little. You'd think a small company behind a product that's been downloaded 170 million times would push the boat out a tonne! Still, I think it's a nice job. Just wondering what you guys think :)

They couldn't do another take? The guy playing the game misses the cues and ignores the "Press Down to Slide" and just jumps over the flames. Not a big deal, but as you already said, you'd think they could do a litter better given that they're all rich now. I guess I was just hoping for more after the great job they did on the Brave Temple Run game.

xzzy
Mar 5, 2009

The way the screen seems to freeze then jerk when turning a corner is what turned me off.

Couldn't they have smoothed that out by not making everything a 90 degree turn?

Dewgy
Nov 10, 2005

~🚚special delivery~📦
At least the camera doesn't swoop when you slide anymore. Ugh.

marshmonkey
Dec 5, 2003

I was sick of looking
at your stupid avatar
so
have a cool cat instead.

:v:
Switchblade Switcharoo

Stick Figure Mafia posted:

They couldn't do another take? The guy playing the game misses the cues and ignores the "Press Down to Slide" and just jumps over the flames. Not a big deal, but as you already said, you'd think they could do a litter better given that they're all rich now. I guess I was just hoping for more after the great job they did on the Brave Temple Run game.

The video was made by some review site, not the developers.

OMGzKakaniz
Mar 13, 2007

up-and coming pokemon trainer


:love: Justice
In on the Life is Magic ign: OMGzKakaniz level 4 Monk. As others have said you kinda need to have a party it seems. Game still is kinda odd to me, being as I live in a small town I have already run out of buildings to influence. Any reason you can just spam influence the buildings for xp or did I miss something in the tutorial?

BLUNDERCATS! noooo
Oct 30, 2008

Anung Un Rama, Urush Un Rama
Also in on the Life is Magic train as DOOMGAZE the Mage. Add me yall, whatup!

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Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


Am I the only one thrown off by the scenery in that temple run 2 video? I know it's all randomly generated but when your levels is a walkway high above the clouds with nothing in from of you but a right turn followed by 2 sharp lefts leadigg into a long oath with mountain tops makes my mental compass all crazy. (should have been visible before the first right turn)

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