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Maybe teetering too far away from games as entertainment, but what about games that educate? Music, history, language, whatever. Are there any really good educational apps that format the content in an enjoyable way (like a game)? I'm asking for myself, though I expect much of the edutainment apps are focused toward children.
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I haven't played it, but Calculords? Or Trivia Crack?
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type:rider is a pretty neat game that contains a lot of information about the history of typography https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bulkypix.typerider&hl=en
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willus posted:type:rider is a pretty neat game that contains a lot of information about the history of typography Was just about to reply with this, it's really good. Got it for a dollar in a humble bundle and feel like I stole something.
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Apr 6, 2015 02:31
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QuizUp is also another really polished trivia game, but probably not exactly what you're looking for. There's also an unofficial remake of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, simply called Carmen.
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Apr 6, 2015 03:23
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mrkillboy posted:QuizUp is also another really polished trivia game, but probably not exactly what you're looking for. I can't install on my Nexus 5 or Nexus 7. 
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Apr 6, 2015 03:25
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mrkillboy posted:QuizUp is also another really polished trivia game, but probably not exactly what you're looking for. How is Carmen not available in the US?
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TraderStav posted:How is Carmen not available in the US? The goal is to figure out where in the world the game is available.
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The Ferret King posted:Maybe teetering too far away from games as entertainment, but what about games that educate? Music, history, language, whatever. Are there any really good educational apps that format the content in an enjoyable way (like a game)? I'm asking for myself, though I expect much of the edutainment apps are focused toward children. Duolingo is a really good language learning app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo Lightbot is a pretty fun game that builds coding problem solving skills - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lightbot.lightbot
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Apr 6, 2015 04:18
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Spacechem is also a great programming game, but it probably won't fit on a tiny phone screen.
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Apr 6, 2015 09:20
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Is anyone playing Haunted Empire? It's a heroes charge/pocket knights thing crossed with dynasty warriors. So far I'm enjoying it more than the aforementioned similar games, apart from a few translation issues. I started a Legion (guild thing). ID 3447 If you want an invite code use 262970. Rapner fucked around with this message at 13:10 on Apr 6, 2015 |
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Apr 6, 2015 10:19
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Kheldarn posted:AdVenture Capitalist: Fun idle/anti-idle game. Also recently added to Steam.... I've been playing this on Steam while I simultaneously play Idle Oil Tycoon on my phone. I'm not sure what's wrong with me or if I'm even enjoying the experience. Is it just me or does AdCap seem to progress A LOT slower than IOT? The Yellow Ant posted:I haven't played it, but Calculords? Or Trivia Crack? Having played around 500 matches in Trivia Crack, I think I can say with some authority that there are so many questions that are incorrect, have terrible grammar and/or spelling, are repeats, are from stupid subject matter you see over and over again (ie Harry Potter or Friends), and Etermax seems to have no interest in fixing any of it, that I'd be very loathe to recommend it for any educational purpose. Longbaugh01 fucked around with this message at 10:54 on Apr 6, 2015 |
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Apr 6, 2015 10:46
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Fatal Fight is a One Finger Death Punch clone that's pretty fun.
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Apr 6, 2015 10:56
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It's probably worth pointing out that while Retroarchs interface is loving terrible (at least there isn't a close everything button mapped to something often used as a menu button, hi windows retroarch) it is also totally free.
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Thanks for redoing the thread, there was a whole load of good stuff buried in the old thread.
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tarbrush posted:Thanks for redoing the thread, there was a whole load of good stuff buried in the old thread. It still exists, and the OP asked people to suggest stuff for the new thread.
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Rapner posted:Is anyone playing Haunted Empire? It's a heroes charge/pocket knights thing crossed with dynasty warriors. So far I'm enjoying it more than the aforementioned similar games, apart from a few translation issues. In times of war, it's most important to look after your own life.
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Longbaugh01 posted:I've been playing this on Steam while I simultaneously play Idle Oil Tycoon on my phone. I'm not sure what's wrong with me or if I'm even enjoying the experience. Would you happen to know a Trivia Crack alternative on facebook? I have too many friends that are way into it and I just don't have the heart to tell them that it might be making them stupider.
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 Has Alcazar been acting funny for anybody else? I'm getting lots of graphical glitches. I've tried reinstalling the app, restarting my phone, but no luck.
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Rapner posted:Is anyone playing Haunted Empire? It's a heroes charge/pocket knights thing crossed with dynasty warriors. So far I'm enjoying it more than the aforementioned similar games, apart from a few translation issues. The engrish and bad voice acting is glorious. 
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Lutha Mahtin posted:
I had this problem on my previous phone. After 20 or so minutes things just started to disappear and I had to restart the game. On my newer phone it still works as a charm, though.
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Apr 6, 2015 17:10
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Google surveys have really been going all out on the 'where have you been recently' surveys. And I've been basically nowhere lately, so it's all been selecting none of the above and getting 10 or 20 cents for it. Thanks, Google.
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Apr 6, 2015 17:44
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I got 70p for saying I went to John Lewis yesterday.
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Longbaugh01 posted:Having played around 500 matches in Trivia Crack, I think I can say with some authority that there are so many questions that are incorrect, have terrible grammar and/or spelling, are repeats, are from stupid subject matter you see over and over again (ie Harry Potter or Friends), and Etermax seems to have no interest in fixing any of it, that I'd be very loathe to recommend it for any educational purpose. Lightbot is really cool, cheers to highme for the suggestion.
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The Yellow Ant posted:Is QuizUp any better? The general quality of questions on QuizUp is better, as are the categories. It's still self-moderated though, so you'll get a decent amount of questions written in bad English or that are incorrect, but generally I think QuizUp is better. Also Trivia Crack seemed to be like trivia for babies in terms of difficulty, something QuizUp doesn't necessarily have (it does, but not nearly as bad).
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Drone posted:The general quality of questions on QuizUp is better, as are the categories. It's still self-moderated though, so you'll get a decent amount of questions written in bad English or that are incorrect, but generally I think QuizUp is better. Yeah I was going to try QuizUp after Crack, I like that it has categories so it pays to be a big nerd in something stupidly specific. I'll have to disagree with TC being that easy though. Yeah sure you'll get a string of dumb ones that you've seen a million times before like "Who is Spongebob's best friend?" or "Where is Usain Bolt from?", but then you'll get "Who was selected 51st in the 2008 NHL draft?" or "What is Mozambique's main export"? for crown and welp. So despite some of it being easy, most people only have 50-70% category correctness rates, and good players around 70-85%. I'm also convinced it's impossible to get the 25 wins in a row achievement without cheesing it and not playing truly random opponents.
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The Yellow Ant posted:Is QuizUp any better? QuizUp kinda sucks because if you play a lesser known category you're most likely going to be playing against a bot 90% of the time. It wouldn't be so bad if the bots had some semblance of intelligence. They just pick a random answer after a couple of seconds.
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There's a new Humble Mobile Bundle out. The games so far this round are: Auro Bounden Avernum: Escape From the Pit 80 Days (beat the average) Kingdom Rush Origins Premium (beat the average) Riddick: The Merc Files (beat the average)
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Wow - I didn't realize Avernum was ported to mobile, but it would definitely be a fantastic Android game. Most Spiderweb games probably would be, now that I think about it.
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Cidrick posted:Wow - I didn't realize Avernum was ported to mobile, but it would definitely be a fantastic Android game. Most Spiderweb games probably would be, now that I think about it. Avernum is fantastic the bigger screen you have. I own a Nexus 7 2013 and an Asus TF-201 and it plays waaaay better on a 10" screen than the 7 of the Nexus. Same happens with Avadon.
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OP needs my favorite puzzle game: Slitherlink (also a paid version available) And since I've been playing it a lot: Crusaders Quest
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Kheldarn posted:MinuteQuest: I'm not sure what you'd classify this as, but it's pretty fun.. Annoyance with this one: the game has a built-in five-second ad when you try quitting the game. Not sure if it'll cause problems to manually kill the game, though.
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Cruseydr posted:And since I've been playing it a lot: Seconding this one. Once you get past the town UI (the game has a lot of menus) there's a fairly fun, if grindy, team RPG underneath*. The gacha mechanic is almost completely skippable since the majority of the heroes are available with luck through leveling up the random heroes that you can grind missions for. One of the fairest foreign F2P games I've played. *(think FF Tactics' party management, though not the gameplay) The worst part is getting the honor needed to upgrade your heroes to higher stars in the beginning. Once you unlock the arena you can grind for it there, but it's slow going with a poor team. It's the only thing I've spent money on since I'm an impatient scrub. The best part is that bonus food (stamina/energy/whatever) isn't limited by your regenerating cap. You won't regenerate until you get below the cap, but it's nice to not waste the stuff you get from promotions and arena runs if you don't play constantly.
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Cidrick posted:Wow - I didn't realize Avernum was ported to mobile, but it would definitely be a fantastic Android game. Most Spiderweb games probably would be, now that I think about it. Avernum and Avadon are here - https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Spiderweb+Software&hl=en Should go in the OP 
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Guillermus posted:Carmageddon, The port is great, has nice controls and is really really fun to play. I have to second this. Carmageddon is a great 'pass it around to your friends at the bar' game. It's been one of my go to mobile games. And on that note. Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition: Also a great pass around type of game. The mini games suck nuts, but there's quite a few regular levels, and no microtransactions (that I've noticed). Chu Chu Rocket: A pretty nice puzzle game with a bit of a weird control setup. It was easy enough to get used to, but I would have preferred different options. This franchise was criminally underutilized, so it was nice to see this get a mobile port. Both games can be had for 99 cents at various times of the year, and both are well worth it.
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Onean posted:The worst part is getting the honor needed to upgrade your heroes to higher stars in the beginning. Once you unlock the arena you can grind for it there, but it's slow going with a poor team. It's the only thing I've spent money on since I'm an impatient scrub. Went to double check the pricing options for this and apparently I'm misremembering as you can not buy Honor directly using cash or gems. You can buy heroes and turn them in for Honor, but that's just silly. Must have been Gold I was thinking of, as I have a crapton of it.
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Largepotato posted:The engrish and bad voice acting is glorious. I'm starting to feel like the person in charge of the voice acting is purposefully making it so bad it's good, and the translators of the storyline are just really poo poo at their job. I'm not sure why I'm so hooked on this game - a lot of stuff about it is terrible. But I can't put it down.
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Chrono Trigger has now been updated to work on Lollipop. Hooray!
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Longbaugh01 posted:I've been playing this on Steam while I simultaneously play Idle Oil Tycoon on my phone. I'm not sure what's wrong with me or if I'm even enjoying the experience. I've been "playing" it for a few weeks, I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm pretty close to the end now too with only the very Angel upgrade to purchase. Then I'll be freeeeeee.
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