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Jet Set Radio also coming to Android, iOS
- Thread starter salromano
- Start date
It's cynical to assume the controls will suck before you have seen anything other than a doctored image of the game running on the devices.
Who cares.
toythatkills
Member
People buy them knowing they'll control like ass though, and they just put up with it anyway. There'll be at least a day where people post about how amazing the controls turned out to be and how it's the new height of iOS control schemes, as if to justify their purchase. That will quickly disappear when people realise that it's just as bad as everything else that isn't suited to the platform.
It's their money, I guess.
Because GTA 3 worked so well... I'm probably a pessimist, but from personal experience I've been disappointed with most games on my Android phone.
JSR on my ps3 and on my ipad and iphone for the road. I think I might have to upgrade to a bigger iphone soon.
you do have the choice of not buying it.
you do have the choice of not buying it.
BruiserBear
Banned
We've had enough experience with ports of this type to know better. Seriously. It's not like we haven't been down this road before. There is no great way to mimic an analog stick and several buttons on the touch screen of an iPhone.
EYEL1NER
Member
Same here.
That is, I will IF THEY EVER ANNOUNCE A RELEASE DATE!!!
Goddamn Sega. C'mon already, tell us when.
I have been pleasantly surprised by Sega's offerings on iOS, so I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt on this one. I completed all of GTA3 on my iPad and found the controls passable, Max Payne on the other hand was complete and utter trash.
evilromero
Member
Why?
BruiserBear
Banned
People just calling it like they see it. Kinda hard to deny it when there are several people who've already replied they're buying it, but know it will control like crap.
Also, no one is acting like it's not coming to those other platforms. I will be buying it day one on XBLA.
It's JET SET RADIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO that's why.
I'd agree if this game was unique to smartphones, but we can just play it on a more suited platform
So there's even less reason to shit up this thread, wouldn't you agree?
Even less reason to be bothered by the iOS port's existence, since it can be easily ignored. I'll be going with PC or Vita but if the iOS version is just a few bucks I might buy it just to have it with me on the go.
base shagohod
Member
Guys.
Pictures as graffiti
So hype.
Pictures as graffiti
So hype.
evilromero
Member
What's the point of a message board dedicated to video game discussion if we're prohibited from actually discussing the games?
My take on these ports is they don't have any place on mobile tech. I'm actually surprised there's so much celebration here when there are clearly better ways to play this game. It both gimps and cheapens the experience, providing a far less satisfying experience. Mobile games should be catered to the hardware.
Drive by 'controls will be shit' comments are hardly discussions. Pretty much happens in every iOS thread that isn't the mega-thread.
base shagohod
Member
Maybe so, but corporations gonna corporate.
It'll make them money, and like others have said already, the more exposure JSR gets, the better. I'll be getting it on PC and iPhone. If it controls badly (which we don't know yet) then oh well. Maybe our support will convince them to make a sequel.
toythatkills
Member
It's not going to do much for the future of the franchise. People who've played it before are going to buy it on PSN, etc, because they know the iOS version won't work. The people who haven't played it and spend $2 on the iOS version are going to think it's a piece of shit and will never touch the series again.
Still, if those $2s mean they port Future to XBLA or make a new JSR, then I don't care how bad this version is.
I missed the discussion part.
All I read was a random attack on controls.
Shadow Hog
Member
This is one portion where I think touch controls will actually benefit the game. Basic movement, no. Doing the motions to spray graffiti? Actually, yeah; actually draw the motions instead of mimicking them on an analog stick (or worse, a touchscreen approximation of an analog stick).
We can only hope Sega is that clever.
General 'touchscreen controls don't work' comments have been done to death. We don't even know how this game is controlled yet. Have they implemented some new swipe system? Have they emulated a stick? Is it fixed? Is it floating? Can you re-size the controls? Can they be moved?
My take is that I was happy to get a copy for my TV and my handheld and now I'm happier because my portable shares the love too.
You have a good point and I'm sure it's worth a thread in itself, I just don't see why it needs mentioning in the individual game threads all the time.
base shagohod
Member
True.. And my sentiments exactly.
Every time. Just in case anyone forgot they were in an iOS game thread.
evilromero
Member
If it does sell well then it stands to reason we'll just see the sequel on mobile platforms. That doesn't really make me happy.
Like I said, this kind of game is just perfectly catered to analog controls and face or trigger buttons. I would rather see a Jet Set game catered to mobile devices that doesn't try to gimp the original's controls. It could still be fun and include tagging, but it would need to take into account the input method.
I downloaded Doom for my iPad and while I'm a huge Doom fan and I can see they did the best they could given the control options, it's just a shallow experience. And from what I can tell Doom is one of the more successful ports in terms of its controls. It doesn't work in any meaningful way. But it does work as a casual experience if you don't mind playing on the lowest difficulty setting.
Good thing it was announced for the Vita?
base shagohod
Member
I honestly don't see how you could come to that conclusion though. Wouldn't it selling well mean they would do the same thing, as in PC/XBLA/PSN/mobile? I mean, I would see your point of view if they were releasing this on mobiles only.
I see a future where they port JSRF to the same platforms and then drop the 3rd game on the next gen platforms. I prefer mine.
Play it on a different system then. If you can't get on with a control system, ignore games on that platform. I do that with motion controls and I've survived, although I've no doubt missed some good games.
I hope we'll see a mobile optimised JSR game if this does well but not at the expense of any 'proper' new JSR.
wondermega
Member
oh god 3DS version I wish I wish
evilromero
Member
Well I'm specifically referring to mobile devices such as iOS and Android. But if it does sell well on the other platforms then that's great. I've always been cautious about stripping the experience down to fit the controls. It would be a disservice to the game. I really don't have a dog in this fight concerning this particular game. I just think the issue of porting console games to mobile devices threatens the integrity of the original game.
base shagohod
Member
It still remains to be seen how much has been "stripped down", if at all. No offense to ya man, but maybe you should make a thread about that so we don't have that discussion here, since it doesn't really apply. We still have the other versions so everyone can be happy.