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The iOS Gaming Thread December 2012: Santa touched me somewhere weird.
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Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Avernum: Escape from the Pit, Avadon: The Black Fortress. And Baldur's Gate I guess.
I just tried Trigger Fist since it was free... It's totally not my thing the way it's basically Counter-Strike in third person (and constant respawning in all modes as far as I could tell) but I could see a slower methodical tactical TPS that takes inspiration from its control implementation being pretty good. Horizontal only aiming is a good idea for iOS and I like how they handle crouching also. Such a game could add an extra prone position and allow for stealth and melee kills and what not on top of the existing moves (mostly climbing/rolling over obstacles). Liking the Portable Ops style sound sensor too. I'd still rather play it on other platforms but at least that way it should be playable on iOS too. Is there anything like that? I recall some member here nagging others about a tactical game on iOS, was he actually suggesting one or just proposing the idea like I'm doing?
Still a chance you can make it I think.
CSD update made it! can't wait to keep cookin
RedAssedApe
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I had about 20 spins and 15k credits. I gave up though...their site runs like garbage even on my ipad 4.
Bastion is retina resolution on the iPad 3, it's the sharpest I've ever seen the game look. If it's blurry on iPad 4 there must be some kind of problem.
dr3upmushroom
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What are comparing it to? It looked awesome on my 3rd gen iPad and I'm always annoyed when games aren't full res.
I bought it in the end...
the controls are horribly painful. Game feels really stiff already and the touch controls make things worse... I suppose it's okay for just trying the game out... just don't try to beat the ridiculous tutorial - it almost made me kill someone.
Is Max PAyne playable then or does it suffer just like JSR?
I really wish Lili, Theathrythm and Ravensword 2 were working on iPod touch 4 : ( Guess my device won't support many games from now on...
It's razor sharp on my ipad 4
RedAssedApe
Banned
Is The World Ends with You worth 13.99 (ipad)? How does it look on retina?
Freeappslots seems like the worst freebie thing for me. Apps never give me spins and i dont get much credit per spin
It is blurry, vs PC at least. I noticed the same thing right away and it bothered me, but it may be because I played it 30+ hours on PC first. It's definitely not as crisp as the PC version.
iPad 4:
PC:
I loved Bastion on my iPad. Used the cloud sync option to play on both iphone and ipad. I stuck to the main story sections on the iPad for the better experience. While using the iPhone for the proving grounds. It is iPhone 5 compatible and doesnt really bother me on the small screen either. Definitely worth the $5. I never got through the game on Xbox but loved it here. Definitely play with headphones.
To me, Max Payne controls perfectly fine. But I don't have problems with third person shooters on the format like Trigger Fist or Shadowgun.
I think I'm gonna complete Bastion when I'm through The Walking Dead. I'm at Episode 1 as I almost just started.
Sgt.Pepper
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I can't hate it completely because thanks to it I got around $80 in gift cards (iTunes/Amazon). But it really needs some work
I think I know what he's talking about. Some areas of the screen look out of focus, at least that's my interpretation of blurry here. I see the same thing, but it may be because I played it 30+ hours on PC first. It's not a big thing because both have a dreamy look to them, but it'll take a little getting used to it not being quite as crisp.
iPad 4 (note the hammer and southern breakable walls):
Why has the pic a 1024x786 resolution?
So as to not spam the thread with huge images. Anyway, click to see for yourself in full resolution, iPad is blurry vs PC:
iPad4:
PC:
That's insane. How do you guys do it?
BrownieVonTurdmeisterIII
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Not exactly an earth-shattering deal, but Walmart.com has $50 iTunes codes for $40 right now.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Luck. And multiple devices, and many hours to waste (getting those spins take a fucking long ass time).
Thanks. I always wait for these sales. Makes the more expensive purchase easier.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Final Fantasy IV is on Freeappslots now.
Alex Connolly
Member
Not much buzz for RAD Soldiers about...
Adore this one. Got me back into iOS gaming rather heartily.
Adore this one. Got me back into iOS gaming rather heartily.
BobJustBob
Member
QWOP got a universal update. Sweet.
supaman900s
Member
And by "original last week" you actually mean Aralon: S&S, which is not Ravensword and is now like 2 years old, regularly priced at $6.99, so i doubt it was getting many sales, so why not make it free for a few days to show as many ppl as possible that "open world western RPG's" are actually possible on a mobile device - seems like a smart business move to me on CM's part.
And it's not like it's uncommon for TA to give games 5 stars, I think they actually give that rating out a little to generously.
RedAssedApe
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how do you even get that many points? lol
Awesome. Can't wait to try it out.
Is there any drawback to letting my girlfriend use my App Store account? I have got her an iPad Mini for Christmas, and I would like her to be able to download all the games I have already bought. Is that even possible? Apart from the obvious security issue (I'm not worried about her spunking all my cash), would it hinder her in any way? ie, are there implications outside of the app store that I'm not remembering?
iceatcs
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Of course iPad is blurry because it is upscaled from lower resolution. 2048×1536 is way too much for Bastion.
There are number of games not natively rendered.
RedAssedApe
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As far as I know. the only nuisance is that if she uses her own separate login regularly and an update gets released for an app she downloaded using your account. she'd have to logout and login using your account to get the update.
But if I let her download apps using my account, she wouldn't have any need to use her own login, right? No other implocations?
RedAssedApe
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Well if she's going to be using your account exclusively on that device then no. It would for all intents and purposes be like you owned both devices and you have free reign to redownload your apps on as many devices as you want (if im not mistaken)
Not really. It'll just ask for his password when she tries to update those apps. Don't have to log out of anything
McKeeverFever
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Yes thank you, that is all we were really trying to establish.
Not yet for USA
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