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  • GPIA7RGPIA7R Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    The official Risk game is very well made, and a good deal of fun. I wish it was more like Words with Friends", allowing for a slower-paced method with multiple games.

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  • greenZonegreenZone Registered User new member
    edited September 2010
    nope.
    nope nope nope.
    Seriously,
    If you like puzzle and maze games you should try out Guggle.
    I find it quite fun, and it was announced in the touch Arcade forums that
    it will be on sale this weekend. I'm hopeing that they add a new feature later
    that will let players share levels they create in the editor with others.

    greenZone on
  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    desc wrote: »
    Lave II wrote: »
    So Epic Citadel is mindblowingly impressive on my 3GS.

    (Free proof of engine demo by the Unreal Peeps)

    Wow

    Wow



    Wow

    Even knowing it was a tech demo, I thought I was watching a pre-rendered teaser until it told me I could move around.

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  • Lave IILave II Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    yeah, I just sat there thinking how is this on 1) my phone and 2) no Wiis.

    Also, Mirror's Edge is out on iPhone now, and works lovely on my 3GS - and is wonderful.

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  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Bought Mirror's Edge on a whim, and it's pretty awesome—it helps that I'm a massive, massive fan of the original, but I think it's pretty solid on its own. Only played a few missions, but it's got that great sense of flow that the original had, plus it's got a fair amount of complexity over other Canabalt-y games: different moves, wall runs and climbs, shortcuts, enemy encounters, that damned helicopter chasing you, etc. $5 might be a little tough to swallow for some, but since I was already tempted to buy it when it was $12.99 or whatever on iPad, seeing it for $4.99 made it an instant buy for me.

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  • solsovlysolsovly Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Lunker wrote: »
    Bought Mirror's Edge on a whim, and it's pretty awesome—it helps that I'm a massive, massive fan of the original, but I think it's pretty solid on its own. Only played a few missions, but it's got that great sense of flow that the original had, plus it's got a fair amount of complexity over other Canabalt-y games: different moves, wall runs and climbs, shortcuts, enemy encounters, that damned helicopter chasing you, etc. $5 might be a little tough to swallow for some, but since I was already tempted to buy it when it was $12.99 or whatever on iPad, seeing it for $4.99 made it an instant buy for me.

    I really like the look of the game and I don't mind $5 apps (Like Cave shooters). But I bought Mirror's Edge on the 360 for $5 and loved it. It seems so wrong when I am buying the iPhone version for the same price.

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  • MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    solsovly wrote: »
    Lunker wrote: »
    Bought Mirror's Edge on a whim, and it's pretty awesome—it helps that I'm a massive, massive fan of the original, but I think it's pretty solid on its own. Only played a few missions, but it's got that great sense of flow that the original had, plus it's got a fair amount of complexity over other Canabalt-y games: different moves, wall runs and climbs, shortcuts, enemy encounters, that damned helicopter chasing you, etc. $5 might be a little tough to swallow for some, but since I was already tempted to buy it when it was $12.99 or whatever on iPad, seeing it for $4.99 made it an instant buy for me.

    I really like the look of the game and I don't mind $5 apps (Like Cave shooters). But I bought Mirror's Edge on the 360 for $5 and loved it. It seems so wrong when I am buying the iPhone version for the same price.

    Er...I don't think you can base your iPhone purchasing decisions on the idea that you once got a $60 360 game marked down to $5. Mirror's Edge on iPhone is a totally different game, and is actually pretty good.

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  • solsovlysolsovly Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Monoxide wrote: »
    solsovly wrote: »
    Lunker wrote: »
    Bought Mirror's Edge on a whim, and it's pretty awesome—it helps that I'm a massive, massive fan of the original, but I think it's pretty solid on its own. Only played a few missions, but it's got that great sense of flow that the original had, plus it's got a fair amount of complexity over other Canabalt-y games: different moves, wall runs and climbs, shortcuts, enemy encounters, that damned helicopter chasing you, etc. $5 might be a little tough to swallow for some, but since I was already tempted to buy it when it was $12.99 or whatever on iPad, seeing it for $4.99 made it an instant buy for me.

    I really like the look of the game and I don't mind $5 apps (Like Cave shooters). But I bought Mirror's Edge on the 360 for $5 and loved it. It seems so wrong when I am buying the iPhone version for the same price.

    Er...I don't think you can base your iPhone purchasing decisions on the idea that you once got a $60 360 game marked down to $5. Mirror's Edge on iPhone is a totally different game, and is actually pretty good.

    Yeah it's completely irrational of me. I'll probably pick it up the first time it goes on sale.

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  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
  • MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    Has anyone picked up Settlers HD on the iPad yet? The screenshots look great, but I'm not sure how it plays.

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  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Rebirth of Fortune appears to be free right now: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rebirth-of-fortune/id342112508?mt=8

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    Downloading now. Dare I dream that a decent jsrpg has arrived?

    edit: Okay, so there's no real presentation or story at all. You just go from one srpg battle to another with no explanation whatsoever. Still, it's at least better than that dumbed down Square music one and it's free, so hey.

    desc on
  • Venkman90Venkman90 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Hmmm, looking at the reviews I will hang on for FFT: WOTL

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  • XaviarXaviar Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I would wait.. If it wasn't free..

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  • GihgehlsGihgehls Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    greenZone wrote: »
    nope.
    nope nope nope.
    Seriously,
    If you like puzzle and maze games you should try out Guggle.
    I find it quite fun, and it was announced in the touch Arcade forums that
    it will be on sale this weekend. I'm hopeing that they add a new feature later
    that will let players share levels they create in the editor with others.

    I'm not sure if you know this, but you don't need to hit return when you get to the end of the text field. Just keep typing and your words will wrap to the next line as if by magic.

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  • zilozilo Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    What's the verdict on Rimelands? I'm aching for a good srpg.

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  • greenZonegreenZone Registered User new member
    edited September 2010
    Gihgehls wrote: »
    I'm not sure if you know this, but you don't need to hit return when you get to the end of the text field. Just keep typing and your words will wrap to the next line as if by magic.
    Thanks Gihgehls,
    I did know that, I just find short text easier to read when lines are shorter.
    If there is lots of text then I like long lines, but smaller text looks better with
    smaller lines.

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator mod
    edited September 2010
    Annoying posters get shot around these parts.

    Echo on
  • SenshiSenshi BALLING OUT OF CONTROL WavefrontRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Robot Unicorn Attack is on sale for a buck. Also, I'll second the recommendation for Strategery. Very slick, grest fun, and it has multiplayer.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Namco's stuff is steeply discounted till the 7th. If you don't spring for PAC-Man: Championship edition for a buck, you have no soul.

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  • Al BaronAl Baron Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Namco's stuff is steeply discounted till the 7th. If you don't spring for PAC-Man: Championship edition for a buck, you have no soul.
    How does it compare to the XBLA version?

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  • Magus DarkstarMagus Darkstar Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Has anyone picked up Shibuya yet? I downloaded it and it seems to start normally until the screen turns white and I don't know what the fuck.

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  • DeathPrawnDeathPrawn Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Al Baron wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Namco's stuff is steeply discounted till the 7th. If you don't spring for PAC-Man: Championship edition for a buck, you have no soul.
    How does it compare to the XBLA version?

    It's a mixed bag. The game is pretty much the same awesomeness, and there's some cool DLC content you can buy, but the controls are balls.

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  • Lave IILave II Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I too heartly recommend Strategery as loathe as I am to type it's terrible name. Streamlined but still so tactical.

    I would recommend turning the auto-deployement of units off in the setting though.

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2010
    Neuroshima Hex was sent for approval last week and is expected to launch sometime this week.

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator mod
    edited September 2010
    Solebon is a great app with tons of different solitaire games.

    When I go to the bathroom I suddenly stay there five times longer than before.

    Echo on
  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    zilo wrote: »
    What's the verdict on Rimelands? I'm aching for a good srpg.

    Now that I've played it a bit more: I really like it. It's not really an SRPG insofar as you only have a single character to control, but there are some movement/chokepoint/power use decisions to make each turn to manage the amount of risk. Almost feels like a roguelike more than anything.

    desc on
  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Telltale's Puzzle Agent is wonderful if you like the Professor Layton formula at all. It's logic puzzles mixed up with a quirky, offbeat, mildly uncomfortable in a Home Movies kind of way aesthetic. I've been waiting for it to hit iPhone since it was announced, so I grabbed it right at the same time as Mirror's Edge, and I really dig both of them.

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  • zilozilo Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    desc wrote: »
    zilo wrote: »
    What's the verdict on Rimelands? I'm aching for a good srpg.

    Now that I've played it a bit more: I really like it. It's not really an SRPG insofar as you only have a single character to control, but there are some movement/chokepoint/power use decisions to make each turn to manage the amount of risk. Almost feels like a roguelike more than anything.

    Yeah, I bought it on a whim. It's pretty fun, worth a fiver for sure.

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  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    So apparently iOS 4.1 is out now, and Game Center is tucked in along with it—though I don't know how much it'll really do until game start supporting it, I suppose we should start a friends list! :P

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  • Radikal_DreamerRadikal_Dreamer Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I'll friend you guys in game center sometime around May 2012 when I can upgrade from my 3G :(

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  • kalkal Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    The is kinda an off topic question but if I jailbroke my phone about a month ago and have decided it's not really worth it so I was wondering if doing the new update will wipe that out or do I need to do a restore before hand?

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2010
    My Game Center name is the same as my forum handle.

    "Rorus Raz" if you're too lazy to look to the left.

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  • schmadsschmads Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    kal wrote: »
    The is kinda an off topic question but if I jailbroke my phone about a month ago and have decided it's not really worth it so I was wondering if doing the new update will wipe that out or do I need to do a restore before hand?

    Any time you do an official update through iTunes, you will become unjailbroken. There is no need to do a restore beforehand. It's a good idea to do a backup in case of some sort of update issue regardless of jailbreak, though.

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  • kalkal Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    schmads wrote: »
    kal wrote: »
    The is kinda an off topic question but if I jailbroke my phone about a month ago and have decided it's not really worth it so I was wondering if doing the new update will wipe that out or do I need to do a restore before hand?

    Any time you do an official update through iTunes, you will become unjailbroken. There is no need to do a restore beforehand. It's a good idea to do a backup in case of some sort of update issue regardless of jailbreak, though.

    That's what I figured but wanted to make sure before hand. Thanks.

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  • GihgehlsGihgehls Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Actually, if you update a jailbroken phone, some jailbreak things can stick. These are things that the OS supports anyway, but doesn't have a UI for, such as numerical GSM indicators and the like. If you want your phone to be EXACTLY the way Apple intends it, you should wipe it first and NOT restore a backup.

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2010
    I find it hilarious that the only update I got today was an app adding OpenFeint support.

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  • DixonDixon Screwed...possibly doomed CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I've been spending a lot of time travelling lately and had some good time with the phone so I got dungeon hunter, Osmos and Peggle. They are all soo good.

    Playing Osmos with a nice pair of headphones in the dark is very immersive

    I'm thinking about getting Chaos Rings but FFXIII might have killed it for me lol

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    ...what, no one wants to get started on the friends list?

    I'm on there as Wordherder.

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited September 2010
    We're slowly getting a trickle of Game Center-oriented updates.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Gah!

    ...apparently when you get a friend request, a trumpet will sound REALLY LOUDLY.

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