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Post by vetus on Jun 1, 2015 17:58:17 GMT -5
Smash Stone is one of the best smartphone games I've ever played and one of the few ones I still have on my smartphone. It's a great F2P Puzzle Bobble-style game with rpg elements a la Puzzle&Dragons. And of course much better than LINE's Puzzle Bobble and Bubble Witch Saga (which is nothing more than an uninspired rip-off, just like any other game from King). play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsss.gemshooterapkenMy only complain is its engrish translation (at least the translation for the menu is decent).
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Jun 2, 2015 12:01:07 GMT -5
vetus, seems like a nice recommandation. I'm dling it right now. in the news section, Geometry Wars 3 is really pretty and play pretty well, as twin-stickers always tend to do. I enjoy the planetoids setups, which give a good 3d effect that is hard to come back from. It really looks great - as much as a geometry wars games can- and is now selling for 5 bucks. Console quality graphisms here, with the usual geowars gameplay evolved. It reminds me of Shin'en's superlative Nano Assault Ex, a fifteen bucks e-shop game that reaally does shine on 3DS. The planetoid setup, along with the stereoscopic 3D of the 3DS almost give me motion sickness. Truly a gem of the e-shop. But Geometry 3 is no slouch, and costs the third. Nano Assault Ex is really a technically and artistically superior game on 3DS. My favorite Shin'en game. Those Germans really do wonders on Nintendo platforms, and I recommend it highly.
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Jun 3, 2015 9:10:03 GMT -5
Yesss.
Chaos Rings 3 has just been released for iOS. The game costs 20 bucks and reviewers are testing it as we speak. Insta-buy, right Nao!!! Wait? It needs a patch?
This series is becoming the first premiere Square franchise on mobiles. Just too nice. Yesss.
But WARNING: the game may atm be in dire need of a patch. Anyways, as the review states, it's a very different atmosphere from the rest of the series, evoking graphic vistas a la Kingdom Hearts. Let's play, and Let's follow this thread to know all about the possible broken-ness of the actual released product. Yes..ss.?
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Post by Ryzuki on Jun 3, 2015 22:57:19 GMT -5
I envy everyone with an Ipad... this will be brought to Android phones eventually... but I was hoping it would at launch.
That aside though, Smash Stone looks pretty cool. Thanks for bringing it to my attention Vetus.
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Post by Weasel on Jun 4, 2015 0:00:45 GMT -5
I like to check the Humble Mobile Bundle; most of the time there are some actually good games included. This bundle's set is slightly smaller than usual, but it does include The Ministry of Silly Walks and Puzzle Retreat...
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Jun 4, 2015 10:00:12 GMT -5
I'm getting things started with Chaos Rings 3. One thing is evident: media.vision have developed a game which is technically much superior to chaos rings 2, taking into account the fast evolution of smatphones and tablets. From the title screen (with a complete song with vocals) on, this is without a doubt a Square game, and it shows. Everything screams "prestige games" and "console-worthy game". So far, I find the 20 bucks pricepoint perfectly justifiable; and if the Chaos Rings franchise is indicative of what the big (ex-) console developpers will release and at which price, then I'm on board. We are starting to reap the fruits of these companies' new strategy with games like these.
I've always seen my IPad as a depository for a particular kind of games, and not as a really viable game platform. I'm starting now to tell myself that in a close future, tablets may very well become perfectly competitive quality-wise, and that AAA games might very well appear on platforms exclusively.... (Maybe sold in chapters, as to get an acceptable nominal price for the games at first...).
Great job all around; and the new chara design and graphical reboot is efficient and pretty charming.
That's the only problem with Chaos Rings 3: it gets rid of the more somber, darker themes, music and gaphics of its predecessors, and I miss that ambiance. But the new, Zelda-ish approach is quite possibly more promising regarding commercial success...
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Jun 11, 2015 4:32:22 GMT -5
Here I have a cool little bump courtesy of Square once again. They're starting to release games at a faster and faster pace. This new game is called Final Fantasy Mobius, and it's a card battler with some real talents behind it. Very promising, and evidently beautiful. I thought it was bump-worthy, so there. Enjoy!
My tablet is now a Squeenix/Cave,Inc. console... And that's much, much better than what I thought it would be when I got it.z
And although it is Japan-only at the moment, there is zero doubt that this will be released in the West.
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Post by yause on Jun 15, 2015 16:34:42 GMT -5
It's interesting to see how few people in this thread really went into mobile playing, I honestly thought everyone had some quality games they really liked. I find little incentive to play traditional games on mobile. Handhelds and consoles offer the same experiences but with better controls. Strategy games like Clash of Clans initially baffled me - it seemed as if it was impossible to play without dropping lots of money. However, I soon learned that the typical player spends five minutes a day on those games. They queue up a set of actions and check back the next day (the design suddenly made complete sense - you have the whales and the five minute "gamers" making up the audience)...... Upper echelon time wasters such as Puzzle & Dragons, Chain Chronicles, and Final Fantasy: Record Keeper are quite well done, although I always find myself wishing for a time refund after playing. They're ultimately hollow, kinda like endless level grinding in a RPG but with stripped down mechanics and no real aim. There's momentary amusement, followed by the realization that you should've done something more meaningful or fulfilling instead. But then again, that's probably the point. Taking Japanese lifestyles into account, the time commuting to/from work is wasted anyway, so what's there to lose in a few rounds of PAD (80% of players don't pay at all, so money wouldn't be the answer for most)? These RPG-lite games tend to provide enough stamina for an hour of play, which sounds about right. In terms of social acceptance, a phone is far less conspicuous than a dedicated handheld, thus allowing an adult to blend in with hundreds of others who are checking their email, following the news, etc. Ultimately, I guess I'm only happy with mobile as a visual novel platform. It's terrific for those things.
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Post by Resident Tsundere on Jun 15, 2015 18:13:15 GMT -5
I'm happy to say that, after the game has received a lot of updates, I'm having a lot of fun with Final Fantasy Record Keeper! It's actually the mobile game that I look forward to playing the most now. I hope that the Triple Triad mobile game becomes available outside of Japan. I will officially freak out if that if that happens, because TT is clearly the best part of FFVIII. Not really, but it's one of my favorite mimigames ever.
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Jun 17, 2015 3:19:22 GMT -5
yause : Yeah... No. The best mobile games are not "superior time wasters" - which is something that defines every video game - they are full-f'edged experiences that are not available on other platforms. The aim of this thread was to identify and discuss those rare gems but it seems like people's mobile gaming stops at 1 buck puzzle games, still. The paradigm shift in mentalities still hasn't happened, and this is certainly because there is no desire for quality mobile gaming experiences over here right now. Let's restart this thread in a year and see where things are at by then.
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Post by Weasel on Jun 17, 2015 12:16:18 GMT -5
The problem there, colonel, is that the context in which a game is being played makes a lot of difference. I'm unlikely to play a "full fledged experience" on my phone, because in the sorts of instances where I'd want to play a game and I only have my phone with me, I'm not going to have time for that. I'll be on a bus, typically, so I'd be in need of something fast and simple that I can pick up and put down quickly.
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Post by vetus on Jun 17, 2015 14:56:00 GMT -5
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Jun 17, 2015 23:50:35 GMT -5
The problem there, colonel, is that the context in which a game is being played makes a lot of difference. I'm unlikely to play a "full fledged experience" on my phone, because in the sorts of instances where I'd want to play a game and I only have my phone with me, I'm not going to have time for that. I'll be on a bus, typically, so I'd be in need of something fast and simple that I can pick up and put down quickly. Yeah, I completely understand that. I recognized in a former post that by using a tablet at home, I am in a minority. that in itself surprised me because I thought more people had tablets. I completely understand that if you play on a phone, the experience is different, and you are certain'y less likely to invest time and money into mobile gaming. I think more people will have tablets in the future, and that this will lead them to invest more. Let's be clear, I recognize the current situation is not that yet, hence my proposition to revisit this thread in the future. I am absolutely not personally vexed by this situation or something of the sort; I'm not taking my ball home, Thinking people are not sophisticated enough or some bullcrap like that. I think the market is not there yet, that's all. Mobile gaming is never a real priority to me. I just wanted to see if people had the occasion to spend time and money on tablet gaming, and that's not the case. That's all. I'm absolutely not disappointed by that, I just realized what the current situation was. I'm a bit sorr about my last post, because when I read it, I find it has an abrasive tone, which does not convey what my position is. So sorry for that, guise.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2015 16:32:30 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2015 17:12:55 GMT -5
I have an Android now, finally putting my hipness somewhere in this decade. I've already downloaded a couple of the games reviewed on HG101 (Infinite Stairs + Bubble Ring Fling) plus Puzzle & Dragons, NANACA Crash, and...Uh... This slightly unsettling but strangely adorable thing.
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