iPhone games (also Ipod Tooch/iPad games too)

well they cant screen out all the terrible games, its inevitable that a few would find their way in

:o

I heard it was good? I don't keep up with "gaming"

i might be a little of a lone crank on this one, but i dont enjoy it at all. watch a gameplay video and see if you can stand the wise folksy old narrator describes everything you do more than i can, if so you might be fine

Discovered last night that Hexagon is 3.6 times easier on the iPad.

― Jeff

It's funny you say that, because on other boards I've been reading the exact opposite. I've been wondering if I was at a disadvantage, since I only have an iPad. The general theory I was reading was that the smaller screen made it easier to take in what was coming at a glance.

I'm with jjjusten on bastion, but admittedly I turned off the demo about 2/3 of the way through so I haven't played much of it. Hated the narrator.

Yaniv has themes now!

Also you can just pick a background image and a card deck image from your photo library.

finally got into 10000000....

tell me... WHERE is the time bar/counter?

you can gauge how you're doing with time just by looking at your little running dude. the closer he is to the left of the screen, the closer he is to dying. getting damaged by an enemy knocks him to the left. eating food moves him to the right a little.

Except it's infuriating because if you do too well (or eat too much) it pushes you off the right hand side and wraps you back around to the left, putting you back in danger again.

Really didn't like that game.

lost cities is a bit pricy for a simple card game, but lives up to the hype. really addictive, and well executed.

Spider consumes me to this day, but Waking Mars didn't grip me at all. I dunno, maybe it gets better or replay value is high or something.

i got lost cities recently. It's good but I'd rather play carcassonne or ticket to ride.

guys bastion is really good

oh yeah, loved bastion. but i played on a desktop, not an i-device. the narrator gets much more sparse in later sections, while the action is happening. but he does give long story exposition too. i liked the story, loved the music and the sense of place, so it all clicked. but if you aren't grabbed in by the time you get a bit through the second level, i don't know if you will be :-(

the control on the iPad is tremendous imo (I have it set on classic)

I loved the narration.

There are a number of funny gags in the narration that help steer you back on track when you get caught in some of the stranger situations the game sets up.

STRANGER you say

i went for fieldrunners 2 HD as i am an old school nerd for tower defense... holy shit this thing takes FOREVER to load. i would recommend waiting till they patch.

Bastion I liked just for the art design and vibe

Also, when the hell is Star Command coming out?

you know i want to hate on the design and vibe of bastion, as it references ALL of the twee-est "geek culture" touchstones (wild west + the future + magic + white hair + everyone's small + the name of the fucking game is ALMOST "Sebastien" ffs), but....i like those things ;_;

plus, the playability is ace: the dungeons are basically on rails (this is OK in a game like this, i don't wanna go exploring), the controls are v intuitive, you can customize to style without worrying about finding the "best" load-out, it is all top-shelf.

the repetitive action becomes a bit of a drag - i imagine many people like me played it for the first hour or so then dropped it - though i'm glad i came back later to finish it. it's nice that every level adds a new weapon, and the Dream grinds are nice little side stories.

definitely otm about being able to customize and not worrying about optimization, it gives the game a bit less RPG fever, but in its place you feel like you can really mess around with whatever weapons you want to your own enjoymment.

but no doubt 90% of the game's charm is the style and presentation

also, white hair is a geek culture thing? i was into that way before everybody else guys

72.06 in Super Hexagon! It's weird how much easier the game has become. I'm playing it less, but usually going 40-60 seconds, and where I used to feel rushed, it has become much more relaxed. I still freak out whenever I get past 60 though and the screen turns blue.

once you've unlocked the hyper level you should move onto the next one

lol i'm still @ under ten seconds

wait, just now 11s

once you've unlocked the hyper level you should move onto the next one

― Mordy

Oh yeah, I've been playing some of the harder difficulties too. On Super Hexagoner I'm up to 44.33, but I do prefer the easier difficulty and still want to pop out a much better score on there.

guys

new star soccer

gunslinger clive is fun megaman stuff and free

http://pyrothya.net/files/Games/SuperHexagon/shexagon.html

HEXAGON IS HARD

The new Rayman game is pretty fun if you don't hate Rayman.

everybody loves rayman!

whatever, nicki minaj

Dammit where's star command or new kairosoft

that soccer game is deviously addictive

is this it? http://www.kongregate.com/games/siread/new-star-soccer

yep

I also lost an entire evening to that game.

This is fantastic:

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/09/super-hexagon/

it's TOO HARD

for real

something v. pleasurable about extremely difficult games

New star soccer is amazing, meant to post about it here ages ago. Thankfully I'm past the "this is ruining my life" level of addiction.

So.... SUPER Monsters ate my condo?

aw man, i hoped you were joking

nm it's freemium "enhanced"

sword of fargoal is free for the time being. really well done intuitive rougelike.

awesome, downloading now, thanks for the head's up!