Secret of Mana is live. $9 bucks American.
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 22:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Much like how people wondered why Wii users were blowing $200 bucks on a console to play old games on it, we have yet another jrpg tidbit:
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/21/chrono-trigger-coming-to-japanese-mobile-phones-we-arrive-at-th/
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 02:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Six indie games go to 99cents to help raise money for Charity.
http://toucharcade.com/2010/12/21/indie-iphone-holiday-sale/
http://indiesale.com/
Here is a list of App Store links to the 6 games that are 99¢ as part of the Indie sale along with links to each developer's website and our review for each game:•Canabalt, by Semi Secret Software – Review•Solipskier, by Mikengreg – Review•Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor, by Tiger Style Games – Review•Osmos, by Hemisphere Games – Review•Eliss, by Steph Thirion – Review•Drop7, by Area/Code Inc. – Review
•Canabalt, by Semi Secret Software – Review•Solipskier, by Mikengreg – Review•Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor, by Tiger Style Games – Review•Osmos, by Hemisphere Games – Review•Eliss, by Steph Thirion – Review•Drop7, by Area/Code Inc. – Review
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 02:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Downloaded Trainyard earlier today. Just hit 160 stars and this is starting to hurt my brain
― I tried to find myself; I have become lost in time. (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 06:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Infinity Blade, Carcassonne, Trainyard & Camera+ updates out !
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 09:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Game Dev Story is on sale!! But... I have so many games to finish before I even think about starting another one... should I/shouldn't I?
― cowboy bibimbap (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 22:38 (thirteen years ago) link
You should
― Mordy, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 22:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Okay now at the last two levels of Trainyard (Cooksville Creek and Machine Gun) and like omg jeez WTF. I can't wrap my brain aroub all of these switches I'm going to have to make. Idk why I can't just have leftover trains runnin around if all te stations have been filled :/
― cowboy bibimbap (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 23 December 2010 05:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Like ive got most of Cooksville down but the fact that I'm going to have to have the final two trains merge and go into the last station is just like GGAAHHH
― cowboy bibimbap (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 23 December 2010 05:30 (thirteen years ago) link
I can't do A Barrel Roll or Clown Car either.
This game was great for the spell between too easy and too difficult, but that didn't last all that long.
― if, Thursday, 23 December 2010 08:14 (thirteen years ago) link
barrel roll was a struggle, i remember. clown car is a thing of beauty when it works tho.
― e.g. delete via naivete (ledge), Thursday, 23 December 2010 09:30 (thirteen years ago) link
... i didn't have the update with cooksville creek, just got it and all the bonus levels have disappeared wtf? will they come back when i get 100% again? will i still have my solutions? i do all that again ;_;
― e.g. delete via naivete (ledge), Thursday, 23 December 2010 09:33 (thirteen years ago) link
my update says "You won't see the bonus puzzles until you solve Cooksville Creek in Niagara Falls, and then you'll get the bonus puzzles back"
― dayo, Thursday, 23 December 2010 10:12 (thirteen years ago) link
i do all that again ;_;
missing a "can't".
we will see. cooksville might take a while.
― e.g. delete via naivete (ledge), Thursday, 23 December 2010 10:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Trainyard was on sale for $.99 last night & I finally picked it up---had enjoyed the demo for a while.
― Euler, Thursday, 23 December 2010 12:46 (thirteen years ago) link
you could be barking up the wrong tree. i've got two spots to fill and two trains left over, no merging - i just can't send them in the right direction.
― e.g. delete via naivete (ledge), Thursday, 23 December 2010 14:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh yeah I scrapped the whole thing and then figured it out. I was initially sending the train straight to the splitter at the bottom and then sending the left train to the left solitudes and right train to the right. But no more!
― cowboy bibimbap (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:08 (thirteen years ago) link
o no that's what i'm doing!
― e.g. delete via naivete (ledge), Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:12 (thirteen years ago) link
start over #3
Uh I meant splitters not solitudes. Do you want a vague hint?
― cowboy bibimbap (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm still stuck on the second to last section. Nice to see that everyone else is past that. :(
In other news I am really enjoying Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for the iPad.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Thursday, 23 December 2010 17:31 (thirteen years ago) link
is cooksville a bonus puzzle area?
― kanellos (gbx), Thursday, 23 December 2010 18:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Angry Birds update with 15 'frontier' levels. Sounds like an American western theme. I doubt they fixed the performance problems that make the game unplayable.
― The breads are OK but the the crumpet freaks me out (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 23 December 2010 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Nah, normal levels, was included in a recent update. Just solved it, and got my bonus levels back, except the one I was stuck on (indusblue iirc) has vanished.
― e.g. delay koala, ok ya! (ledge), Friday, 24 December 2010 17:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Apparently, I now have more gigs of apps on my phone than music. Freaky.
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 00:21 (thirteen years ago) link
I have SimCity Deluxe and for some reason I cannot lay out powerlines. It lets me set down a powerplant but the button for lines remains greyed out. WHICH MEANS I CANT START A CITY. Is there a fucking bug in the thing?
― Strange Crüt (Trayce), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 01:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I tried playing that SimCity a bit and was like ugh, I need a mouse.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 01:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I am deep into Puzzle Quest 2. It's great on the iPad and decent enough on the iPhone.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 02:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Read that as Police Quest 2 and was super psyched for a moment.
― sofatruck, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 02:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Is there a Police Quest 1?
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 07:15 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone played papa sangre? http://www.papasangre.com/
― cozen, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 10:59 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost... Old Sierra PC games
― sofatruck, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 16:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Apple are doing the "12 days of christmas" daily freebie thing again this year (at least in the UK), so far it's been rubbish but today's is Fishing Kings which is maybe fun if you like fishing games.
― JimD, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 16:49 (thirteen years ago) link
We probably need another thread for this, but how much gametime or content does a game have to rate you feeling satisfied that your money's well-spent? Most of these titles have a runtime of a few hours, is that worth your shillings?
I say this because there are, as mentioned upthread, plenty of titles that are only a buck or a pound yet still feel like wasteful shovelware.
My thoughts: Angry Birds(last for DAYS, more content continuously) = hell yeahGameDev Story(very definite plateau, crack for hours) = hell yeah, cost only a pint of beer
Does it fall into different categories like if its a ninety-nine center or not?
What about when you start hitting the iphone-equivalent of a AAA title that runs more? Carcasonne/GTA:Liberty City Stories is ten bucks, Aralon with God knows how much content and giving you an Oblivian-like experience on a smartphone for God's sake for seven bucks, all the Square-Enix games, etc.
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 17:21 (thirteen years ago) link
For me, considering the limitations of the media (the small screen, the never really perfect control mechanics) I'm not willing to pay $10 for a game, even if it otherwise has the same amount of content as a 360 game that I'd spend much more for.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 17:33 (thirteen years ago) link
I was willing to pay 10$ for Carcassonne and Scrabble because I knew that I would play them basically for the rest of my life, considering I already play the board games. It was like buying knives for the kitchen or something. I know I'm never going to get sick of them and they both play very well on the iPad.
I paid 10$ for World of Goo because I have been wanting to play that game forever and the iPad seemed like a good way to play it. But for the most part I am not willing to shell out more than a buck or two for casual games, and usually am more than happy to just dick around with the lite version for free.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 17:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't feel bad for any 99 cent game I buy, even if I play it for 5 seconds and immediate hate it.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 17:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I can feel bad about almost anything. Carefully cultivated skill.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 17:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Dudes should really give soosiz a shot before balloting for coint an plick btw
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 18:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I bought Game Dev Story for 59p today so am more than satisfied at that price. Would easily have paid more.
― groovypanda, Thursday, 30 December 2010 19:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, from all the hype here I bought it on impulse. Then I realized I need to upgrade my iPod Touch firmware. DOH!
― Nhex, Thursday, 30 December 2010 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah this, totally (worked out my powerline prob btw, was a default auto-power setting wtf)
― Strange Crüt (Trayce), Thursday, 30 December 2010 22:55 (thirteen years ago) link
No longer available, according to iTunes. :(
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Friday, 31 December 2010 23:22 (thirteen years ago) link
has words w/ friends been really buggy and crashy with anyone else?
btw stevie D. my game crashed when I was sending the winning move! so that's why it let you play your last move. ; )
― dayo, Saturday, 1 January 2011 00:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Arrgh! I was so damn close! So out of like 9 games you are my only loss
― cathy opie & anthony (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 1 January 2011 00:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Stevie I'm too scared to play you again cos I cant handle another 400-point trouncing :(
― Strange Crüt (Trayce), Saturday, 1 January 2011 02:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Rock band has crap music
― stet, Saturday, 1 January 2011 04:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Debaser! Cherub Rock! Everlong!
― e.g. delay koala, ok ya! (ledge), Saturday, 1 January 2011 11:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Broken Sword: Director's Cut just gone free. Get get get.
― groovypanda, Saturday, 1 January 2011 13:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Ledge: none of those are in the iPad store that I can see!
― stet, Saturday, 1 January 2011 15:30 (thirteen years ago) link