iPhone games (also Ipod Tooch/iPad games too)

The Executive drops to $1.99. Get it.
http://appshopper.com/games/the-executive

i only jsut now realized that site is app shopper and not apps hopper

to anyone out there with an iPad Mini looking for a good physical-button controller setup, I cannot endorse the Gamevice vigorously enough; it's essentially an MFi enclosure that you snap your iPad into which turns it into a Wii U Gamepad minus the console. the ergonomics are phenomenal for laying in bed and playing stuff (I would LOVE to be able to use the triggers to flip between pages in a Kindle book or Instapaper article, or the controls to scroll up and down a long webpage, so that I don't have to paw at the screen as much), and the d-pad & face buttons feel JUST right for 3mulat0rz. I really don't ever want to take my Mini out of this thing; I may actually use it as an excuse to upgrade to a new Air as my new main tablet. the Horipad I posted about a while back is a better choice if you're looking for a traditional standalone controller, but at this point I suspect that I'll only ever use it to play games on an iPad when I'm on the road in the future.

it also gives me another reason to beg 2K Games to make Sid Meier's Pirates a lot more playable just by exploiting existing assets to add MFi support - I can absolutely lose myself in this game when I play it with physical controls (i.e. the PSP or 360 versions), but find touch controls to interfere with my ability to just enjoy it. as far as I know, the only way to play Pirates with butan available anymore is on the PSP version which is only available on the Euro store for some reason, so I'm dying for this to happen. (you CAN play it using the builds.io PSP emulator, although it runs really janky.)

in other news, I've been playing a bunch of Wayward Sword lately and like it a bunch; it feels like a less obtuse La-Mulana (or perhaps a less punishing Spelunky).

That's cool, I really would like to try something like that but I'm not sure what I would play. I end up playing board games and puzzles on iPad because they're the only things that really suit the interface. I don't really game on iPhone, even the 6 is too small to enjoy a game (also constant notifications, from which my iPad is firewalled).

Need something new.

And no freemium shit. Fucking puzzle craft 2, disappointed in you.

Pac-Man 256 is Crossy Road but for Pac-Man, superficially freemium but you can pay a reasonable $7.99 to just turn it into a normal game

I think Infinity Blade 3 is free at the moment? It was a couple of days ago, at least.

Yes, IB3 is free atm.

I dl'ed the new free star wars rpg. It's probably terrible.

I spend way too much time on crap like pixel people. I need to go back and finish Sorcery! 3 and Bastion.

80 Days is mandatory btw.

What's a reliable reviews site besides Touch Arcade? Because I am finding them kind of not reliable.

for strategy/roguelikes, pockettactics.com is great. they cover a lot of games that otherwise get little coverage.

the rolling ios topic on neogaf is pretty good

Pac-Man 256 is Crossy Road but for Pac-Man, superficially freemium but you can pay a reasonable $7.99 to just turn it into a normal game

Trying it, but tbh, I like pacman CEDX better. Infinite anything makes me feel like an inevitable loser.

80 days is as good as the hype suggests. I enjoyed Sorcery 1 & 2 but have struggled with Sorcery 3.

Ditto. I'm most of the way through but I'm like, why do I care about this time traveling dragon again? I also think the new rewind feature actually detracts from the experience. I believe 1 and 2 were more enjoyable because I really had the feeling that I had to put up with just surviving, not always re-trying to get the best possible result from a fight or decision series.

Enjoying dream quest. Despite frustrations.

Any traditional graphic adventure game recommendations? Either in the LucasArts or Cyan vein. I don't care for plotless games -- I've tried room escapes and they don't do it for me.

Played The Shivah recently. Very short (like an hour, not counting the multiple endings/achievements) but pretty decent for what you get, especially the updated version with voice acting. Love the premise/atmosphere.

Star Wars: Uprising isn't particularly good but I keep playing it anyway. It feels like there is exactly enough stuff to do and you can change loadouts to keep the repetitive missions from being TOO repetitive, and while definitely buggy the bugs aren't enough to kill my enjoyment of it. It's just that there are no "wow" moments so far. That said, anybody want to start a cartel with me?

http://www.ign.com/prime/promo/the-executive-free

Looking forward to checking Downwell out

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/downwell/id1032708262?l=en&mt=8

Playing just lately:
Soda Dungeon
Sproggiwood

downwell is pretty good btw, very very spelunky-ish

second downwell. i am having a great time with it, after overcoming some initial control issues (i'm playing on a 4s iphone so the move and jump buttons are relatively small and easy to miss at first)

Yeah it's great, annoyingly so in fact.

the descending/shooting downward theme works really well, and it also strikes a good balance between proceeding carefully and rushing downward (gems fly out of everything you destroy, but they careen downward and disappear after a certain amount of time so there's always an impulse to chase after them. plus, some enemies end up above you and are more difficult to destroy, so you end up fleeing).

i don't have a console anymore, but i imagine it would be even more fun with a good controller.

Yep, that's it. Upgrades/shops work really well to keep you going too. I'm really shit at it.

oh, didn't realize it was on Steam! Gonna give that version a go (and get a lot further, i hope)

windows only uuuuuuuggggh

boooooo.

since I started playing on my 5S instead of the iPad mini, I have come around to the idea that Star Wars: Uprising is a pretty okay game.
Finally made it into some multiplayer missions today, made "lieutenant" on the latest "sector battle" and I feel stoked enough to post about it on this here ILX. I haven't paid a dollar and I've had quite a bit of fun along the way.

the cartel I finally joined is called the "NabooTang Clan" because I knew you would ask

the executive is so addictive.

also i know i've recommended it before but blades of brim is my really only go-to endless lane-change runner these days.

landsliders is fun in that crossy-road sorta vein.

i did like puzzle craft 2, but just finished it out entirely. (didn't find the freemium obnoxious at all in it tbh).

angry birds 2 i played a while and it was a disappointment, deleted it from my phone.

pixel boat was great for those who haven't played

i pretty much only play miniclip games now. Been addicted to Soccer Stars for over a year. The bowling king one is fun. Billiards is ok.

So I deleted Star Wars Uprising (Sector Battle nonsense just served to reinforce the point that only whales who put $100s into the game are worthy) and started playing Spirit Wars instead - I've never had this experience before, I don't think, of realizing that Game B really is just a tawdry franchise skin of Game A. Spirit Wars is so far much more enjoyable btw.

Monument valley free btw if anyone still doesn't have it.

Spirit Lords update: I joined a guild in the Top 100 so I can get all the cool-Guild bonuses, and I think it's basically me and one person still playing. All the other members are inactive for 100+ days. I look forward to reviving my Uprising account this summer to find the same situation, so I can finally rank - maybe.

http://toucharcade.com/2015/12/18/app-store-holiday-game-sales-2015/

Kinda tempted to get that Momonga game forks recommended a long time ago, I think

Also, Attack the Light - Steven Universe is free, get that

did anyone else get chesh, does anyone want to play chesh

is that the one where the pieces have different abilities every playthrough?

i like the name

I mentioned it earlier in the thread, but am I the only one that has played Dream Quest? It's pretty much the only game I've played for the last 3 months. So addictive. I've beaten the dungeon with three of the character classes, working on the rest. So many people can't get past the horrible graphics though.

i keep meaning to check it out! downloading now.

in ancient iphone news, i finally played monument valley. i didn't like it (i think i'm the only one on earth). i mean the graphics are good and everything but they forgot to put a game in there. i guess i need the threat of permadeath.

I dl'd wizards and wagons b/c it sounded good on touch arcade and it is boring. I might try it again but the "combat sequences" are the pits.

I just want a good and simple and fast implementation of dopewars I think

i permanently banned Touch Arcade from my life after it gave a glowing review of Dandy.

I'm super down on iOS gaming right now; don't have an iPad any more so big games like rct3 and balder's gate etc are off limits, and I'm terribly sick of games with little trickles of new characters and little else like crossy road. and stupid puzzle craft 2 and tap tycoon. why do I get looped into this crap? If I'm gonna be addicted to a game, let it be something totalizing that I can't think of anything and just want to keep playing, instead of "fuck in 6 hours I'll have to load up this game again and click some crap for 3 minutes and let the timers go". I guess this is just f2p (I don't spend money on f2p obv, except $20 one time on mpq pbuh).

a couple days ago dug out my ds and have been loving the oldies but goodies, but I'd like something good on the phone too.

Most of the time, I won't even download a game if there are IAP. Especially if you look at them and it's bs like "bag full of jewels" or something of that ilk.

Been playing Leo's Fortune (on sale right now I think), and it's a nice mix of platforming and (pretty simple so far) puzzles.

i keep meaning to check it out! downloading now.

in ancient iphone news, i finally played monument valley. i didn't like it (i think i'm the only one on earth). i mean the graphics are good and everything but they forgot to put a game in there. i guess i need the threat of permadeath.

― Karl Malone, Monday, December 28, 2015 4:03 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i didn't really understand how this game was a 'puzzle' game, which was a shame, because the original concept seemed like it allowed for some of them. i mean, you have to engage your brain significantly more to get through an average sonic 2 level