Comments on: GTA-Like 'Payback' Reduced to $4.99 http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:36:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bilal http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/#comment-13636 Bilal Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:38:45 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1821#comment-13636 Fastlane has originality concerning my own gaming. The only thing it reminds me of is ridge racer. But when i play payback im just thinking about why im on the iphone playing a gta clone with a horrible view instead of just playing the real thing on my pc or xbox. But on second thought i guess i cant really substantiate my opinion of fastlane having originality where payback doesnt. Maybe i have to give payback another try but i just love the simpler easier to get into games better(fastlane being the only one where i toil hours on end trying to get a time one second faster then my best). Fastlane has originality concerning my own gaming. The only thing it reminds me of is ridge racer. But when i play payback im just thinking about why im on the iphone playing a gta clone with a horrible view instead of just playing the real thing on my pc or xbox.

But on second thought i guess i cant really substantiate my opinion of fastlane having originality where payback doesnt.

Maybe i have to give payback another try but i just love the simpler easier to get into games better(fastlane being the only one where i toil hours on end trying to get a time one second faster then my best).

]]> By: rich_952000 http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/#comment-13544 rich_952000 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:34:51 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1821#comment-13544 @Bilal, I can respect your opinion. I do have one question; do you think Fastlane has originality? I will admit though, as far as in-game progression goes I've made it farther in Fastlane than I have in Payback:) @Bilal, I can respect your opinion. I do have one question; do you think Fastlane has originality?

I will admit though, as far as in-game progression goes I've made it farther in Fastlane than I have in Payback:)

]]> By: Bilal http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/#comment-13540 Bilal Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:07:34 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1821#comment-13540 I dont agree with rich Blocked, Fastlane, and Light Bike are much better Iphone friendly games. I would much rather sit down and play gta4 then spend hours try to drive my car through the city with a top down view to the objective in time. Fastlane especially outclasses almost all the games in my opinion. It has especially smooth framerates, excellent mechanics, the best racing controls, and amazing graphics. Payback has low rez textures, an imperfect view, and very little originality. I dont agree with rich

Blocked, Fastlane, and Light Bike are much better Iphone friendly games.

I would much rather sit down and play gta4 then spend hours try to drive my car through the city with a top down view to the objective in time.

Fastlane especially outclasses almost all the games in my opinion. It has especially smooth framerates, excellent mechanics, the best racing controls, and amazing graphics.

Payback has low rez textures, an imperfect view, and very little originality.

]]> By: spiffyone http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/#comment-13334 spiffyone Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:57:11 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1821#comment-13334 I agree with DannyV. From a business perspective, the price drop may have come too soon. A free "lite" version would probably have bumped up sales of the game at the original $6.99 price point, and then, once that well would start to run dry would a lower $4.99 price point make sense. Way too many devs are following the Gameloft/ngmoco strategy and not enough are following the longer term Sega strategy. For small indy devs with "quick off" type games (games that aren't "long") the aggressive pricing strategy makes sense. For the bigger devs, or devs with "long" style games, the Sega strategy seems to make the most sense. I agree with DannyV. From a business perspective, the price drop may have come too soon. A free "lite" version would probably have bumped up sales of the game at the original $6.99 price point, and then, once that well would start to run dry would a lower $4.99 price point make sense. Way too many devs are following the Gameloft/ngmoco strategy and not enough are following the longer term Sega strategy. For small indy devs with "quick off" type games (games that aren't "long") the aggressive pricing strategy makes sense. For the bigger devs, or devs with "long" style games, the Sega strategy seems to make the most sense.

]]> By: rich_952000 http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/#comment-13333 rich_952000 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:10:19 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1821#comment-13333 Welcome back to the top 50 James :D Welcome back to the top 50 James :D

]]> By: Fukkeru http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/#comment-13287 Fukkeru Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:34:24 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1821#comment-13287 The game has too many bugs :( The game has too many bugs :(

]]> By: rich_952000 http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/#comment-13259 rich_952000 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:41:30 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1821#comment-13259 Opinions will be what what they will. I can think of at least 32 of the top 50 apps that Payback entirely puts to shame. Here, I will name a few: Fastlane Street Racing LightBikes Blocked Yo Mama Wobble(ugh!) Any game that is developed be EA Mobile that may have snuck it's way back into the top 50 Kitty Kannon Just to name a few. Oh, wait, also add both inXile games to that list too. The top 50, to my limited understanding, is based soley on a simple formula of #of copies sold within the time the app has been available.(?) I agree MN, to an extent, @$7.99 the ammt. of copies appearantly didn't merit Payback to stay in the top 50.however, whether a $4.99 Payback deserves to be there, well we soon shall see. If Apex Designs wanted to "whore" out copies of Payback at a price point of between $.99-$2.99, then undeniably Payback would "deserve" the #1 ranking in the Appstore. In closing everything is sheer speculation at this point on my part.(yeah I'm humbly zen) Anders brought up a good point somewhere earlier; if ratings/popularity were injected into the equation, then that top 50 app list would read like a whole different book. Opinions will be what what they will. I can think of at least 32 of the top 50 apps that Payback entirely puts to shame. Here, I will name a few:

Fastlane Street Racing
LightBikes
Blocked
Yo Mama
Wobble(ugh!)

Any game that is developed be EA Mobile that may have snuck it's way back into the top 50
Kitty Kannon

Just to name a few.

Oh, wait, also add both inXile games to that list too.
The top 50, to my limited understanding, is based soley on a simple formula of #of copies sold within the time the app has been available.(?)
I agree MN, to an extent, @$7.99 the ammt. of copies appearantly didn't merit Payback to stay in the top 50.however, whether a $4.99 Payback deserves to be there, well we soon shall see.

If Apex Designs wanted to "whore" out copies of Payback at a price point of between $.99-$2.99, then undeniably Payback would "deserve" the #1 ranking in the Appstore.

In closing everything is sheer speculation at this point on my part.(yeah I'm humbly zen) Anders brought up a good point somewhere earlier; if ratings/popularity were injected into the equation, then that top 50 app list would read like a whole different book.

]]> By: f e a r l e s s http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/#comment-13257 f e a r l e s s Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:05:58 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1821#comment-13257 Lite version please! I'm on a budget... Bought too many games that suck! Can't trust reviews, bia$ed blog$, video demos, etc... Lite version please!

I'm on a budget… Bought too many games that suck! Can't trust reviews, bia$ed blog$, video demos, etc…

]]> By: MNFats http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/#comment-13254 MNFats Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:55:52 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1821#comment-13254 I disagree. This game does not belong in the top 50. Its really NOT all that impressive. The gameplay is sub par. The graphics are pretty bad (in the game not the intro) the game itself is very unpolished and you lose interest quickly because there is no real lasting content. Its the same ole thing packaged in an uglier box and all the story/plot it taken out of it. one thumb down the other half way... Good effort Payback... unfortunately you fall way short. nope not worthy of top 50. I disagree. This game does not belong in the top 50. Its really NOT all that impressive. The gameplay is sub par. The graphics are pretty bad (in the game not the intro) the game itself is very unpolished and you lose interest quickly because there is no real lasting content. Its the same ole thing packaged in an uglier box and all the story/plot it taken out of it.

one thumb down the other half way… Good effort Payback… unfortunately you fall way short.

nope not worthy of top 50.

]]> By: jeff http://toucharcade.com/2009/02/19/gta-like-payback-reduced-to-499/#comment-13249 jeff Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:48:35 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1821#comment-13249 You are absolutely right, rich_952000. This game definitely belongs to the top 50. You are absolutely right, rich_952000. This game definitely belongs to the top 50.

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