Comments on: 'Rolando 2: Chapter 1' Now Available for Free + DLC

By: starmonkey101

starmonkey101 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:34:37 +0000

ummm…. wrong! final fantasy was just confirmed! lol

By: :P

:P — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:44:01 +0000

why cant you wait for the excitment? seriously guys dont diss an app for those kinda things

By: :P

:P — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:39:32 +0000

then you are lazy. enter lies and play the best game ever.

By: borg

borg — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:50:14 +0000

To see your purchases (including DLC) – click on your email address (top right of the iTunes store page in iTunes) – then click the "Purchase History" button.

My list includes this – item: "Rolando Island" type: "In App Purchase".

By: TKO

TKO — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:16:12 +0000

Maybe I'm late to the conversation here, but I only tried out the game yesterday. In general I do like the concept: Download the demo, and if you like it you can unlock the rest of the game (with current progress, weapons, skills, etc in place.) No need to start again. No need to go back to the store and find the full version.

I this particular case though, I don't see enough warning that there's money involved in the unlock. {shrugs} Like the concept, just not so much here.

I'm curious if devs will be inclined to include all assets in the initial download (with the purchase merely being a quick unlock), or if they will prefer to have additional files downloaded at purchase (which could be a problem, say, on AT&T). Full assets at initial download would be the better customer experience, but make piracy easier. Dilemma.

By: TKO

TKO — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:01:29 +0000

I must admit, I don't remember the plus+ thing interfering with my game when I first started it ..I did notice it asking for my Apple iTunes ID before starting my first game though. I almost put it in too, but thought "hold on ..am I paying for something already? I didn't want to." So cancelled that and, fortunately, was able to start the game anyway. Which was good because this grabbed me more than the prequel.

You have to watch out for that Plus+ stuff though.. in some parts of my (metal walled) room I don't get any reception. If that had been the case I probably would have just rated the app one star and deleted it. (There's a *ton* of good stuff on the store ..I forget what I've bought, let alone the stuff I mean to try.) I was curious to try Word Fu, but its Plus+ sign-in blocks the game menu, so it got the one-star delete treatment.

By: Bob Thedino

Bob Thedino — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:06:36 +0000

Rather annoying… I've been waiting 13 days for my app to be approved. Maybe my mistake was that I should have been called Simon Oliver and got special treatment. Bleugh.

By: SteffenMoss

SteffenMoss — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:38:27 +0000

LOL! God i'm glad i have 99% coverage all the time! (Chess Mobile Norway)

By: estyst

estyst — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:58:24 +0000

it's not an issue to you, while it is very big issue with anyone don't having constant connection (unlimited data plan or wifi everywhere) because – sometimes – they won't be able to buy any DLC in the first place (if they rely on computer with buying in AppStore)…

you can have connection to your computer, but it can be wered (not wireless) connection, so it is completely useless for your iPhone/iPod Touch

so please don't just say "non issue, next question", however it is true that it won't be an issue to majority of iPhone/iPod Touch users

By: spiffyone

spiffyone — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:13:29 +0000

But why even make that a requirement at first start up at all?

Why not make it an option IF we wish to upload scores to the servers and allow that first time play to be as all the time (offline, sans sign in)?

Regardless of the "one time only" status, why even push the need to do it at all for those that don't want to do it at all? Why push the need to do it the first time, and upset those not around a connection that first time?

It's about convenience, Allen. Sometimes I'll download a game to play later. With the way you guys have it currently set up, if I do that in one area, do something else, and pull out the device to play the game for the first time a while later but happen to have moved to an area sans WiFi, I wouldn't be able to play the game in that instance.

The current implementation is not well thought out, AT ALL.

NO ONE should be forced to sign up for Plus+ at ANY time to play the games, whether or not it is a one time thing, particularly if it means being unable to play that first time just because the player happens to not be around a WiFi connection.