Finally back to regular podcast episodes, it feels like it’s been too long. We kick this week off with a bang, talking about our Patreon a bit before moving on to discussing what an absolute complete and utter sh*t show Sonic Runners (Free) is. Seriously, it’s almost like the game is some kind of modern high-level satire on free to play. From there we move on to quickly chatting about games like Arrow (Free) and Piloteer ($2.99). From there, we move on to discussing the news drama of the week split between what Nintendo is up to and the explosion caused by Apple removing the Confederate flag from the App Store.
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I'm very tempted to give his a go. The graphics look right up my alley and I love cheeky humor. The video ads seem annoying especially with no way to pay and make them disappear. On the fence but will probably give it a go anyways because bored ....
Please, torosama, allow me to slither down like your own personal serpent of Eden and offer you the tasty apple that, I have on good authority, you have been eyeing with a raging lust for days.
Give in, give it the ol' college try, download it, what've you got to lose? It will change your life forever, you'll laugh, at some undetermined point in your future you'll probably cry, and Beast Bound will be there with you every step of the way.
Until you delete it, that is. I'm not saying deleting Beast Bound would be a fatal mistake, but I'm not saying it wouldn't be, either.
I'm seeing a pattern with the reviews today
You're not crazy, Emerdanalan, I see them, too, the patterns, BUT WHAT DO THEY MEAN?!
I feel like things are liable to go Mayan Calendar on us if we read more into these patterns.
I just deleted this but your telling me I should give it another go.
I woke up this morning and was alarmed to find a piece of my soul missing.
Now I know where it went. How could you do this to me, Poo?
You know who else thinks you ought to give the game another go?
<------ This guy right here.
Three and a half star reviews are getting SO old
dancj gets it. You can't impress the ladies with "Three and a half stars"!
I gave this one a try, and agree quite a bit with you, Shaun. The gameplay wasn't as polished or fun as other RPGs, and the grind seemed daunting for a game whose lifespan won't go beyond a server shutdown. I dislike online only games for this because if I grow attached like I did with Dragon Warrior as a kid, I won't have a guarantee that an online game will get a remastered version years later like Dragon Warrior did again and again. Also, the grind on this one didn't excite me as much as DQ or FF, possibly due to the graphics choice or perspective. BUT, the writing is so entertaining, I had to give it a try. In fact, though I've deleted the game, I am still subscribed to the forum thread in hopes that Lt. Action will continue to entertain there... And I hope some big company recognizes his writing skills and brings him onto a premium project. I can only imagine how fun a story and dialogue like his would be in a game in the style of Lunar Silver Star Story or something.
cutneedsaride, come in close and let Lt. Action give you that ride you so richly deserve; a ride high into the stratosphere on my rocketing ego which you have single handedly fueled to the brim <3
Anyone that enjoys my work and believes companies should shower me in money for it have eternally won a place in the robust cockles of my eternally beating heart. Make yourself comfy, curtneedsaride, you're in for a long stay.
Truly, our game has flaws, but it's so, so encouraging to hear people enjoy the writing and the art :D
Those of you out there with a minimum of one functioning eyeball at the literary competency of at least a third grader, listen to this man, this man speaks the truth; at least the version of the truth that I like to hear the most.
Its a pretty good game actually. But NO cloud saves?? No way to purchase the removal of ads? Deal breaker for me.
Sprial75, you are like a shot straight through my heart.
Lol does P&D really count as an RPG? I've never really understood why social RPGs are really even called, well, RPGs, considering there is rarely any actual skill involved in the main mechanic and only way to progress is to check in often. Whatever fluff they have as "battles" is typically meaningless.
Godspoken, are you there? It's me, Lt. Action.
What aspects of the "RPG" genre do you feel mobile games these days are missing aside from your mention of "skill" which, I agree, is an important component.
We technically are fulfilling the criteria of a Role, Playing the role, and it being a Game. So many ways to interpret that, I know, but rest assured that "checking in" isn't the only way to progress! If you've got a particularly iron-clad caboose you can finish this game in one solid sitting! (Players report to me that it takes them roughly 25+ hours, but it CAN BE DONE!)
Oh, I wasn't commenting on this game, but (mostly Japanese) social RPGs like P&D. I haven't downloaded this game yet though I plan to, it looks entirely different from P&D.
It has only just now clicked what P&D is. My brain scrambled for a game design principle that could go by such an acronym and returned no answers, haha.
Indeed, our game is in a whole 'nother realm from P&D, e-Apples and e-Oranges!
Let me know what you think after you get a chance to play it! :D