It’s a busy, busy week for iOS releases, what with Tiny Tower Vegas (Free), Bioshock ($9.99), and a whole heap of games that came out this week that’s sure to blow through whatever iTunes store credit you have. Just in case you still have some, or have a credit card you’re just dying to max out, there’s also a veritable dogpile of interesting sales and free price drops going on right now, with Labor Day coming up on Monday.
We’ve already covered Castle of Illusion ($4.99) and Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage ($0.99) going on sale, along with The Journey Down Chapter One ($4.99) and the SNK library too, but there’s a few other ones of note that have gone live in the last 24 hours or so.
Impossible Road ($2.99) is on its first sale ever, from $1.99 to $0.99. Five-star game Boson X ($2.99) has its first price drop from $2.99 to $0.99. Wave Wave (Free) likewise is a game we rated five stars and is also now on its first sale.
Here’s a list of the recent sales. Let us know in the comments what you’re picking up.
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse ($4.99)
- Icebreaker: A Viking Journey ($0.99)
- Impossible Road ($2.99)
- Boson X ($2.99)
- Wave Wave (Free)
- Infinity Danger (Free)
- Another World ($3.99)
- Pathogen ($1.99)
- JELLIES! ($1.99)
- Oscura Second Shadow ($2.99)
- Glorkian Warrior: Trials of Glork (Free)
- LYNE ($2.99)
- LEGO The Lord of the Rings ($4.99)
- Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim ($1.99)
- Strata ($2.99)
- Dodo Master ($0.99)
- Storm Casters ($0.99)
Man. This is one game I'll always remember. When I first got my iPod2G, this was one of the first games I played on it. I've revisited this game so many times, it is a classic. I really wish they would make a Quest 2. I think I talked to them on a forum and they said they were, but I could've just dreamt that.
They are making a Quest 2. It's coming next year!
Really? I wasn't dreaming? Awesome! I figure that even if I wasn't dreaming it would take a few years.
Yes. It sounded unreal to me too that it's coming so soon. You can read about The Quest 2 on Redshift's forums. There are also some new textures and sprites from The Quest 2 posted there.
Awesome, thank you my savior!
Great article Shaun! Definitely an underrated but valuable RPG game, only for the true's RPg's fans
Sooo.... Solomon's Keep or Solomon's Boneyard for Reload 008, anyone? I have yet to find something on the App Store quite like what Raptisoft developed. They combined a dark visual aesthetic w/ flashy spell effects (which makes spells pop out from surroundings), a sarcastic tone to the minimal writing and plot, randomized character development that adds depth to a simple action RPG system, and one of the most RAEG-inducing and trollish villain voices I have ever heard. The games are hours of fun and are very challenging, especially when you get up there in terms of hours played, where you start to see the synergies between certain skills, start experimenting with fusing spell types, and do everything you can to be one step ahead of your ruthless enemies (POISON ARCHERS! GODDAMN THOSE POISON ARCHERS! ;) ).
Plus, Boneyard's perk system is brilliant, and is balanced perfectly to earn exactly what you need to unlock your favorite perks by grinding in the game without using any IAP, of which there are three: 1 for 10,000 gold, 2 lets you bribe destiny and is very powerful, and 3 is a "tip jar" for the devs in case you like their game enough to want to pay more but don't want to gain a sudden power increase. The IAP is minimal, completely optional, and a great concession for players who do not enjoy the grind as much as other players.
I vouch for Solomon's Boneyard!!! Brilliant twin stick game. I haven't really given Solomon's Keep a chance, but Boneyard is brilliant.
I would also love to see a review of either of these games, particularly Solomon's Keep. They still remain the gold standard for me for dual-stick shooters and RPG progression. There was no pointless grinding to advance without IAP, the enemies were varied and challenging and most importantly, the game skills and customization were so much fun to use and play around with. Please give this the review it deserves.
Good, good. I vouched for The Quest way back on the Chaos Rings RPG Reload. There's a huge paragraph there in the comments if you want to check haha.
I surprised this wasn't mentioned, but The Quest is like an old school TES game, specifically Daggerfall. While some mechanics are different, especially combat, The Quest could have easily been a forerunner to Skyrim if it was released by Bethesda years ago (with their lore of course).
I can't lie, although I did play Daggerfall a fair bit when it came out, most of that was just stripping my character naked and doing anything/everything I could to grief NPCs. Probably not the best thing for me to call back to in an article, haha.
I did that in wow. Made a gnome named mileycyrus and ran around naked. I got tons of free crap. This was like five or so years ago too
Haha I'm sure everyone's done something like that once in a while.
I have eyed this for years but never took the plunge. I am now sold. I vote for Zenonia 1 for the next RPG though.
Played the first campaign, loved it and played it again. Same double playthrough with the second campaign. I didn't dare trying the third one as I felt the Quest had already claimed too much of my time :-)
As an admin of the "The Quest" wiki, I invite you to come over for lots of tips, a complete map to the first adventure and tips on surviving the "Mithria Dash"!
http://thequest.wikia.com/w...
Closest thing to skyrim that you'll ever find on your phone.
Hi Shaun,
loved your right up.
This is one of the many games i bought, played for 20 minutes and moved on. It looked blah but played really well. I enjoyed the little time I had for it and found the writing and story telling really special.
I so much wish I had had the time to give this thing a run for its money. Definitly more than meets the eye.
This kind of game reminds me if classics like the old school Might and Magic games, cloth maps and d & d. It's one of the big reasons I became a gamer and what started my loot hunts.
A great game for this article and one of the MANY reasons why i love Touch Arcade!
Dungeon Master and Bloodwych :)
Great Reload. Got The Quest back in 2006 on my Pocket PC I think. Such a good game. When I got it again on my iPhone I forgot how hard and overwhelming it could be. Doesn't really hold your hand. But, I'm giving it another shot. I ended up beating QuestLord because it was a more pixely easier version of this.
Since we're heading into Autumn, and you've already covered one of my Autumn favorites (Chrono Trigger), I'll also throw Costume Quest out there. It's not hard, or classic per se, but it's perfect for heading into October!
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I found myself spending a little too much time trying to overcome the navigational inadequacies. Like only being able to enter an area of a city from one way, and only being able to circle around to get to that entrance via one path, and taking multiple laps around a giant city in order to finally realize that. Also, some of the quests were a little obtuse - it's one thing to be tricky and require some thought to figure out what to do next, but it's bad when you know what you're supposed to be doing and something (like it isn't quite the right minute of the day) is preventing you from progressing. In my opinion, too many obstacles exist to actually playing the game. Mostly I'm putting in extra time digging past these impracticalities in order to uncover the actual game part of the game. I don't think that celebrating bad interfaces and game systems because they remind us of days of old is a good thing. I'd rather put time and energy into the challenges presented by the gameplay, not into overcoming bad design.
Some good points there, especially with regards to the sometimes-obtuse puzzle solutions. As for navigation, last week I played through a dungeon crawler with a software keyboard, so this felt like a nice step up. Thanks for reading and commenting!
Thats why there's a shortcut to the game's official forums in the upper right corner when you play.
I love how active the community is in helping each other.
Great write-up. How about Mission Europa for a reload?
I'm really intrigued by this. Does anyone know how it looks on iPad mini?
Had this and the expansions in my watch list forever, waiting till it goes on sale again or I've got the time to invest in it, whichever comes sooner.
I bought The Quest a few years back when i was looking for a Dungeon Master type game. I didnt get too far in back then, but ive only just gone back to it this week on my iPad, which plays surprisingly well considering the games not designed for the device.
Reload 008 vote = Ash
I bought this game based on this review. Only a short ways in but not disappointed! Thanks TA!
Long live the quest!
I find myself has stopped playing any game without controller support
Would TOTALLY throw money on this, if it was a bit cheaper! $4.99 on sale is SOLD!
I only buy on sale now.
Well, there's only ever been one sale on this app, and that was three and a half years ago, so I wouldn't hold my breath. Luckily, you can buy The Quest without the expansions bundled for $4.99.
Very, very true, but I would love me some expansions! lol Ughh, the decisions of a cheap iOS gamer. :P
One thing I love about writing these is learning about a couple of RPGs I overlooked every week. Thanks for comments, folks!
Keep it up Shawnita! These RPG posts are fun! Go check out king of dragon pass! Little different but hella wild. I bought this quest gold btw. Gonna pour some time in it!
Well! Ladies and gents, I ended up buying this game (Gold Edition) and I will probably be stuck playing it for a long, long time now. :P
I don't think the price is going anywhere, so you all might as well scoop this one up regardless, like I did. No regrets!
Finally got around to reading. UGH Stop making me want to play games, Musgrave!!