King of Dragon Pass A Sharp, LLC Create your own epic saga of conflict, mythology, and community! This acclaimed game of magical storytelling blends inte… TouchArcade Rating: $9.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsCreate your own epic saga of conflict, mythology, and community! This acclaimed game of magical storytelling blends interactive stories and resource management. It’s set in Glorantha (the world of RuneQuest, HeroQuest, and 13th Age). It’s immensely replayable, thanks to over 575 interactive scenes and two objectives. Short episodes and automatic saving mean you can play even when you only have a minute or two. The built-in saga writes down the story for you. And advisors with distinctive personalities help you track your cows. The gorgeous hand-painted artwork won Best Visual Arts at the second Independent Games Festival. • Everything in the game is utterly convincing and even years after release, the possibilities seem endless. (One of the 5 best strategy games ever made) [Rock, Paper, Shotgun] • It's like they took the best parts of Civilization games and combined them with the best part of Choose Your Own Adventure style game books. … What I like most about King of Dragon Pass is the seemingly infinite possibilities that the game has. … I can't get enough of King of Dragon Pass. [Touch Arcade] • A wholly unique adventure that has no equal on the iPhone. [Pocket Gamer] • An interactive story with a level of complexity and brilliance that's rarely seen in video games. [Gamezebo] Players say: • I am really happy to have found this game. It scratches so many itches: simulator, rpg, adventure book...Great work! I find myself playing it on both my iPad and iPhone. Very addictive! • I got this game at 6pm tonight. It's now 4am, and I've hardly scratched the surface of the depth of this game. • I now have a fun, engaging, thought provoking RPG on my iPhone, an RPG that fits in my purse and that I can play any time I want, not having to have my computer or Xbox 360 near me to do so. • If Bioware remade Civilization they'd be lucky to end up half as good as King of Dragon Pass. • It's impossible to describe the emotional tug you feel when an old and trusted advisor, who you've watched grow from a young upstart, dies of old age. Or when an exploration team disappears into the wilds, never to be heard from again. Or when a cursed clansman, shunned by his peers, sacrifices himself to stop a raid. This game will never leave my iPhone. That's the only accolade possible. The game is completely accessible via VoiceOver. Be sure to check out Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind, the spiritual successor! Information Seller:A Sharp, LLC Genre:Role Playing, Strategy Release:Feb 14, 2011 Updated:Oct 18, 2018 Version:2.4 Size:348.0 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (23) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal See THIS POST for some game play videos. Vovin ð® Spam Police ð Nov 28, 2009 6,514 3 38 Germany #2 Vovin, Sep 7, 2011 A game set in Glorantha? Definately a must-buy for me. Love the paint work. Reminds me of good old roleplaying times. currymutton Well-Known Member Oct 16, 2008 4,430 1 0 #3 currymutton, Sep 7, 2011 Not universal?! Oh... Misguided Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2009 2,346 19 38 #4 Misguided, Sep 7, 2011 Nope, it isn't universal, and there is not an iPad version planned. The reasoning is that the original art is said to not be high resolution enough. Obviously, I would prefer art and UI optimized for iPad, especially at a premium price. At the same time, I've wanted to play this one for many years and expect to end up grabbing it anyway. Eli ᕕ┌◕ᗜ◕┐ᕗ Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Feb 28, 1983 1,269,049 49 48 Barcelona http://elihodapp.com/ #5 Eli, Sep 7, 2011 This is the best game of this week. The graphics and price will likely serve as an excellent filter to keep people who won't understand it from shitting up iTunes reviews. strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #6 strivemind, Sep 7, 2011 It doesn't expressly say it in the description, but this is essentially a Gamebook right? Eli ᕕ┌◕ᗜ◕┐ᕗ Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Feb 28, 1983 1,269,049 49 48 Barcelona http://elihodapp.com/ #7 Eli, Sep 7, 2011 It's like if you combined the game series Civilization with a game book. The decision screenshots that have been posted are a minor part of the game. New England Gamer Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 30, 2009 6,143 1 0 #8 New England Gamer, Sep 7, 2011 Played this ever so long ago! If I recall, it has huge content based on the choices you make so makes it highly replayable. And according to their website new stuff for iOS? (not that I remember the old stuff exactly anyway) I'm in! TheDukester Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2010 823 0 0 Wherever Ascension wants me #9 TheDukester, Sep 7, 2011 I'll display my lack of gamer cred here by admitting I know little or nothing about this game. And what does this mean: "... blends interactive stories and resource management into an epic saga of conflict, magic, and community"? In English, I mean. How are those elements "blended"? Does anyone know what the gameplay is like? LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #10 LordGek, Sep 7, 2011 They take what in many ways would simply be an interactive spreadsheet (You want to negotiate a better price with the merchant? Let's roll against your charisma plus factor in your tribe's relative strength to the party being negotiated with, etc.) but hides all of the dice rolling and number crunching behind a seamless narrative so that it would appear you're simply getting a single scripted response to that decision. currymutton Well-Known Member Oct 16, 2008 4,430 1 0 #11 currymutton, Sep 8, 2011 Don't get me wrong, I don't mind paying premium for an iPad-optimized version. In the meantime, I would wait... I just read that Bill Harris, who hates iOS, starts to think about it seriously (and get a iTouch) just because this game is ported... gwet17 Well-Known Member Jan 11, 2011 1,636 0 0 #12 gwet17, Sep 8, 2011 That's awesome. plasmakirby3 Well-Known Member Apr 26, 2011 550 0 0 Junior in High School Northern California #13 plasmakirby3, Sep 8, 2011 So it's like one of those 30-dollar dating sim/visual novel games in the Japanese App Store currymutton Well-Known Member Oct 16, 2008 4,430 1 0 #14 currymutton, Sep 8, 2011 (off-topic) You mean this? http://itunes.apple.com/app/steins-gate/id454136236?mt=8 Well, this is not for Japanese store alone. I don't know but many great titles never see a price cut. FYI, please. arta Well-Known Member Feb 14, 2009 6,902 1 36 #15 arta, Sep 8, 2011 Video of PC version. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel plasmakirby3 Well-Known Member Apr 26, 2011 550 0 0 Junior in High School Northern California #16 plasmakirby3, Sep 8, 2011 Yes, like that I know that most of them are available in the U.S. but very few have been translated to English. MarcusQT3 Active Member Jun 18, 2011 28 0 1 #17 MarcusQT3, Sep 8, 2011 Bought this the second it went up. It's well worth the price and I really wish more devs would start porting their games over and have them be as polished as this really is. Misguided Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2009 2,346 19 38 #18 Misguided, Sep 8, 2011 My one complaint after nearly three hours zipped by is that the appearance of the text varies from so-so to poor at 2x. Otherwise I think the game looks fine. Looking forward to spending more time with it. There is SO much going on here, it is a bit tough to wrap your head around. The interface is decent. I've made mistakes by accident a couple of times, but one interesting thing is that you can jump backward in time to the end of any year you have completed. No guarantee you will get the same events, though. thethinice Well-Known Member Dec 18, 2010 1,278 0 0 Hawaii #19 thethinice, Sep 8, 2011 Well, I'm a big fan of civilization. Game books, you say? Can't really relate to that, so I'm still unsure whether to get this or not. jinchoung Member Nov 29, 2010 8 0 0 #20 jinchoung, Sep 8, 2011 this is frustrating. i'm a gamer. have been for all my life. paper, pencil, pc, pc xt, nintendo, playstation, etc. i have no idea what this game is. zero. the descriptions are worse than nothing. jin (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 14 1 ← 2 3 4 5 6 → 14 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
A game set in Glorantha? Definately a must-buy for me. Love the paint work. Reminds me of good old roleplaying times.
Nope, it isn't universal, and there is not an iPad version planned. The reasoning is that the original art is said to not be high resolution enough. Obviously, I would prefer art and UI optimized for iPad, especially at a premium price. At the same time, I've wanted to play this one for many years and expect to end up grabbing it anyway.
This is the best game of this week. The graphics and price will likely serve as an excellent filter to keep people who won't understand it from shitting up iTunes reviews.
It's like if you combined the game series Civilization with a game book. The decision screenshots that have been posted are a minor part of the game.
Played this ever so long ago! If I recall, it has huge content based on the choices you make so makes it highly replayable. And according to their website new stuff for iOS? (not that I remember the old stuff exactly anyway) I'm in!
I'll display my lack of gamer cred here by admitting I know little or nothing about this game. And what does this mean: "... blends interactive stories and resource management into an epic saga of conflict, magic, and community"? In English, I mean. How are those elements "blended"? Does anyone know what the gameplay is like?
They take what in many ways would simply be an interactive spreadsheet (You want to negotiate a better price with the merchant? Let's roll against your charisma plus factor in your tribe's relative strength to the party being negotiated with, etc.) but hides all of the dice rolling and number crunching behind a seamless narrative so that it would appear you're simply getting a single scripted response to that decision.
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind paying premium for an iPad-optimized version. In the meantime, I would wait... I just read that Bill Harris, who hates iOS, starts to think about it seriously (and get a iTouch) just because this game is ported...
(off-topic) You mean this? http://itunes.apple.com/app/steins-gate/id454136236?mt=8 Well, this is not for Japanese store alone. I don't know but many great titles never see a price cut. FYI, please.
Video of PC version. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel
Yes, like that I know that most of them are available in the U.S. but very few have been translated to English.
Bought this the second it went up. It's well worth the price and I really wish more devs would start porting their games over and have them be as polished as this really is.
My one complaint after nearly three hours zipped by is that the appearance of the text varies from so-so to poor at 2x. Otherwise I think the game looks fine. Looking forward to spending more time with it. There is SO much going on here, it is a bit tough to wrap your head around. The interface is decent. I've made mistakes by accident a couple of times, but one interesting thing is that you can jump backward in time to the end of any year you have completed. No guarantee you will get the same events, though.
Well, I'm a big fan of civilization. Game books, you say? Can't really relate to that, so I'm still unsure whether to get this or not.
this is frustrating. i'm a gamer. have been for all my life. paper, pencil, pc, pc xt, nintendo, playstation, etc. i have no idea what this game is. zero. the descriptions are worse than nothing. jin
