Drylands Gaspar Mereu TouchArcade review: 4.5/5 "Drylands is a very easy game to recommend to iOS players because it offers a lot that's quite… TouchArcade Rating: $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsTouchArcade review: 4.5/5 "Drylands is a very easy game to recommend to iOS players because it offers a lot that's quite good and a lot that you don't often find on the App Store" - Tasos Lazarides Important: does not work on iPhone 4/4S - Minimun requirements iPhone 5, iPod touch 5G, iPad2 In a ravaged world, where the "juice" is the only nutrient and most valuable resource, a prisoner teams up with the people of Serenity and so begins an adventure that will change the wastelands' fate... Featuring: -Deep quests system, main plot and secondary stories, bounty hunter missions; meet interesting people in your adventure -Enemies with different factions, everyone fights for their own -Vast levels to explore and uncover its secrets; loot stashes and hidden collectables -Raider faction procedurally generated with random weapons that adapts to the player -Hack into computers, control doors, cameras, drones, turrets, read logs and messages; discover clues and codes to access new locations -Engaging boss fights -Improve your character with perks -Procedurally generated weapons' stats with different rarities and elemental damage; shield and grenade mods -Battle in the arena to prove you are the best of the wastelands -Several vendors to upgrade your equipment, arsenal, help your exploration, and a very rare items secret trader -Customizable controls; change placement, size and transparency -No in-app purchases whatsoever -60 fps in all supported devices for a smooth experience -Universal Information Seller:Gaspar Mereu Genre:Adventure, Role Playing Release:Apr 15, 2015 Updated:Jan 12, 2017 Version:1.6.0 Size:177.3 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (52) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,966 718 113 England #2 psj3809, Apr 15, 2015 So glad i dont have to wait till midnight ! I helped beta test this, its great. Love it ! Just bought it. A great action platformer with a nice storyline djstout Well-Known Member Jul 21, 2011 2,685 105 63 Sportscaster & football (soccer) coach Taiwan & Japan #3 djstout, Apr 15, 2015 Fanilly it's here! I was in the beta testing team and I really enjoyed it, I'll purchase it to support the dev jpgold Well-Known Member Sep 21, 2012 1,818 56 48 Online Ad Sales - Pandora New York, NY #4 jpgold, Apr 15, 2015 Downloaded as well and looks like this isn't loading right. Anyone else having this issue. The game is only showing on 1/4 of the screen. Qwertz555 Well-Known Member May 22, 2010 2,318 29 48 #5 Qwertz555, Apr 15, 2015 I still have three untouched new games from last week and a clear conscious mind should say no, but i was waiting for this...bought. Can't help myself but i have to support those "poor" indies, and i loved Mutants. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,966 718 113 England #6 psj3809, Apr 15, 2015 Last edited: Apr 15, 2015 Arrrrgh Same here. I'm on an iphone 6. Damn. Sure the dev will get this fixed asap but frustrating. Its a great game, just have to wait a 'bit' longer ! jpgold Well-Known Member Sep 21, 2012 1,818 56 48 Online Ad Sales - Pandora New York, NY #7 jpgold, Apr 15, 2015 Hear you.... Was really looking forward to this. Hopefully this gets fixed soon as it looks great and happy to support. Sexy Pirate Well-Known Member Sep 29, 2014 889 0 0 Call centre / Parent Newcastle England #8 Sexy Pirate, Apr 15, 2015 No idea if I'll get the time to play a rpg so hopefully it's one I can dip in an out of as I couldn't resist those screen shots bought and downloading. Sexy Pirate Well-Known Member Sep 29, 2014 889 0 0 Call centre / Parent Newcastle England #9 Sexy Pirate, Apr 15, 2015 Last edited: Apr 15, 2015 Well this is a bummer, 5s here and none of the buttons in game work other than left and right arrows? Can't do anything other than walk into the first enemy and die? Anyone else got this problem. Same happens on my iPad mini retina? All you can do is walk left and right nothing else? Has a broken build of the game been released by accident? Because this doesn't work at all. jgeirge Well-Known Member Apr 8, 2015 290 0 0 #10 jgeirge, Apr 15, 2015 No MFi, No buy. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,966 718 113 England #11 psj3809, Apr 15, 2015 Well you're losing out ! (when we get the proper version !) ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,234 131 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #12 ColeDaddy, Apr 15, 2015 Screen size Works fine on my Air. However when I press the left arrow button it often times goes right. Not a biggie right now at the start but will be an issue when more baddies start crowding me or if I need to escape. If this doesn't get fixed soon I'll request a refund. Qwertz555 Well-Known Member May 22, 2010 2,318 29 48 #13 Qwertz555, Apr 15, 2015 Iphone 5s version 8.2 here and (almost) no problems at all. The only thing i can't get to work are the size -/+ buttons. Everything else works smooth and very responsive. Except maybe...isn't there supposed to be more atmospheric sounds than the shooting/computers/elevators/etc. ? No walking sounds or some end-time background music. Feels a bit empty, or better said - dry sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #14 sapphire_neo, Apr 15, 2015 Works perfectly fine for me, 5/5 on charm and flavor, gameplay is a little clunky but maybe it gets better as new features open up. Spudboy Well-Known Member May 28, 2012 118 1 18 #15 Spudboy, Apr 15, 2015 I'll be waiting until the issues have been resolved. dbagga84 Well-Known Member May 22, 2013 835 24 18 #16 dbagga84, Apr 15, 2015 Using an iPhone 6 plus here and I'm having the same issue with it not loading right. That sucks man. I was so damn excited too everyone should contact the dev to let them know maybe with multiple complaints they will get right on it. To the devs please as soon as you can, fix the issue. The game is showing up in a tiny box on my screen as well as the fact words and other things don't even show up on the screen and once the guy walks up to a door and there's a name at the bottom of the screen you can't do anything anyways there's no buttons and no movement. I know you guys work very hard to make a game but it's unfortunate to be all excited for a game, pay money and then you can't even play it. Until it's fixed that's 3 bucks wasted. Thank you for your time. Ayjona Well-Known Member Sep 8, 2009 3,295 21 38 Freelance journalist and writer, amateur musician Stockholm, Sweden #17 Ayjona, Apr 15, 2015 I've been in the Drylands beta for a while, and while this is a wonderful framework for a game, with nearly all the components for a cult classic, the combat was simply so shallow and uninspired that I was unable to enjoy the experience at all. You fire your weapon in whatever direction you are facing, straight ahead with no other element of manual aim or precision. Enemies stand still and fire back at you at regular intervalls. Thus, most firefights will have the player remain stationary and press the attack button until the enemy goes down. Occassionally, there is a chance to jump over a projectile to mitigate damage, but battles never become engaging bouts of dodging and jumping and firing in between enemy attacks, or of trying to pin down opponents as nimble as you. In tjhe majority of confrontations, there is no skill to combat, simply passive button-pressing. Unless these mechanics have been expanded upon (and they might very well have been!), I cannot recommend this to anyone who wants interesting combat to go with her/his RPG experience. For the rest, this a very smart, open-ended, unique RPG title, with a hidden sense of enormity to its atmosphere, and depth to its casual presentation. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,966 718 113 England #18 psj3809, Apr 15, 2015 Think thats a bit harsh. To me its a 'run n gun' in the same vein as Green Beret or Contra. I was never expecting some 'deep' combat. Same for Contra style homages. I actually loved the way there was a 'story' to the missions, wasnt the usual 'get from point a to point b' and then do the same again. You fix the main gun outside the camp, then get other items etc. For those who like old skool left-right scrollers like the games i've mentioned you'll enjoy this. Devious Dungeon is the same, you just shoot in one direction, enemies either continue on their pattern or follow you. In later levels lots of the enemies were following me just like other standard games. I can totally recommend this to people (once the update comes out ImJPaul Well-Known Member May 23, 2012 840 0 16 Male MGMT! Baltimore #19 ImJPaul, Apr 15, 2015 Same problem where the game only shows up on part of the screen. Running iPhone 6plus on 8.3. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,966 718 113 England #20 psj3809, Apr 15, 2015 I've PM'ed and emailed the dev about the issue Sure hes aware of it. Sounds like 'perhaps' an earlier version was accidentally uploaded or something. Must admit i thought this was coming out 12am tonight so was surprised it was readily available. Sure once the dev is around he'll sort this out asap. Dying to play it ! (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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So glad i dont have to wait till midnight ! I helped beta test this, its great. Love it ! Just bought it. A great action platformer with a nice storyline
Fanilly it's here! I was in the beta testing team and I really enjoyed it, I'll purchase it to support the dev
Downloaded as well and looks like this isn't loading right. Anyone else having this issue. The game is only showing on 1/4 of the screen.
I still have three untouched new games from last week and a clear conscious mind should say no, but i was waiting for this...bought. Can't help myself but i have to support those "poor" indies, and i loved Mutants.
Arrrrgh Same here. I'm on an iphone 6. Damn. Sure the dev will get this fixed asap but frustrating. Its a great game, just have to wait a 'bit' longer !
Hear you.... Was really looking forward to this. Hopefully this gets fixed soon as it looks great and happy to support.
No idea if I'll get the time to play a rpg so hopefully it's one I can dip in an out of as I couldn't resist those screen shots bought and downloading.
Well this is a bummer, 5s here and none of the buttons in game work other than left and right arrows? Can't do anything other than walk into the first enemy and die? Anyone else got this problem. Same happens on my iPad mini retina? All you can do is walk left and right nothing else? Has a broken build of the game been released by accident? Because this doesn't work at all.
Screen size Works fine on my Air. However when I press the left arrow button it often times goes right. Not a biggie right now at the start but will be an issue when more baddies start crowding me or if I need to escape. If this doesn't get fixed soon I'll request a refund.
Iphone 5s version 8.2 here and (almost) no problems at all. The only thing i can't get to work are the size -/+ buttons. Everything else works smooth and very responsive. Except maybe...isn't there supposed to be more atmospheric sounds than the shooting/computers/elevators/etc. ? No walking sounds or some end-time background music. Feels a bit empty, or better said - dry
Works perfectly fine for me, 5/5 on charm and flavor, gameplay is a little clunky but maybe it gets better as new features open up.
Using an iPhone 6 plus here and I'm having the same issue with it not loading right. That sucks man. I was so damn excited too everyone should contact the dev to let them know maybe with multiple complaints they will get right on it. To the devs please as soon as you can, fix the issue. The game is showing up in a tiny box on my screen as well as the fact words and other things don't even show up on the screen and once the guy walks up to a door and there's a name at the bottom of the screen you can't do anything anyways there's no buttons and no movement. I know you guys work very hard to make a game but it's unfortunate to be all excited for a game, pay money and then you can't even play it. Until it's fixed that's 3 bucks wasted. Thank you for your time.
I've been in the Drylands beta for a while, and while this is a wonderful framework for a game, with nearly all the components for a cult classic, the combat was simply so shallow and uninspired that I was unable to enjoy the experience at all. You fire your weapon in whatever direction you are facing, straight ahead with no other element of manual aim or precision. Enemies stand still and fire back at you at regular intervalls. Thus, most firefights will have the player remain stationary and press the attack button until the enemy goes down. Occassionally, there is a chance to jump over a projectile to mitigate damage, but battles never become engaging bouts of dodging and jumping and firing in between enemy attacks, or of trying to pin down opponents as nimble as you. In tjhe majority of confrontations, there is no skill to combat, simply passive button-pressing. Unless these mechanics have been expanded upon (and they might very well have been!), I cannot recommend this to anyone who wants interesting combat to go with her/his RPG experience. For the rest, this a very smart, open-ended, unique RPG title, with a hidden sense of enormity to its atmosphere, and depth to its casual presentation.
Think thats a bit harsh. To me its a 'run n gun' in the same vein as Green Beret or Contra. I was never expecting some 'deep' combat. Same for Contra style homages. I actually loved the way there was a 'story' to the missions, wasnt the usual 'get from point a to point b' and then do the same again. You fix the main gun outside the camp, then get other items etc. For those who like old skool left-right scrollers like the games i've mentioned you'll enjoy this. Devious Dungeon is the same, you just shoot in one direction, enemies either continue on their pattern or follow you. In later levels lots of the enemies were following me just like other standard games. I can totally recommend this to people (once the update comes out
I've PM'ed and emailed the dev about the issue Sure hes aware of it. Sounds like 'perhaps' an earlier version was accidentally uploaded or something. Must admit i thought this was coming out 12am tonight so was surprised it was readily available. Sure once the dev is around he'll sort this out asap. Dying to play it !
