Hi folks, long time no see. What can I say, I spend most of what little spare time I get at TouchArcade's sister site. Anyway, just a heads up about the new game. Thought I'd mention it here as it was on the TouchArcade forums that the original game was really born. Launching today, it'll be visible on the AppStore at some point today. The final chapter in the Perfection! trilogy. Strategy puzzling in it's purest form and very, very different to the previous two games in the series. As usual, here's some codes: EXYF3PTWHPJA LEF36JNFPLPL 4MWE99MHFPRL TPW4WFFYHFN4 3XLTL99YF3LW F7JXPHWW6FTE 3YT9EKHM3KRM JRM9FH6MHTAM MKKE66LAKHYM EAM7NKMPTM7A Perfection! 3: The Chain Perfection is yours to lose.Think fast, react faster in this exciting, high score chasing, strategic puzzler. … Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsPerfection is yours to lose.Think fast, react faster in this exciting, high score chasing, strategic puzzler. No Ads, no in-app purchases. Just Free.*One of PhoneArenas best new games.Choose a starting tile and chain together as many of the dots on the game board as you can to build up your score. But beware, if you hit a red dot you don't just lose a life, the score you have chained together is subtracted from your overall score instead of added and you lose your chance of achieving a perfect level. If you can manage to include a green dot in your chain it will cancel out the effects of red dots.It all sounds so simple, and it is. Simple, but not as easy as it sounds. Do you have what it takes to achieve Perfection!Some more about Perfection! 3: The ChainFull iCloud support. Keep your game in sync across all of your devices.Universal App. Play on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and iPad mini.Compete against yourself and the rest of the world with Game Center Leaderboards, Challenges and Achievements. Designed to take full advantage of every device including the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus screen sizes.An endless game with varied level targets, board sizes and progressive difficulty.Switch between day and night mode so you wont disturb anyone with your late night perfectionism.Designed with our colour blind friends in mind. Specific styles identify the red and green dots. Information Seller: Genre:Puzzle, Strategy Release:Jul 11, 2015 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (2) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Nergal Well-Known Member Dec 16, 2014 124 0 0 #2 Nergal, Jul 12, 2015 This game has a lot of the structure I enjoy in a puzzle game. I like puzzle games that are played game board, that gets progressively more complex as you advance, like this one is. The game is easy to understand and the play area is always clear which is also good. What I don't really like is timers in my puzzle games "personal preference", but the timer element is pretty integral to this game and is well implemented here. Another con with this game is that I feel like it may become luck based as the game board gets bigger and you will just make combos without really planning because your under time pressure. Over all I had fun with this game and I will be going back to it. I want to spend more time with it and see if the game is actually luck or skill based. I think it may be a bit of both but not sure. I also wanna try and top the leaderboard TrueBlou Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 20, 2014 269 0 16 Software Developer - witenoiz.com Scotland http://www.witenoiz.com #3 TrueBlou, Jul 12, 2015 Hi, and thanks very much for the feedback it's truly appreciated. You are spot on that when the board gets bigger there are opportunities for lucky moves but these can easily backfire on you. The bigger the board gets, the more red tiles there are. So if you haven't planned out your move you can very quickly and very easily get massive amounts of your score taken away and of course lose a life in a single move. Strategic planning is really the best way to maximise your score and ensure you keep advancing through the levels. Unless your some ridiculously lucky person, I'm not The timer isn't something that can be changed as the game is, as you say it's pretty integral to the structure of the game. I had thought about some sort of "Endurance" mode without a timer and when I figure out the balance it'll likely be added. The original draft of the game had a level based structure, with each level having its own unique challenges set out at the beginning. But honestly, there's so much time involved in doing it that I wanted to test the waters first. Just to see If there's enough interest in the basic style of the gameplay. If there is then I've certainly got some ideas on fleshing out the game some more. PBSNellie Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2013 1,381 168 63 Southern CA #4 PBSNellie, Jul 12, 2015 This is a challenging high score chaser. The timers give a sense of urgency while trying to plan the best move without messing up your score by hitting a red without a green. The graphics are clean and colorful. I think an endless mode might be a future option but might slow down the game a bit, however it is very enjoyable In its present state. TrueBlou Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 20, 2014 269 0 16 Software Developer - witenoiz.com Scotland http://www.witenoiz.com #5 TrueBlou, Jul 12, 2015 Thank you for your feedback, I'm glad your enjoying the game so far. I'm in complete agreement regarding an endless mode (at least a timer free one anyway), I've tried a couple of things with it but so far I'm just not happy with the balance of the game in an endless mode, which is why I have left it out, for now. I do have an idea or two for further development of the game, but I suppose it'll depend on if there's a user base there to justify spending the time to program them in. Probably not but I'll end up tinkering away in my free time no doubt. TrueBlou Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 20, 2014 269 0 16 Software Developer - witenoiz.com Scotland http://www.witenoiz.com #6 TrueBlou, Jul 12, 2015 Here's a question for those of you who have tried the game out. As in my opinion you are by far the most qualified to give a good, valuable and hopefully honest reply. The game is currently priced at £1.49, which I think off the top of my head is $1.99 U.S and whatever that works out at in your local currency. Anyway, as I'm always open to suggestions and such, I wondered if you consider that a fair price, or considering the quality of some of the games its up against, should the price be lower? For that matter, do you think it's worth paying for at all? Thanks in advance for your feedback, I appreciate any and all opinions. Don't worry, I've got thick skin (and an even thicker head) so you won't hurt my feelings Collin Well-Known Member Jul 29, 2010 719 46 28 Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Art Director Colorado Springs, CO https://www.theislandsofmisfitcreativity.com/ #7 Collin, Jul 12, 2015 $1.99 seems like a fair price to me, if you aren't filling it with iAds or iAPs. I'm more interested in seeing a gameplay video, as I'm still on the fence about getting it. TrueBlou Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 20, 2014 269 0 16 Software Developer - witenoiz.com Scotland http://www.witenoiz.com #8 TrueBlou, Jul 12, 2015 Hi, Thanks for taking the time to give me some feedback. There are no adverts of any kind and definitely no iap. As far as I'm concerned if you pay the full price for a game then that's that. You own the game and anything and everything else that gets made for it in the future. It's different if it's a free app, but even then I generally just have one iap to upgrade to the full paid game. Anyway, there's a video on YouTube of the game in action. It's an old video, from when the game was still being toyed with, so the release version differs in that it doesn't (currently) have the mission style level based game mode. Instead the available game has one game mode to keep things simple but it's an endless game that dynamically adjusts the difficulty as you progress through the game. The actual gameplay however is exactly as in the video so you can get an idea of what it's about. I'm in the process of doing a video for the released version. It won't differ much, just take out the section mentioning the missions. Wow, there must have been a shorter way to say all of that, but my medication has kicked in so I'm waffling along Here's that video link. http://youtu.be/XSzYS12nRqE Valentia Well-Known Member Patreon Gold Jan 20, 2009 618 1 18 Female Retired! California #9 Valentia, Jul 12, 2015 It's a very nicely-made game, fun and attractive. I think $1.99 is quite fair. I like your aesthetic. I love crisp, clear graphics, and the colors are very appealing. BTW, I still have the first Perfection on my iPad. I thought I had the second one as well, but I do not, and it is not showing up in the App Store (U.S. App Store). Do you know if it will be back? TrueBlou Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 20, 2014 269 0 16 Software Developer - witenoiz.com Scotland http://www.witenoiz.com #10 TrueBlou, Jul 12, 2015 Thank you, you're very kind. It's also nice to hear someone else still has the original game, I've still got a soft spot for it myself. As for the second game, I removed it from the AppStore temporarily as it's an abomination. Don't get me wrong, I think the actual game is good but it was an experiment for a free app and I hate it. I don't like that there are adverts and in app purchases in it so I'm currently removing all of that nonsense and it'll be back on the store once I get that done. If you pm me your email, or actually even just pm me so I remember who you are. I'll send you a code to download Perfection! 2 for free once it's restored and back on the AppStore. In an unrelated topic, I can't believe that I'm already getting trounced on the leaderboards for Perfection! 3. Clearly I need more practice Valentia Well-Known Member Patreon Gold Jan 20, 2009 618 1 18 Female Retired! California #11 Valentia, Jul 12, 2015 It's awesome that you are redoing the second one! Ads ruin a game experience for me. I'm very happy to pay a premium price, or to buy an IAP to get rid of them. Thank you, I shall PM you. TrueBlou Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 20, 2014 269 0 16 Software Developer - witenoiz.com Scotland http://www.witenoiz.com #12 TrueBlou, Jul 12, 2015 Last edited: Jul 12, 2015 No problem, hopefully I'll not be too long finishing off the revamp. I completely agree about the adverts in games though, they are often a complete pain in the thing you sit on. I know developers have to try and make a living and trust me, I know just how hard it is to make money doing this, after all I make none But to be honest I'd rather be making no money from a game that doesn't compromise on features or throw adverts at you every other second. I have a real bug bear with games that put an advert up during gameplay, so you accidentally hit the advert because you aren't expecting such a thing while you are frantically tapping away at the screen. It's just evil, irritating and well, basically, an instant delete from my devices. Now I'll hold my hand up just in case anyone mentions it, though that's unlikely as hardly anyone has the thing lol. But my other game at the moment, Wurds (I should really put a thread up about it) is free and it does have adverts. But because I hate them, they only appear during menus, never, ever, during the game or anywhere that you could accidentally hit them. They are nicely tucked away at the bottom of the screen away from anything you would touch. Yeah, there's an in app purchase as well, but it's just to upgrade to the full version with no adverts and an extra game mode. As well as anything I add to the game in the future for free. I decided against putting it out as a paid app because although I think it's good, it's not exactly ground breaking. So the in app purchase is kind of like the shareware thing you used to get, if you like the game you can help support a starving programmer and the future development of the game as well as get a couple of bonuses into the bargain. At the end of the day, I don't make money, but thats not to say that I wouldn't mind if I did make some for a change I've come to terms with the fact that my games aren't going to be money makers. I can admit that they are basic as these things go and they can't stand shoulder to shoulder with the quality releases by proper developers. But I guess that's to be expected from an ageing cripple who taught himself how to do this to stave off boredom and probable insanity at not being able to get out to work any more. It's difficult to make money at this no matter what you do. Paid or free with iap, adverts and the like. Unless you're a proper developer with good, interesting and quality releases you don't get noticed. Crikey, for 5 years I've tried to get Touch Arcade to do anything with one of my games and I've been constantly ignored. You could argue that it's due to the inferior quality of the games I put out and you'd probably be right But I'll carry on anyway, it keeps me occupied and you never know, maybe once in a while there just might be someone who gets some enjoyment out of the little things I create. And you know what, that keeps me happy, it's nice to know that someone has had a little pleasure from something that's found it's way from my little brain to that persons device. ****EDIT***** Wow, sorry for going off on one, I didn't even notice as I was typing it. That's the trouble with this medication, verbal diarrhoea that somehow makes it's way to my fingers on the keyboard Pedroapan Well-Known Member Aug 25, 2010 313 0 16 #13 Pedroapan, Jul 12, 2015 This game is quite nice! I like the quick prediction in requires. I think the price is fair. 0.99 games tend to get many downloads since it is almost free, but since a lot of people download it without making sure it is something they may like, ratings could get lower. At least that is how I think about tier one games. P orangecan Well-Known Member Aug 9, 2011 2,000 150 63 #14 orangecan, Jul 12, 2015 I'm enjoying it - it's not exactly my cup of tea because it's very much a high score chasing game but it's fun and very well done and I'd recommend it to anyone who does like that kind of thing. I'd say the pricing model is pretty spot on but generally find a lot of iOS games underpriced and I'd I'll take a punt on anything under a couple of quid. TrueBlou Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 20, 2014 269 0 16 Software Developer - witenoiz.com Scotland http://www.witenoiz.com #15 TrueBlou, Jul 12, 2015 Yeah I know where you're coming from regarding the prices. Maybe it's because I've been a gamer for 30 odd years and I've got most of the consoles that have been released. I've never really questioned the price of (most) games. I've always understood that a lot of work goes into them and people want wages after it all The pricing on the AppStore baffles me, I don't mind if I have to pay a higher price for a game If it's a quality release. Especially now with some of them, I can hook up my c.t.r.l.i controller and get as good an experience with some games as I can get on my ps4/Xbox one or Wii U. So why should those developers be forced to drop their prices to such ridiculous levels when people will happily pay significantly higher prices for a console game. Honestly some people spend more on a coffee than they will on a game. This is the gospel truth, it wasn't one of my games, but I remember reading a review for a free game a while back on the AppStore. I forget which one it was but I do remember it being good. Anyway, the review said how much she loved the game and that she would be playing it for a long time. But she was only giving it 2 stars because it had advertising in it. She said if the developer removed the adverts it would get 5 stars. Now I hate adverts as much as the next person, but how then was that person to make a living by just giving away their work for free with no revenue whatsoever. It's crazy, do these people go to their work every day for free? I doubt it. Wow I've gone off on one again, I really shouldn't post when I've had my morphine now you know why I hardly post on here TrueBlou Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 20, 2014 269 0 16 Software Developer - witenoiz.com Scotland http://www.witenoiz.com #16 TrueBlou, Jul 12, 2015 Thanks very much for that feedback. And WOW, it's unusual to hear people say they want to pay more for games. How refreshing to hear Valentia Well-Known Member Patreon Gold Jan 20, 2009 618 1 18 Female Retired! California #17 Valentia, Jul 12, 2015 Last edited: Jul 12, 2015 Wurds has one of the coolest start screens I've ever seen! That is seriously neat. I downloaded it last night when I was checking to see if you had any other apps out. (I always do that when I find a game I like--I figure a dev who has made one great game may have others, too. I find a lot of good apps that way.) I just played it for the first time and I love it. Yes, you should make a thread for it! It's really nicely done--attractive and enjoyable, plenty of achievements to work toward, and 2 different modes. I love word games as much as I love puzzlers, so this is quite a treat for me! It's the sort of game I put on all my devices, because it's perfect for a nice long word wallow on my iPad, and equally great to have on my iPhone or iPod touch for playing in doctors' waiting rooms and grocery lines. I'm really delighted I found it! And, seriously, that start screen is just so cool! I hope you enjoy the cup of coffee I just bought you. I have to tell you that I feel it doesn't matter that it isn't a groundbreaking concept. I think the fact that it is an elegant interpretation of a solid concept is plenty! It's well-done, and the crisp graphics are so pleasing to my unfortunately aging eyes! I like your games and I like your philosophy re: ads, etc. And these ARE quality releases! I'm enjoying your work very much. So much so, in fact, that I'm going to go play another game of Wurds right now. LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #18 LordShad0wz, Jul 12, 2015 If a game is good I will pay to remove ads and if they don't have that option I remove the game. My take on it is I pay for my data. It's not cheap. Over time a game with ads can cost way more than if I purchased the game up front like I've done all my life. I don't like the idea of some developer making money off of my data which in turn I have to pay for. Any game that is paid and comes with ads or the fake rewards that cannot be completely disabled gets removed. Billy H4nd0fg0d Well-Known Member Mar 30, 2010 1,905 0 36 #19 H4nd0fg0d, Jul 12, 2015 Yes, what Billy said. I employ the exact same policies and sentiments on games with no option to pay to disable data draining ads. Delete, delete, delete... TrueBlou Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 20, 2014 269 0 16 Software Developer - witenoiz.com Scotland http://www.witenoiz.com #20 TrueBlou, Jul 12, 2015 Awwwww, give over, you'll make me blush I'm really happy you are enjoying the games and that will definitely be the best cup of coffee I've had today, and I drink a LOT of coffee It's funny, I have the same sort of feeling with puzzlers and word games. They are just so perfect for filling in those little moments when you are stuck somewhere waiting or just need a little distraction. That's why I make them, all my games start out as something I want to play. 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This game has a lot of the structure I enjoy in a puzzle game. I like puzzle games that are played game board, that gets progressively more complex as you advance, like this one is. The game is easy to understand and the play area is always clear which is also good. What I don't really like is timers in my puzzle games "personal preference", but the timer element is pretty integral to this game and is well implemented here. Another con with this game is that I feel like it may become luck based as the game board gets bigger and you will just make combos without really planning because your under time pressure. Over all I had fun with this game and I will be going back to it. I want to spend more time with it and see if the game is actually luck or skill based. I think it may be a bit of both but not sure. I also wanna try and top the leaderboard
Hi, and thanks very much for the feedback it's truly appreciated. You are spot on that when the board gets bigger there are opportunities for lucky moves but these can easily backfire on you. The bigger the board gets, the more red tiles there are. So if you haven't planned out your move you can very quickly and very easily get massive amounts of your score taken away and of course lose a life in a single move. Strategic planning is really the best way to maximise your score and ensure you keep advancing through the levels. Unless your some ridiculously lucky person, I'm not The timer isn't something that can be changed as the game is, as you say it's pretty integral to the structure of the game. I had thought about some sort of "Endurance" mode without a timer and when I figure out the balance it'll likely be added. The original draft of the game had a level based structure, with each level having its own unique challenges set out at the beginning. But honestly, there's so much time involved in doing it that I wanted to test the waters first. Just to see If there's enough interest in the basic style of the gameplay. If there is then I've certainly got some ideas on fleshing out the game some more.
This is a challenging high score chaser. The timers give a sense of urgency while trying to plan the best move without messing up your score by hitting a red without a green. The graphics are clean and colorful. I think an endless mode might be a future option but might slow down the game a bit, however it is very enjoyable In its present state.
Thank you for your feedback, I'm glad your enjoying the game so far. I'm in complete agreement regarding an endless mode (at least a timer free one anyway), I've tried a couple of things with it but so far I'm just not happy with the balance of the game in an endless mode, which is why I have left it out, for now. I do have an idea or two for further development of the game, but I suppose it'll depend on if there's a user base there to justify spending the time to program them in. Probably not but I'll end up tinkering away in my free time no doubt.
Here's a question for those of you who have tried the game out. As in my opinion you are by far the most qualified to give a good, valuable and hopefully honest reply. The game is currently priced at £1.49, which I think off the top of my head is $1.99 U.S and whatever that works out at in your local currency. Anyway, as I'm always open to suggestions and such, I wondered if you consider that a fair price, or considering the quality of some of the games its up against, should the price be lower? For that matter, do you think it's worth paying for at all? Thanks in advance for your feedback, I appreciate any and all opinions. Don't worry, I've got thick skin (and an even thicker head) so you won't hurt my feelings
$1.99 seems like a fair price to me, if you aren't filling it with iAds or iAPs. I'm more interested in seeing a gameplay video, as I'm still on the fence about getting it.
Hi, Thanks for taking the time to give me some feedback. There are no adverts of any kind and definitely no iap. As far as I'm concerned if you pay the full price for a game then that's that. You own the game and anything and everything else that gets made for it in the future. It's different if it's a free app, but even then I generally just have one iap to upgrade to the full paid game. Anyway, there's a video on YouTube of the game in action. It's an old video, from when the game was still being toyed with, so the release version differs in that it doesn't (currently) have the mission style level based game mode. Instead the available game has one game mode to keep things simple but it's an endless game that dynamically adjusts the difficulty as you progress through the game. The actual gameplay however is exactly as in the video so you can get an idea of what it's about. I'm in the process of doing a video for the released version. It won't differ much, just take out the section mentioning the missions. Wow, there must have been a shorter way to say all of that, but my medication has kicked in so I'm waffling along Here's that video link. http://youtu.be/XSzYS12nRqE
It's a very nicely-made game, fun and attractive. I think $1.99 is quite fair. I like your aesthetic. I love crisp, clear graphics, and the colors are very appealing. BTW, I still have the first Perfection on my iPad. I thought I had the second one as well, but I do not, and it is not showing up in the App Store (U.S. App Store). Do you know if it will be back?
Thank you, you're very kind. It's also nice to hear someone else still has the original game, I've still got a soft spot for it myself. As for the second game, I removed it from the AppStore temporarily as it's an abomination. Don't get me wrong, I think the actual game is good but it was an experiment for a free app and I hate it. I don't like that there are adverts and in app purchases in it so I'm currently removing all of that nonsense and it'll be back on the store once I get that done. If you pm me your email, or actually even just pm me so I remember who you are. I'll send you a code to download Perfection! 2 for free once it's restored and back on the AppStore. In an unrelated topic, I can't believe that I'm already getting trounced on the leaderboards for Perfection! 3. Clearly I need more practice
It's awesome that you are redoing the second one! Ads ruin a game experience for me. I'm very happy to pay a premium price, or to buy an IAP to get rid of them. Thank you, I shall PM you.
No problem, hopefully I'll not be too long finishing off the revamp. I completely agree about the adverts in games though, they are often a complete pain in the thing you sit on. I know developers have to try and make a living and trust me, I know just how hard it is to make money doing this, after all I make none But to be honest I'd rather be making no money from a game that doesn't compromise on features or throw adverts at you every other second. I have a real bug bear with games that put an advert up during gameplay, so you accidentally hit the advert because you aren't expecting such a thing while you are frantically tapping away at the screen. It's just evil, irritating and well, basically, an instant delete from my devices. Now I'll hold my hand up just in case anyone mentions it, though that's unlikely as hardly anyone has the thing lol. But my other game at the moment, Wurds (I should really put a thread up about it) is free and it does have adverts. But because I hate them, they only appear during menus, never, ever, during the game or anywhere that you could accidentally hit them. They are nicely tucked away at the bottom of the screen away from anything you would touch. Yeah, there's an in app purchase as well, but it's just to upgrade to the full version with no adverts and an extra game mode. As well as anything I add to the game in the future for free. I decided against putting it out as a paid app because although I think it's good, it's not exactly ground breaking. So the in app purchase is kind of like the shareware thing you used to get, if you like the game you can help support a starving programmer and the future development of the game as well as get a couple of bonuses into the bargain. At the end of the day, I don't make money, but thats not to say that I wouldn't mind if I did make some for a change I've come to terms with the fact that my games aren't going to be money makers. I can admit that they are basic as these things go and they can't stand shoulder to shoulder with the quality releases by proper developers. But I guess that's to be expected from an ageing cripple who taught himself how to do this to stave off boredom and probable insanity at not being able to get out to work any more. It's difficult to make money at this no matter what you do. Paid or free with iap, adverts and the like. Unless you're a proper developer with good, interesting and quality releases you don't get noticed. Crikey, for 5 years I've tried to get Touch Arcade to do anything with one of my games and I've been constantly ignored. You could argue that it's due to the inferior quality of the games I put out and you'd probably be right But I'll carry on anyway, it keeps me occupied and you never know, maybe once in a while there just might be someone who gets some enjoyment out of the little things I create. And you know what, that keeps me happy, it's nice to know that someone has had a little pleasure from something that's found it's way from my little brain to that persons device. ****EDIT***** Wow, sorry for going off on one, I didn't even notice as I was typing it. That's the trouble with this medication, verbal diarrhoea that somehow makes it's way to my fingers on the keyboard
This game is quite nice! I like the quick prediction in requires. I think the price is fair. 0.99 games tend to get many downloads since it is almost free, but since a lot of people download it without making sure it is something they may like, ratings could get lower. At least that is how I think about tier one games. P
I'm enjoying it - it's not exactly my cup of tea because it's very much a high score chasing game but it's fun and very well done and I'd recommend it to anyone who does like that kind of thing. I'd say the pricing model is pretty spot on but generally find a lot of iOS games underpriced and I'd I'll take a punt on anything under a couple of quid.
Yeah I know where you're coming from regarding the prices. Maybe it's because I've been a gamer for 30 odd years and I've got most of the consoles that have been released. I've never really questioned the price of (most) games. I've always understood that a lot of work goes into them and people want wages after it all The pricing on the AppStore baffles me, I don't mind if I have to pay a higher price for a game If it's a quality release. Especially now with some of them, I can hook up my c.t.r.l.i controller and get as good an experience with some games as I can get on my ps4/Xbox one or Wii U. So why should those developers be forced to drop their prices to such ridiculous levels when people will happily pay significantly higher prices for a console game. Honestly some people spend more on a coffee than they will on a game. This is the gospel truth, it wasn't one of my games, but I remember reading a review for a free game a while back on the AppStore. I forget which one it was but I do remember it being good. Anyway, the review said how much she loved the game and that she would be playing it for a long time. But she was only giving it 2 stars because it had advertising in it. She said if the developer removed the adverts it would get 5 stars. Now I hate adverts as much as the next person, but how then was that person to make a living by just giving away their work for free with no revenue whatsoever. It's crazy, do these people go to their work every day for free? I doubt it. Wow I've gone off on one again, I really shouldn't post when I've had my morphine now you know why I hardly post on here
Thanks very much for that feedback. And WOW, it's unusual to hear people say they want to pay more for games. How refreshing to hear
Wurds has one of the coolest start screens I've ever seen! That is seriously neat. I downloaded it last night when I was checking to see if you had any other apps out. (I always do that when I find a game I like--I figure a dev who has made one great game may have others, too. I find a lot of good apps that way.) I just played it for the first time and I love it. Yes, you should make a thread for it! It's really nicely done--attractive and enjoyable, plenty of achievements to work toward, and 2 different modes. I love word games as much as I love puzzlers, so this is quite a treat for me! It's the sort of game I put on all my devices, because it's perfect for a nice long word wallow on my iPad, and equally great to have on my iPhone or iPod touch for playing in doctors' waiting rooms and grocery lines. I'm really delighted I found it! And, seriously, that start screen is just so cool! I hope you enjoy the cup of coffee I just bought you. I have to tell you that I feel it doesn't matter that it isn't a groundbreaking concept. I think the fact that it is an elegant interpretation of a solid concept is plenty! It's well-done, and the crisp graphics are so pleasing to my unfortunately aging eyes! I like your games and I like your philosophy re: ads, etc. And these ARE quality releases! I'm enjoying your work very much. So much so, in fact, that I'm going to go play another game of Wurds right now.
If a game is good I will pay to remove ads and if they don't have that option I remove the game. My take on it is I pay for my data. It's not cheap. Over time a game with ads can cost way more than if I purchased the game up front like I've done all my life. I don't like the idea of some developer making money off of my data which in turn I have to pay for. Any game that is paid and comes with ads or the fake rewards that cannot be completely disabled gets removed. Billy
Yes, what Billy said. I employ the exact same policies and sentiments on games with no option to pay to disable data draining ads. Delete, delete, delete...
Awwwww, give over, you'll make me blush I'm really happy you are enjoying the games and that will definitely be the best cup of coffee I've had today, and I drink a LOT of coffee It's funny, I have the same sort of feeling with puzzlers and word games. They are just so perfect for filling in those little moments when you are stuck somewhere waiting or just need a little distraction. That's why I make them, all my games start out as something I want to play. I figure if I wouldn't play it then neither would anyone else.
