Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alchemicdungeonsdx/id1450354860 Alchemic Dungeons DX Flyhighworks Blending rogue-like mechanics with item crafting, Alchemic Dungeons DX is a game of endless variety! Alchemic Dungeons … $3.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsBlending rogue-like mechanics with item crafting, Alchemic Dungeons DX is a game of endless variety! Alchemic Dungeons DX is an expanded and improved entry in the series. This deluxe version includes new characters, items and dungeons; even the background music has been enhanced! Dungeons are randomly generated and you progress with turn-based action. Every step you take will affect events, enemies and exploration. All of the action takes place within an awesome 8-bit aesthetic, with retro-style visuals and audio. With lots of characters and fresh areas to explore, get ready for the challenge in Alchemic Dungeons DX! Information Seller:Flyhighworks Genre:Adventure, Role Playing Release:Apr 22, 2019 Updated:Jun 26, 2019 Version:1.01.00 Size:37.5 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal TheSilveryWolf Well-Known Member Dec 1, 2015 143 14 18 #2 TheSilveryWolf, Apr 27, 2019 Seems like it got a LOT of upgrades. Lull4by Well-Known Member Aug 21, 2014 767 313 63 #3 Lull4by, Apr 28, 2019 Really like these kind of dungeon rpg games, would like to know thought if anyone tried the game already. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,715 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #4 squarezero, Apr 28, 2019 I’ve spent a few minutes with it and it feels polished and well designed. More soon. TheSilveryWolf likes this. Lull4by Well-Known Member Aug 21, 2014 767 313 63 #5 Lull4by, May 2, 2019 Just played to the third dungeon, every time you beat a level, you unlock more things to craft, there are totally 7 big dungeons, the first one have 6+1 small maps, the second one have 12+1 small maps, therefore I think you can spend a lot of time on the game, here are what you can get if you purchase the game: 8 different classes 7 big dungeons A lot of enemies, every enemy have their own movement, attack range and attack status effect like poison. Craft system with so many things to craft, beat more levels to unlock more new things. Rogue-like, random map generation, turn-based RPG. Repulsa Well-Known Member Jul 3, 2015 1,584 81 48 #6 Repulsa, May 3, 2019 My question is... is this really any different then the original Alchemic Dungeons? Seems exactly the same... Lull4by Well-Known Member Aug 21, 2014 767 313 63 #7 Lull4by, May 3, 2019 Last edited: May 3, 2019 4 new classes and 2 new huge dungeons, seems exactly the same right? Maybe there are more, since the new game doesn’t count how many new things they add in. The new one seems rebalance old classes, every classes have their own special passive skill, the tutorial part seems more friendly to new players, since there are more parts for how to craft things. And the new one also got iPhone X support BTW. update: so I took some screenshots. New old Repulsa Well-Known Member Jul 3, 2015 1,584 81 48 #8 Repulsa, May 3, 2019 After I compared the two I realized the differences ARE subtle but really make this new version more playable and user friendly stubbieoz Well-Known Member Jun 23, 2015 1,880 358 83 Male Grey haired gamer NSW Australia #9 stubbieoz, May 4, 2019 Last edited: May 5, 2019 I just replayed the original........ does this one have the same mind numbing repetitive background music? And any chance you could elaborate on what the subtle differences are please? I find the original to already be fairly playable and user friendly. edit - actually forget about it. I should have read the game description a bit further up. Edit - Bought it. You now have boarders on the side if you have a 4:3 aspect ratio device, such as the iPad. No doubt due to it being optimised for iPhones including the X. Shame they didn’t make it more suitable for iPads as well but I guess the game was always designed to be played more on phones. Happy that the music is at least better. Graphics are not as pixelated as original. Tutorial is very good this time. Extra characters are welcome. Love the new auto attack option. I’m happy with the purchase though if you weren’t fond of the original this one wont change your mind. zenmode Well-Known Member Mar 18, 2014 54 16 8 #10 zenmode, Apr 26, 2020 I realize this is an old thread, but I’m not sure where else to post this. Has anyone else had a problem with the graphics being blurry? Compare a screenshot from my phone to the switch version, the iOS version seems noticeably blurrier and it’s pretty rough on my eyes. Attached Files: D5AA94B0-9280-49C3-A2AA-E345FBA5A4C1.png File size: 1.7 MB Views: 9 534A564A-34D5-4772-A307-54CE2A62561A.jpeg File size: 152.6 KB Views: 9 stubbieoz Well-Known Member Jun 23, 2015 1,880 358 83 Male Grey haired gamer NSW Australia #11 stubbieoz, Apr 26, 2020 This is what I get on an iPad Pro 12.9” 3rd Gen 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 #12 LordGek, Apr 26, 2020 Last edited: Apr 26, 2020 I noticed a big graphical difference between the original and the dx version graphically, but I'm not seeing any obvious blur on my iPad Pro 11" 2nd Gen. I came back to this last night after being reminded how much Labyrinth of the Witch reminded people of this game. Both games clearly are based on the early Mystery Dungeon games and while I think this game has more meaningfully varied classes to choose from, compared to LotW, having to craft everything from scratch (first you need the right pieces of wood to make a shield, then you'll need to find enough of a given type of metal to coat it, and then you'll need to make the right potions to merge with a mana crystal if you want to give your shield an ability...) can get tedious. I will at least give the game credit for creating a fairly intuitive crafting system with every item being made by merging 2 elements that, for the most part are fairly intuitive. Compared to some far more advanced PC survival games that can have you crafting something with 5 components you couldn't have ever guessed if you hadn't already read in a FAQ how to make. stubbieoz likes this. zenmode Well-Known Member Mar 18, 2014 54 16 8 #13 zenmode, Apr 27, 2020 I just checked on my iPad, and it seems to be fine (Just as good as the switch version). Looks like it’s limited to the iPhone version. Would you guys mind checking the iPhone app? It’s actually blurry enough to strain my eyes after a few mins. anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 703 113 #14 anthony78, Apr 27, 2020 Looks perfectly fine on my iPhone X. 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 #15 LordGek, Apr 27, 2020 Same here on my iPhone 11. I wonder if it was optimized for these newer iPhones but won't scale well back to older models? @zenmode If you have a recent iPhone and are seeing it, maybe your eyes are just a lot sharper than mine. Also, just to confirm, this is the Alchemic Dungeons DX, right? The original Alchemic Dungeons might still be in the Appstore and is significantly blurrier but shares nearly the same name and UI. zenmode Well-Known Member Mar 18, 2014 54 16 8 #16 zenmode, Apr 27, 2020 I’m using an 8+, so it does seem like it has to do with me being on an older device. IIRC, doesn’t the Plus-class of phones use a different resolution scaling method or something? I’ve also been able to check on my iPad, and it looks totally clear, so I’m thinking it’s specific to this device. I took some more screenshots, here’s a clearer example of Switch VS 8+ (The difference may not be as pronounced as actually seeing it in person though, zooming in should show it pretty well) To me, the switch picture looks 100% clear and totally fine, while the 8+ version almost looks like it has a thin layer of vaseline over the graphics or something. Is it just me? It’s pretty bad on the eyes when looking at the text, at least in my case. Attached Files: 067EF0C0-B24D-4670-9AF1-FCB5CF577633.png File size: 3 MB Views: 6 7B5501AE-521B-4517-8059-14562E26D30D.jpeg File size: 385.3 KB Views: 6 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 #17 LordGek, Apr 27, 2020 While I can't see the blur, the screen is certainly much more zoomed in on the iPhone and you have the UI taking up half the screen, so, at the very least, the iPhone display is much more claustrophobic. zenmode Well-Known Member Mar 18, 2014 54 16 8 #18 zenmode, Apr 27, 2020 Alright, maybe I’m crazy, but I swear there’s a difference here. Maybe it’s just me then lol. This only looks this way on iPhone, no issues on iPad, & no other games I’ve played look like this. If no one else sees it, then I’ll stop bringing it up though. Attached Files: 7EDEF1C5-D6B7-4EF6-AEDA-64288442EE61.jpeg File size: 104.8 KB Views: 6 stubbieoz Well-Known Member Jun 23, 2015 1,880 358 83 Male Grey haired gamer NSW Australia #19 stubbieoz, Apr 27, 2020 This is on my iPhone 8+ I agree there is a very slight blurriness to it but I don’t have a Switch to compare it to. To be honest it looks just as blurry on my iPad Pro 12.9”. In fact I have a few older games that have this slight blurriness. I can hardly notice it though. My eyes are old anyways so it doesn’t bother me. 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 #20 LordGek, Apr 28, 2020 I think the easiest way to understand this is, with a big part of the iOS screens in this game being taken up by the UI, the display is a significantly zoomed in version of what could be displayed on the Switch, and thus comes off far more pixelated. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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Really like these kind of dungeon rpg games, would like to know thought if anyone tried the game already.
Just played to the third dungeon, every time you beat a level, you unlock more things to craft, there are totally 7 big dungeons, the first one have 6+1 small maps, the second one have 12+1 small maps, therefore I think you can spend a lot of time on the game, here are what you can get if you purchase the game: 8 different classes 7 big dungeons A lot of enemies, every enemy have their own movement, attack range and attack status effect like poison. Craft system with so many things to craft, beat more levels to unlock more new things. Rogue-like, random map generation, turn-based RPG.
My question is... is this really any different then the original Alchemic Dungeons? Seems exactly the same...
4 new classes and 2 new huge dungeons, seems exactly the same right? Maybe there are more, since the new game doesn’t count how many new things they add in. The new one seems rebalance old classes, every classes have their own special passive skill, the tutorial part seems more friendly to new players, since there are more parts for how to craft things. And the new one also got iPhone X support BTW. update: so I took some screenshots. New old
After I compared the two I realized the differences ARE subtle but really make this new version more playable and user friendly
I just replayed the original........ does this one have the same mind numbing repetitive background music? And any chance you could elaborate on what the subtle differences are please? I find the original to already be fairly playable and user friendly. edit - actually forget about it. I should have read the game description a bit further up. Edit - Bought it. You now have boarders on the side if you have a 4:3 aspect ratio device, such as the iPad. No doubt due to it being optimised for iPhones including the X. Shame they didn’t make it more suitable for iPads as well but I guess the game was always designed to be played more on phones. Happy that the music is at least better. Graphics are not as pixelated as original. Tutorial is very good this time. Extra characters are welcome. Love the new auto attack option. I’m happy with the purchase though if you weren’t fond of the original this one wont change your mind.
I realize this is an old thread, but I’m not sure where else to post this. Has anyone else had a problem with the graphics being blurry? Compare a screenshot from my phone to the switch version, the iOS version seems noticeably blurrier and it’s pretty rough on my eyes.
I noticed a big graphical difference between the original and the dx version graphically, but I'm not seeing any obvious blur on my iPad Pro 11" 2nd Gen. I came back to this last night after being reminded how much Labyrinth of the Witch reminded people of this game. Both games clearly are based on the early Mystery Dungeon games and while I think this game has more meaningfully varied classes to choose from, compared to LotW, having to craft everything from scratch (first you need the right pieces of wood to make a shield, then you'll need to find enough of a given type of metal to coat it, and then you'll need to make the right potions to merge with a mana crystal if you want to give your shield an ability...) can get tedious. I will at least give the game credit for creating a fairly intuitive crafting system with every item being made by merging 2 elements that, for the most part are fairly intuitive. Compared to some far more advanced PC survival games that can have you crafting something with 5 components you couldn't have ever guessed if you hadn't already read in a FAQ how to make.
I just checked on my iPad, and it seems to be fine (Just as good as the switch version). Looks like it’s limited to the iPhone version. Would you guys mind checking the iPhone app? It’s actually blurry enough to strain my eyes after a few mins.
Same here on my iPhone 11. I wonder if it was optimized for these newer iPhones but won't scale well back to older models? @zenmode If you have a recent iPhone and are seeing it, maybe your eyes are just a lot sharper than mine. Also, just to confirm, this is the Alchemic Dungeons DX, right? The original Alchemic Dungeons might still be in the Appstore and is significantly blurrier but shares nearly the same name and UI.
I’m using an 8+, so it does seem like it has to do with me being on an older device. IIRC, doesn’t the Plus-class of phones use a different resolution scaling method or something? I’ve also been able to check on my iPad, and it looks totally clear, so I’m thinking it’s specific to this device. I took some more screenshots, here’s a clearer example of Switch VS 8+ (The difference may not be as pronounced as actually seeing it in person though, zooming in should show it pretty well) To me, the switch picture looks 100% clear and totally fine, while the 8+ version almost looks like it has a thin layer of vaseline over the graphics or something. Is it just me? It’s pretty bad on the eyes when looking at the text, at least in my case.
While I can't see the blur, the screen is certainly much more zoomed in on the iPhone and you have the UI taking up half the screen, so, at the very least, the iPhone display is much more claustrophobic.
Alright, maybe I’m crazy, but I swear there’s a difference here. Maybe it’s just me then lol. This only looks this way on iPhone, no issues on iPad, & no other games I’ve played look like this. If no one else sees it, then I’ll stop bringing it up though.
This is on my iPhone 8+ I agree there is a very slight blurriness to it but I don’t have a Switch to compare it to. To be honest it looks just as blurry on my iPad Pro 12.9”. In fact I have a few older games that have this slight blurriness. I can hardly notice it though. My eyes are old anyways so it doesn’t bother me.
I think the easiest way to understand this is, with a big part of the iOS screens in this game being taken up by the UI, the display is a significantly zoomed in version of what could be displayed on the Switch, and thus comes off far more pixelated.
