Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/madness-endless/id1489109037 Madness/Endless Anthony Romano Darkness, despair, challenge... The world as we know it is run over by eldritch monstrosities. Survivors are few and far… $3.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsDarkness, despair, challenge... The world as we know it is run over by eldritch monstrosities. Survivors are few and far between, stuck between living in this new, grim world and scheming to overthrow others. You have been chosen to bear the greatest burden - the Herald’s Blade. Are you going to help your covenant or take over as the new overlord? Do you really have a choice? Experience a unique ACTION STEALTH game created specifically for mobile. A hand crafted, pixel art world full of horrific creatures and hidden tragedies. Play with ONE hand and defeat enemies by using slick COMBOS and special ITEMS, while dashing through the environment with blinding speed! Discover a clandestine plot in this ruined world, where friends will betray you and foes will aid you... Master the blade, master your surroundings and CONQUER! But remember... YOU ARE ALONE. YOU WILL DIE. YOU WILL DO IT AGAIN. After two possible endings, see how far you can get in an ENDLESS MODE where you explore and conquer procedurally generated levels. Fight against over 15 UNIQUE enemy types, Elite enemies and 4 carefully crafted BOSSES that will test your skills to their limit. Speak to many colorful characters and try to piece together the bigger picture. Uncover your own origin as your perspective on evil changes with every nightmare and flashback. ORIGINAL CONTROLS - Built natively for touchscreen and one handed play, movement and combat interact smoothly and seamlessly. TENSE, UNNERVING AND MYSTERIOUS - Reap through the ruined world with fast and furious dashes off walls, while staying out of sight of monstrosities, away from traps and countless hazards! HARDCORE DIFFICULTY - Combine speed, skill, wits & reflexes, to solve increasingly complex rooms, use powerful items, and CONQUER gigantic bosses! HANDCRAFTED & UNIQUE ARTSTYLE - A depressing, unique, visual horror where every nook and cranny was crafted to keep you on your toes and intensify the experience. A GRIM quest awaits you! Will you answer the Heralds’ call? Information Seller:Anthony Romano Genre:Action Release:Jan 20, 2023 Updated:Mar 07, 2023 Version:1.0.2 Size:200.0 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube Channel anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 703 113 #2 anthony78, Jan 23, 2023 This looks promising. Would love to hear impressions if anyone gets it. Rocco SE Well-Known Member Jun 16, 2020 267 258 63 Male Modern Mime Artist Austria https://silentrocco.net #3 Rocco SE, Jan 23, 2023 MintCity just posted a glowing review on YouTube: squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,715 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #4 squarezero, Jan 23, 2023 Played through the first two tutorial levels. Getting big Dandara vibes, which is a very good thing. Love the Lovecraftrian theme and atmosphere, especially the madness mechanic. I see a lot of potential here . VirtualBoyFreak and Anotherkellydown like this. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,577 1,132 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #5 Anotherkellydown, Jan 23, 2023 Just played through the first 6 areas and I gotta say the controls are great on this one. Loving the grim setting and NPC interactions. Also, I was able to save the game mid-run and saw that there’s a continue option on the title screen. Awesome. Can’t wait to play more after work. VirtualBoyFreak and squarezero like this. anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 703 113 #6 anthony78, Jan 24, 2023 Last edited: Jan 24, 2023 This is brilliant. Amazing atmosphere, graphics, music and writing. Dash/combat mechanics are perfect. I was a bit skeptical when I saw the author only had a few apps unrelated to gaming but this is the real deal. Have to play more but has potential to be a mobile classic. Edit: Movement outside of dashing is a bit wonky. Only complaint so far. Anotherkellydown likes this. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,577 1,132 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #7 Anotherkellydown, Jan 24, 2023 Having a blast with this. I’ve noticed one issue though. When talking to a NPC or reading a note, the enemy continues moving towards you. I just died trying to read a letter that was lying on the ground. Now, that could be by design, idk. Just gotta hurry or clear out the enemies first. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #8 metalcasket, Jan 24, 2023 Sorry, no time to properly post something but HOLY SHIT THIS GAME RIPS!!! Anotherkellydown, anthony78 and squarezero like this. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #9 macplash, Jan 24, 2023 I don’t like being rushed. I’d prefer to take my time, progress at my own pace. So. How bad is that sanity meter (which is basically a timer)? That’s the only thing holding me back from buying the game. elcrazy likes this. aconfusedkender Well-Known Member Sep 28, 2012 1,362 122 63 Oil & Gas Kendermore, Ansalon #10 aconfusedkender, Jan 26, 2023 Not usually my style of game but shit this is fun and the after level lines to show where you’ve been is super cool to see. Especially the red lines lol Anotherkellydown likes this. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,577 1,132 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #11 Anotherkellydown, Jan 26, 2023 I feel like I’ve gotten far enough to say with confidence that the sanity meter (timer) isn’t bad at all. As long as you don’t sit in one spot for an unreasonable amount of time and keep killing things you should be fine. This is coming from someone who dislikes timers and generally being rushed in games. aconfusedkender likes this. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #12 macplash, Jan 26, 2023 @Anotherkellydown alright then. Thanks for clarifying. Bought! Anotherkellydown likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #13 ste86uk, Jan 26, 2023 @macplash let me know what you think when you’ve had some time with it as I’m in the same mind as you. macplash and elcrazy like this. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,577 1,132 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #14 Anotherkellydown, Jan 28, 2023 Maybe this will push you over the fence, @ste86uk? TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Madness/Endless’ ste86uk and macplash like this. Chq Well-Known Member Jul 20, 2013 442 60 28 #15 Chq, Jan 28, 2023 Last edited: Jan 28, 2023 I love Ordia, Mo: Astray and Dandara and was unfortunately disappointed. Maybe my expectations were just too high. Greetz Chris macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #16 macplash, Jan 28, 2023 @ste86uk well, I ran out of sanity during tutorial when I first came across those guys with red sights and I needed to be stealthy. But only because I didn’t know what I was doing exactly. Apart from that I didn’t feel being unreasonably rushed yet, so I’m right there with @Anotherkellydown - I wouldn’t worry about the “timer” at all. At least for now. What you get for your money in return is gorgeously atmospheric experience full of creepy environments, monsters (or abominations as they’re referred to by those poor guys locked in there) and great combat. I mean, controls are buttery smooth, very intuitive and works perfectly well. If you make a mistake, it’s your fault. The game’s pretty dark and gory, which for me is really welcoming change. And the sound design is fantastic. I’m playing with my AirPods in and it’s crazy scary. I can’t tell about the longevity yet, but I assume even after completing the main story (whatever length that is) there should be a lot of fun left with endless mode. Although for that I’m missing Game Center implementation with leaderboards and achievements. I’m also not sure about cloud syncing because I didn’t try it yet, but I bought this solely with my iPhone in mind, so I might not even try it on iPad. It just feels right on iPhone. (Oh, I just checked the title and it seems to be iPhone exclusive, not universal, so it’s all good). @ste86uk Long story short, just go for it. The GOTW award is well deserved. For that 4,99€ it’s a no-brainer. Highly recommended! metalcasket, elcrazy, Alex DeLargest and 2 others like this. BlueTrin Well-Known Member Jun 21, 2012 376 51 28 #17 BlueTrin, Jan 29, 2023 I guess it’s not a game mechanic that the majority of games use elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 707 562 93 #18 elcrazy, Jan 30, 2023 Just wait till you have cleared a room to read the letters. Great game mechanic actually makes more sense then monsters pausing because you are reading. Game is fantastic. I was really on the fence. Wasn’t sure I would enjoy it. But wow it’s done well. And ya, no worries at all on timers. You never feel rushed. It’s just perfectly executed. macplash likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #19 ste86uk, Jan 30, 2023 @macplash thank you to you and the others leaving their comments here I’ve decided to buy the game thanks to them. Sadly I’ve been poorly all weekend, starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel now so hopefully I’ll be up to checking it out soon. BlueTrin Well-Known Member Jun 21, 2012 376 51 28 #20 BlueTrin, Jan 30, 2023 Game is good, a floating joystick would make more sense though. I mostly die because I positioned my finger outside the joystick area elcrazy likes this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 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
Played through the first two tutorial levels. Getting big Dandara vibes, which is a very good thing. Love the Lovecraftrian theme and atmosphere, especially the madness mechanic. I see a lot of potential here .
Just played through the first 6 areas and I gotta say the controls are great on this one. Loving the grim setting and NPC interactions. Also, I was able to save the game mid-run and saw that there’s a continue option on the title screen. Awesome. Can’t wait to play more after work.
This is brilliant. Amazing atmosphere, graphics, music and writing. Dash/combat mechanics are perfect. I was a bit skeptical when I saw the author only had a few apps unrelated to gaming but this is the real deal. Have to play more but has potential to be a mobile classic. Edit: Movement outside of dashing is a bit wonky. Only complaint so far.
Having a blast with this. I’ve noticed one issue though. When talking to a NPC or reading a note, the enemy continues moving towards you. I just died trying to read a letter that was lying on the ground. Now, that could be by design, idk. Just gotta hurry or clear out the enemies first.
I don’t like being rushed. I’d prefer to take my time, progress at my own pace. So. How bad is that sanity meter (which is basically a timer)? That’s the only thing holding me back from buying the game.
Not usually my style of game but shit this is fun and the after level lines to show where you’ve been is super cool to see. Especially the red lines lol
I feel like I’ve gotten far enough to say with confidence that the sanity meter (timer) isn’t bad at all. As long as you don’t sit in one spot for an unreasonable amount of time and keep killing things you should be fine. This is coming from someone who dislikes timers and generally being rushed in games.
@macplash let me know what you think when you’ve had some time with it as I’m in the same mind as you.
I love Ordia, Mo: Astray and Dandara and was unfortunately disappointed. Maybe my expectations were just too high. Greetz Chris
@ste86uk well, I ran out of sanity during tutorial when I first came across those guys with red sights and I needed to be stealthy. But only because I didn’t know what I was doing exactly. Apart from that I didn’t feel being unreasonably rushed yet, so I’m right there with @Anotherkellydown - I wouldn’t worry about the “timer” at all. At least for now. What you get for your money in return is gorgeously atmospheric experience full of creepy environments, monsters (or abominations as they’re referred to by those poor guys locked in there) and great combat. I mean, controls are buttery smooth, very intuitive and works perfectly well. If you make a mistake, it’s your fault. The game’s pretty dark and gory, which for me is really welcoming change. And the sound design is fantastic. I’m playing with my AirPods in and it’s crazy scary. I can’t tell about the longevity yet, but I assume even after completing the main story (whatever length that is) there should be a lot of fun left with endless mode. Although for that I’m missing Game Center implementation with leaderboards and achievements. I’m also not sure about cloud syncing because I didn’t try it yet, but I bought this solely with my iPhone in mind, so I might not even try it on iPad. It just feels right on iPhone. (Oh, I just checked the title and it seems to be iPhone exclusive, not universal, so it’s all good). @ste86uk Long story short, just go for it. The GOTW award is well deserved. For that 4,99€ it’s a no-brainer. Highly recommended!
Just wait till you have cleared a room to read the letters. Great game mechanic actually makes more sense then monsters pausing because you are reading. Game is fantastic. I was really on the fence. Wasn’t sure I would enjoy it. But wow it’s done well. And ya, no worries at all on timers. You never feel rushed. It’s just perfectly executed.
@macplash thank you to you and the others leaving their comments here I’ve decided to buy the game thanks to them. Sadly I’ve been poorly all weekend, starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel now so hopefully I’ll be up to checking it out soon.
Game is good, a floating joystick would make more sense though. I mostly die because I positioned my finger outside the joystick area
