GameClub Aralon: Sword and Shadow (by Crescent Moon Games)

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  1. Bytebrain

    Bytebrain Well-Known Member

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    Well, I have that problem too. The menu is iPhone size on the iPad. It's pretty hard to see what's what on that screen...
    I really hope this get corrected.

    Other than that the game seems like a good old fashioned RPG like mom used to make 'em.. :)
     
  2. Lomyr

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    Well, I've got it, and played a bit too... Here are a few impressions, will update if necessary.
    The music is astounding. Fitting and perfectly atmospheric, it is one of the game's strongest features. listening through headphones is recommended.
    So far the set-up of the plot has been typical of the genre, which is completely welcome and appreciated.
    Environment graphics are lovely, leaving ravensword in the dust. Character graphics and movement could be improved.
    Controls are easy to get used to for any iPhone/touch/pad gamer. Menus are functional and easy to navigate, though sometimes I have trouble understanding what it is I'm looking at.
    There are a few kinks. Only small, for example sometimes the music will suddenly cut out, some hair-styles don't touch the head, making them look a little too unrealistic. I'm sure these will be rectified in future updates.
    Voice-acting is poor, as is the production quality of the voice recordings. Fortunately, most of the game's dialogue is text-based and leaves the voicing to the imagination.
    So far a winner, guaranteed not to disappoint someone looking for an in-depth RPG a la Morriwind/Oblivion, though this game is far from being a Gameloft style rip-off. I can see the love and work that went into this game, and witness the same kind of magic that permeated other labours of love such as the Lord of the Rings movies. A must buy.
     
  3. crex

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    About 2 more hours til I get my hands on it.
     
  4. Ben909

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    Only spent 30 mins with this, but it's a really pleasant surprise so far. I've avoided reading much about it, or watching many videos, etc. It looks excellent with the graphics options set to high.

    Sorry to say that I can confirm this is occurring on the ipad. Loading screens, menus, inventory, stats, etc are all iphone size, and pretty awkward to read. Non-jailbroken, OS4.2, UK appstore.
     
  5. YouSuckDude

    YouSuckDude Well-Known Member

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    Is version 2.0 only working on iphone4?!
     
  6. Lomyr

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    Ah, to be more specific about that music bug - if I quit the app and then return to it, the multi-tasking function takes me back to the same place, but the music is gone. Hope that helps!
     
  7. Multiboy2k

    Multiboy2k Well-Known Member

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    Could change at a moment's notice
    #307 Multiboy2k, Dec 16, 2010
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    2.0 still crashing on my ipod touch 4g

    mistake
     
  8. hellboy8x

    hellboy8x Well-Known Member

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    Owesome. I love this game :)
     
  9. Howlingwolf

    Howlingwolf Well-Known Member

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    Have the same problem with the menu , loading and inventory screens being iPhone size on my iPad can live with it at the minute but needs to be fixed
     
  10. coderkid

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    Well, I guess I'll get this when all the bugs are fixed...and the 2g version is out :p
     
  11. Lomyr

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    Another compliment/suggestion:

    Compliment- lighting effects are awesome.

    Suggestion- at the moment, the stereo soundboard is reactive to the position of the character, rather than the camera (eg if you turn the character left, the waterfall is in the left speaker, but spin the view around and the sound doesn't change) wouldn't it make more sense to link it to the position of the camera?
     
  12. Amalah

    Amalah Well-Known Member

    This game is amazing!

    My only complaint is the girl characters do look like they have been beaten with an ugly stick in character creation, but they look okay once you're in the game lol.

    Fantastic work!!!
     
  13. Big Albie

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    I have to say that this post drew a chuckle.
     
  14. Watabou

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    Two more hours left! Ahh, I'm so excited that my hands are shaking!
     
  15. JoshCM

    JoshCM Well-Known Member

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    big albie returns!
     
  16. JoshCM

    JoshCM Well-Known Member

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    are you serious?
     
  17. Watabou

    Watabou Well-Known Member

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    :eek:

    yes...? I get a bit flustered when I get excited for something....
     
  18. Juicebox_R

    Juicebox_R Well-Known Member

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    If I have my time zones correct, all the games should be releasing in a few minutes?
     
  19. One hour left here. The pity of it is I won't have any time to get into it tonight. I'll have to wait 'til end of business tomorrow 'fore I can get a proper stab at it.
     

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