Universal Banner Saga (by Stoic)

Discussion in 'iPhone and iPad Games' started by PeteOzzy, Oct 2, 2014.

  1. Talbs

    Talbs Well-Known Member

    May 1, 2011
    2,616
    377
    83
    Huh?
    Did you just say XCOM is ruined by its own turn based system?
     
  2. Pepelutin

    Pepelutin Well-Known Member

    Feb 14, 2013
    308
    0
    0
    Music teacher
    Belgium
    And for the french one too! It's so easier to play. That's the reason why i stop playing at king of the dragon pass. Too hard for my average english.

    I noted that subtitles option (cc button) isn't "recorded" when i shutdown the game. I have to click on it each time i play. It's the same for the difficulty button.

    What a pleasure to play such a good game!
     
  3. MMarzola

    MMarzola Well-Known Member

    Sep 7, 2012
    802
    0
    0
    Game Developer
    Los Angeles
    The perspective makes battle with lots of guys in it nearly impossible to see what is going on when you are surrounded. Not enough changed were made to the interface to make the game play better on touch screens.

    Very pretty but does not feel good to play.
     
  4. iLLcAtTiViSsiMo

    Jul 17, 2013
    23
    0
    0
    How's the text size on iphone 5c? I push through too many good games with microscopic text (such as xcom) and I can't keep doing the squinty eye thing.

    Will def check it out as long as I don't have to struggle to read.
     
  5. rockhount

    rockhount Active Member

    Jun 27, 2013
    41
    0
    6
    Maybe its just not your cup of tea?
     
  6. luckystrikeguy

    luckystrikeguy Well-Known Member

    Sep 18, 2013
    615
    7
    18
    It only sucks when you're trying to go through the camp and camp menus. The story parts are ok. I don't have perfect vision and I'm ok so far. If you enable zoom in your settings you can get by for sure. Not ideal but the game is really really good otherwise
     
  7. Xexist

    Xexist Well-Known Member

    May 6, 2010
    2,440
    1
    0
    Canada
    For what it's worth sir, though you may find it easier or more pleasurable in another language, I have to say your English is excellent. I have seen native English speakers with worse spelling and grammar than you. Bravo!
     
  8. bababewey

    bababewey Well-Known Member

    Jun 8, 2012
    272
    0
    16
    I'm about 5 hours in and I think this may be my GOTY.
     
  9. RangerRob

    RangerRob Active Member

    Apr 6, 2011
    25
    0
    0
    I have enjoyed playing this game so far. A storybook game with tactical combat cut scenes in-between. :) I have an iPhone 6 plus and I think that a little more could have been done with the text size. The story scenes, the text is a little small, but not a big problem. Plenty of room to have made it larger, though. The tactical battles, the numbers above the unit showing defense and strength are really tiny to me. I can make them out, but it is not easy to assess things at a glance. The tutorial text was also quite small, but that isn't a big deal since it doesn't last for long. I've played for a couple of hours. I think I can make it through with the slightly smaller than comfortable text. The battles and units are otherwise quite playable.
     
  10. RomanReigns

    RomanReigns Well-Known Member

    Aug 28, 2014
    73
    1
    8
    I wont say much abt game nor im going to describe it much.But I'll sum up the game in just ONE word.................MASTERPIECE :D

    however,is there anyway to turn-off parallax effect?
     
  11. AEREC

    AEREC Active Member

    Sep 11, 2010
    38
    0
    0
    I.T.
    Seattle
    How's ipad3 performance?
     
  12. ramzarules

    ramzarules Well-Known Member

    Sep 13, 2014
    2,112
    128
    63
    Greece
    just posting to let anyone interested know, i'm downloading it for iphone 4s.

    Some people here and on the internet in general say it's too small, others say it is not too small. I've been browsing for opinions these last 2 days, but i thought what the hell, one less pizza is all it costs, and for sure i want it for my ipad mini 3 when i have it, so...

    Will post my own impressions tomorrow on how it plays.
     
  13. L.Lawliet

    L.Lawliet Well-Known Member

    Jun 28, 2011
    6,405
    420
    83
    ^ It's really personal preference at this point. If you can get by with it then that's great, keep playing! If not then.. well that's where the problem comes in.

    Feel free to share your impressions as well.
     
  14. tunawarrior

    tunawarrior New Member

    Apr 4, 2012
    2
    0
    0
    Can people who have this game on iPhones post screenshots showing the size of the text?
     
  15. Pepelutin

    Pepelutin Well-Known Member

    Feb 14, 2013
    308
    0
    0
    Music teacher
    Belgium
    It's a pleasure, thanks, to hear you. It's so hard to express myself in another language.
    That night i've played this game a lot, and it was so great. Varls, humans, old stones... I hope a lot of people will play this game and like it. It can be compared to a book, deep and interesting.
     
  16. Birth1118

    Birth1118 Well-Known Member

    May 31, 2013
    426
    0
    16
    Auditor
    MA, US
    Best game on iOS since war hammer quest. It's like Christmas.
     
  17. jsrco

    jsrco Well-Known Member
    Patreon Silver

    Oct 15, 2009
    2,134
    1
    38
    Coordinator
    Seattle
    The moment you find out what the backpacks are.
     
  18. anabolicMike

    anabolicMike Well-Known Member

    Feb 1, 2013
    302
    0
    0
    I.....can't....put....it.....down...... I have my tablet glued to me. My three year old has been helping make some decisions lol
     
  19. ramzarules

    ramzarules Well-Known Member

    Sep 13, 2014
    2,112
    128
    63
    Greece
    As promised, impressions on my iphone 4s screen for anyone interested.

    Graphics, Story and Sound : i think we all agree that they are beautiful, even on a 4s the characters look great and animated. With the camera zooming and dragging you will have no problem seeing the battlefield or getting your warriors where you want them to go. And with confirmation on every action, even a misstap can be corrected. The only thing that bothers me is the parallax effect, especially when i'm playing lying down.

    Loading : most loadings take around 10 seconds, but i came across one when we left the first city, that took one whole minute.

    And now to the text. I find it ok. Sure, it could be larger, but everything is readable objectively (think Appstore apps description size). The only tiny text is the description of the abilities in battle. For this, i couldn't take a screenshot of my phone's screen (if my phone could do that we would call the pic a "phonie") But i did the next best thing for you:
    Go to your MS Word or similar writer, and type in :

    The shield hits adjacent targets for 2 strength damage.

    Make it Type New Roman, font size 4 (yes four), print it, and put it on your iphone. If you can read this in your normal "gaming position", you are good to go.

    I hope this helps other people decide for themselves.
     
  20. JMarceLF

    JMarceLF Well-Known Member

    Dec 8, 2010
    401
    0
    0
    CHEF
    California
    I'm playing this on the retina iPad mini and I just realized I have some sort of dev mode in the top corner. Anyone else get this? I can quicksave/skip fights/command prompt/other things. I can't seem to remove it.
     

Share This Page