"It's pretty rare to see an iOS strategy game that not only has a captivating story, sound gameplay mechanics, and challenging difficulty, but also manages to accomplish all this while not being a tower defense derivative. Companions manages to achieve all this and more, and leads to a great experience for those iPad owners looking to try out a real strategy game." TA Review Companions Smuttlewerk Interactive UG (haftungsbeschrankt) - TOUCHARCADE REVIEW (****): "It's pretty rare to see an iOS strategy game that not only has a captivating story, sound … TouchArcade Rating: Free Buy Now Watch Media Details- TOUCHARCADE REVIEW (****): "It's pretty rare to see an iOS strategy game that not only has a captivating story, sound gameplay mechanics, and challenging difficulty, but also manages to accomplish all this while not being a tower defense derivative. Companions manages to achieve all this and more, and leads to a great experience for those iPad owners looking to try out a real strategy game." - GAMERS TEMPLE (96%): Companions drags together the best of bigger console titles (story, character, length) and the best of the handheld world (touch-screen controls, single iPad multiplayer) into one cohesive, extremely fun game. No joke: If you don't like the game after level 1 or 2, you probably just hate fun games. Download this one soon. - iPHONE LIFE: "Companions makes good use of the iPad to give complete command over any melee situation, has a detailed storyline, and plenty of challenges to keep oneself immersed for hours!" - FEATURES: - PLAY the huge campaign with 10+ hours playtime - PLAY again with different party combinations - ENDLESS replay value (random drops, random enemies) - PLAY with 3 different classes for each race: - Minotaur: Berserker, Gladiator, Bull - Elf: Assassin, Ranger, Archer - Dwarf: Miner, Draftsman, Engineer - Human: Light, Matter, Void - IMMERSE yourself into the deep story line - ENJOY the 40+ skills - BUILD bombard, crossbow and scythe towers - LAY spike traps, stone traps and decoy bombs - GATHER 100+ items - GAIN 30+ unique items - FIGHT brutal boss mobs - SURVIVE gigantic battles - USE the tactical pause (20 or 60 seconds) - LISTEN to philosophical pest zombies - DEFEAT the really BIG DRAGON RAARTAARK - LOOK upon the great artwork - CHOOSE from 3 difficulty settings - CONNECT to GameCenter - GET 41 achievements - SCORE on the 4 single maps with leaderboards - AUTO and MANUAL save - YOU ARE IN CONTROL! Lead the four Companions to their destiny. Battles of epic magnitude await you on your way down towards the catacombs of Mentzel and the lava chambers of the volcano Eaneum. Hordes of evil and strange creatures with nothing but hatred and death in their minds will do everything in their power to stop the Companions! Altland may well be thrown into another devastating war. You are the only one able to guide the Companions safely through the storm that threatens to engulf the world! The dangers are potent and manyfold. MAY UROORG BE WITH YOU! - SAVE ALTLAND! Altland is in danger. The dark god Detexx is on the rise again, ready to plunge Altland into eternal darkness. People are vanishing and rumour has it, that strange creatures roam the land. Unbeknown to each other our four heroes begin their quests in the catacombs of Mentzel. You have to unriddle the evil plans of the dark god and do everything in your power to stop the "Hordes of Nether"! Information Seller:Smuttlewerk Interactive UG (haftungsbeschrankt) Genre:Action, Role Playing, Strategy Release:May 26, 2011 Updated:Apr 17, 2018 Version:1..42 Size:79.1 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (6) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #2 Gabrien, May 26, 2011 Haven't been following this game's progress, but it looks interesting enough to take a chance on. I understand it's a tower defense/rpg cross sort of thing? Or am I off on that? In any case going to pick it up so guess I'll shortly find out. Mivo Well-Known Member May 10, 2011 83 0 0 Germany #3 Mivo, May 26, 2011 Finally! Been waiting for this for a while. Downloading ... Tommet Well-Known Member Apr 5, 2011 357 1 0 #4 Tommet, May 26, 2011 +1 Gegoben Well-Known Member Apr 12, 2010 263 0 0 VIrginia #5 Gegoben, May 26, 2011 Please b good Been waiting for this, someone pls review. Leegames Well-Known Member Jul 1, 2010 1,083 0 0 Ex. game journalist and EiC now PR Denmark #6 Leegames, May 26, 2011 Last edited: May 26, 2011 Rouge-like meaning no touchpad, but click to move. Had I known I wouldn't have brought it, but a least I can hope the developer ads a pad. Other than a few spelling errors the game seems polished and like an interesting take on the Dungeon Crawler. The graphic seems a bit too tiny for my liking, but again that is a personal preference. Not a bad game so far, but I am not blown away either. Mivo Well-Known Member May 10, 2011 83 0 0 Germany #7 Mivo, May 26, 2011 Only done the tutorial so far. My main concern from the previews was that things on the screen may be too small. It was unfounded, though. Controls are straight-forward and intuitive, at least once you get the hang of using two fingers to scroll. There are some tiny spelling/grammar errors here and there, and I think "loads" should really be replaced with "charges". And I prefer Tolkien's "elves" and "dwarves" over "elfs" an "dwarfs". But this is just nitpicking. The writing is good and humorous. Combat sounds and effects could be a bit more impressive (missing the "oomph!" feeling somehow!), but I really haven't played long and the first impressions are definitely positive. I know what game I'll spend the evening with ... Planetshooter Well-Known Member Jun 3, 2010 561 2 18 UK http://arcadelife.co.uk #8 Planetshooter, May 26, 2011 It's great to see this on the app store. I've been involved (in a small way) with this game for quite a while and it is a very nice tactical dungeon crawler. The party control mechanics are well designed. Don't worry that there's no pad style control - the control method is good and suits the game perfectly. Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #9 Gabrien, May 26, 2011 Very initial impressions are very positive so far. Spent around an hour with it and feel like I've barely scratched the surface though, so anything resembling any kind of an in-depth review will have to wait - that alone though, says something in itself in this app store world. If you've been waiting for this one though, I feel it's safe to say purchase with confidence on what I've seen so far. One minor niggle: item description window should come up above where you tap, not below where it is obscured by your finger. Obvious really, and a strange implementation. I'll echo the grammar/spelling issues as well: more important in a game like this than in certain other genres and really would benefit from more thorough proofreading. Main thing though: the overall experience is absorbing to this point and I'm looking forward to getting back into it. ojtitus Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2010 3,228 5 38 Male Canton, Ohio #10 ojtitus, May 26, 2011 Congratulations Smuttlegiaco! Purchased and downloading now. Squeaker Well-Known Member May 31, 2009 3,366 7 38 Bookland #11 Squeaker, May 26, 2011 Oh my, this is out too?! I'm overloaded with games now, will this by the weekend. Marcus70 Well-Known Member Dec 7, 2010 950 0 0 #12 Marcus70, May 26, 2011 Any chance for a lite version in the near future? smuttlegiaco Well-Known Member Aug 19, 2010 497 0 16 Game Designer Germany http://www.companions-game.com #13 smuttlegiaco, May 26, 2011 thank you all for your support! please keep the feedback coming. we listen! I feel with you. we will implement a change in the next update. something along a one tap and then the window stays on-screen I guess. we'll have to think about the best solution. @markus70: at the moment I can't tell when a lite version will be out. but our time is very limited right now, so 1-2 month at least. Ssylex Well-Known Member May 18, 2011 114 0 16 Software Engineer #14 Ssylex, May 26, 2011 I've been waiting on this one for awhile. Congratulations, Smuttlewerk! ojtitus Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2010 3,228 5 38 Male Canton, Ohio #15 ojtitus, May 26, 2011 I have noticed a few times where it would be nice to be able to move all your units together or call all your units to one location. It might be nice to have a button on the interface that would allow players to call all their units to one location and also maybe make the formation customizable so players could have the dwarf and minotaur in front or where ever wanted. JCat Well-Known Member Mar 11, 2009 515 0 0 CEO E-Commerce NY #16 JCat, May 26, 2011 Downloading this tonight. For those that already have it, I'm just curious - does this share any similarities with FF Tactics, Heroes, Gauntlet, Diablo, or a party controlled Fargoal? I wouldn't mind anything above except Gauntlet! smuttlegiaco Well-Known Member Aug 19, 2010 497 0 16 Game Designer Germany http://www.companions-game.com #17 smuttlegiaco, May 26, 2011 @ojtitus: on the list for the next update! it's time for bed right now. my head is whirling and I can't concentrate any longer. tomorrow we'll see the first numbers. wish us luck! I hope Umbahan ot Smorgwar - the evil priest of Detexx - won't haunt my dreams. again, thank you all for your support! Jacobtf Well-Known Member Aug 5, 2010 63 0 0 Civil court specialist Slagelse, Denmark #18 Jacobtf, May 26, 2011 I would happily buy this, but it requires iOS 4.3 and I'm on 4.2.1. Since every update has resulted in me having to start from scratch, this is a no-no for me for now. Lower the requirements in the next version and you have a sure-fire customer! Besides, it makes sense to make the game run on lower versions of iOS, since you'll have a broader market. (On another note, why does appstore allow for purchase of an app that requires a higher version of iOS? If I hadn't known that, I might have wasted my money buying this, since I'm NOT updating for a while) jsrco Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Oct 15, 2009 2,134 1 38 Coordinator Seattle https://www.Fatthunder.com #19 jsrco, May 27, 2011 Dear lord this game is fun. I am very impressed! Matthew.e Member Mar 31, 2011 6 0 1 Canada #20 Matthew.e, May 27, 2011 Been following the development on this one for months. Love this game. It was worth the wait. The great news is that this dev listens! (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 16 1 ← 2 3 4 5 6 → 16 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
Haven't been following this game's progress, but it looks interesting enough to take a chance on. I understand it's a tower defense/rpg cross sort of thing? Or am I off on that? In any case going to pick it up so guess I'll shortly find out.
Rouge-like meaning no touchpad, but click to move. Had I known I wouldn't have brought it, but a least I can hope the developer ads a pad. Other than a few spelling errors the game seems polished and like an interesting take on the Dungeon Crawler. The graphic seems a bit too tiny for my liking, but again that is a personal preference. Not a bad game so far, but I am not blown away either.
Only done the tutorial so far. My main concern from the previews was that things on the screen may be too small. It was unfounded, though. Controls are straight-forward and intuitive, at least once you get the hang of using two fingers to scroll. There are some tiny spelling/grammar errors here and there, and I think "loads" should really be replaced with "charges". And I prefer Tolkien's "elves" and "dwarves" over "elfs" an "dwarfs". But this is just nitpicking. The writing is good and humorous. Combat sounds and effects could be a bit more impressive (missing the "oomph!" feeling somehow!), but I really haven't played long and the first impressions are definitely positive. I know what game I'll spend the evening with ...
It's great to see this on the app store. I've been involved (in a small way) with this game for quite a while and it is a very nice tactical dungeon crawler. The party control mechanics are well designed. Don't worry that there's no pad style control - the control method is good and suits the game perfectly.
Very initial impressions are very positive so far. Spent around an hour with it and feel like I've barely scratched the surface though, so anything resembling any kind of an in-depth review will have to wait - that alone though, says something in itself in this app store world. If you've been waiting for this one though, I feel it's safe to say purchase with confidence on what I've seen so far. One minor niggle: item description window should come up above where you tap, not below where it is obscured by your finger. Obvious really, and a strange implementation. I'll echo the grammar/spelling issues as well: more important in a game like this than in certain other genres and really would benefit from more thorough proofreading. Main thing though: the overall experience is absorbing to this point and I'm looking forward to getting back into it.
thank you all for your support! please keep the feedback coming. we listen! I feel with you. we will implement a change in the next update. something along a one tap and then the window stays on-screen I guess. we'll have to think about the best solution. @markus70: at the moment I can't tell when a lite version will be out. but our time is very limited right now, so 1-2 month at least.
I have noticed a few times where it would be nice to be able to move all your units together or call all your units to one location. It might be nice to have a button on the interface that would allow players to call all their units to one location and also maybe make the formation customizable so players could have the dwarf and minotaur in front or where ever wanted.
Downloading this tonight. For those that already have it, I'm just curious - does this share any similarities with FF Tactics, Heroes, Gauntlet, Diablo, or a party controlled Fargoal? I wouldn't mind anything above except Gauntlet!
@ojtitus: on the list for the next update! it's time for bed right now. my head is whirling and I can't concentrate any longer. tomorrow we'll see the first numbers. wish us luck! I hope Umbahan ot Smorgwar - the evil priest of Detexx - won't haunt my dreams. again, thank you all for your support!
I would happily buy this, but it requires iOS 4.3 and I'm on 4.2.1. Since every update has resulted in me having to start from scratch, this is a no-no for me for now. Lower the requirements in the next version and you have a sure-fire customer! Besides, it makes sense to make the game run on lower versions of iOS, since you'll have a broader market. (On another note, why does appstore allow for purchase of an app that requires a higher version of iOS? If I hadn't known that, I might have wasted my money buying this, since I'm NOT updating for a while)
Been following the development on this one for months. Love this game. It was worth the wait. The great news is that this dev listens!
