On sale, but after a decent number of complains and not a single patch since release I'd rather save my euro.
Looks like I'll be saving my dollar as well. To bad this wasn't truly a premium game! Seemed interesting but with no support? To bad!
I might be a total sucker as I decided to get this fake because I like the concept and HOPE the developers choose to support the game and add more levels etc... Their pattern is one that shows a lot of support for their prior games. I also realize that .99 isn't bad and I'm assuming that if I get 5 hours of enjoyment than the .99 will be worth it and any additional hours or added levels will be a bonus! I've played he intro and first mission and love the seamless iCloud support and did enjoy the game although it is basic. I did have fun!
Picked up while on sale. I'd held off due to the complaints, and after a few hours of playing, I would say they are warranted. So many freemium trappings. Unless I have just been unlucky, you will never be given a part, or a ship hull: with the exception of the two prebuilt ships you unlock at levels 3 and 5. You get blueprints and have to pay out from at least three currencies that you find in battle to have the part made, and they are pricy. I'm surprised there isn't also a timer as the part is being built, that you can pay to skip, but I guess that would have been too much. Also, interesting, is that you can only use a blueprint once. In this world blueprints are consumed as part of the build process and everyone involved forgets how to make what they just made. Sounds legit. It's also a game that gives you greater rewards for not playing it than playing it, in that you can send you unused ships off on one of five "missions" that take 10 minutes, 30 minutes, or 4 hours. The missions sure sound interesting, but the descriptions might as well not even be there. All you'll care about is what you'll get at the end of them. Also, some of the random missions require a ship type of a specific level or higher. So. That's fun. Going on missions you don't get to see and can't play. Of course there is a iap store to purchase more currencies. And of course the prices of anything you need in game are stupid high to try to drive you to that store, in a hope to shorten the grind. This is all a shame, because the game is pretty fun so far. I'm certain I'll be sick of it long before I ever see most of it thanks to these "gameplay" decisions. What I would love to see: - lower prices to build things - actual parts drops instead of just blueprints - reusable blueprints - missions that you can take part in for the rewards What I expect to see: - a drop to free on the next update - video and interstitial ads that you can pay $5 to disable disguised in the update description as, "bug fixes," or, "gameplay improvements."
I was an early adopter and I spent a good amount on their IAP because I had previously loved Ninja Kiwi. But they screwed the pooch with this one and they haven't updated it since. Believe it or not I actually like the core gameplay, the art style, the explosions and sounds. They just went too far with the free to play stuff and then you make an expensive purchase and don't even get the ship you purchased but parts and then they don't provide enough money to build the ship, leaving you with pieces and nothing to show for a $10 purchase it leaves an awful taste in your mouth. I stopped playing after that. Billy
Loved the overall concept and agreed that sendingvoit ships on missions for 10-30 mins gave decent rewards. Although more arcade than simulation still fun for the .99 just never met it's full potential.
