Universal Hoplite (by Douglas Cowley)

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  1. metalcasket

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    Woah...I had this on Android (and bought the full game unlock) and have been completely forgetting to pick it up since I switched back to iOS.
     
  2. Talbs

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    Just grabbed it myself. It's gone free. Feel a little guilty though, having heard all the praise.
     
  3. Vovin

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    It's part of the Pocket Gamer Advent Calendar and featured game of the day (12/09/14).
     
  4. Talbs

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    So this crashes on start up on my 6+.
     
  5. confab

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    It's not free in the New Zealand store, unfortunately.
     
  6. Retro Nug

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    Man, I suck at this game so far lol but it's keeping me coming back when I take a break from Cardinal Quest 2.
     
  7. ste86uk

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    It is pretty awesome, got it when it went free for a day and I keep having a few goes on it here and there. So simple yet also tactical and makes you want to try once more.
     
  8. LordGek

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    I really loved its unlock system. How completing achievements grants you access to cool skills in future runs.
     
  9. dancj

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    I recently started playing this game and am doing pretty well - only the Speed Run, Demon Partisan, Pacifist and a Hoplite Master achievements left to get.

    What is this Protection that people keep speaking of? I've never seen it and it doesn't look like any of the achievements unlock it.
     
  10. Guise

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    This game is champion. Anyone tried the Challenge Mode yet? Sounds harder than a diamond in an ice storm.
     
  11. ShinHadoukin

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    All this games needs is an auto save or save/quit so you can come back exactly where you were playing. I love this game & redownlaoded for the challenges but it would have left my phone if it saved. I'm on lunch having a great run then I have to get back to work & that's it. If it's minimized you lose the level.
     
  12. vectorarchitekt

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    It is crazy hard!!
    But a really good idea. Definitely worth the redownload. I was two steps away from the end once...

    I wish the rocky tiles and lava theme could get switched up for some other scenery types.
     
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    #153 zen_mode, May 21, 2015
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    It returns to its exact game state even if it's booted from memory so not sure what you mean.

    Also, kudos to the dev for bringing the legacy graphics to the iOS version. Only thing I'll still like to see is an option to unlock all abilities similar to 868-hack. I'm more interested in normal runs than achievement chasing. Still playing this after all this time.
     
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    Flawless - a question

    Hi, guys,
    There's something I don't understand: I've returned the fleece twice without taking ANY damage, but the achievement is still locked. Why can it be? What do I miss?
    Thanks!
     
  15. Sash-O

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    Hoplite went down to 1.99€ again!
    One of my favorite rogue likes on iOS.
     
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    As usual i'm always late to the party when it comes to discovering amazing games. Hoplite mitght be my favorite game currently on my phone right now and should be for a long time. I just finished unlocking the wizard beam which is a gamechanger since I'm not a fan of spear throwing unless I decide to use sword lunge. I'm trying to unlock slashing lunge through the pacifist achievement but I am finding it incredibly difficult. For Demon partizan I upgraded to shielding bash 2, winged sandals, and the rest on fortitude and divine restoration. Is it similar for pacifist or should I be using another build?
     
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    #157 Ancientmoon, Dec 12, 2016
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    Hoplite is a timeless masterpiece, and it's my favorite roguelike ever along with Cavern, 868-HACK, Pixel Dungeon, ENYO and so on. It maybe the best among them.

    Pacfist is definitly harder than Demon Partisan. When I got it, I didn't use Winged Sandals but I think it's also possible to reach Depth 20 without killing by using that. I used Plant Spear and Follow by the way. You have to update throwing range at least 2 times, and pray for Fortitude at the rest altars. Good luck!
     
  18. drelbs

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    64 bit (and iOS 11) support OH YEAH! \:D/
     
  19. LordGek

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    So happy not to lose this to the void.

    But this does bring up something annoying, since it is such a random crapshot in what ancient apps are brought into the modern era, what is the average user expected to do? It seems like you’ ve either got to leave a bunch of now dead apps on your device and pray or clean stuff up and HOPE decent folk comment on a long abandoned thread here about it.
     
  20. drelbs

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    Pretty much.

    Or stay on iOS 10 like me... (probably not for long though)

    This is the first I've seen to drop after iOS 11, I'm hoping there will be a few more!

    :D THANK YOU DOUGLAS! :D
     

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