No one said all 2012 titles would be freemium, but PG article did say all will contain In Apps. Anyway, I know GL is not the best dev, but goddamn did they make an awesome game or what!? MC2 and MC3 are like my all time favorite iOS games.
Apologies, the article was here.... http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Multiformat/Gameloft+news/ip_news.asp?c=39115&srch=gameloft "All Gameloft games for iOS and Android released throughout 2012 will contain in-app purchases" So i was wrong, i presumed that meant they were all going to be freemium and no doubt rely on the user to buy lots of IAP's like Six Guns for example. Because of what they did with Six Guns i reckon it'll be the same but we'll see. But in an earlier interview with i think Touch Arcade the Gameloft boss said they would release a mix of freemium and normal priced apps but from that link above i think its going to be freemium all the way. And agree with Visionwebs, after Dungeon Hunter III i've given up on Gameloft, have most of their early games which were exceptional until they went freemium/arena based with their last few titles. Just ruined the Dungeon Hunter franchise
Modern Combat has IAP, but is a premium game. That's what they mean with all games having IAP, but not all of them being freemium.
I tasted splinter cell again and still was astonished by how high polished this game is when I compared it with other IOS games in nowdays. Even splinter cell IOS version is made two years ago. yes,there'd also bad ones--- such as slient ops. I am not saying splinter cell IOS is a good game, but it's still something in the IOS.
It turn out to be you are right. Gameloft coming back with their paymium/premium big games now. They are getting better and better.
Gameloft may lack originality but they have some quality games. Like someone said already you shouldn't expect console quality for £4.99 (often 69p) lol. I never tried MC3 due to the lack of space to have both mc3 and nova3 but how does the multiplayer compare with nova3?
they may be the biggest but not the best. you got better devs like: mika mobile pixbits rocketcat games
Imo MC3 is better, but it's really down to personal preference. Check http://youtube.com/tscholll http://youtube.com/rusticgear (I got more in mind, but that should do) for some MC3 gameplay to help you decide. For me, it's my favorite iOS game of all time.
I've bought a handful of gameloft games. At this point I've deleted them all from my device. I wouldn't make the argument that they're not worth what they cost. However I would say that I like gta 3 more than the gangstar series. Real racing more than asphalt ( not that the asphalt series is bad, or worse even than the nfs mobile games ). MC3 was good. Not my favourite FPS on iOS. Obviously some people really like gameloft. Others really hate gameloft. I'm in the middle. I appreciate gameloft for their success. Their failures have been fairly serious ( the freemium fiasco and possibly the upcoming paymium period ). I'm willing to give them the benefit of watching to see what the future holds and hoping for some great quality titles. I won't be holding my breath for them to redefine gaming on ios platforms though.
Well, I think mostly it's because many of there games feel pretty soulless. They have a very talented team but you can tell they aren't making games because they love to make games. They are making games that they think will sell well.. In the end I feel like there games have a very unpassionate vanilla feel to them. That being said I do think they have helped to elevate the mobile platform and given iPad and iPhone some much deserved attention.
Just wanted to second this post. You pretty much said everything I wanted to say. I think if they weren't pushed into hitting deadline after deadline, they could easily be the best iOS devs in the business. But I guess it's hitting those deadlines that keeps them in budget...
anyway, gameloft shows people what IOS devices could capable of and redefine the meaning of IOS gaming again and agian. Gameloft, you are the father of IOS game big titles and the guardian of IOS gaming dignity.
When i first got into iOS gaming a year or so ago Gameloft to me was one of the best. Loved their games, bought a fair few, Dungeon Hunter 1 and 2 were brilliant. Then of course Dungeon Hunter 3 personally really let me down, terrible arena game, ruined the good name of DH ! Six Guns 'could' have been so good but being so cheap with money from missions again ruined that. Perhaps theres a decent update but i remember playing that, having to buy bullets for say $30, complete a mission and get $50, then i have to buy more bullets as i ran out from that last mission and dont have enough, its like they force you to buy IAP's. I havent bothered with any of their other titles which are freemium. If they released their games at $6.99 or even $9.99 i wouldnt mind as long as they arent freemium. Would love a Dungeon Hunter IV which returns to its proper routes and is a huge RPG. Must admit Asphalt 7 was very good, only Gameloft game i've downloaded for quite some time. Sadly some idiots must be spending a lot of IAP's as Gameloft seem to be making a lot of money and will churn out more freemium IAP games. Used to love Gameloft, since they went freemium crazy i hardly bother with them anymore and would rather buy games from small indie devs
People are spoiled around here. There is an incomprehensible level of self-entitlement that prevade's the culture of the AppStore. No matter how much you give them, people will demand more. Their insatiable appitites cannot be satisfied. If you a mouse a cookie, it's going to want a glass of milk. People are expecting games the quality of Modern Combat 3 to sell for 0.99c, with no IAP, which is somewhere between unreasonable and outright delusional.
Found it funny the other week some comment about 'only 60 levels, i'll pass' when the game was just 99c. Some kids want 1000's of levels, tons new content all for the pricely sum of 99c nowadays. So its a catch 22, i think ios gaming is so popular as its great, variety, plus its so cheap. But as it started off so cheap the second a game costs 5 dollars people faint and moan about it. If all games were 5 dollars or above iOS gaming might not be as popular but at the moment theyve created a 'monster' by having games soooo cheap or worst still waiting for it to be free all the time (and then moaning theres not enough good games coming out, hello ? If you werent so cheap and bought games it would help companies !). Cant win !
People dislike them due to freemium. Saying that despite some negative reviews i'm happy Spiderman was $6.99 (which i would rather pay) than some freemium rubbish.
