Pretty much agree with this, especially the leaderboards, it would be boring without beating lazers scores hah.
1. Really depends. For "hard" games like Super Hexagon, 10 seconds feels long. But for me, the sweet spot is 1-3 minutes long per run. 2. I did like endless hard games (ie: Super Hexagon, Boson X) more before. But now I appreciate games like Impossible Game or Octagon where there's a defined length. Especially Octagon which has a fixed length, but randomized levels is great. 3. To me, most of these games are about chasing high scores so I like leaderboards in these types of games. Achievements are a nice bonus, but not really important.
1) Depends. Something like Super Hexagon or Bitless, bite-sized 10 second levels/runs are great. But a shump or something more involved, I think longer levels would work better 2) I don't mind endless, but levels offer a definite sense of progression, and you can more easily scale the challenge. As Lazer said, I prefer games to have levels and an endless mode on the side 3) Achievements and leaderboards don't really interest me, but for the majority, I think leaderboards are a must. Not sure about achievements
Wow, thanks guys - great to hear your thoughts on this. For me personally, I think what i like about these type of games is actually the short nature of the games - something i can quickly play in bursts while, say, waiting for other stuff (like, on the bus, or tv ad break, or waiting for "oven dinner", etc)! If a game is really tough - say, impossible and i know this beforehand - that doesn't actually discourage me from playing, as long as its fun and challenging until the point of dying. Been playing Worm Run lately and i love that game.
Thanks for offering, though to be honest, i'm a bit late for beta testing - my app just got approved today! I'm submitting an app update asap to address some bugs and am just going to release it when thats approved! I consider my shmup boss fight game to be in the "quick, fun and super hard" genre - at least the short and hard bit, i hope people will find it fun nonetheless! Appreciate any feedback you have for it - its free to play (for the first 5 times, though to be honest, you can delete and reinstall to get another 5 credits to play if you don't want to buy the credit pack). You can find out more with this thread i've just created: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?p=3055561#post3055561 Cheers,
Link? Searching on Google, couldn't find it --- Surprised this wasn't mentioned yet http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=211446
Found two games, don't know if someone already mentioned them Infinity Jumper https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/infinity-jumper/id721525037 Impossible Dodge - Bad Red Balls https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/impossible-dodge-bad-red-balls/id751091887
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=211616 A Little Viking RM Foster A Little Viking is an epic adventure through 100 levels of monsters, traps and danger. Have you got the brains and fast … Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsA Little Viking is an epic adventure through 100 levels of monsters, traps and danger. Have you got the brains and fast reflexes to escape all 100 dungeons in this unique action puzzle game? Bats will chase you, Ghosts will try and trick you, Monsters around every corner, Hazards include Spikes, Guillotines, Poison gas and more… Have you got what it takes? Information Seller:RM Foster Genre:Adventure, Puzzle Release:Dec 05, 2013 Updated:Dec 05, 2013 Version:1.0 Size:27.7 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal sink_or_swim Well-Known Member Feb 4, 2012 3,504 5 38 Germany #533 sink_or_swim, Dec 5, 2013 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id702954060?mt=8&affId=2049622 Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #534 Bronxsta, Dec 5, 2013 Looks awesome --- This looks promising, from the dev of Infinity Jumper Code Red Code Red is a challenging game that involves you trying to guide a ship through unlimited rounds of moving dots. There a… $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsCode Red is a challenging game that involves you trying to guide a ship through unlimited rounds of moving dots. There are four challenging modes to chose from easy, medium, hard, and extreme which will put your skills to the test.Key features:-Fast paced music-Unlimited rounds-4 fun challenging modes-Many awards to unlock Information Seller: Genre:Arcade, Music Release:May 11, 2013 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #535 Bronxsta, Dec 5, 2013 The Little Viking cyro cloudpuff Well-Known Member Sep 12, 2013 3,600 0 36 lazy layabout uk #536 cloudpuff, Dec 5, 2013 Have picked up cyro and code red, I'll wait a little while before getting the Viking one as my backlog is getting stupid now lol. Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #537 Bronxsta, Dec 5, 2013 Guys, you have to download cyro. 1) It's only free today. Tomorrow, it's up to $1.99 2) It's hard, twitchy, and plays like a cool new take on Duet 3) Has a lovely minimalist style and awesome level designs cloudpuff Well-Known Member Sep 12, 2013 3,600 0 36 lazy layabout uk #538 cloudpuff, Dec 5, 2013 Agreed, I'm really enjoying it. Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #539 Bronxsta, Dec 5, 2013 Okay, got to give a shout out to Draw Rider Plus. It's a fantastic game with great dev support, and it's never gotten enough attention here IMO. Bike Baron and Motorheroz may have the most appealing art style, but DR+ is just technical and challenging, with great user content and tons of content in general...and has slow motion decapitations and dismemberment during crashes https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/draw-rider-plus/id629059031 Updates have added new levels and worlds, new vehicles, new editor tools, new features; in fact there was a new update today. And there's no IAP Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #540 Bronxsta, Dec 5, 2013 Bit-1 is on sale for free https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id492152484 (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 27 of 42 < Prev 1 ← 25 26 27 28 29 → 42 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Looks awesome --- This looks promising, from the dev of Infinity Jumper Code Red Code Red is a challenging game that involves you trying to guide a ship through unlimited rounds of moving dots. There a… $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsCode Red is a challenging game that involves you trying to guide a ship through unlimited rounds of moving dots. There are four challenging modes to chose from easy, medium, hard, and extreme which will put your skills to the test.Key features:-Fast paced music-Unlimited rounds-4 fun challenging modes-Many awards to unlock Information Seller: Genre:Arcade, Music Release:May 11, 2013 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #535 Bronxsta, Dec 5, 2013 The Little Viking cyro cloudpuff Well-Known Member Sep 12, 2013 3,600 0 36 lazy layabout uk #536 cloudpuff, Dec 5, 2013 Have picked up cyro and code red, I'll wait a little while before getting the Viking one as my backlog is getting stupid now lol. Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #537 Bronxsta, Dec 5, 2013 Guys, you have to download cyro. 1) It's only free today. Tomorrow, it's up to $1.99 2) It's hard, twitchy, and plays like a cool new take on Duet 3) Has a lovely minimalist style and awesome level designs cloudpuff Well-Known Member Sep 12, 2013 3,600 0 36 lazy layabout uk #538 cloudpuff, Dec 5, 2013 Agreed, I'm really enjoying it. Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #539 Bronxsta, Dec 5, 2013 Okay, got to give a shout out to Draw Rider Plus. It's a fantastic game with great dev support, and it's never gotten enough attention here IMO. Bike Baron and Motorheroz may have the most appealing art style, but DR+ is just technical and challenging, with great user content and tons of content in general...and has slow motion decapitations and dismemberment during crashes https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/draw-rider-plus/id629059031 Updates have added new levels and worlds, new vehicles, new editor tools, new features; in fact there was a new update today. And there's no IAP Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #540 Bronxsta, Dec 5, 2013 Bit-1 is on sale for free https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id492152484 (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 27 of 42 < Prev 1 ← 25 26 27 28 29 → 42 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Have picked up cyro and code red, I'll wait a little while before getting the Viking one as my backlog is getting stupid now lol.
Guys, you have to download cyro. 1) It's only free today. Tomorrow, it's up to $1.99 2) It's hard, twitchy, and plays like a cool new take on Duet 3) Has a lovely minimalist style and awesome level designs
Okay, got to give a shout out to Draw Rider Plus. It's a fantastic game with great dev support, and it's never gotten enough attention here IMO. Bike Baron and Motorheroz may have the most appealing art style, but DR+ is just technical and challenging, with great user content and tons of content in general...and has slow motion decapitations and dismemberment during crashes https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/draw-rider-plus/id629059031 Updates have added new levels and worlds, new vehicles, new editor tools, new features; in fact there was a new update today. And there's no IAP
