Universal The Shadow Sun - (by Ossian Studios Inc.)

You're right, $8 isn't alot to ask, but like it or not 8-10 bucks is considered premium pricing as far as ios games go. If your gonna charge a premium price then you better deliver a premium product.

 

Personally I like it better. Has more of an rpg feel to it to me. Ravensword seems more arcade-ish.

 

I'm not enjoying this game so far. It feels weird... The controls are frustrating, the vstick to move the character is bad and the right thumb to move the camera feels still. Feels like it needs oil... Dialogs are boring with just text and the character, the graphics and the UI look old... I don't know, I can express myself in English well, enough to explain.

 

I am having the same crashing issue while opening the app on my ipad mini retina

 

Downloaded the game yesterday and all DLC packs (including the hintbook). The game runs smoothly on my iPad 2. Been having a blast playing--and the world lore is intriguing

For anybody who's playing a mage with the DLC optional quest, has anybody figured out

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the ring's riddle? I've been looking around in the gorge (something to do with the reference to 'the three brothers' in the riddle?), but I still haven't turned up anything. Found the hidden crevice and the treasure hunter a while back--but the ring riddle quest is still active. Maybe I've been looking in the wrong spot--but there's supposed to be a companion piece for the DLC treasure. Not sure where to go.

 

How is th mage dlc pack? Does it make the game more fun?

 

I didn't buy the DLC (yet), but my archer dude has all the spells a Mage would -- if I purchase the DLC, it'll be for the side quests.

 

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Search the Emperor's Plaza in Shar. It's a different three brothers.

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Ah--thank you very much for the tip Can't believe I overlooked that

 

Disappointing to read some of the reviews mentioning his game's "outdated" graphics and a clunky interface, dragging scores down a bit. It's not the prettiest game, but it's far from ugly. And to me, so far, I'm finding the story more engaging than some of the other Western RPGs like Aralon and Ravensword. This game isn't quite as "open world" as those. But I actually prefer a more narrative driven game.

And I've had no issue with the controls and interface. Overall, a great experience from what I've played so far.

 

I'm very much interested in this game but I've already purchased Aralon and Ravensword 2 and haven't finished either. I think the main reason I haven't finished those games was the story wasn't engaging enough to make me want to continue playing, although I did enjoy just about all the other aspects of the games such as the combat and leveling systems, especially in Ravensword 2. Can someone let me know if I should still purchase this game and how it compares to those two aforementioned RPGS (primarily Ravensword as I had a lot of fun with that just couldn't get into the story, or lack thereof). Thanks

 

Difference? Read my above post. I'd say, at least from my experience so far, the story IS the difference. Not as open world as those games mentioned. But I find the narrative in this to be much better. That's not a knock on Aralon and Ravensword either, both IMO really showed how a massive RPG can be done on iOS.

 

The story in this is 10x better than most games on IOS period. Some games the story is practically non existent.

 

Sorry, just getting to look at all your posts now. I was up for 40 hours until late last night doing release stuff for the game, and ended up passing out for most of today.

@Connector – Thanks very much for being such an avid supporter of TSS and being so active in these forums.

@andsoitgoes – I wouldn’t quite say twitch because you’re not diving and rolling around in between attacks, like say the Batman games, but it is still real-time combat. And yes, the difficulty is adjustable with 3 different levels. And howdy fellow BCer!

@Mfox76 – For the shield, do you have the shield skill? If you don’t, I don’t think you get it, as the game chooses which items to give you based on your character skills (otherwise we’d have to dump a whole pile of items on you!). For the weapon, you’ll have to do a small quest to get it, but it’s worth it. iCloud saves are on the list for an update.

@christopherrocs – It’s not an open world like Skyrim. The Shadow Sun is more like BioWare RPG games, like Dragon Age.

@psj3809 – I love those 2am games too!

@Nekku – There was no time to optimize for the A7; we had our hands full with our Unity 4 upgrade around that time. And yes, I had thought the A7 could handle the post-processing effects, but it just can’t at the 2048 screen res.

@Sidgoku123 – The length of a DLC? It really depends how big the DLC is that you’re talking about. In terms of RPG lengths, I’d say 10-15 hours is the length of an expansion. But at the same time, I’ve seen plenty of modern action RPGs that take 15 hours to play!

@kaibosh – In terms of combat, it’s more towards Oblivion than NWN. In NWN, you could just click on an enemy to assign a target and your character would just continue to attack. In TSS, you have to tap to perform each attack, so it’s real-time.

@Ayjona – Yes, the attack button (or special attack buttons) must be pressed for every strike and there is manual blocking. Evasion is automatic and based on your attributes. The DLC are optional and add additional content that we made near the end of development. Aside from the hint guide, they are starter packs, meaning they can give players a bit of an edge at the start of the game, and with a bit of “horse armour” thrown in for players to look cooler in custom armours. It’s what you often see in PC games, which is Ossian’s development background, and so why we did something like that.

@grenadedodger – The IAP content is only available in the IAPs, so they are extra optional content.

@Anolin – Thanks! The item comparison is something we already know to look at for the future.

@Nanocore – The IAP are transferrable. So if you buy it on your iPhone, then you’ll automatically have access to it on your iPad later. We don’t have iCloud saves at this time, so yes, you would need to start a new game on your iPad in order to get the IAP content.

@TitanAE – I know Bill was already talking with you about this and forwarded the issue to our lead programmer, but I just want to try troubleshooting with you.
1) First, delete the game from your device.
2) Then close all the other apps in your task bar.
3) Then we’re going to try a full power-off of your device. Don’t worry, you don’t lose anything from your device – it’s just like turning off your PC (vs a restart). This guarantees to clear the RAM fully.
a) Press and hold the home button and the power on/off button simultaneously, until you see the Apple logo and then release # while ignoring the “slide to turn off prompt” when doing this.
b) It needs to do its thing for several minutes and will turn itself back on. If it's been a while (like 10 minutes) and it still doesn't look like it's turned itself back on, then I usually press the power button a few times quickly, or the home button a few times quickly, or both a few times quickly, and it always turns on.
4) Now install TSS back on your device and run it. Is it working?

@plewis77 – Can you try the same instructions I gave to TitanAE above and see if that helps you?

@HippoHumper – If it helps you to decide, Ossian’s background is in developing story-based RPGs. We first did it with a mod for Neverwinter Nights for BioWare (Darkness over Daggerford), then with NWN2: Mysteries of Westgate, and also with an unreleased Witcher expansion pack. For all of them, we focused heavily on the story and character aspects, and so that’s where one of our greatest strengths lie.

 

Yes, that does help. Thanks for the reply. Now excuse me while I head on over to the ol' App Store to purchase this game.

 

I tried that and it still crashes after it starts loading.

 

Can someone please upload a video of the gambling mini game?

 

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is there sis no reward for completing the ring riddle? Just to beat the ghost?

 

Yeah, I really like the story and rpg elements in this game. Having more fun with this game than either Aralon ot Ravensword.

I like the divrersity of this game too. You can play as a warrior and mostly hack and slash. Or be a mage and cast a ton of different spells. The diversity in this game is neat.

 

Thank you for the fast response!!! I don't understand why more games don't use this feature- it's helps knowing you can take the game off at any time and not worry about the save file.