Didn't take long for this game to hit my two most hated pet pieves. 1. Can't turn off the music without also turning off all the sound (this is the most stupid decision in all of game design). 2. You can't reset your progress in case you think you might have missed something and want to go back and run through it again. Other that those two things (so far) it looks to me a dynamite game.
Heh, yeah, that does sound terrible And yeah, either a lot to do, or ways to force responses (the customizeable turn and match timers I mention in my post). (Note that this is highly subjective, though. In general, I agree with you completely. However, in some rare few games, I enjoy logging in, performing one simple action/choice, and then waiting for hours or days for the next. Can't quite say why, but it might have something to do with the relaxed, undemanding feel this generates. Ascension can be like this at times. I've a friend who only wants to play multiplayer like that, simple choices with much time in between.)
Have you tried Galaxy Trucker? They do have a lot of async (and real-time) options although I can't tell the difference. And they do have ways to set the length of async matches. but seems like most players ( of which there are fewer and fewer) setup matches with looong turn times, then play in a very uninterested way. I haven't given up on it yet though. I'v mostly been joining others' games but I'm going to setup a real fast async game and see what happens. But sadly it seems like the game is dying. BTW. You seem like the type of guy who would have liked The old turn-based games where you submitted you turn bupy email. Laser Squad Nemisis ?
For some reason I get the feeling that I' really going to like this game like i haven't liked a game for a very long time.
Promo code still works btw TARCADESOFT Is there any other Promo codes besides that one? please share.
Sooo, are the freemium elements fair in this? Can you actually finish the campaign without hitting a pay wall?
Seems about time to send my ipad2 out to pasture and get that iPad Air. What with this, the pokemon trading card game, bioshock, more and more games will require at least ipad 3.
Far as I can tell so far, you'd just be purchasing stuff to buy cards with, sort of like Hearthstone. I don't see energy or timers or anything like that. Just "get better gear."
Wanted to, but this tablet-centric mentality of board games producers leaves my iPhone 6 in the cold Yeah, it does seem like many prefer slow games with long turn timers. I think this is especially true for digital board game players, and that Space Wolf will see much faster games even in async mode. But this seems to confirm some of what I wrote in my previus post, that many do like to play even fast-paced games at a slow, turn-by-turn pace. From what I've been given to understand, Galaxy Trucker primarily suffers from a tad too simplistic design, and that while this works well when board games are a social event, and friends can gather around and half the enjoyment stems from each others' company, a digital translation might need more complexity to keep the interest of players. This might be why the player base is failing already. Yer spot on! I so would have. And yet, I missed that whole paradigm (which is partially why I am so glad for the rise of async, as I had already started transitioning away from desktop gaming by the early 2000s), even in Civ, a series I've played extensively. And Laser Squad Nemesis is perhaps the play-by-email sports I'd most like to have participated in. It would make a very, VERY nice iOS asynchronous port, so... any devs with expertise in TBS and async reading this... hintedihinthint The campaign can be finished, and equally important, each of the two primary currencies can be gathered infinitively by replaying missions. No absolute paywalls. There are timers, but only for squad members (a mechanic that seems strangely tacked on to squeeze some small extra profit), and when you've unlocked the extra members with in-game currency (Scout and Terminator packages, gives two new squad members of said class, 30 cards each, and two new classes for your hero. Go for these before anything else), this seems to be a minor hindrance. First-time rewards for missions are very generous (the Scout and Terminator cost 5000 credits each, and these are probably the two biggest purchases in the game. Many missions give 1000-2000+ credits if you clear all objectives), while replay rewards are minimal (100 credits). So far, seems to create a nice balance between grinding and no developer profit
Tempting but i'm fed up with fremium timers and other marketing mechanics to sell a game at a price 3 times higher compared to a console or pc game. Make a good game, ask a descent price and believe in the quality of your production, that's my advice to all devs. Just payed 17,99 for battle academy2 with a smile and my ipad is loaded with premium games. By the way, i think that the upgrading of cards is a very weak strategic approach so that's another reason for me to pass.
Been playing this for weeks and it hasn't been an issue for me. My only advice is try it. It's amazingly good. May not be perfect for you but you might still enjoy it.
I was waiting for this like a pup waiting for his food bowl and it was out! Installed and ran the app. It said it is compatible with iphone 5 and up only. All the iphones 4s and below eliminated, Space Wolves style XD. But it also said that it is an "issue" so, can I hope this will one day be working on 4s? Will there be glory for the Long Fangs again?
Holy crap! I didn't think I was going to be able to play this until I got another iPad! Woot ! Thank you devs! Can't wait to jump into this bad boy!
Sort of like it sort of don't. Could have been an awesome premium game. Oh well, another one for the trash bin. Awesome graphics and animations.
The worldcitizen game release cycle involves hating a game, posting that you're deleting it, rating it one star, actually playing it, then enjoying it. Right now we're on step 3 of 5.
