Universal Wayward Souls (by Rocketcat Games) [TouchArcade Game of the Year 2014]

Discussion in 'iPhone and iPad Games' started by Sanuku, Apr 23, 2014.

  1. asd1234

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  2. sakara214ever

    sakara214ever Well-Known Member

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    A question guys. I am currently playing with warrior and of course at somepoint i died. Then i got again to choose my hero. Should i finish the game with the class i want and play it over with another class i like or what? Should i change my classes throughout the gameplay? What is the best way to play the game?
     
  3. Hambo12

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    Hey Kepa is the 4th area planned for every character or just for the paladin character special area?
     
  4. Kepa

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    4th area is way before Paladin is added, so yeah it's for all six characters. That's really soon too, first update.
     
  5. blue rocket

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    Post a screenshot when you beat the 3rd dungeon, that will impress me.
     
  6. Duke12

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    Not only rare but give very little health. Not that helpful really.
     
  7. themostunclean

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    You have to upgrade the effectiveness of potions as well.
     
  8. Jorlen

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    Mage gauntlet was cool, and this is like that, but with roguelike elements.

    Suffice to say: insta-buy (out on Canadian app store).
     
  9. Teh_Ninja

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    I know Kepa is tired of hearing about the hats not unlocking, but I figured I'd chime in with what device/software I'm using. iPhone 5S 7.1.0 Hope that helps.
     
  10. Markku

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    Hats didn't unlock for me either but as they said they will fix this.

    I'm playing on the Ipad 2 and i have to swipe fast for those skills to work other then that blown away by this game I don't buy apps much anymore do to everything just ending up free or droping price fast but this is a very well made game that feels like a higher value then 5 bucks and I checked out your mage gauntlet game to see if there were any days it went free or a quick price drop and nothing basically the same price the whole time being out.

    I spent all morning playing this game and didnt even beat the first boss and had a blast, My fav class is warrior but i like them all so far.
     
  11. Duke12

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    Aha, didnt see that yet. Thanks for info.
     
  12. ScotDamn

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    No joke. The third area is kickin the 's' outta me.
     
  13. Ayjona

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    #393 Ayjona, Apr 24, 2014
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    No hats for me either. iOS 7.1.1, iPhone 5S.

    Before I get down to any serious criticism and praise, here are a few mostly non gameplay-related features that might do much good:

    * Screen auto-rotation and true screen rotation (see explanation below).
    * iCloud backup of user data (preferably automatic, or the auto/manual model used in Foursaken games).
    * A more detailed character screen, with floor number, a recap of character abilities and their controls, perhaps even access to the upgrade screen (even if purchasing of upgrades is limited to in between runs).
    * Buttons as an alternative of swipes for attacks/abilities (while I probably will not rely on them myself, I think they would go some way towards wooing some potential players, as suggested by some posts in this thread). I like the swipe system, but I find it nowhere near as exact or as revolutionary as my impressions from this thread suggested.

    Wayward Souls is a tad more complex swipe-wise, thanks to a few additional abilities/attacks. But in general, the two games are very much alike, control-wise (and in most other ways), and I doubt Wayward Souls will do anything to change your feelings about the controls.

    Depending on just how much time you invested in Mage Gauntlet, it might be worth your while to purchase Wayward Souls and just persist. This game is good enough that an hour or two of control acclimatization is probably not a waste compared to the fun that awaits :) (An hour or two, mind you, not more ;) )

    Unfortunately, Rocketcat did the same for Mage Gauntlet. They rotate only the actual game screen, instead of relying on standard iOS APIs (or many of the other code snippets available) for true screen rotation (which is what every other rotating app I've ever come across do). Which means that the rest of the OS remains in the previous facing, including GC, volume controls, etc.

    It doesn't seem to be, not for every developer. Very confusing. Seems very random who is affected. Chair apparently had big problems in IB 1 and 2 (and they might as well have kept iCloud, for all the good their own cloud servers dig in IB3:) ), and Kepa cites these huge issues. But Foursaken has relied on iCloud for their past 4 titles, with both manual and automatic backup, and my latest impression from them is that it is working beautifully. And there are scores and hordes of indie devs who implement iCloud for their titles, never mention any problems, and their game threads have few or no complaints over iCloud saves. For utility apps, I have never heard of any issues with Documents & Data backups.

    Regardless of where the problem truly lies, it seems there is much Apple could do to facilitate iCloud implementation.
     
  14. heringer

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    First impressions of the adventurer is that it's a gimped Warrior. Unlike Warrior and Rogue, not much defense against physical attacks. Can't wait to unlock Spellsword.
     
  15. TheAppInsider

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    This has got to be one of the best games I've played in a while! I can't wait to see what's going to be in the future updates :)
     
  16. curtisrshideler

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    Haha. Brilliant response! Well, if you want to throw money at me, I'll put together some effects for you. ;)

    Either way, the game is amazing. Thanks for the hard work!
     
  17. makaGeorge

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    I love the game. I agree about the flicking controls for the iPad being too hard to be used consistently.

    What I'd LOVE to see is ICade support. If you're going to support external controllers, it shouldn't be too hard to add... Somebody needs to release a library for iOS development that supports both MFI controllers and iCade at the same time...
     
  18. Mookmonster

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    Perfect game.

    Only complaint is i wish there was a way to make my character move really fast at times, speed up the whole game, for if example i need to walk to the beginning of a level bc i missed something.

    Thanks for the experience!
     
  19. Klonis

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    Please add to the game more sound effects like the sound of footsteps and the sound of fire.This game and all the fans deserves this update!Gongratulations for this masterpiece!!
     
  20. themostunclean

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    Think it only applies to the warrior tho.
     

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