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. urban083

    urban083 Well-Known Member

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    Played the game quite a bit so far. Beating dungeon 2 with every character except the cultist since I haven't beat dungeon 3. Farthest I've gotten is floor 8 on dungeon 3 with the spellsword. Everything is great but the exploding mines just seem terribly unfair. You can't see them unless you are ridiculously close to them and you're probably only seeing them at that point if some enemy already chased you in to activating another one. Once you trigger one it is not possible to avoid them. That's my biggest grief with the game otherwise I am enjoying it and looking forward to updates
     
  2. Zeillusion

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    Just take your time. I've beaten it with the warrior and Mage. All the other classes I've gotten to the boss with a sliver of health hehe.

    I find if I rush I end up hurting myself in the long run. I try my best to pull one / two enemies at a time. Those slime get me everytime if there's an abundance. Don't be afraid to use items. Those other units get me to, the little blob mages that teleport than shoot. The 4-way.
     
  3. Amenbrother

    Amenbrother Well-Known Member

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    Same here man :(
     
  4. brainbean

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    I've been playing on my ipad mini retina with little problems with swipes registering but I have noticed a few times mainly with the shield on the warrior where it's cost me. What platform are most of you using iPhone or iPad? Great game though I love how dark souls-esque it is.
     
  5. Ashflow

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    This just happened to me today, too.
    1st reaction: "what the heck?"
    2nd reaction: "do I somehow have all the hats?" ('there's no way...')
    *checks... sees 104 hats*
    "that's nowhere near the 200+ there are supposed to be"
    *attempts to find a hat dungeon*
    *in first run through silver dungeon, finds two hats in normal chests*

    ...I was seriously confused before I read your post.
     
  6. Intendro

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    #1566 Intendro, May 4, 2014
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    Actually, you can run past them. Barely. Even turning a little can result in getting hit. So... They are still really annoying. :eek:
    You can also step in range then run away, that is if you see it first.
    I think they need to be visible from further away.
     
  7. WildBastion

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    #1567 WildBastion, May 4, 2014
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    Ah thanks for the reply Kepa!

    I figured the similar abilities was for easier balance, mainly because balance is one of the hardest things to achieve in game design.

    Well, another idea would be to include a small passive on each/some of the item pick ups. Like while the lantern item for the rogue is in your inventory, you have a larger light/sight radius, and when you have ogre oil in your inventory as the warrior, you have a 3-5% chance to stun added to base attack. It would offer a choice between keeping a good mix of items and using the much stronger effect they have currently. I'd assume most of the items wouldn't stack buffs in thos case ofc. this could end up being quite broken lol meh... still fun to talk about :D

    I nearly forgot! I think the emberforge upgrades need to be revised slightly, as over the course of my playing I have started to regret getting a number of upgrades, mostly concerning weapons. The problem comes from how most of them increase the energy cost of the power attack or alter the area of the attack in a negative way. Specifically, the dusk/dawn sword for warrior, the area feels smaller than the animation, and the mage staves like the lightning one take your whole bar of energy and with her really slow regen, makes it feel undesirable. Damage is ok, but losing the pierce shot and watching the extra orbs hit a wall is discouraging :(

    I love the temp pet thing, sounds brilliant! Make sure they can be told apart from enemies though! lol

    Please know that my suggestions and criticisms are proof that I love your game(s)!! ^_^
     
  8. WooHooII

    WooHooII Well-Known Member

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    Interestingly, I also found several hats in normal chests in my next run. Maybe the drop rate increases when you have all the rare hats? It's probably just luck, but that would be good too.
     
  9. asd1234

    asd1234 Well-Known Member

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    #1569 asd1234, May 4, 2014
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    for the person who said this is not a rpg
    in my opinion this is the best arpg you can get on your mobile device. the only rogue-like element is permadeath -but you keep your loot(hats), gold, unlocked characters, pasive upgrades and you can start from what dungeon you want -is not like you lose everything and start from scratch everytime you die
    if you are good at arpgs you'll be good at ws too
    for me -it helped alot that i finished secret of mana twice on my gba and once on ios. thats why i could finish first two dungeons in my first run just after i bought the game -i also posted a comment in the early posts of this thread and i said it feels too easy -the first two d are easy, the 3rd is hard to v hard
    is been long time since i didnt enjoy a game like i'm enjoyn ws
    can't wait to play the 4th dungeon

    edit: back in the days you paid good money for games and most of the games kicked your @ss -you had to play alot to learn how to beat a game and it was all fun, frustrating and rewarding
    now you pay for the games and you have to pay2win and pay some more if you want some extra loot or stuff -in most of the games you can't fight your way to find some cool loot and feel the joy that you had once, when there was no ios/android

    Kepa and his team made a game that gives you everything a game should give -it feels he made the game just for himself and his crew and then he though to share it with all of us

    i'm thankful i can have ws on my device
    i can play it for 5-10minutes on the go or get lost for 4hours and either way i'm having a blast of fun

    keep up the great work and bring us more updates
     
  10. urban083

    urban083 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for the reply. I agree with you but it still seems unforgiving.
     
  11. asd1234

    asd1234 Well-Known Member

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    a little treasure room
     

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  12. asd1234

    asd1234 Well-Known Member

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    a cool hat that lets you see trwo walls haha ):
     

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  13. Zeillusion

    Zeillusion Well-Known Member

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    Does it really let you see through walls?

    I have 19 hats now!
     
  14. Wisely

    Wisely Well-Known Member

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    Hi all

    I am new to the game and need some help.

    Every time I died, I lost all my coins and items. Why do I see some of you talking about upgrades? Do I get to use any coins eventually?
     
  15. asd1234

    asd1234 Well-Known Member

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    no. it would have been way to cool:)
     
  16. asd1234

    asd1234 Well-Known Member

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    #1576 asd1234, May 4, 2014
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    you can't lose your coins -you can see the coins on the character select screen. after you select your character you have the option to use coins for passive upgrades
    the only items you can keep are the hats, they are just for character look change -you don't lose the hats you find
     
  17. imdakine1

    imdakine1 Well-Known Member

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    So I am getting better with this game. I've finally figured out the way to upgrade my character... I stated with the warrior and tried the Mage. From what I can tell all characters recurve the upgrade with purchasing upgrades?

    I think I needed to be patient and begin upgrading which helps me as my character is stronger and appears to be able to withstand additional hits.
     
  18. Wisely

    Wisely Well-Known Member

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    Thanks. Found it!
     
  19. asd1234

    asd1234 Well-Known Member

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    #1579 asd1234, May 4, 2014
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    you welcome
    after you unlock 'more health between floors' upgrade -put all your money to it.
    is the best upgrade to max out first. you'll recover alot more health when you pass to next floor
     
  20. asd1234

    asd1234 Well-Known Member

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    is there anyway to install a screen/video recorder app to an not jb iphone 5 ios 7.1.1 without using a pc? i found and installed one from a site that also has gba4ios and the install is similar to gba emulator but didnt worked, the screen of the videos is all black
    i'm sorry if my post is offtopic...
    the only reason i ask is becouse this way i could post videos insteed of screenshots
     

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