iPhone/iPod Touch Games Thread

Chris_Nahr · 2011-03-03T12:34:43.000Z

So the new dungeon in Infinity Blade is nice but unlike the optional path in the castle, it’s not an extension but a shortcut. You get directly to the final tower, losing out on a lot of XP and loot. Why would I do that?

Chris_Nahr · 2011-03-03T12:37:27.000Z

Also, everyone should buy Cows vs Aliens! It’s much better than I first thought. Multi-fingered cow herding and alien pushing is great fun!

Gus_Smedstad1 · 2011-03-03T12:50:05.000Z

Chris Nahr:

You get directly to the final tower, losing out on a lot of XP and loot. Why would I do that?

I imagine you’d do that when you’re pretty sure you can win if you go directly to the final tower.

forgeforsaken · 2011-03-03T12:53:58.000Z

Chris Nahr:

So the new dungeon in Infinity Blade is nice but unlike the optional path in the castle, it’s not an extension but a shortcut. You get directly to the final tower, losing out on a lot of XP and loot. Why would I do that?

You can loop it though going up and down. Also looks like you need the infinity blade to get into some section of the dungeon.

Chris_Nahr · 2011-03-03T13:18:44.000Z

Yes, I noticed the sword-shaped impression on the monolith. I just hope these mutually exclusive paths won’t prevent me from ever getting the “collect all treasures” achievement which I still hope to get…

Chris_Nahr · 2011-03-03T13:21:14.000Z

To clarify, the part where you can go up and down is just the second half of the (unlocked) dungeon. The first half is directly under the well and unreachable except from there. Most annoying.

bigdruid · 2011-03-05T13:16:36.000Z

BTW, maybe I’ve just gotten really rusty at the game, but the enemies locked behind the infinity blade in the new dungeon are hard (as in, I haven’t beaten either of the two guys I encountered so far after about 30 mins of trying). It’s kind of nice to have a new challenge, though.

Chris_Nahr · 2011-03-09T03:02:00.000Z

The wooden jester and the similar two-blade knight in the old areas are very tough as well. Difficult to parry or evade, and the knight variant does lots of damage even when you block. On the upside, stabbing is much easier now. The time window and the hotspot seem bigger.

Meanwhile, Helsing’s Fire just got yet another big update with a new campaign – time to reinstall!

intruder · 2011-03-09T06:12:13.000Z

Clay:

I’ve wondered how this financially will work for them in the long run. On the positive side, all of the episodes (except for the most recent) have been fantastic. The latest 2 seemed were poorly conceived and seemed like filler. I’m hoping that this week’s is better, or I might consider bailing on the game.

Yeah the new “season” is a bit lame although it started pretty interesting with the hunt.
Well if it’s stays free I can’t really complain much and will continue to spend the 30-60 min (depending if I reach 80 points in the first go for the bonus scene or have to restart) per week.

I have no clue how they think they can finance it.
I already stated that I would be ok with paying $.99 per season.

And yes they absolutely need a cheaper way for newcomers to get the old material as it builds on each other quite a bit and people lose some background story if they start with Season 3 now.

sinnick · 2011-03-09T07:43:38.000Z

Tiny Wings makes me feel like I did when playing Mirror’s Edge: exhilarating when I get going, devastating when I slam to a halt.

Tyjenks · 2011-03-11T06:53:46.000Z

Knizia’s High Society bidding card game is $.99. Some folks around here like it I believe. Haven’t had a chance to try it yet.

Sten_Friberg · 2011-03-11T09:58:10.000Z

Don’t miss Defender of the Oasis. Similar to the PC-version and just as good.

slantz · 2011-03-11T10:11:27.000Z

Tyjenks:

Knizia’s High Society bidding card game is $.99. Some folks around here like it I believe. Haven’t had a chance to try it yet.

I recall liking it, though I recall liking Knizia’s Money (built on the same engine) even more.

OrfBC · 2011-03-11T10:12:09.000Z

Sten Friberg:

Don’t miss Defender of the Oasis. Similar to the PC-version and just as good.

Can’t seem to find this. Is that the correct name?

slantz · 2011-03-11T10:26:39.000Z

DanielElliot:

Can’t seem to find this. Is that the correct name?

The PC version was just called “Oasis”. Maybe the iOS version was “Defense of the Oasis”?

OrfBC · 2011-03-11T10:46:39.000Z

Oh, that Oasis. Stoneship is a good enough Oasis clone for me.

glr200 · 2011-03-11T14:25:55.000Z

Is there a single player HoMM-type game? I’ve been playing Emross War which is like multiplayer HoMM but I think I would prefer single player. Thanks.

salwon · 2011-03-11T16:10:41.000Z

Any good city builders available? There’s a SimCity but it seems pretty poorly received.

tfernando · 2011-03-11T16:18:48.000Z

Adree:

I can’t think of any simcity-style game where that’s not the same case?

I’m enjoying it but it’s definitely more complex than GameDevStory and will probably take multiple playthroughs before I get it.

HotSpringsStory may have many more options total because of the tile placing, but it feels much less complex than GDS to me. I found optimizing facilities for popularity easier than predicting the interactions of theme/genre and HR components of GDS.

Brandon_Clements · 2011-03-11T17:33:21.000Z

Chris Nahr:

The wooden jester and the similar two-blade knight in the old areas are very tough as well. Difficult to parry or evade, and the knight variant does lots of damage even when you block. On the upside, stabbing is much easier now. The time window and the hotspot seem bigger.

The Wood Jester I find pretty damn hard if I’m trying to parry and just usually block/dodge though. The Knight for some reason I find a lot easier to predict and can generally parry my way though a fight.

Also, while I like the game, some of the art is…just fucking weird. Fat guy with a dickpouch? Really?