Are you sure there's not a platform you're missing? The only Super Jump in escalation is immediately followed by another platform with another Super Jump on it.
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Are you sure there's not a platform you're missing? The only Super Jump in escalation is immediately followed by another platform with another Super Jump on it.
That's the one. It's the first super-jump. After like 20 tries i don't have enough height to get onto the platform.
Noooo don't give up! That section is not reflective of the core game at all. Just know that character can't jump and you just have to move things to get out of that room. Playing as that character is a very small part of the game and gets better and is important story wise later on.
The main part of the game is a kind of puzzle platformer and feels great with a gamepad. There is also another part that has you fighting with a sword and using a hook shot instead of jumping.
Once you get out of the room it's a beautiful game with a great story and great puzzle platform design.
It's one of my favorite games this year on any platform and so far my favorite apple arcade game. I highly recommend trying it again. I'll spoil what you do to get out of that room if you want!
And while I'm here I also want to give a shout out to Marble it up Mayhem. It's soooo good. I can't imagine trying for gold medals without a gamepad but plug your phone into one with a clamp and it's addictive AF and the sense of speed is perfect. I really can't believe the level of quality that apple arcade is still providing.
Now that it hit the advertised games amount I imagine the dam has got to burst at some point. I don't see how they can keep this up every week all year. At its current rate it would be at like 350 games a year from now. And they are getting so many high quality mobile exclusives it's almost hard to see how $5 from people is enough for what they must be paying. But maybe they really are just THAT serious about gaming now.
I do hope when they I assume eventually remove games (have they ever commented on this?) They give at least one months notice and also instantly make that game available for purchase.
Oh also BLEAK SWORD, PLAY THIS. It blows my mind how good this one plays with touchscreen controls for an action game. Somehow these insane madmen actually did it, they made a combat action game that feels great with touchscreen controls, I actually like it better touchscreen than with a gamepad, it just feels so fluid like a dance of sorts. It's probably the hardest game I actually like (I'm not that into Dark Souls type stuff). It helps that it's pretty easy to grind to get an advantage.
Yeah, Apple Arcade is my favorite thing to happen in gaming this year. The combination of it and support for console gamepads has swiftly changed me from absolutely never playing games on my iphone to doing so every day. They have done an almost flawless job of rolling this out.
Thanks for the tips. It took like another 10 attempts, but I beat the boss! The ending was a bit disappointing after how entertaining the game was up to this point. Overall I want to like T&H, but chapter 7 really soured me on the game. I spent over half my time on just that chapter. Which makes me wonder if that wasn't by accident to increase my playtime...
While I did play myself into a corner in Guildlings thanks to a bug (the box wisp that can help change my mood just freezes the game instead), I really liked what I played so far. I emailed the devs who said it was a know issue and that they are working on a fix.
So if you play Guildings don't be the completionist I was:) Leave an enemy around to help change your mood in a pinch... at least until the box wisp is fixed.
Beat all the SP levels in Marble It Up. Great game but the difficulty spikes up 50x in the final ~5 stages. It's ridiculous.
Beat Takeshi and Hiroshi on the bus. Man, what a let down. The game starts off really strong: the claymation cutscenes are really impressive, the story about a big brother who wants his little brother to enjoy his shitty games is pretty endearing, and the core gameplay idea of building your brother a satisfying gaming session is pretty solid.
However, by the end everything shits the bed. The gameplay loops is fairly heavily RNG based, and while the first half of the game isn't too bad because it's quite forgiving (almost too much so), the last two fights are just bullshit. There's almost zero room to have a single sub optimal round because the satisfaction rating to pass is so high. So then you're constantly building risky fights to get the meter full, which means that if you get a single miss on your brother's attack, he gets fucked by the monster lineup and you have to start over.
Then the worst of it all is the fucking ending. Maybe it's meta commentary? Because it feels like they just didn't finish the game; ironic in a game about an unfinished game.
I'll spoiler tag it but it's seriously bad if you're curious:
Luckily it's only an hour or two long at most, but the end of it is such a headache I can't recommend it. Once you play through the first chapter you've probably experienced the best of it.
However, by the end everything shits the bed. The gameplay loops is fairly heavily RNG based, and while the first half of the game isn't too bad because it's quite forgiving (almost too much so), the last two fights are just bullshit. There's almost zero room to have a single sub optimal round because the satisfaction rating to pass is so high. So then you're constantly building risky fights to get the meter full, which means that if you get a single miss on your brother's attack, he gets fucked by the monster lineup and you have to start over.
Then the worst of it all is the fucking ending. Maybe it's meta commentary? Because it feels like they just didn't finish the game; ironic in a game about an unfinished game.
I'll spoiler tag it but it's seriously bad if you're curious:
Your little brother beats the big boss of your game and basically just says "Wow, that was a good game!" and then it cuts to credits. There is no actual conclusion or relationship building between the two brothers or anything.
Luckily it's only an hour or two long at most, but the end of it is such a headache I can't recommend it. Once you play through the first chapter you've probably experienced the best of it.
lol whoops
and before anyone says it, no, not snitch Tekashi either
I found the core gameplay loop weirdly addictive for a short while despite its unfair reliance on RNGs, but when I realized there was no checkpoint before the final boss, I gave up and just watched the ending on YouTube. too bad the game isn't better, because the claymation FMV cutscenes are fucking adorable
been busy watching Disney+ but I'll get back into Guildlings at some point.
Yeah I was actually enjoying the gameplay a bit in the first half of the game and was imagining lots of ways it could be expanded upon and be really cool by the end, but the way it actually plays out was just not good. The final fight/boss especially was extremely frustrating and I probably spent more time on that one fight than I did the rest of the game, constantly getting my shit kicked in simply because the hero character whiffs one attack at the wrong moment. And then the ending is just kind of a spit in the face after enduring the shitshow of a final battle to get to it.
Idk, the art and music in this game are lovely as hell, so I really wish they gave the final chapters (and the ending) a bit more polish so I could recommend it. It's kind of ironic how little control you have to getting wrecked to RNG in a game where you are supposedly in control of the game. I feel like if they removed the ability to the hero to whiff at all, and added it as a once-a-round button like crits and misses on the hero was, like half of my frustration would have washed away. It would have been a useful tool for controlling the hero taking a bit of extra damage when you wanted him to instead of being a random thing that fucks up your run. Additionally I think it would have been helpful if they added monster stats to the lineup select screen, like how much estimated damage your lineup/a monster would do, how much health they have, etc. I mean I guess you can eyeball that stuff yourself after enough trial and error, but it would have made the game a bit clearly and less of a slog; plus it makes sense that you would know all that considering you made the game and all.
I'm thinking of unsubscribing. Games are either story-heavy, or puzzles, or in general very attention requiring. I play games on the bus, and I'd just really like a more menu based RPG that would get off Gacha games, but there's nothing like that unfortunately. King's League 2 was the closest to that, but I've finished finished it and none of the new games excite me at all. It's a great service if you play these games at home I think, but for the casual commuter it doesn't really fill that specific hole.
Almost seems like it? I mean, game subscription services like this devalue their goods like crazy but considering that certainly not every game is for everyone, two or three new additions of different genres per week would be appropriate I guess.
I got a push notification last week (I think, I posted about it here), but not today.
Is that from the App Store? I remember a notification last week but for some reason I thought it was an email.
Ugh, really? I've played a few minutes of Guildlings and was intrigued, but I'll leave that for now if it's not a finished experience.
Yeah, a bunch of games do that. Neither Way of the turtle nor Murder Mystery have received any content updates yet and they were launch titles. I don't want to sound like a dick because these are all indie games, but it for sure is frustrating.
fwiw, I cancelled for now. A lot of the recent games haven't clicked for me or had technical issues that stopped me from playing (i.e. Guildlings). I'll be back for sure when content drops for the above games or if there's anything that really piques my interest.
Don't get me wrong - I enjoyed the game a lot, but yeah I was a little disappointed when I realised that I'd reached the end of "Episode 1" when no other indication of it being episodic or having staggered content updates was mentioned. If I'd paid for the game directly it'd be a lot worse, as it is it's just a little frustrating not knowing going in.
I just realized that 3 out of 5 games nominated for best mobile are from the apple arcada launch line-up. Quite the achievement .
Anyway, I voted for grindstone.
Anyway, I voted for grindstone.
Seems like it lol
I don't think they ever announced weekly drops but kinda bad planning and conditioning of users to drop a bunch of games each week and then just one and nothing …
Yay, they fixed Guildlings so I can continue as I was really enjoying the game until I hit a bug. The app store description does mention it's episodic, but I'm not sure how much is currently available.
Bradwell Conspiracy also finally got an update, but it seem like the UI still isn't hidden when using a controller. And the performance is still easily the worst of of any of the AA games I've tried. Maybe the next update...
Marble It Up though is quite good. I didn't expect such complex levels. I'll be playing this one awhile trying for medals (as I'm not very good...).
Bradwell Conspiracy also finally got an update, but it seem like the UI still isn't hidden when using a controller. And the performance is still easily the worst of of any of the AA games I've tried. Maybe the next update...
Marble It Up though is quite good. I didn't expect such complex levels. I'll be playing this one awhile trying for medals (as I'm not very good...).
Ouch. That sums up my experience with that game... and I was angry the time(s) I finish with like 485:(Hiroshi is a spoiled brat.
It depends on the game. Mobile-centric games such as Grindstone and Card of Darkness are exclusive to Apple Arcade at the moment but games that are more akin to (indie) console games like Manifold Garden and Sayonara Wild Hearts are available elsewhere. I'd say it's probably a 50/50 split at the moment, but I haven't been keeping up to date recently.
I know what you mean, but I haven't needed to grind yet. I can't always use my favourite items but I just use others or the free ones until I get more materials. Just passed level 100 so maybe I'll have to grind when I get near the end.
I love the poison arrows but I don't get to use them much. :(
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nice, will give it a try later. Is it more like Attack the Light or Save the Light?
You're way ahead of me then, at least I can hope that I don't actually run out but some of the items (like the bone shield and the ability to jump to any spot on the board) at the moment seem on the expensive side to replenish.
I do try and get all three items in a single run but recently I've started learning to GTFO when it's clear I'm going to struggle to stay alive.
I just completed the game, with every chest and crown. I didn't have to grind in order to do it.
The challenges are super grindy though. For example, I just cleared the "Kill 15 skellies" challenge and the one that unlocked next was "Kill 20 skellies". Just boring, so I think I'm done.
The inputs felt delayed when I played it on a Mac as well. It felt like the character had a slow wind up for moving left and right, and it made it hard for me to react to incoming stuff. If you're not experiencing any lag in other games, it might just be how the game is designed.
Tried out Sonic Racing on a lark (recently got back into Mario Kart Tour and was in a kart racing mood i guess) and man I did not enjoy it at all. Dont know why they kept the team aspect from TSR because it just doesnt really register in this game and only doing 1v1 races is not exciting. The weird F2P style progression was also a turnoff
I played a few rounds last week and thought it was kinda neat. No Mario Kart or anything, pretty simple in fact. The team aspect is weird though, same with the 1vs1.