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- 4 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 173)
- Lucky Pirate a free (no ads) game I made. It's about buying the right combinations of items and managing your coins wisely. More info in the comments.
- Woodle platformer coming next week for Google Play!
- [DEV] Plant Station is FREE for a couple of days! No ads or in-game purchases.
- Gaming: Japan's Gree Wins $92M Verdict Against Supercell
- Closest RTS to Generals Zero Hour available on android?
- What game should I buy?
- [DEV] Pixel-art Incremental RPG Dungeoning - big early access update with new nav, new features, new dungeons
- App like "The Egg"
- Transferring mortal kombat mobile data to iPhone through Move To IOS
- Games like My Success Story, but actually playable?
- Forgot the name of an android game
- Crash Bandicoot: On the Run has over 30 million downloads
- What happened to Sea Hero Quest?
- Recommend me a game like durango!
- [DEV] This is my last project Rude Races and I just released it on google play store. Any feedback appreciated.
- [Request] Chess game where each player has the option at any point in the game to flip the board, so you get the other's pieces, and they get theirs?
- Looking for a solid rpg
- Anyone know much about Realms of Fortune?
- More In Depth Game Like Summoner's War
- Is there any point to android gaming any more?
- Any good games with controller support?
| 4 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 173) Posted: 08 May 2021 03:57 AM PDT Welcome back! :) Sorry I didn't post this yesterday. I was at the hospital because of some severe stomach pains. I'm doing better now, thanks to the medication I got. Hope you'll enjoy this episode - this week, including not 3, but 4 games! :) This episode covers an action-RPG from Angry Birds developer Rovio, a zombie shooter with idle and RPG gameplay elements, a fun match-3 RPG, and a 2D fantasy MMORPG that reminds me of Maple Story! Disagree with my opinion? Let's have a friendly discussion below. New to these posts? Check out the first one from 173 weeks ago here. The games are "ranked" somewhat subjectively from best to worst, so take the ranking for what it is. Let's get to the games:Last Resistance [Game Size: 286 MB] (free)Genre: Idle / Shooter / RPG / Indie - Requires Online Access Orientation: Landscape Required Attention: Some tl;dr review: Last Resistance is a unique level-based isometric zombie shooter mixed with idle progression and RPG-like loot, equipment, crafting, and skill systems. The game consists of campaign levels, dungeons, special missions, and a PvP mode where we fight against other player's characters controlled by an AI. While some levels can easily be cleared using the idle combat system to grind additional resources and loot, the highest available levels typically require manual combat and skill usage to survive. This creates a fun and nicely balanced combination of active and idle play. Between levels, we can equip and level up loot, craft new equipment, change which active and passive skills to take into combat, accept new missions, and switch pets that provide stat boosts. The game packs a surprising amount of features not typically seen in indie games, like a friends system, interesting customizable skills, events, and more – all of which adds to the gameplay experience. The controls work decently well, and the slightly cel-shaded graphics give the game a distinct indie look. While entering levels does require "Unstable Energy", this isn't a punishing energy system, and I didn't find it to hinder my progression during my time with the game. Last Resistance monetizes through iAPs for a premium currency used for cosmetics and loot chests, and a seasonal $9.99 battle pass that gives extra AFK rewards. Since the premium currency is very easily earned through gameplay, there's no need to buy anything to enjoy the game. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here Match Land [Total Game Size: 95 MB] (free)Genre: Match-3 / RPG / Indie - Offline Playable Orientation: Portrait Required Attention: Full tl;dr review: Match Land is a turn-based match-3 RPG with quick level-based matches and a unique twist that allows us to continue matching tiles on the board to maximize our damage and create combos. Once we've moved our first tile, a short countdown starts, indicating when our turn ends. As long as we continue matching tiles, however, the countdown gets slightly prolonged, allowing us to continue going. This mechanic means we need to plan far ahead before making our first move, and it adds a fun additional tactical layer to the gameplay. We get gold, hero shards, and captured enemies from winning a level, the latter of which are used between matches to open shops that generate gold over time. Gold, on the other hand, is spent on upgrading our heroes when we have collected enough hero shards. When a hero levels up, its strength increases, which means we'll deal additional damage for matching that hero's tiles. The cute pixel art-style is well-executed, and the great animations and neat effects make the game feel polished. The difficulty ramps up relatively quickly though, and we do eventually need to go back to instant-finish older levels again for extra rewards or pay real-life money to progress faster. Match Land monetizes through iAPs for a premium currency used to buy more gold, hero shard chests, and the energy used to enter levels. Incentivized ads also allow us to get extra energy when it has depleted. The monetization is okay but does limit our play-session length. Ultimately, although it hasn't been updated since 2018, Match Land is great fun until the grind-walls hit, at which point I'd suggest just moving on to the next game. I believe it's worth checking out if you haven't experienced it yet. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here Devil Book [Game Size: 970 MB] (free)Genre: MMORPG / Idle / 2D - Requires Online Access Orientation: Landscape Required Attention: Little (mostly idle) tl;dr review: Devil Book is a fun auto-focused action MMORPG where we control a team of three heroes while completing quests and beating up monsters across a cute 2D hand-drawn open world. As a modern MMORPG, the game features all the usual crafting, dungeon, and guild systems. Where it sets itself apart, is by providing us a team of three heroes that we can switch between at any time to utilize their distinct stats and skills. Thankfully, no matter which hero we use, XP is shared across all three, which means we can use whichever hero best counters our opponent without worrying about out-leveling our other heroes. Although quests and combat can be played manually, it's clearly designed to be automated in Devil Book. This lets us focus on managing our team, including equipping and leveling up new gear, upgrading skills, and much more. The only time manual combat is encouraged is in the daily dungeons. While I'm not a fan of auto systems, Devil Book's implementation is one of the better I've seen, as it almost turns the game into an idle game with active management aspects instead of a traditional MMORPG. Just don't expect to manually engage in combat and questing. New heroes are unlocked through a gacha system we can use by spending premium currency acquired through gameplay or iAPs. While the game has a PvP system where we compete against AI-controlled enemies, there is nothing particularly interesting about it. The tap-to-move controls are simple but work well, and the somewhat minimalistic interface ensures the UI isn't completely cluttered with buttons and alerts. Devil Book monetizes through iAPs that allow paying players to progress faster and win PvP much more easily. As a heavily PvE-focused game, however, the impact of this Pay-to-Win monetization on the Free-to-Play experience is, so far, minimal. Google Play: Here MiniReview link: Here Darkfire Heroes [Game Size: 884 MB] (free)Genre: Strategy / RPG - Requires Online Access Orientation: Portrait Required Attention: Some tl;dr review: Darkfire Heroes is a new fantasy strategy RPG from Angry Birds-developers Rovio. It features a card-based hero progression system and relatively deep RPG elements, including spells that are independent of which heroes we use, and equipment and soul stones that increase our heroes' power. The core gameplay has us build a team of heroes to complete quests and earn new gear and hero cards by defeating the campaign, dungeons, and even other players in the real-time PvP mode. During combat, our heroes automatically rush towards the enemies. As they start attacking, they each charge up their strong special attack, while spells can be cast from our deck whenever enough mana has replenished. By tapping an auto button, all of this can be fully automated – turning what could have been an interesting combat system into an almost meaningless game of numbers. The graphics are nothing out of the ordinary, and the UI is, unfortunately, rather complex and unpolished. This makes the game feel slightly dated already at launch. Hopefully, this will be improved upon over time. Darkfire Heroes monetizes through an energy system that greatly limits our play-session length, and then iAPs for premium currency, resources, loot boxes, and a subscription for additional monthly premium currency. It truly feels like a game that aspired to provide a deeper and more strategic experience than most other RPGs on mobile, only to be held back by mediocre UI, auto systems, and a heavy pay-to-win. What a shame. Google Play: Here NEW REVIEW APP: You can search and filter reviews and games I've played (and more) in my app MiniReview: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=minireview.best.android.games.reviews Outdated (replaced by MiniReview): Sheet of all games I've played so far: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bf0OxtVxrboZqyEh01AxJYUUqHm8tEfh-Lx-SugcrzY/edit?usp=sharing TL;DR Video Summary (with gameplay) of last week's 3 games: https://youtu.be/MVIntdclTeA [link] [comments] | ||
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| Woodle platformer coming next week for Google Play! Posted: 08 May 2021 10:47 AM PDT
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| [DEV] Plant Station is FREE for a couple of days! No ads or in-game purchases. Posted: 08 May 2021 09:59 AM PDT
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| Gaming: Japan's Gree Wins $92M Verdict Against Supercell Posted: 08 May 2021 07:39 AM PDT
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| Closest RTS to Generals Zero Hour available on android? Posted: 08 May 2021 12:08 AM PDT That is NOT Rusted Warfare. Something more graphically similar to generals. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 08 May 2021 09:10 AM PDT So I have £6 (around $8.40)leftover from a gift card and I have no idea what to get [link] [comments] | ||
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| Posted: 08 May 2021 07:52 AM PDT I watched a Video and there was a game called "the egg" it was a virtual pet game. But with an egg. Is there any way I can play it or a game that just like this game? [link] [comments] | ||
| Transferring mortal kombat mobile data to iPhone through Move To IOS Posted: 08 May 2021 07:42 AM PDT Since WB can't find a way to make the game cross platform, if I use move to iOS, will my mk mobile account data transfer to my iPhone? Thanks in advance [link] [comments] | ||
| Games like My Success Story, but actually playable? Posted: 08 May 2021 07:06 AM PDT Hi. I'm looking for a game like My Success Story, but one that isn't a pay-to-win, as-infested piece of trash. Can you recommend me any? Thanks. [link] [comments] | ||
| Forgot the name of an android game Posted: 08 May 2021 06:57 AM PDT It was a single player game made savy soda , the makers of pixel starship, it was the same art style and was a pretty old game and i cant find it on the play store ,any help would be appreciated [link] [comments] | ||
| Crash Bandicoot: On the Run has over 30 million downloads Posted: 08 May 2021 06:38 AM PDT
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| What happened to Sea Hero Quest? Posted: 08 May 2021 02:26 AM PDT I played it years ago. I'm trying to find it but can't see it on the Play store. [link] [comments] | ||
| Recommend me a game like durango! Posted: 08 May 2021 01:29 AM PDT Hi guys I was so sad when durango was shut off like I loved the game so much, the housing system the survival and pet dinos I loved it. Can you recommend me another game like that? Priortize multiplayer please. [link] [comments] | ||
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| Posted: 07 May 2021 11:20 PM PDT Is there such a game that allows you this special quirk to the game that can drastically change the meta strategies? Maybe up to 3x each player? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 07 May 2021 05:16 PM PDT Hi peeps Try as I might I can't find a solid free rpg Any suggestions? [link] [comments] | ||
| Anyone know much about Realms of Fortune? Posted: 07 May 2021 06:54 PM PDT Its a free first person game in the style of elder scrolls. There is no wikia for it and its no longer on the playstore but the author gives the unlocked apk out for free on their website. Its really cool. Im posting because allthough it is the full version, i cannot figure out how to leave the starting area. Theres a big square semi invisible boundary that you begin inside. I can see dungeons and stuff beyond and even have quests set in places outside thd boundry. I was hoping some fans might know how to get out? Also why is this game not more popular? One of the best native android games ive played. Cool magic, swords, guns, goblins and fishing!. Only bad feature is that it will not let me go reverse landscape so i have to hold my phone in a weird claw position with headphones in. Anyways its a full game and free. Ill link for you guys here. [link] [comments] | ||
| More In Depth Game Like Summoner's War Posted: 07 May 2021 07:09 PM PDT Hello all, I love JRPGs and enjoyed played Summoners War a long time ago. I am looking for a new game similar that would hopefully have...
Thanks for any reccomendations. [link] [comments] | ||
| Is there any point to android gaming any more? Posted: 07 May 2021 08:52 PM PDT I look at the what have I been playing week after week and I try to find a game worth playing week after week and honestly it seems like everyone is like "this game isn't as crap as most games of this type" I feel like it's really a dead genre for random whales or whatever to pick a gatcha game to drop money on and that's it. Yeah peoe also advocate emulators but as far as ACTUAL android games I can't seem to find anything worth playing. Any advice? Should I move past phone games and just stick to my PC/Console? [link] [comments] | ||
| Any good games with controller support? Posted: 07 May 2021 07:05 PM PDT |
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