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    June 04, 2021

    Android Gaming Weekly 'What have you been playing?' thread - 06/04

    Weekly 'What have you been playing?' thread - 06/04

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 06:00 AM PDT

    This weekly thread is for discussing the games we are playing this week! List any games you are playing and include any extra information like what the game is about and why you are enjoying playing it.

    Make sure you provide a link to the Google Play Store page when suggesting games. Play Store Links Bot can be used to make this easier. To use the Play Store Links Bot simply put the following in your comment:

    linkme: nameOfGame, nameOfSecondGame, nameOfThirdGame.

    Click here to see the previous weekly threads.

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    4 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 176)

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 05:46 AM PDT

    Surprise! I pushed my mobile gaming fingers to the limit and included 4 games this week again :) Hope you'll enjoy this latest episode of my weekly mobile gaming recommendations based on the most interesting mobile games I played last week.

    This week's episode includes a fun simulation strategy game about expanding our very own religion, a pac-man inspired arcade game, a large open-world RPG dungeon crawler, and a WW2 combat flight simulator.

    Disagree with my opinion? Let's have a friendly discussion below.

    New to these posts? Check out the first one from 176 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:

    God Simulator. Religion Inc. [Game Size: 217 MB] (free)

    Genre: Simulation / Strategy - Offline Playable

    Orientation: Landscape

    Required Attention: Some

    tl;dr review:

    God Simulator Religion Inc. is a strategy simulation game about building and expanding a religion that can take over the world before atheism does.

    The gameplay is slightly reminiscent of Plague Inc., in that we pick which upgrades to buy to strengthen our religion in various ways. Each country has two characteristics that define how well its citizens respond to different types of religions. This means that when prioritizing which upgrades to buy, it's important to ensure a good mix of traits so our religion satisfies poor and rich, peaceful and militant countries alike.

    Starting at year zero, time moves at around two in-game years per real-life second, which puts pressure on expanding as fast as possible. Buying upgrades cost prayer bubbles, which we receive a steady flow of from converted countries. To make things more interesting, unique random events that may positively or negatively impact our religion and the world also occur from time to time.

    There are lots of potential upgrades to buy, but the game's main downside is that some of them seem unbalanced and useless, while others are almost mandatory to be able to win. The low-poly art-style and UI work well for this type of game, and the controls are super simple.

    God Simulator Religion Inc. monetizes through frequent forced ads and incentivized ads to enable auto-collecting prayer bubbles or to receive a free upgrade. These ads can all be removed through a $2.99 iAP that also lets us fast-forward time. An additional $1.99 iAP unlocks all religion archetypes, which adds more traits to upgrade during gameplay. These can also be unlocked for free through gameplay, however.

    If you're willing to pay to remove the ads, Religion Inc. provides a fun experience that seems to get better with every balance update.

    Google Play: Here

    MiniReview link: Here

    Dungeon of Weirdos [Total Game Size: 192 MB] (free)

    Genre: Arcade / Roguelike / Pac-Man-inspired - Offline Playable

    Orientation: Portrait

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review:

    Dungeon of Weirdos is a Pac-Man-inspired roguelike arcade game by Soul Knight-developer ChillyRoom.

    The goal is to survive 18 randomly generated one-screen mazes full of monsters, blue orbs, items, and diamonds in one play-session. To finish a level, we first have to collect all blue orbs while killing enemies by placing bombs and collecting diamonds to use our character's special attack. To help us deal with the increasingly stronger monsters and bosses, we also get to pick one of three power-ups that last until we die every time we've acquired 100 orbs.

    Orbs can be used between deaths to unlock new characters with different stats and abilities. These unique characters help add a breath of fresh air to the otherwise slightly repetitive gameplay.

    The gray-scale pixel art-style isn't super impressive, and the gameplay, although simple, is slightly confusing. Like in Pac-Man, once we start moving our character in one direction, it'll continue moving until it either hits a wall or we move in another direction. This control scheme works alright, but it's tricky to activate bombs and abilities at the same time.

    Dungeon of Weirdos monetizes through incentivized revive-ads, and iAPs up to $4.99 to unlock some of the characters and acquire more orbs instantly. Although challenging, the game is relatively quickly completed, so it's worth checking out for any arcade roguelike fan.

    Google Play: Here

    MiniReview link: Here

    Elona Mobile [Game Size: 518 MB] (free)

    Genre: RPG / Dungeon Crawler / Adventure - Requires Online Access

    Orientation: Landscape

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review:

    Elona Mobile is a unique open-world adventure RPG with dungeon-crawling gameplay elements. It's a modern recreation of a 2007 Japanese RPG for PC and one of the most content-rich games I've played recently.

    The game features an almost sandbox-like open world full of dungeons to fight our way through for loot and resources, and cities we can visit to complete lots of main and side-quests, interact with NPCs, and gradually grow stronger. Due to the short tutorial, the game feels like a true adventure where almost everything must be manually explored.

    The world is incredibly large, and there are so many game systems and so much content that Elona might feel overwhelming at first. For example, right from the beginning, we are asked to pick between 11 races and 10 character classes, not to mention the insane number of stats, attributes, and skills like fishing, mining, and alchemy, that can either be leveled up or influenced by the gear we equip. On the bright side, this adds an almost endless amount of replayability.

    The turn-based combat system lets us fight directly in the open world with the help of our pets and companions, of which we can have multiple equipped. I really enjoyed how fast-paced the combat felt – especially once I had 3+ pets equipped that all helped attack.

    The adorable 2D graphics are decent, and the controls work alright, with both D-pad and tap-to-move options.

    Elona Mobile monetizes by selling a premium currency that can be spent on buying new cosmetics, pets, and allow us to progress faster. These iAPs aren't strictly necessary to enjoy the game, however.

    For some, the game might be too complex, but if you've been looking for a fun adventure RPG to dive hundreds of hours into, Elona Mobile is perfect since there's no energy system or the like limiting how long you can play the game.

    Google Play: Here

    MiniReview link: Here

    Gunship Sequel: WW2 [Game Size: 1.3 GB] (free)

    Genre: Flying / Simulation - Online + Offline

    Orientation: Landscape

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review:

    Gunship Sequel: WW2 is a realistic combat flight simulator with both singleplayer dogfights and real-time multiplayer missions.

    The core gameplay loop has us play missions to earn XP used to buy upgrades for our existing planes and unlock new ones. Since there are only training and instant dogfight singleplayer matches, the game is primarily PvP-oriented, where there are arcade, historic, and realistic multiplayer modes. Unfortunately, PvP is very difficult to get into due to seasoned players obliterating new players.

    Gunship Sequel: WW2 is a difficult game to master – and especially since there is no tracer ammunition or target lock feature, which means everything has to be controlled manually. This makes it tricky to shoot down opponents. Additionally, since the maps are incredibly large, we can fly for long periods of time without seeing any enemies, which makes the game feel very slow-paced.

    The gyroscope controls work alright for controlling our plane, but also make it tricky to maneuver and shoot as a new player. The game's biggest downsides, however, are the tiny tutorial texts that can easily be overlooked, the lack of players in multiplayer, and the fact that some game modes don't show any options to respawn or quit the game when our plane has crashed.

    Gunship Sequel: WW2 monetizes through iAPs for gold used to unlock premium planes, and a supporter subscription that provides 25% extra XP, access to instant dogfight singleplayer, and the ability to create new rooms in multiplayer. This subscription is almost required to fully enjoy the game and costs $1.99 per month or $15.99 for an entire year.

    If you're willing to spend money on the subscription, the game can provide one of the better realistic singleplayer combat flight simulator experiences on mobile.

    Google Play: Here

    MiniReview link: 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/UY9IdWAs9zA

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    Photomode from a game called "#DRIVE". I edited this and the shots are taken from the game's photomode.

    Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:05 PM PDT

    [DEV] I launched a public beta to my AR puzzle game that I've been developing as a hobby.

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 06:58 AM PDT

    I wish GameLoft would come back with another Order and Chaos game like the first one...

    Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:28 PM PDT

    Order and Chaos Online was perfect. Then Order and Chaos 2 came out with its stunning graphics but autoplay and overall worse reviews. People Loved OAC1... why they ever stopped adding content to it is beyond me.

    God I wish it would just come back. There just aren't any game out there now that are similarly challenging with team dungeon content and god forbid.. no autoplay. OAC1 was so ahead of its time... why would they just let a gold mine die?

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    BUNCH OF NEW STUFF & 100 SUB HYPE! | Cloud Princess (Mobile 3D-Platformer)

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 11:51 AM PDT

    Huntdown: A Premium Mobile Game Worth a Look

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 11:28 AM PDT

    Why isn't there a subreddit devoted just to new Android game developers.

    Posted: 03 Jun 2021 04:19 PM PDT

    While I hope everyone has success in the their Android development career I don't see why this subreddit has to be inundated with "Hey check out my very first game" posts.

    Lets all be honest here. These games tend to be pretty trash because these are first attempts at Android development. There's nothing wrong with that. The problem is with thousands of Android devs this subreddit becomes clogged with these and we end up missing posts from more established well made games.

    Again, I want everyone to succeed but there there needs to be more rules in place concerning this because its getting to the point where its turning into spam.

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    Looking for recommendations for Drop7 substitute. It is no longer being updated and becomes worse after every Android version

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:13 AM PDT

    I have been playing it for the past six years and I always redownload it every time I change phones. Recently it has become buggy and is getting worse on newer android versions. On android 10 it freezes and closes but somewhat bearable as it saves ongoing progress and reloads when reopened. No doubt it will become unplayable eventually and its a damn shame its my favorite puzzle game and the only mobile game I consistently played for more than 2 years. I hope to find a replacement not exactly the same, though that would be amazing, but with a similar mechanic. Anyone who hasn't tried it its basically tetris but with numbers, not a 2048 clone.

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    Screen recording recommendations?

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 12:19 PM PDT

    So I got a Samsung a02s to replace my old phone and something I noticed is that the Game Launcher/Tools app was missing. I've tried to see if i could activate it but nothing. I mainly used it for recording so I just want to know if there are any good alternatives. Thanks for the help.

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    How to measure tablet gaming performance vs Note 10 Plus?

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:54 AM PDT

    I'm looking to buy a tablet, and if I get one, I want to make sure it'll work well for gaming on the side.

    Problem is, I have a Note 10 Plus as my phone, and when I try to check comparisons, I'm having trouble telling which tablets would actually offer better performance?

    It looks like even the high end tablets might have 1 processor that's better, but 1-2 that are worse. In addition the tablets seem to have much less RAM than the phones.

    I'm having trouble finding any sites that offer any sort of benchmarks for gaming as well...

    Any idea how I could find a tablet that would actually be an upgrade in performance for gaming above a Note 10 Plus?

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    Looking for online FPS games that would support Razer Kishi

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 01:33 AM PDT

    As the title says really.

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    Looking for an online shooter that supports controller (just a shame CODM doesn't work with the Kishi) and recommendations would be greatly appreciated! :)

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    Is there a "track Mania" type game for android?

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:13 AM PDT

    Need help identifying a game

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:47 AM PDT

    [DEV] I just released FOOTSIES Rollback Edition, super simple 2D fighting game with rollback netcode and can crossplay with PC. Check it out

    Posted: 03 Jun 2021 11:13 PM PDT

    Rpg games recommendation

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:37 AM PDT

    Area F2 is returning with the new name being OperationF2

    Posted: 03 Jun 2021 05:41 PM PDT

    Recommendations for a TV gaming setup?

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 03:22 AM PDT

    I go to my girlfriends a few times a week, and it'd be nice to have something we can play on her TV. I have a PC, and Stadia, but lugging the PC around is a pain, and her internet is not very good, so Stadia is sort of out of the question. I'd like something small, that I can just plug in, and use a BT controller to play games. I'm asking here, because I know some people use Android TV boxes to game on. I know the Shield is the most popular for this, but I really don't want to spend $200 for something I'm going to use so infrequently.

    Any suggestions?

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    How do I use my google pay balance to purchase games?

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 06:04 AM PDT

    I use the Google opinions app and have earned $7. When I go to buy a game though, there is no option to use this credit.

    I have it linked to my Google play account, and can see my balance in my account payment settings.

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    [DEV] I would be very grateful for some comments on my game Jumpees. As you probably guessed, it's all about jumping :-) Download links are in the comments.

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 01:59 AM PDT

    Trying run older android game on Android 11

    Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:57 PM PDT

    Hi all,

    As the title says, looking to run an old game, specifically 'frozen synapse prime' an older tactical game, - can't find it on the play store any more, transferred the files over from old old old phone. Would really love to get it running again....can someone point to a link where I could get it directly ? Or any ideas if/how it could be run using the files I already have on newer android.

    Cheers in advance

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