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    Android Gaming Weekly 'What have you been playing?' thread - 09/10

    Android Gaming Weekly 'What have you been playing?' thread - 09/10


    Weekly 'What have you been playing?' thread - 09/10

    Posted: 10 Sep 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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    3 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 189)

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 09:02 AM PDT

    Welcome back, my friends, to a special "portrait-oriented" episode of my weekly mobile gaming recommendations :)

    Support these posts (and YouTube content + development of MiniReview) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NimbleThor <3

    This episode includes an awesome new and unique 1v1 card battler, a high-quality simulation city-builder, and a Guitar Hero-inspired music rhythm game.

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

    New to these posts? Check out the first one from 189 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:

    Nova Island [Game Size: 239 MB] (free)

    Genre: PvP / Card / CCG / Unique - Requires Online Access

    Orientation: Portrait

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review:

    Nova Island is a unique 1v1 card battler with slight CCG elements and both competitive multiplayer and singleplayer game-modes.

    Starting with four cards on our hand and one piece of gold, each match is split into multiple rounds that end when both players have run out of gold to use. Unit cards all have both a gold cost and an HP value, and depending on where they are placed on the 4x4 grid board, they have a percentage chance of getting energized when a round ends, which then generates points equal to their HP. The first player to get to 20 points wins the match.

    In addition to unit cards, we can deploy spell cards that buff or debuff units on the board, and use the special powers of our main hero to swiftly take out opponents or spawn new units to aid us. Some cards even have abilities that trigger when the card gets energized, which adds an extra layer of strategy to unit positioning.

    As we play, we earn nova coins used to unlock cards and new main heroes. We can unlock a card when we have faced it in a battle for the first time, and with competitive multiplayer, draft battles where all cards are available, daily challenges, and singleplayer adventures, it's relatively easy to earn coins.

    The core gameplay is super fun and feels different from other card battlers. Some might dislike the inherent RNG that comes from tiles on the board having different percentage chances of energizing cards, but on the other hand, this gives us a chance to win even if we have worse cards than our opponent. It makes the game geared more towards casual than competitive play.

    There is currently no monetization in Nova Island. I expect this to change in the future, but for now, it means the game is 100% fair for everyone.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here


    Everdale [Total Game Size: 383 MB] (free)

    Genre: Simulation / City-builder / Cute / Casual - Requires Online Access

    Orientation: Portrait

    Required Attention: Little

    tl;dr review:

    Everdale is a fun city-builder simulation game by Supercell with a cute cartoony art-style and lots of singleplayer and light social co-op content to explore.

    The core gameplay consists of putting villagers to work on collecting resources, crafting items, growing crops, and much more. These resources can then be used to research and construct new buildings that expand our village and unlocks new gameplay elements.

    One of the game's most unique features is that we can work collaboratively with other players to improve the Valley in which our village is located, to the benefit of everyone in the Valley. This functions almost like a guild system, with the ability to vote on a Valley leader and chat with other players to decide what to build next.

    The minimalistic UI is incredibly well-made and makes it easy to quickly navigate between the various buildings and areas of our village – something that is vital for creating a great gameplay experience in these types of games.

    With no combat or competitive elements, Everdale is one of the most casual and relaxing city-builders on mobile, and if it keeps expanding its social Valley features, it could grow to become a staple of the genre.

    Its biggest downside is also one of its biggest strengths; the wait-times. As a management simulation game, whenever we put our villagers to work, they have to actually spend time completing their tasks, which means we have to wait. At the same time, this is what keeps the game casual and allows us to play on/off throughout the day.

    Everdale monetizes through iAPs for a premium currency used to buy cosmetic decorations, small amounts of resources, and a temporary villager that works faster than normal villagers. Since there's no rush to progress, the monetization hardly impacts the free-to-play experience.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: Here


    Beatstar [Game Size: 525 MB] (free)

    Genre: Music / Rhythm - Requires Online Access

    Orientation: Portrait

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review:

    Beatstar is a polished Guitar Hero-inspired music rhythm game that features both modern and classic songs in any genre, including some big hits.

    After selecting a song to play, we tap, hold, or swipe notes that fall from the top of the screen to the beat of the track. The goal is to hit the notes at just the right time so we avoid breaking our score multiplier. After completing a song, we receive stars that help us progress and unlock new tracks, and points used to unlock timed lootboxes that reward us with genre cards. When we have enough genre cards, we can unlock a random new song from that genre.

    As we progress, we also gradually unlock songs with higher difficult ratings. Interestingly, each song also becomes more difficult the further we get into it, which ensures that everyone can complete the first part of a song, while making the last parts a real challenge.

    Missing even just a single note stops the song - unless we pay premium currency to continue. While somewhat punishing, we do at least still earn points and stars when a song stops this way.

    Beatstar monetizes through a few incentivized ads for extra rewards and premium currency iAPs used to instantly unlock songs. Songs are unlocked relatively easily for free, but once all three lootbox slots have filled up, we must wait for one of them to open before we can continue playing. This won't impact casual players that play just a few songs per play-session, but will quickly frustrate hardcore players.

    Overall, Beatstar provides a fun gameplay experience, and although it suffers from its monetization, it feels like a strong foundation that could be expanded with different game modes and events over time to enhance the experience.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: 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

    Special thanks to the Patreon Producers "Wafflestack Studio", "FarmRPG", and "Mohaimen" who help make these posts possible through their Patreon support <3

    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/Dt039lPYKkk


    Episode 177 Episode 178 Episode 179 Episode 180 Episode 181 Episode 182 Episode 183 Episode 184 Episode 185 Episode 186 Episode 187 Episode 188

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    Anyone want to help moderate the subreddit?

    Posted: 09 Sep 2021 05:16 PM PDT

    So it's clear that the current moderators have been neglecting the subbreddit, real life and all that stuff.

    If anyone wants to help moderate the subreddit please either respond here or DM me. (Don't use the Reddit chat for this please, I don't see those very fast).

    Preferably it will be people who use the subreddit often.

    I know it's a volunteer position, so anyone who can put any time to help is appreciated. You will mostly be browsing like normal but removing things like spam or hate speech, and responding to users who mail us with problems. It's not a lot of work or anything, but the more coverage the better so things don't go a month without being addressed again.

    Sorry to everyone for letting the subreddit stagnate. That's why we want to get some fresh help.

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    For the people who own Pascal's Wager and its expansion, what's the total game size

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 04:51 AM PDT

    Title. I'm planning on buying the game but I want to know I have the space for it in the first place

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    Great news, Apocalypse Heroes! The new update (still Beta) is here! Please help us with the playtest. • New achievements, options, languages and offers • Hero controller auxiliary lines • Game improvements • Bug fixes

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 05:00 AM PDT

    Something different..

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 09:14 AM PDT

    Games that work particularly well on tablets.

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 07:54 AM PDT

    Just got a Galaxy Tab S7 yesterday and looking for some stuff that work great on them. I usually have a ps5 controller with me too so controller support also is great.

    So far I've gone for the Rayark music set (Cytus/Cytus 2,Deemo and Voez which BTW if anyone hasn't played them you 100% should they are all spectacular. Also the FF pixel remasters that look fantastic on it. Thinking about redownloading Chaos Rings 3 as I never got through it last time.

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    I bought a controller and it was worth it ��,i need poco f3 tbh to try gt4. What do you think i should try Juiced 1 or 2 ?

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 11:30 AM PDT

    What do you recommend for to find new gachas?

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 10:16 AM PDT

    Asked on https://www.reddit.com/r/gachagaming/comments/plf5ky/what_are_your_fav_places_to_find_all_the_gacha/

    And we can see this sub is pretty useless. Nobody knew of any sites that shows a list of all the new gacha games

    There are sites for regular games, but why not mobile and gacha games. There's lots of mobile games also. Maybe just ignore gacha games altogether?

    What sites do you like that shows a list of all the new gacha games? From newest to oldest?

    Does anyone here know what site shows a list of all the new gacha games? From newest to oldest?

    If the site has filters about the kind of gacha game and how it plays, that is good

    And what game genre each gacha game is in?

    If the game has a Pc port or not, and other details and facts about the game? Like when the game came out and other wiki type facts of the game

    What are best resources for this that you like alot?

    If the site has filters about the kind of gacha game and how it plays, that is good

    What sites do you like that shows a list of all the new gacha games? From newest to oldest?

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    Need help finding a really good MMORPG

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 05:35 AM PDT

    I've recently remembered there was a really cool RPG back in the day that I can't recall the name of and after searching for an hour to no avail I wanted to ask people on reddit

    Basically it had 4 elemental based classes (Fire = knight, wind = archer and earth = hammer knight) it had an actual hub area and a sort of heaven location for players to gather and do raid bosses and a cool map to choose missions. The graphics were great too for the time, with a voxel-ish style with low poly but really good details. Also disconnected arms and legs for the characters

    I remember grinding gems for wings that give you a small dash and getting annoying at level restrictions for equipment

    Can anybody remember something similar?

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    Tactics games

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 07:55 AM PDT

    Looking for a 2D sprite tactics rpg. GBA style or fft style.

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    Best GBA options that are safe and won't delete progress

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 06:59 AM PDT

    Looking to play some GBA games on my phone and saw Retroarch, pizza boy, and mGBA as the main options. I want to be able to play games and have joined worries about losing save progress onto games. I don't mind paying if that would ensure that.

    Which option is best for what I want?

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    What was this game? Delivering Parcels with pastel theme

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 03:21 AM PDT

    I'm trying to find a game I played a couple of years ago but to no avail.

    It had a pastel pinkish theme, with sort of a Jestons vibe.

    It was about delivering parcels, and I'm sure it was an idle game, you had to tap packages.

    Any help would be appreciated!

    Edit: Player was definitely in a car. You could upgrade to a UFO and other vehicles.

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    Duckstation and 8bitdo Pro 2

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 01:50 AM PDT

    Hi,

    I'm having trouble making this two work together. When I first play on duckstation, it was working perfectly fine. Then, I tried to configure a few buttons and it stopped working. I also tried to use the 'automatic binding' option, but to no avail.

    The analogs are working okay but everything else are not. The controller is working fine on other emulators, too. So, I think the issue here is on the duckstation.

    Does anybody know a fix? Much appreciated

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    Looking for (offline) turn based RPG or strategy game where you recruit/manage a team

    Posted: 09 Sep 2021 07:40 PM PDT

    Preferably not something much more than a few years old, as I've played all the classics. Some of my all time favorite games of this kind are Gladius, XCOM, FF Tactics, etc.

    Genre and setting doesn't matter. I'm not a fan of cartoony art styles, so that might be the only exception.

    Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

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    The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia out now on the Play Store for £4.39

    Posted: 10 Sep 2021 12:27 AM PDT

    Idle rpg recommendations

    Posted: 09 Sep 2021 05:16 PM PDT

    Hi people.

    I'm looking for an idle rpg, not sure about specifics, just a game to (auto) play while I'm actually playing in my PC.

    Thanks!

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    Hey peeps. We're making a merge-game at our university and we got to thinking, do you prefer playing mobile games in portrait or landscape and merge games specifically.

    Posted: 09 Sep 2021 10:31 PM PDT

    So, yeah, we're making a game with merge mechanics for mobile and we started to think, since we've been playing merge games as research for ours, some of them are portrait oriented and some are landscape oriented.

    So, the question is which do you prefer in general and which do you prefer for merge games specifically? We're looking for insight as to what people prefer, if the have a preference to at all.

    Also, would you hate the idea of some of it being in landscape and some in portrait?

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    (Request) offline anime story games

    Posted: 09 Sep 2021 06:06 PM PDT

    I preffer one where choice matters so i can get more immersed in the story.

    •Any gameplay type works

    •Must be free

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    I just started using Tinycore and I'm wondering how to configure my Chromebook so that it has phone like capabilities

    Posted: 09 Sep 2021 05:24 PM PDT

    for example the virtual joystick being controlled by wasd or arrow keys while being able to control camera angle with mouse

    Help greatly appreciated

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    Is gta sa,vc, ctw and lcs gonna work on android 12, for me it last worked on android 10 and I'm on 11.

    Posted: 09 Sep 2021 11:49 PM PDT

    Will android 12 fix the issue with the games? One touch ui issue

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    [REQUEST] Looking for hospital games for Android

    Posted: 09 Sep 2021 04:44 PM PDT

    I'm looking for mobile hospital games that:

    • Aren't just idle games like so many others (no games that are essentially reskins of the same mechanics like Idle Supermarket Tycoon or Idle Theme Park Tycoon)
    • Don't require lots of micromanagement (like My Hospital; when a doctor's queue only has so many slots, the buildup of patients needing short treatments is stressful)
    • Allow player to place down rooms themselves
    • Can be any genre and be online or offline

    If you know of a game like that that isn't a hospital-themed game, you can mention it too.

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