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    Weekly 'What have you been playing?' thread - 12/03

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 05:00 AM PST

    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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    5 Quick Tl;Dr Android Game Reviews / Recommendations (Episode 199)

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 03:45 AM PST

    December is here (ho ho ho?), and I've got five new game recommendations to keep you busy, based on the most interesting games I played and that were covered on MiniReview this week :)

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

    This episode includes an awesome gem of an adventure racing game, an interesting simulation strategy game about making wine, a fun casual puzzler, an old-school twin-stick shooter, and a wacky duck-breeding semi-idle game.

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

    New to these posts? Check out the first one from 199 weeks ago here.

    Let's get to the games:

    DATA WING [Game Size: 112 MB] (free)

    Genre: Racing / Adventure / Indie - Offline Playable

    Orientation: Landscape

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review by NimbleThor:

    DATA Wing is an incredibly unique and polished story-driven adventure racing game that takes place inside a computer where we fly around racetracks to deliver data across the system for our boss, "Mother".

    The gameplay experience is split into two parts; completing racing levels to access deeper parts of the system, and experiencing the story that unravels in-between levels through messages from Mother.

    The 40+ levels are kept fresh by introducing increased gravity, changing the level objectives, adding keys that we must collect to finish the track, and much more. Not to mention that the racetrack designs differ vastly from level to level, making each one a real challenge to complete.

    The controls have us simply tap either side of the screen to navigate left or right. While this is a simple setup, it's made difficult by the fact that we constantly want to fly as close to the edge of the track as possible, since gliding along it boosts our speed.

    Perhaps the best part about DATA WING is that both parts of the game are so well made that they could stand on their own, and neither part suffers from the other's high quality. The gameplay is fun, but the mysterious adventure and conversations with Mother truly take it to the next level.

    In fact, everything from the neat neon graphics to the tight controls, great level design, and amazing plot just screams style and polish.

    DATA WING is completely free to play, with no ads or iAPs. Although it only takes 3-4 hours to complete, it is an absolute gem of a mobile game and by far the best mix of the racing and adventure genres I've ever experienced.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: Here


    Hundred Days [Total Game Size: 467 MB] ($5.99)

    Genre: Simulation / Strategy - Offline Playable

    Orientation: Landscape

    Required Attention: Some

    tl;dr review by AlexSem:

    Hundred Days is a beautiful turn-based strategy simulation game about the delicate art of winemaking.

    After getting fed up with our boring office job, we move to the country to start a wine company and gradually learn all the necessary steps involved, from growing and harvesting plants to crushing, fermenting, aging, bottling, and finally selling our product to customers.

    We spend each season performing the most appropriate actions for our business by playing cards from our hand onto a grid-based board. Cards consume a certain number of squares and occupy the board for several turns, so succeeding often requires using our limited space in the most efficient way and planning a couple of turns ahead.

    As we progress, we gain access to new plant spots, grapes, tools, and more advanced equipment. Through these upgrades, our production processes improve, and we get ever closer to achieving the ideal characteristics of our wine, making our product more attractive. There are lots of parameters to consider, such as the soil type best suited for certain wines, aging duration, the appropriate fermentation bacteria, and much more. For better or worse, the game provides only a basic tutorial that doesn't reveal all these nuances, leaving a lot of room for trial and error.

    While the game is pleasant to the eyes, provides a relaxing gameplay experience, and even features an intriguing story, it's also very time-consuming due to lots of repetitive manual tasks, a constant low income, and the possibility to fail completely should we choose an incorrect development path. The controls are also somewhat unresponsive, and the game performs poorly, with high battery consumption.

    Hundred Days is a $5.99 premium game with no ads or iAP. Despite its flaws, it's a high-quality wine-making simulator perfect for those fond of peaceful strategy games.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: Here


    klocki [Game Size: 51 MB] ($0.99)

    Genre: Puzzle / Casual - Offline Playable

    Orientation: Landscape

    Required Attention: Some

    tl;dr review by Yousef:

    Klocki is a relaxing puzzler filled to the brim with ever-changing mechanics aimed at making it continuously harder for us to connect the lines in each level.

    The game starts us out with a simple puzzle made up of just two blocks that are viewed from an isometric perspective. Each block has a movable plate onto which a line of a certain shape is printed. The goal is to make these two lines turn into one continuous line by switching the position of the two plates. After a few levels, this core mechanic evolves to include rotating blocks, blocks that contain two lines, a sliding mechanic, and even blocks that unfold.

    Over time, the gameplay gets incredibly brutal as more types of blocks are introduced every few levels. This prevents the levels from growing repetitive and is easily the game's primary advantage over other similar puzzlers. While the complexity of the levels rises, however, there is no help system to compensate for the increased difficulty, which means it's possible to get completely stuck on a level.

    The art-style is incredibly minimalistic but fits the simple 2D puzzles decently well. The sound effects, however, get annoyingly repetitive during long sessions.

    Klocki is a $0.99 premium game with no ads or iAPs. Its calming music and atmospheric theme make it a neat relaxing puzzler for people who aren't afraid to spend the time it takes to get past the levels they may get stuck on.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: Here


    Crimsonland [Game Size: 104 MB] ($9.99)

    Genre: Shooter / Twin-stick / Port - Offline Playable

    Orientation: Landscape

    Required Attention: Full

    tl;dr review by AlexSem:

    Crimsonland is a port of fast-paced, bloody twin-stick shooter in which we fight aliens, spiders, zombies, and whatever else comes storming at us using a vast variety of weapons and skills.

    With no meaningful story or explanation of any kind, the game puts us on a field with swarms of enemies coming from every side. We have no other goal than to end up as the last one standing, which means we are free to cause total mayhem with the weapons and powerups we pick up from fallen enemies.

    Gaining enough experience increases our level and allows us to choose a useful perk to help us in our struggle. Successfully finishing a level unlocks new pieces of weaponry and skills to be used in later missions, ensuring we always get to experience a new, devastating carnage in every level.

    After finishing the main campaign's 60 levels spread across different worlds and unlocking all weapons and perks, we can test our skills in a survival mode. This mode probably won't keep you occupied for long as it grows repetitive and boring after some time. Still, it remains interesting to pick the game up from time to time to engage in a mindless bloody massacre.

    Crimsonland is a $9.99 premium game on Android with no ads or iAPs. Despite its high price tag, it is a game of great quality that will definitely be appreciated by old-school players and anyone fond of quick action games.

    Check it out on Google Play: Here

    Check it out on MiniReview:: Here


    Clusterduck [Game Size: 216 MB] (Free)

    Genre: Casual / Idle - Offline Playable

    Orientation: Portrait

    Required Attention: Little

    tl;dr review by NimbleThor:

    Clusterduck is a casual and incredibly wacky semi-idle duck breeding game with no real objective apart from attempting to unlock all achievements and complete every duck collection by breeding as many weird, mutated ducks as possible.

    Each duck is made up of a combination of a head, wings, and a tail, with hundreds of potential variations of each body part. Starting with just a few ducks, they automatically start breeding and lay eggs in one of the three available nests.

    Depending on the egg rarity, we must wait between a few minutes to a few hours before we can hatch it to spawn a new duck. The duckling inherits some body parts from its parents but may also mutate to create truly weird body parts, such as wheels for wings or a sword head.

    We have room for a maximum of 25 ducks, after which we need to start sacrificing some of our least rare ducks by throwing them into a black hole. This is also the only way to prevent the most common ducks from continuing to breed. After sacrificing enough ducks, a hole monster even spawns. Killing this monster by repeatedly tapping it spawns a mutated egg that hatches a duck with cursed and mutated body parts.

    Clusterduck monetizes through a banner ad at the bottom of the screen, incentivized ads to speed up egg hatching, and a few $1-$2 iAPs to remove all ads, unlock another nest, or increase the duck capacity limit.

    The core concept is great fun and could be expanded to become fantastic. Currently, however, it lacks a bit of gameplay to keep anyone but the most hardcore achievement-hunters hooked for more than a few days.

    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/B3-bZIN-2E4


    Episode 186 Episode 187 Episode 188 Episode 189 Episode 190 Episode 191 Episode 192 Episode 193 Episode 194 Episode 195 Episode 196 Episode 197 Episode 198

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    Trucks that will be available in the first version of the upcoming mobile simulator game “Truckers of Europe 3” by Wanda Software.

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 05:30 AM PST

    Solo dev: wanted to create a board game on the Syrian Civil War. After 2 years, almost done. I learned to code from scratch. Are you interested? Do you want to help beta test ?

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 09:11 AM PST

    Good strategy/politics games like civilization revolution 2 or better?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 06:17 AM PST

    I would prefer if the game was offline, singleplayer and strategy/politics oriented

    I'm fine with paid games and dont want ads or microstransactions

    Thanks

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    Cubi Code: my new puzzle game is available in early access. It has 120 puzzles, a puzzle editor, puzzles uploaded by other players, leaderboards etc. Now it needs players so I hope you can try it and let me know your thoughts!

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 03:57 PM PST

    After working 2.5 years on our mobile CCG Insilentium, it's finally out on Android!

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 05:39 AM PST

    Rocket League Sideswipe is very good actually

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 11:54 AM PST

    This feels like smash bros and rocket league got mixed together and honestly it's the best summary I have. I get the same excitement I do from the regular rocket league but it's pick up and play and honestly a bit more accessible since it's only in a 2 dimensional plane instead of all over the place.

    I freaking love it. And it's amazing with a controller. Ok that's all.

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    Was gifted $100 by a nice reddit user. how can I spend the money wisely!??

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 01:11 PM PST

    Hello. I posted on here a few days ago and got a lot of suggestions on games I could play. Now I didn't have money on my account but someone was really kind to me and gave me $100 in Google Play.

    What my issue is is that, although my phone can play almost any game because it is a $400 phone and has a good graphics chip and stuff, some games just still don't work. Normally I play free games and if they don't load or don't work I just uninstall them... But in with a paid game it would be very annoying. You don't want to pay money for a game that doesn't work, then you are insulting yourself and your gifter and well as support a game developer who doesn't value their player base or their game.

    I was looking into a few paid games like: KOTOR, Bully, GTA, The Bard's Tale, Chrono Trigger, Stardew Valley, and others. I was also suggested many free games that I will be trying... And many other list to check out as well...

    But out of the list I gave above some of the games have bad reviews like the game won't work... So how can I know without wasting money? Those games look and sound very cool... So what should I do?

    Also more recommendations are welcome.

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    Ps4 strike pack for mobile gaming

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 02:35 AM PST

    I was hoping that someone would know if I can use a ps4 strike pack for mobile gaming (e.g. for shooters, etc)?

    I understand that I needs a power supply to work. However, does this NEED to be via a console/pc, or can it simply be from a wall socket?

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    Lineage 2M released on TapTap

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 02:09 AM PST

    Lineage 2M released on TapTap

    Hi all,

    Lineage 2M was released today on TapTap
    https://www.taptap.io/app/179245

    Anyone else trying it or going to try? It runs nice on my Samsung Fold 2. I don't know how it stands out to similar games of the genre.

    https://preview.redd.it/jacrag3uxa381.png?width=1115&format=png&auto=webp&s=ea0a2b672cdb6e4fc45176681a648cf08f278350

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    Rocket League Sideswipe Cinematic Trailer

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 10:46 AM PST

    Welcome to My Cave is coming to Android and iOS next week! We're giving away 10 Android codes to celebrate!

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 10:01 AM PST

    Greetings r/AndroidGaming!

    We're happy to announce that Welcome to My Cave is launching on Google Play next Tuesday!

    To celebrate, we're giving away 10 Android codes to unlock all in-app purchases in Welcome to My Cave. To enter our giveaway, just reply to this thread with your favorite prehistoric invention (keep it clean!). Winners will be drawn from the comments at random in 24 hours. We will update this post with the winners around that time.

    All entries must be submitted by 11am PT / 12pm CT / 2pm ET!

    About Welcome to My Cave:

    Welcome to My Cave is a light civilization simulator set in a whimsical vision of the Stone Age. You are the young chieftain of a new tribe, setting out to prove your leadership skills to your father. While every settlement starts off with toolmaking and agriculture, you'll bring a fresh perspective to post-cave life as you develop more advanced technologies and improve the lives of your tribespeople. The sky is the literal limit as your cultural and scientific innovations leap beyond what any caveperson has dreamed before!

    Twitter | Instagram | Discord

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    Gamepad controlling Android Menus, etc

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 02:15 PM PST

    Hello, I'm new to using gamepads on android and I was trying to use my Nano Switch Controller on my Poco X3 Pro usig bluetooth. The problem I'm running into is that I can't map certain buttons on the controller since my phone reads as "go back" or "move up/down the menu" instead of being mapped.

    Does anyone know how to disable this? Thanks.

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    Bridge building game with NO jumps?

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 05:22 PM PST

    Title says it all. Looking for a bridge building game that doesn't force you to make jumps for full stars, just bridges that go from one side to the other

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    Casual short multiplayer games?

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 11:10 PM PST

    I sometimes find myself bored and just pop Clash Royale and play a match or two. Five minutes, top

    But I realized is not that I like the game a lot, I just dig the idea of killing a couple of minutes, or three max. No long introduction, no grinding, no 10 min matches wich is a lot, and definitely the feeling of competing with an actual person and not those .io

    So, a quick game like that?

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    Android Emulator?

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 02:27 PM PST

    I was wondering whats the state of android emulators currently? Like which is better, which faster, less intensive and better for medium to low tier PCs, etc.

    Specially because, I just bought this PC which has an old processor -third gen core i3- but enough ram (8GB) to hopefully run the games im interested in (mostly gachas).

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    [REQUEST] Suggest me a game based on this list

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 10:17 PM PST

    Title.

    Preference:

    • not dedicating my life to it. For example I like CoC because I login for like 3 minutes then quit and do something else and came back later. So little time yet I still progress very normally.

    • no shooters. I dont enjoy aiming on phones.

    • has to be Multiplayer

    • no games where I expect to spend from like 20 minutes to hours in one sitting

    I'll give list of games I played and games I quitted:

    Games I currently play:

    • Clash of Clans: super chill game. I enjoy the fights.

    • Wild rift: when I cant use my PC to play LoL I play this. Vainglory feels dead and other moba just feels off

    Games I quit:

    • Cookie run ovenbreak: it is multiplayer and has progression (character and treasure collection/gacha and upgrading). It's also a satisfying game for me. I quit because they release content so much that f2p players cant catch up unless they dedicate their life to it which is something I'd rather not do.

    • Clash Royale: I do not enjoy the progression system. I dont want to write essay for this game to explain problems.

    • Monster legends: very good concept. Monster collecting, good monster designs, has leveling, battling, zoo/base building. Problem? Literally pay to have new content. Paywalled monsters. HUGE power creep. HUGE HUGE power creep

    • Dragon city: same as monster legends but with dragons instead of monsters.

    • AFK arena: CoC is more afk than this game will ever be. I log in and play hours every day. Theres so much to do. So much to do that I didn't realize I Spent so much time on it in one sitting. Burnt out.

    • Endless frontier: just like afk arena but this game is just worse in every way. Jesus christ

    Games I'm considering playing:

    • Brawl Stars: multiplayer and competitive. But... I'd rather not? Competitive and level system just doesn't sit right with me. Does it have the same issue and clash royale? How's progression compared to CoC?

    • Anime gacha collectors: honestly I like anime but collecting cute girls instead of.... actual characters? You know what I'm talking about. You either have games with characters that vary from young to elderly, humanlike to monster... and then theres games where its only cute girls. Ok I like anime so I guess I can tolerate it. I'm gonna play this as last resort...

    • Pokemon Unite: Bored of League of Legends but damn I saw reviews. Apparently it's p2w when you compare it with League of Legends/Wild rift? I seriously will never play a moba if a person can get advantage by spending $$$. Paid advantage does NOT belong in competitive FPS and MOBAs

    • Boom Beach: I dont know why I quit... game feels.... sluggish????? 1 builder vs CoC's 5 builder, shitty loot, shit troop training times. Should I even come back...? (Last played like a year ago or two). I'm at the stage where I have Warrior.

    • Farming game: Hay day, or farmville, or family farm seaside, or others? I was really planning to go hay day. I quit because progression feels sluggish than CoC. Felt like I was getting nowhere or doing something wrong. I might come back if theres no suggestions here

    • Tiny tower: this game is an absolute banger... but I lost my save.... I'm still salty

    Honestly just recommend me a game you think I'll like based on this list

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    [DEV] Finally, rolling coin effects / Left handed mode in my Retro RPG Clicker :) What other improvements/new features you wish to see next? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MallardInteractive.RetroRpgClicker

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 12:26 AM PST

    If you want you can play game which was showcase on new Razer Android handheld it call Air Derby

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 04:11 AM PST

    Google Play Achievements for Real Racing 3 not working

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 04:13 AM PST

    MoonTwinkies Moon Madness by StellarSKULL

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 09:53 AM PST

    Good game to play with Mom (85)?

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 09:46 AM PST

    My Mom isn't demented or anything like that, just old, but when I tried to play Words with Friends with her (a turn a day each) the ads and fiddling was too much and we had to quit after a few days.

    Any suggestions for a turn-based game, not super violent but fun, that I could play with my Mom on a day-to-day basis, taking turns? She's okay with learning an interface/rules, she just can't handle a bunch of pop-ups.

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    Can anybody who has played both BDMobile and Lineage IIM (Beta, I guess) could explain the main differences in gameplay? Mainly gear/skill progression, PvE enjoyment and PvP variety?

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 02:35 AM PST

    I played during a whole year BDM, and quitting just before Hadum content. I got fed up with the game because I did not enjoy raising my combat power for, what seemed, just the sake of it and paired together with expansions that were mainly implemented to raise the cap. I am worried that L2M will be a reskin of the before mentioned game, and together with my limited data plan, downloading a bunch of content just to unisntall in a month just seems like a bad idea. Thanks in advance!

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