When a backup is performed on your iPad either to the Cloud or to a computer, I assume game saves such as Minecraft saves are also backed up. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
I imagine most gamers understand the distinction. Do not take offense. I think Plants vs Zombies is an outstanding iPad game.
Tiny Death Star was fun in the beginning, but then it took longer and longer to get new characters - Of which I am sure most you have to pay for anyway - And that ruined the fun for me.
Some games I recommend to get (they are not free but they are worth the money).
Catan (my favorite)
TTR Pocket (Ticket to Ride)
KOTOR (on sale now)
Knights of Pen and Paper
Civ Rev (Civilization)
Medieval (SIMS Medieval)
Tiny Death Star- I installed this game over a year ago, disregarded it as a monumental waste of time. Then yesterday, I got a message from it and have been stopping in every so often to update/play it. Have I lost my mind? It's not as time intensive as Tapped Out, but I have no clue why I'm keeping this thing, that always is trying to lure me to spend money, going?? I need to erase it. No, lol, this is not a sneaky ad for the game.
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Tiny Death Star was fun in the beginning, but then it took longer and longer to get new characters - Of which I am sure most you have to pay for anyway - And that ruined the fun for me.
Fallout Shelter by Bethesda released (I believe) in junction with the near future release of Fallout 4. It's free to download, just tried it for a bit and it's just another version of Tiny Deathstar. As the Overseer, you manage the occupants and resources in a never ending grind. A lot depends on how much tolerance you have for this kind of game. There are in-game purchases to speed things up, but why? They are expensive and it's still an infinite grind. On a casual basis, I lasted about a week with TD. Although this is much more polished, I expect about the same for this.
Fallout Shelter by Bethesda released (I believe) in junction with the near future release of Fallout 4. It's free to download, just tried it for a bit and it's just another version of Tiny Deathstar. As the Overseer, you manage the occupants and resources in a never ending grind. A lot depends on how much tolerance you have for this kind of game. There are in-game purchases to speed things up, but why? They are expensive and it's still an infinite grind. On a casual basis, I lasted about a week with TD. Although this is much more polished, I expect about the same for this.
In comparison, no comparison.
Yeah, cute and some fun ... already uninstalled.
I don't like the expression "serious gaming" you guys use. There's nothing serious about shooting a lot of people without any regard for human life, or killing magical monsters to fulfill our fantasy of power.
I think it's more related to how each hardware enable what control system. For example, for a action game, nothings beat a gamepad controller. I can't imagine playing Dark Souls on a mobile device, or even a keyboard and mouse.
For a strategy game, it's almost impossible to play without a mouse and keyboard.
Now, mobile devices excel in touch screen gestures and gyroscope. If the game uses them well, it's possible to create a great experience, like Monument Valley and many others did.
The main problem of mobile today is the freemium cancer, that's killing us indie developers. It's just too difficult to compete with companies actively buying users to hook them and profit later.
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Forgot to mention, i found that Game of Thrones Telltale games are much better to control on iPad then on ps3, at least it's my impression. The graphics are hideous, but anyway...
You've got it wrong. Serious gaming has nothing to do with indiscriminate killing or fighting monsters. It has to do with games that can be played on a very casual basis, possibly shallow vs those that are more in-depth or require dedication and devotion to excel at. It's contrasting large scale, in-depth AAA games like WoW, Eve, HalfLife 2, Elder Scrolls, Fallout 4 (serious gaming), with casual gaming like Candy Crush, Fallout Shelter, Angry Birds, and the multitude of Find-The-Hidden-Object games.
With the wife's help (actually she found it) I've been playing with Jigsaw HD on my iPad. It's oddly compelling. You could say I'm an old fogey, but I'll note in the dark ages before iPads, jigsaw puzzles were something I/we actually did on occasion for entertainment!
I'm noticing that for my iPad the 440 piece puzzle size is a bit much, not impossible, but more work and time than I want to spend putting a picture puzzle together. The smaller 200 or 300 puzzle size seems to be a nice fit and balance between enjoyable and work on the small iPad screen as compared to a normal 500-100 piece puzzle. The App includes in-app purchases, but it also has several free puzzle collections along with a free daily puzzle.