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iPad has taken over (my) gaming, how about you?
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anthonymoody
macrumors 68040
Oh, never !
The Ipad is a very nice device except gaming. I have tried playing Marvel Vs Capcom 2 and the control is awful. The only quality games are Plants vs Zombie, Chaos Rings II, Infinite Blade (but it lacks a story......), SF4, etc.....
Army vs Zombie looks pretty interesting. However, it needs more quality games like Chaos Rings II. I don't mind paying $20 or even $30 for a game as long as it is good and offers long play time. (A 10 hours play time PS3 game already costs $60, that is just absurd. )
I really wish the developers release games with deeper game play and story like Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9
If you like JRPG or any RPG, I highly recommend Chaos Rings II.
I also like the new Army vs Zombie, it is like stick wars with better graphics.
The Ipad is a very nice device except gaming. I have tried playing Marvel Vs Capcom 2 and the control is awful. The only quality games are Plants vs Zombie, Chaos Rings II, Infinite Blade (but it lacks a story......), SF4, etc.....
Army vs Zombie looks pretty interesting. However, it needs more quality games like Chaos Rings II. I don't mind paying $20 or even $30 for a game as long as it is good and offers long play time. (A 10 hours play time PS3 game already costs $60, that is just absurd. )
I really wish the developers release games with deeper game play and story like Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9
If you like JRPG or any RPG, I highly recommend Chaos Rings II.
I also like the new Army vs Zombie, it is like stick wars with better graphics.
Did you get Chaos Ring II ?? I so wanted it..but I'm wondering if it's worth 15 bucks..
It's definitely taken over all my handheld gaming. I sold my DS and I have no interest in purchasing a 3DS or Vita.
But I'll never give up my Xbox 360. I love my battlefield 3, Forza 4, and Skyrim way too much.
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If you enjoyed Chaos rings 1 then it'll be worth the purchase to you. It's more of the same and better.
But I'll never give up my Xbox 360. I love my battlefield 3, Forza 4, and Skyrim way too much.
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If you enjoyed Chaos rings 1 then it'll be worth the purchase to you. It's more of the same and better.
Like the poster before me said it has taken over my handheld gaming, however I love steam to much to give up desktop gaming altogether.
Not really.
iOS gaming in general isn't very good in my opinion, due to the control scheme.
I do play games on my iPad and iPhone, such as Peggle, GTA Chinatown Wars, Where's my water and a few others, but anyone that takes gaming seriously will use a PC, Xbox 360 or PS3. The gaming experience on those machines are clearly better than anything iOS is capable of.
If you were talking about this from a purely mobile gaming perspective or a purely casual perspective, then it'd be different.
iOS gaming in general isn't very good in my opinion, due to the control scheme.
I do play games on my iPad and iPhone, such as Peggle, GTA Chinatown Wars, Where's my water and a few others, but anyone that takes gaming seriously will use a PC, Xbox 360 or PS3. The gaming experience on those machines are clearly better than anything iOS is capable of.
If you were talking about this from a purely mobile gaming perspective or a purely casual perspective, then it'd be different.
Yep! I'm not saying the iPad is better than a gaming PC, because it's not. But I find myself quite satisfied with playing games like MC3 and O&C on the iPad. This will soon change with the release of Diablo 3 and GW2. At this point there is no substitute for "real gaming" on a decked out PC. But the iPad 3 is certainly a great gaming device.
I liked Chaos rings so much and I've read that the story and features are much better in Chaos ring 2...I think I'll wait for some promo in Appshopper..IF I can resist! 😀
I don't blame you. Square games aren't exactly the cheapest on the app store. But if you are very patient you could find a sale on the game if you wait long enough.
I'll be a good girl and wait...and in the meantime I'll try to distract myself by downloading some other cheaper but tricky games 😉
I hope I won't have to wait so long that while I'm getting Chaos Ring II on sale the developer is launching Chaos Ring III 😀
ahahah
Selmir
macrumors regular
I barely use my PS3 Slim anymore. Plays sometimes Mass Effect 2, but that's it. It takes ages to start the console while my iPad 2 is running 24/7. Funny, cause many of the games in AppStore aren't that advanced as for PS3 and Xbox 360 (except Infinity Blade).
But I like those simple games for iPad more than those advanced for PS3. 🙂 I don't play at my Dell N5010 any games either, even if I have Empire Total War and Napoleon Total War installed (I'm strategist u see). I also hope that Nintendo will bring many of their titles to iPad, as they maybe will one day. Then I think iPad will be even more serious than ANY console. FPS works awesome, strategy-games works awesome, sports-games works awesome, and platform-games works awesome imo.
But I like those simple games for iPad more than those advanced for PS3. 🙂 I don't play at my Dell N5010 any games either, even if I have Empire Total War and Napoleon Total War installed (I'm strategist u see). I also hope that Nintendo will bring many of their titles to iPad, as they maybe will one day. Then I think iPad will be even more serious than ANY console. FPS works awesome, strategy-games works awesome, sports-games works awesome, and platform-games works awesome imo.
The ipad is great for when your bored not played a arcade game on the xbox for ages but as far a proper gaming goes it still isnt there yet.
Brandon0448
macrumors 6502
No, I hate playing games on touchscreen devices. I'll stick to my computer and Xbox for playing real games.
charlituna
macrumors G3
That is already there but it depends on the developer to use it. Most don't and even if they do it doesn't generally work if they have separate iphone and ipad apps.
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I don't mind it, if the game was designed with touch in mind. Some really don't feel like they were so it's odd. And they don't use the SDK controller mode so I can use my iphone or old ipod touch as a controller and my ipad as a screen. And worse most of them dont support any of the bluetooth 'old school' style controllers.
One that I've tried to play that really should support controllers and doesn't is the Lost Winds games. I finally had to give up because it was just too frustrating.
Get those things in line, add icloud game status syncing etc and things would be better. These are all things I'm looking at for a game I'm working on just to give folks a little variety.
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I was thinking more Qbert, Donkey Kong and the original Mario Bros/Super Mario Trilogy. Those are the ones that have made me keep my consoles around. I've tried them via emulators but it's a lousy game play. lagging, not made really for touch etc.
Port the classic versions (no updating with flashy 3d etc) to iOS and I'll be in heaven. Even though I"m sure I'll be out like $9.99 a game. If they are bug free, icloud saves, controller compat etc. it would be worth it. Im sure if someone hasn't made a bluetooth version of the classic Nintendo controller it would happen very very quickly (smarter if Nintendo did it of course)
charlituna
macrumors G3
I was thinking more Qbert, Donkey Kong and the original Super Mario Trilogy. Those are the ones that have made me keep my consoles around. I've tried them via emulators but it's a lousy game play. lagging, not made really for touch etc.
Port the classic versions (no updating with flashy 3d etc) to iOS and I'll be in heaven. Even though I"m sure I'll be out like $9.99 a game. If they are bug free, icloud saves, controller compat etc. it would be worth it. Im sure if someone hasn't made a bluetooth version of the classic Nintendo controller it would happen very very quickly (smarter if Nintendo did it of course)