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So far all I've found that works well is:
3D / high graphics
Paid:
Speedx 3D - (~$0.70) - Accelerometer controlled tunnel/obstacle avoidance game - best looking/running game I've found IMO
ExZeus Arcade - (~$4.00) - arcade style game, fly/shoot/bosses
Radiant Lite / Radiant (Free/~$2.25) - Space invaders
Homerun Battle 3D Free / Homerun Battle 3D (Free/$4.99)- baseball homerun hitting game in 3D; not my favorite, but I can see the appeal to this game and the graphics are decent. I ended up buying it...
Other games
Fully Free:
Cestos (though, I really miss the keyboard and resistive screen I had on TP2) - Multiplayer "marbles" game
Free/Paid Versions:
Farm Frenzy Lite / Farm Frenzy (Free / ~$4.50) - reminds me of insaniquarium type games
Abduction / Abduction! World Attack (Free / ~$2)
Robo Defense Free / Robo Defense (Free / $2.99) - Tower defense game. Limited types of towers and monsters, and mediocre graphics, but can be addictive. Suggest free version first.
Note: prices listed with a ~ are for titles not listed with a USD($) price, and therefore I list the approximate USD price.
Names in italics are titles I personally recommend and own.
I've tried other games that are supposed to have the best graphics but they've all run like crud (slow to 5fps or less, example:Asphalt 5). I'm particularly interested in 3D or graphics intensive games myself.
I can update the list as people report other games that run well.
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Robo Defense Free is da shiznit....
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supdawg said:
Robo Defense Free is da shiznit....
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That looks pretty fun and doesn't lag. Added to the list. Gfx do look pretty fuzzy though (like QVGA/iphone fuzzy). Also interestingly I couldnt find the free one in the market, only could find it through appbrain. Is this common for android apps? (I'm new to android, used to be WM with TP2)
My wife lives farm frenzy. I haven't had a chance to play with it yet.
Any good rpg's on the market?
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My wife lives farm frenzy. I haven't had a chance to play with it yet.
Any good rpg's on the market?
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you would wan't zenonia
iCommando works well and is pretty fun. I wish there was a full on database of every awesome game for android that you could sort by rating. Yeah I know there are a lot of market alternatives but none of them have ALL the games. But usenet has turned out to be a great way to find new games.
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iCommando works well and is pretty fun. I wish there was a full on database of every awesome game for android that you could sort by rating. Yeah I know there are a lot of market alternatives but none of them have ALL the games. But usenet has turned out to be a great way to find new games.
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It also seems in what amount I've looked so far (since yesterday), that there are many apps that are incompatible with the snapdragon phones and only will run well on the other android phones.
Robo defense rocks, though speedx is amazing!
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you would wan't zenonia
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Thanks for the suggestion. I downloaded the trial and it looks great. I'll be picking up the paid version.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I downloaded the trial and it looks great. I'll be picking up the paid version.
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no problem, it's really a great game i'm still waiting for part 2 iphone's have had it for a while
Asphalt 5 v 3.1.3 best racing game
Exzeus Arcade v1.7 stellar 3D graphics
Neither on the market that I know of..
Both paid apps.
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Asphalt 5 v 3.1.3 best racing game
Exzeus Arcade v1.7 stellar 3D graphics
Neither on the market that I know of..
Both paid apps.
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asphalt runs horrible on my phone, and it's on the market btw
I'll be checking exzeus
SNES Emulator! In the middle of Illusion of Gaia and then moving to Breath of Fire I and II - brining me back to childhood.
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Asphalt 5 v 3.1.3 best racing game
Exzeus Arcade v1.7 stellar 3D graphics
Neither on the market that I know of..
Both paid apps.
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Yes, asphalt runs horribly. My understanding is that it's an iphone 3GS port and is not optimized to run with snapdragon. The droid and some other android phones share a GPU with the iphone so it runs fine on those.
edit:Exzeus arcade is pretty good though (also, it's on the market as well)
I also tried zenonia someone suggested and it does run fine... but it's very "fuzzy", looks like an old iphone port (Iphone or Iphone 3G) from their extremely low resolution qvga screens.
I did buy Farm Frenzy and it's pretty fun although the capacitive screen to select such tiny areas is frustrating sometimes ^.^
Homerun battle 3d. Single player or online multiplayer. Be careful, it gets crazy addictive.
Radiant, great art design. SNESoid, gamboid for all your retro needs, crusade of destiny for a great rpg experience.
i'LL DEFINITELY HAVE TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE!!
im waiting patiently for angry birds
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Well, if you are the ones that created Slice It, well done! It's one of my fave games on Android, runs ok on my Hero, except the menus. Slow and laggy for some reason. But as I said, game plays ok!
I bought in on your Black Friday specials and got:
- Caligo Chaser
- Homerun Battle 3D
- Heavy Gunner 3D
Excellent games! I will definitely be buying your games as you release them.
Homerun 3D battle rocks..
If the new games are graphically as great as this game I will surely buy them...
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Yeah, I have purchased your Home Run 3D and I love it.. You guys do a great job.
We have an apps thread, how about a games thread?
I'll update the OP with new games and info about them...
Tegra 3 Optimized- ShadowGun -$5 (Also available on Tegra Zone)
SHADOWGUN puts you into the role of John Slade, the galaxy’s most infamous bounty hunter. Your mission: hunt down Dr. Edgar Simon, maniacal genius and leader of his own mutant army
Tegra 3 Optimized- Riptide GP -$2 (Also available on Tegra Zone)
Rev up your supercharged jet ski and take a wild ride through twisting canals and rivers, futuristic cityscapes, and mysterious research facilities.
Tegra 3 Optimized- May Payne -$3
Max Payne is a relentless story-driven game about a man on the edge, fighting to clear his name while struggling to uncover the truth about his slain family amongst a myriad of plot-twists.
This has a Tegra 3 version, can't find it- Grand Theft Auto III -$5
The sprawling crime epic that changed open-world games forever. Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began.
Tegra 3 Optimized- Heroes Call THD -Free
Brineside is a city under siege, beset with dangers from outside, within and below. The Adventurers Guild is in dire need of new Heroes. Are you ready to answer the call?
Tegra 3 Optimized- Siegecraft THD -$3
SIEGECRAFT THD is the definitive version of the ultimate 3D physics-based game! Lay waste to your enemies using crossbows, catapults, battering rams and more.
Tegra 3 Optimized- Dead Trigger -Free
Smash hordes of bloodthirsty zombies, Secure vital supplies, Save other survivors, Protect the Safe Haven, Explore the city, and uncover the provoking truth in this intense FPS action game!
Angry Birds (OG, Seasons, Rio, Space)
A classic game...I'm not getting a description for this.
Grabatron -Free
Take control of a UFO with a retractable claw and destroy the puny humans!
Six Guns -Free
Buck Crosshaw never shot a man who didn’t deserve it, but now he’s an outlaw who had to fake his own death and escape to Arizona. But in escaping one evil, Buck is about to face another, for an ancient and wicked force stirs in the hills of this mysterious region.
Wind up Knight -Free
Guide your Wind-up Knight through devilish levels--over 50 in all--to rescue the Princess from the clutches of the evil Black Knight.
Osmos -$3 (Demo available)
Absorb, or be absorbed...
Project 83113 -Free
The ultimate battle has begun. Special unit 83113 (Belle) evolved for one purpose: bring an end to the reign of the machine.
Speedx 3D -Free
Stunning accelerometer-controlled tunnel racer with amazing 3D graphics
World of Goo -$5 (Demo available)
Beautiful and surprising, the millions of Goo Balls who live in the World of Goo are curious to explore - but they don't know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious.
Apparatus -$1.29 (Lite version available)
Build a complex machine to perform a simple task, Rube Goldberg style
Critical Strike Portable -Free
Critical Strike Portable (CS Portable) delivers the nostalgic Counter-Strike style gaming experience on your Android smartphone and tablet! Enjoy the smooth and customizable touch controls and play the exciting cross-platform first-person shooter against other players on the web and on other mobile platforms.
Broken Sword: Director's Cut -$4
One of the all-time classic adventures, multi BAFTA-nominated 'Broken Sword: Director’s Cut' pitches sassy journalist Nico Collard, and intrepid American George Stobbart into a mysterious journey of intrigue and jeopardy.
Emulators (by Yongzh) -(Atari-Gameboy-Gameboy Color-SEGA Master System-Genesis-N64-NES-SNES) -Free, except N64 is $5
Allows you to play games from old consoles. These apps need to be sideloaded. You need to download the game ROMs from somewhere else...
FPse -$3.95
Playstation emulator. You need to download the game ROMs from somewhere else....
I have some games, just to try out the gaming experience on the tablet. Never been a heavy gamer, but I had played few extensively (Ghost Recon, Need4Speed, Max Payne)...
So, yeah, Max Payne - installed it, seems pretty nice! Hard though, as i am not yet used to touchscreen based playing. But good old Max rox
Yeah, Riptide's fun.
I'm not really shooters' fan, so haven't tried Shadowgun.
In my apps thread I've included games, but let me just copy it there, as there in fact should be a separate games thread
Favourite(?) games:
- Heroes Call THD (Edit 15.07.2012: the developer has responded to my email and was kind enough to offer me gems for free after my loss of data; btw, linking to Facebook account can help you move progress between many devices, this way I got back my progress from the iPad ); Broken Sword: Director's Cut; GTA III; Angry Birds (Space and earlier)
- I'm about to try more than few clicks in some games that seem promising: Siegecraft THD, Grabatron, Six Guns, Wind-up Knight
- some classics: TrialX2 (Winter), Cut the Rope HD, Robo Defense (quite big on this screen, but still cool)
Not really tablet or even infinity specific, but i love Osmos and Gyro.
Simple, yet addictive.
Dead trigger
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I'm going to make a list on the OP, so I'll add in a few more of my own.
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Yeah, Riptide's fun.
I'm not really shooters' fan, so haven't tried Shadowgun.
In my apps thread I've included games, but let me just copy it there, as there in fact should be a separate games thread
Favourite(?) games:
- Heroes Call THD (Edit 15.07.2012: the developer has responded to my email and was kind enough to offer me gems for free after my loss of data; btw, linking to Facebook account can help you move progress between many devices, this way I got back my progress from the iPad ); Broken Sword: Director's Cut; GTA III; Angry Birds (Space and earlier)
- I'm about to try more than few clicks in some games that seem promising: Siegecraft THD, Grabatron, Six Guns, Wind-up Knight
- some classics: TrialX2 (Winter), Cut the Rope HD, Robo Defense (quite big on this screen, but still cool)
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I see that you liked my suggestion of Grabatron lol. That game is pretty fun.
I also updated the OP, it has a list of some games now.
KilerG said:
I see that you liked my suggestion of Grabatron lol. That game is pretty fun.
I also updated the OP, it has a list of some games now.
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Yeah, I told you I liked it from the very beginning! Forgot it was you, n1.
You can add Broken Sword: Director's Cut to the list, it's a great classic revived, although I liked it better in lower res (had it on iPad), as you can see some pixels on FHD.. but, on the other hand, this adds this retro style to it.
Siegecraft THD
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Siegecraft THD
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Siegecraft is on the list already.
d14b0ll0s said:
Yeah, I told you I liked it from the very beginning! Forgot it was you, n1.
You can add Broken Sword: Director's Cut to the list, it's a great classic revived, although I liked it better in lower res (had it on iPad), as you can see some pixels on FHD.. but, on the other hand, this adds this retro style to it.
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Done
Do many games support keyboard controls? My PC's PSU is awaiting replacement or I'd try some splashtop (or whatever asus calls it) gaming with steam. Touchscreen controls never exactly wowed me, save for casual or top down strategy like tower defense, and accelerometer controls have just never wowed me at all.
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Do many games support keyboard controls? My PC's PSU is awaiting replacement or I'd try some splashtop (or whatever asus calls it) gaming with steam. Touchscreen controls never exactly wowed me, save for casual or top down strategy like tower defense, and accelerometer controls have just never wowed me at all.
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I think some do actually. I think GTA III supports keyboards, I also think that CS Portable might work too.
Even though I've got a bunch of other THD/marketplace games, I find myself playing emulators more often than official android developed games!
My favorite is yongzh's N64oid. Runs better than Mupen64 Plus AE in my opinion, and all the games I have tried have been very smooth on the infinity. Super Smash Bros, Star Fox, Animal Crossing, Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask, Kirby, Mario Kart, etc, etc all run near-perfect, emulate at native resolution, and look amazing on the TF700. Add an HD texture pack (ex: 1 2 3) and it the graphic quality will rival or surpass most new android games!
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Even though I've got a bunch of other THD/marketplace games, I find myself playing emulators more often than official android developed games!
My favorite is yongzh's N64oid. Runs better than Mupen64 Plus AE in my opinion, and all the games I have tried have been very smooth on the infinity. Super Smash Bros, Star Fox, Animal Crossing, Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask, Kirby, Mario Kart, etc, etc all run near-perfect, emulate at native resolution, and look amazing on the TF700. Add an HD texture pack (ex: 1 2 3) and it the graphic quality will rival or surpass most new android games!
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Wow I didn't even know people made full re-texture packs. That's actually quite cool! I'll be putting some of those in N64oid, that was one thing I didn't like about playing emulators, the textures look awful when stretched to 1080p.
I know majority here probably wants some 3d and heavy graphics games list, but I simply love simple and addictive games.
New star on my list: Auralux. Crazy!
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I know majority here probably wants some 3d and heavy graphics games list, but I simply love simple and addictive games.
New star on my list: Auralux. Crazy!
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I included some simple, casual games along with the heavy hitters.
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Wow I didn't even know people made full re-texture packs. That's actually quite cool! I'll be putting some of those in N64oid, that was one thing I didn't like about playing emulators, the textures look awful when stretched to 1080p.
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Just tried dijipi's pack for OOT and super smash bros HD pack, both working great on N64oid, doesn't seem to slow it down at all!
Here are all available (WIP or Complete) texture packs for N64.
If you like pinball gotta try zen pinball thd. Free in play store, comes with free table
I played it. It's pretty, but fairly boring over time...
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Sentinel 3 is my third favorite Tower Defense game. I haven't really had a device up to playing it for months.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Origin8.Sentinel3&hl=en
Final Fantasy III -- now on Android!
First released in 1990, Final Fantasy III was the first title in the Final Fantasy series to become a million-seller, establishing once and for all that Square Enix's classic RPG saga was here to stay.
The full 3D remake released in 2006 duplicated the original's success, selling over a million copies worldwide.
Final Fantasy III was a hallmark of innovation for the entire series, from the job system that lets characters change classes at any time to the ability to summon powerful creatures such as Shiva and Bahamut.
When darkness falls and the land is robbed of light, four youths are chosen by the crystals to set forth on a journey to save the world.
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- New and improved 3D visuals and story sequences only for Android
- Smooth, intuitive touch-panel controls specifically tailored to Square Enix's smartphone RPGs
- Quicker browsing through the monster bestiary and other game records
- New visual designs for the Job Mastery Cards
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This is hands down the best game I have ever played. I played this for the Nintendo DS when it came out, and it was amazing! It's been out for iOS for a while. But now we have some android love Download it!
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Final Fantasy III -- now on Android!
First released in 1990, Final Fantasy III was the first title in the Final Fantasy series to become a million-seller, establishing once and for all that Square Enix's classic RPG saga was here to stay.
The full 3D remake released in 2006 duplicated the original's success, selling over a million copies worldwide.
Final Fantasy III was a hallmark of innovation for the entire series, from the job system that lets characters change classes at any time to the ability to summon powerful creatures such as Shiva and Bahamut.
When darkness falls and the land is robbed of light, four youths are chosen by the crystals to set forth on a journey to save the world.
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Game Features
- New and improved 3D visuals and story sequences only for Android
- Smooth, intuitive touch-panel controls specifically tailored to Square Enix's smartphone RPGs
- Quicker browsing through the monster bestiary and other game records
- New visual designs for the Job Mastery Cards
Google Play Link
This is hands down the best game I have ever played. I played this for the Nintendo DS when it came out, and it was amazing! It's been out for iOS for a while. But now we have some android love Download it!
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lol 15 dollars is alot for an app
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lol 15 dollars is alot for an app
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Yeah it is Xo. I play this with my GNexus. HDMI out, PS3 controller. I guess for me (Having played this on all release systems) I just needed it on Android.
How Would Dr.Pepper Handle This?
Mt4gs runs it with superb excellence, and is worth the 15, though I loled when someone commented they beat the game in an hour not realising what they got to was the opening credits, not the end. Haha
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Great Game
My buddy twisted my arm till I started playing this, and I must say it is nice. I played a lot of other FF's in the past, but never this one. Nice to know you can use a PS3 controller on an Android device, never would have thought of doing that on my own! I have like every console out there, good to know you can get some cross-platform love If only they both used the same charger haha!
How does one get the ps3 controller to work with the phone? Would be nice to hook this thing to my tv n play on that big screen.
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I use a program called Sixaxis. You can get the free version to make sure it works for you and the paid version is inexpensive.
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This is a game that doesn't need an introduction for most of us gamers from the SNES era. But for those of you who have NEVER heard from Chrono Trigger, you need to check this out.
This game is not only one of the best RPGs of all time, but one of the best games overall. Featuring multiple endings, an amazing and dynamic battle system, and a great and charming cast of characters designed by Akira Toriyama (you may know this guy from Dragon Ball Z). It's a masterpiece from beginning to end.
I know the $10 price can drive most people away. But for 15+ hours of great storytelling and epic battles, it is worth every penny.
Well, enough introductions. Here's the link to the Play store, enjoy: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...VfZW5peC5hbmRyb2lkX2dvb2dsZXBsYXkuY2hyb25vIl0.
Come on square enix where's secret of mana! ?!?
Thanks for the heads up...one of the best jrpgs
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This is a game that doesn't need an introduction for most of us gamers from the SNES era. But for those of you who have NEVER heard from Chrono Trigger, you need to check this out.
This game is not only one of the best RPGs of all time, but one of the best games overall. Featuring multiple endings, an amazing and dynamic battle system, and a great and charming cast of characters designed by Akira Toriyama (you may know this guy from Dragon Ball Z). It's a masterpiece from beginning to end.
I know the $10 price can drive most people away. But for 15+ hours of great storytelling and epic battles, it is worth every penny.
Well, enough introductions. Here's the link to the Play store, enjoy: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...VfZW5peC5hbmRyb2lkX2dvb2dsZXBsYXkuY2hyb25vIl0.
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Yey at long last
The game was ported from the Nintendo DS version, which was ported from SNES (they just improved graphics and music). Isn't it much better to play it with an emulator?
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The game was ported from the Nintendo DS version, which was ported from SNES (they just improved graphics and music). Isn't it much better to play it with an emulator?
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The DS port had extra dungeons and an extra ending as well. It wasn't a straight port.
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The game was ported from the Nintendo DS version, which was ported from SNES (they just improved graphics and music). Isn't it much better to play it with an emulator?
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First of all you missed two steps
1995 = SNES
1999 = playstation 1
2009 = Nintendo DS
2011 = Wii Console and iOS devices
2012 = Android
Second, no. There is no stable or dependable Nintendo DS emulator and while it's essentially the same game, when you've been playing it for nearly 20 years (like we real fans do), you kinda want the dimensional vortex and lost sanctum content to play with as well. There is only so much you can do to make the game experience unique and I long ago got tired of naming characters their actual real names (Nadia, Janus, R66-Y, Glenn, etc)
There's only so many times you can see the like dozen endings yknow
I bought mine yesterday. The ONLY thing I don't like about it is that I don't get the 2x game speed option that I had on emulators. Level grinding takes forever now
Otherwise, well worth it. Best RPG ever, hands down. By the way, OP, you forgot to mention that while the characters were done by the Dragon Ball Z people, the game itself was designed by the Final Fantasy people. Dream Team ftw.
I did not remember the game being so ugly.
Are you sure they haven't made it worse than the console edition?
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I did not remember the game being so ugly.
Are you sure they haven't made it worse than the console edition?
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It does appear to have been filtered, I wish SE added the option to switch it on and off. And yes I forgot: the game was the love-child of the Final Fantasy team AND the creator of the Dragon Quest series. Yet still this is not a typical turn-based RPG...you gotta see it for yourself.
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Quick question for you guys. I actually want to buy the game to support square and hopefully get them to release more of their catalog for android, but I'd really like to be able to play the game when not connected to the internet. I've seen apk+data downloads - my question is, if I buy the game from the market, and just put the data in the folder the downloads suggest, can I then play it anywhere? Or will it not work that way? If not, I'll just buy it and play other games when I'm off the network (annoying) but if there's a way to both support the dev and be able to play it the way I want, that would be perfect.
one of the best games!
Love this game
I like secret of mana better.
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I downloaded Final Fantasy 3/6 because it is suppose to rival this game but doubt it would.
In today's world of CoD and Halo with each game looking like a different regurgitation of the last, this game still stands proud today. Amazing character development, I remember at least 5 different endings. How many games change the plot from the choices you make in game today? Me and my two brothers would play this together (one would play the other two would watch) on the first snes emulator that came out. We would Name two of the characters after the two older brothers and the third character (frog) we were suppose to name after my little brother but we just nicknamed him after my little bro instead ''Farty" The dialog turned out to be amazing because of it.
What happened to good gaming? What happened to the sniper battles of MGS, or fighting a boss who made you unplug your controller (literally). The environment of FFX. Gaming today sucks! And don't say it has gone to platform, it's gotten better there but it sucks there too! I have an amazing PC rig but no games to enjoy it for.
We have all the money and power but no creativity to put to it.
Charge on my beloved XDA devlopers. Prove them wrong.
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Never played it, but Chrono Cross is really good. I just want them to start releasing Kingdom Heart games.
I used to play this game on DS, it's nice to be able to play it again on android, thanx :good: