[NZ] Echo Prime By Robot Entertainment [Universal] From the makers of the 2012 AIAS Mobile Game of the Year "Hero Academy" and 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year "Orcs Must Die!". Fight your way across the stars in this epic action game. Battle hordes of dangerous alien creatures, space pirates, and killer mercenaries with blaster and blade as you travel from star to star, uncovering the secrets of the multiverse. Make contact with the Echoes, mysterious beings from alternate universes who will lend you their abilities and aid you in your quest to save humanity from an alien menace. Acquire a myriad of powerful weapons and armor, watch your abilities grow to unmatched levels, and prepare to take on the most fearsome opponents in the galaxy! Features: Real-time action combat with intuitive touch controls. Over 100 pieces of gear with a diverse mix of deadly effects, from fire to plasma. Wide variety of enemies and environments. Customizable ability loadouts - experiment and find the best combinations! Random campaign generation - every experience is different! Use your friends' Echoes in combat to help them level-up. Universal app! Plays on iPad / iPhone / iPod Touch. Invite your Facebook friends and Twitter followers to play! Note: Echo Prime requires an iPhone 4s/ iPod Touch 5/ iPad2/ iPad Mini or above. iPhone Screenshots Echo Prime From the makers of the 2012 AIAS Mobile Game of the Year "Hero Academy" and 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Yea… TouchArcade Rating: Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsFrom the makers of the 2012 AIAS Mobile Game of the Year "Hero Academy" and 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year "Orcs Must Die!". Fight your way across the stars in this epic action game. Battle hordes of dangerous alien creatures, space pirates, and killer mercenaries with blaster and blade as you travel from star to star, uncovering the secrets of the multiverse. Make contact with the Echoes, mysterious beings from alternate universes who will lend you their abilities and aid you in your quest to save humanity from an alien menace. Acquire a myriad of powerful weapons and armor, watch your abilities grow to unmatched levels, and prepare to take on the most fearsome opponents in the galaxy! Features: • Real-time action combat with intuitive touch controls.• Over 100 pieces of gear with a diverse mix of deadly effects, from fire to plasma.• Wide variety of enemies and environments.• Customizable ability loadouts - experiment and find the best combinations!• Random campaign generation - every experience is different!• Use your friends' Echoes in combat to help them level-up.• Universal app! Plays on iPad / iPhone / iPod Touch.• Invite your Facebook friends and Twitter followers to play!NOTE: there are known issues with Echo Prime on iOS7.0. We recommend upgrading to iOS7.03 or better, or using an earlier version.Note: Echo Prime requires an iPhone 4s/ iPod Touch 5/ iPad2/ iPad Mini or above. Information Seller: Genre:Action, Role Playing Release:Oct 24, 2013 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (9) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Sanuku Well-Known Member Jun 14, 2009 11,954 4 38 Austria http://www.touchgameplay.com #24 Sanuku, Oct 23, 2013 Game Impressions Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Hoggy110 Well-Known Member Jan 11, 2012 2,670 0 0 Student The rainbow-fuelled nightmare of my mind https://twitter.com/Hapmatic #25 Hoggy110, Oct 23, 2013 Now this looks pretty sweet awp69 Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2009 8,249 0 36 Greenville, SC #26 awp69, Oct 23, 2013 Ditto! killercow Well-Known Member Apr 8, 2009 3,784 3 38 https://twitter.com/killercow #27 killercow, Oct 23, 2013 Last edited: Oct 23, 2013 I played the game when it was available in Canada as part of a soft launch and it's just "Okay" sadly. The mechanics are good and you have multiple attacks which make every combat dynamic and fluid. You use swipes, Taps and special attacks to defeat ennemies but it gets really boring after a while because that's all you ever do. You advance in a set of linear corridors that always look the same and you just keep on fighting. Rinse and repeat... They try, later on, to add some different types of missions but they add little to the overall nature of the game and they amount to you doing the same thing over and over again. It's free so I can't really complain but it's only good if you play it in short bursts. It's such a shame because we still haven't got a great diablo like experience (except maybe Dungeon Hunter 2) and coming from Robot Entertainment I was expecting more. awp69 Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2009 8,249 0 36 Greenville, SC #28 awp69, Oct 23, 2013 Except it's not free for us. So, thanks for the imps. Five bucks saved. Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member Apr 2, 2012 4,172 0 36 Clinician Maine! #29 Drummerboycroy, Oct 23, 2013 Just finished watching a few minutes of Sanuku's video (seriously, could we EVER thank you enough for what you do?)... Yesh, PLEASE! DBC killercow Well-Known Member Apr 8, 2009 3,784 3 38 https://twitter.com/killercow #30 killercow, Oct 23, 2013 Ah! Didn't saw that coming and I didn't even pay attention to sanuku's post. Well that's asking quite a lot if nothing was changed from the version I played... Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member Apr 2, 2012 4,172 0 36 Clinician Maine! #31 Drummerboycroy, Oct 23, 2013 Wait, you mean the corridor thing is the WHOLE GAME? Aw CRAAAP. DBC strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #32 strivemind, Oct 23, 2013 Yep. Played the soft-launch, and it got tiring realllllly fast. Hobbesian Well-Known Member Aug 3, 2012 128 0 0 #33 Hobbesian, Oct 24, 2013 That's not the half of it. The game actually plays pretty well, but as you go along you'll collect caches, which are locked chests. These chests can only be unlocked at the end of a level with... Premium currency. And if you choose not to unlock them there and then, they're lost forever. There is a name for these kinds of mechanisms in japan, it's called 'gatcha' and over here in the uk they're examining the legality of such mechanism in game apps. I'm absolutely disgusted with robot entertainment. Shame on you, shame on you. Drummerboycroy Well-Known Member Apr 2, 2012 4,172 0 36 Clinician Maine! #34 Drummerboycroy, Oct 24, 2013 Wow. Although I feel that people sometimes engage in hyperbole using words like "disgusting" to describe video games/developers, that is actually pretty disturbing. I'm not even sure what else to say. Welcome to "Gamblers Anonymous," people. Share with the group... Man, what is the App Store becoming... DBC Hobbesian Well-Known Member Aug 3, 2012 128 0 0 #35 Hobbesian, Oct 24, 2013 I'd accept it, albeit grudgingly from a free to play title, because whatever, it's their choice how they monetise it. But this game starts out as an effectively premium title and then starts needling you for money right away, the premium currency comes at you in a real slow trickle and as it turns out, it's the only way to get echoes levelled in good order, not to mention the only goddamn way to open these locked effing boxes. Premium currency shouldn't even bloody exist in this game, not given the up front payment. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,972 722 113 England #36 psj3809, Oct 24, 2013 Thanks for the warning, was tempted to get this but at $5 (its not like its free) and there are 'gatchas' which you have to buy IAP's to unlock. No no no. Freemium is one thing, timers another, but now 'gatchas' ? Whats the world coming to The games $5, if this was free you could 'kinda' see what they're doing regarding IAP's but $5 and they want premium currency to unlock boxes ? I dont want this type of thing to get popular over here (gatchas), i'm staying away 100%. MegaSean Member Jun 15, 2012 13 0 0 Seank USA #37 MegaSean, Oct 24, 2013 The DEV team is doing a live stream on Twitch.tv now if you want to give them feedback. MegaSean Member Jun 15, 2012 13 0 0 Seank USA #38 MegaSean, Oct 24, 2013 Should have shared the channel link www.twitch.tv/robot_entertainment ojtitus Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2010 3,228 5 38 Male Canton, Ohio #39 ojtitus, Oct 24, 2013 Thanks for the warnings everyone, I was interested in the game when I first saw it soft launch but after reading about the whole "gatcha" IAP mess I will be staying clear of this cash grab. Hobbesian Well-Known Member Aug 3, 2012 128 0 0 #40 Hobbesian, Oct 24, 2013 Yeah, I'm going to have words with them about their concept about using the premium currency over and above their premium price point and their asinine gambling mechanics. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 2 of 8 < Prev 1 ← 2 3 4 5 6 → 8 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
I played the game when it was available in Canada as part of a soft launch and it's just "Okay" sadly. The mechanics are good and you have multiple attacks which make every combat dynamic and fluid. You use swipes, Taps and special attacks to defeat ennemies but it gets really boring after a while because that's all you ever do. You advance in a set of linear corridors that always look the same and you just keep on fighting. Rinse and repeat... They try, later on, to add some different types of missions but they add little to the overall nature of the game and they amount to you doing the same thing over and over again. It's free so I can't really complain but it's only good if you play it in short bursts. It's such a shame because we still haven't got a great diablo like experience (except maybe Dungeon Hunter 2) and coming from Robot Entertainment I was expecting more.
Just finished watching a few minutes of Sanuku's video (seriously, could we EVER thank you enough for what you do?)... Yesh, PLEASE! DBC
Ah! Didn't saw that coming and I didn't even pay attention to sanuku's post. Well that's asking quite a lot if nothing was changed from the version I played...
That's not the half of it. The game actually plays pretty well, but as you go along you'll collect caches, which are locked chests. These chests can only be unlocked at the end of a level with... Premium currency. And if you choose not to unlock them there and then, they're lost forever. There is a name for these kinds of mechanisms in japan, it's called 'gatcha' and over here in the uk they're examining the legality of such mechanism in game apps. I'm absolutely disgusted with robot entertainment. Shame on you, shame on you.
Wow. Although I feel that people sometimes engage in hyperbole using words like "disgusting" to describe video games/developers, that is actually pretty disturbing. I'm not even sure what else to say. Welcome to "Gamblers Anonymous," people. Share with the group... Man, what is the App Store becoming... DBC
I'd accept it, albeit grudgingly from a free to play title, because whatever, it's their choice how they monetise it. But this game starts out as an effectively premium title and then starts needling you for money right away, the premium currency comes at you in a real slow trickle and as it turns out, it's the only way to get echoes levelled in good order, not to mention the only goddamn way to open these locked effing boxes. Premium currency shouldn't even bloody exist in this game, not given the up front payment.
Thanks for the warning, was tempted to get this but at $5 (its not like its free) and there are 'gatchas' which you have to buy IAP's to unlock. No no no. Freemium is one thing, timers another, but now 'gatchas' ? Whats the world coming to The games $5, if this was free you could 'kinda' see what they're doing regarding IAP's but $5 and they want premium currency to unlock boxes ? I dont want this type of thing to get popular over here (gatchas), i'm staying away 100%.
Thanks for the warnings everyone, I was interested in the game when I first saw it soft launch but after reading about the whole "gatcha" IAP mess I will be staying clear of this cash grab.
Yeah, I'm going to have words with them about their concept about using the premium currency over and above their premium price point and their asinine gambling mechanics.
