iPad gaming

[Ed Anger]

This game is totally for CdM and Ed Anger's wife: http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2012/08/20/east-side-games-gears-up-to-launch-ruby-skies-for-ios-works-with-6waves-to-fix-social-mobile-publishing/

[Jacob]

Your wife has an iPad. She should get this game.

Similarly, Seedy has an iPad. He'd enjoy it too, even if he'd never admit it.

[Ed Anger]

Your wife has an iPad. She should get this game.

Similarly, Seedy has an iPad. He'd enjoy it too, even if he'd never admit it.

Oh. I see what you did there. Subtle. 

[Jacob]

Oh. I see what you did there. Subtle. 

[Ed Anger]

A civil war game.....

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/civil-war-1863/id514588332?mt=8

I'll have to slap some funds into my itunes account.

[PRC]

Anyone playing Starbase Orion?  Picked it up this weekend and it's pretty fun so far.  Obviously inspired by Master of Orion and Gal Civ.

http://www.chimerasw.com/starbaseorion/

[CountDeMoney]

Your wife has an iPad. She should get this game.

Similarly, Seedy has an iPad. He'd enjoy it too, even if he'd never admit it.

HEY NOW

[Hansmeister]

Anyone playing Starbase Orion?  Picked it up this weekend and it's pretty fun so far.  Obviously inspired by Master of Orion and Gal Civ.

http://www.chimerasw.com/starbaseorion/

It's been my favourite game to play over here.  I like how they've been adding more and more content over time.

[Barrister]

A Hansmeister sighting?

[Ed Anger]

DVG's Phantom Leader is supposed to be out soon.

http://pockettactics.com/2012/10/03/ready-tet-go-phantom-leader-inbound-to-ios/

[Ed Anger]

Carmageddeon is free today.

[Jacob]

So... what type of game experience is missing from the iPad?

[Ed Anger]

So... what type of game experience is missing from the iPad?

http://toucharcade.com/2012/10/15/build-your-dream-ponyville-in-gamelofts-my-little-pony/

Seriously, strategery that isn't a dam tower defense game.

[Jacob]

There are a fair number of hex and grit style games out now, aren't there?

And there's at least one semi-decent RTS out there too, and a few space exploration/ colonizing type games as well.

So what level of crunchiness and what type of interface would you like to see?

Real-time or turn based?

Any particular flavours (fantasy, WWII, sci-fi, medieval, colonial, ancient... I'm assuming not My Little Pony etc style) you favour?

How much building versus battling?

How important is versus play?

What would be an acceptable way to pay for the game?

The place I'm at is not going to be making strategy games, I don't think, but there is a not insignificant chance that I'll get involved in some start up or side project or other company where we might make a strategy game... so consider this preliminary marketing research.

What would you like to see?

[Ed Anger]

Hex based wargames. They are coming too slow for my taste.

Now this is just me, but I don't care about multiplayer. I don't care for the mass of unwashed plebs.

As for price, 10 and less. Siltherene charging 20 bucks for Battle Academy? Yeah right.