Slice HD: you will hurt your fingers on your iPad

Post by twodayslate » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 7:09 PM UTC

barredo wrote: post #21

Tycho wrote: post #2

I've got to try this. I love it when people come up with really original stuff for the iPad like this. edit: bought it, great fun. the touch interaction works the way you need it to (ie. more advanced than most touch apps) so you can come up with lots of different techniques to beat the levels. when you get cut it does cause a slight 'aaaahh!' reaction and withdrawal of fingers. you get kicked back a level if you get…

I'm stuck at level 16 or so, I had to use my nose to touch the red button in one level because I ran out of fingers. Amazing game.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 7:43 PM UTC

Post by amalcon » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 9:06 PM UTC

moblivu wrote: post #30

amalcon wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's no denying that there's a difference between this and (something like) Civilization. It won't hurt anyone to recognize that this is a completely different sort of game, so long as we don't jump to the conclusion that that's a bad thing. There's certainly room for this sort of thing, just as there's room for horror flicks in a world with Citizen Kane. There absolutely is: they are entirely different products.…

Compare with numbers: A "real" game like you say costs around 40$. It is a very well known gameplay (RTS,FPS,RPG,MMORPG,etc.) but in different clothing. You might play with it for 2-3 months. Slice HD is a unique gameply, a new experience. You will have a heck lot of fun playing it because it is something fresh that you interact with. I may not be an iPad fan, but the thing is that your 1 month with this whole new ga…

Post by amalcon » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 9:12 PM UTC

ugh wrote: post #29

amalcon wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's no denying that there's a difference between this and (something like) Civilization. It won't hurt anyone to recognize that this is a completely different sort of game, so long as we don't jump to the conclusion that that's a bad thing. There's certainly room for this sort of thing, just as there's room for horror flicks in a world with Citizen Kane. There absolutely is: they are entirely different products.…

I did not deny that there is a difference. All I was saying is that this is also a real game. (I also think that more complex games are possible on tablets. Carcasonne is more fun on a tablet than on a computer, for example.)

Post by arctangent » Fri, Apr 01, 2011, 10:51 PM UTC

geophile wrote: post #11

Killer app