https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/isle-of-bxnes/id738227759?mt=8 Isle of Bxnes "An incredibly challenging hack-and-slash mobile game that will put you in tough situations not to win, but to mini… $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details"An incredibly challenging hack-and-slash mobile game that will put you in tough situations not to win, but to minimize your level of failure. Yes, it's like its developers took XCOM, put it in a stone age setting and swapped the turn-based tactical combat with action sequences. And you know what? It works."- Portable Gaming Region"There's a lot to see and do in Isle of Bxnes, and you'll want to keep playing to uncover as much as possible - even when you're dying and losing it all consistently."- Pocket Gamer--------Survive the brutal trek east with your tribe in this bloody stone age action role playing game. Judge every encounter in these foreign lands and plan your attacks against beasts, cannibals and warring tribesman. Meanwhile, allocate resources to build a backup army of your offspring, knowing that just a few hits can leave you a lifeless pile of meat.Inspired by the insanely difficult action rpgs of yesteryear with the session-based randomization of games today, this game features:- Beautifully hand drawn pixel art and featuring thousands of animations- Permadeath. Your tribe dies without you as their hunter.- Reincarnation through your sons (who have randomly chosen skills, attack dmg and stamina)- Level randomization each play session with a huge variety of enemies, non-hostiles & boss battles- Unique tribes to choose from with a variety of skill paths to upgrade as you progress- Tons of unique art and variety in inventory items and weaponry- Choose how you want to allocate the limited resources you find while exploring islands- No iap or pay-to-win. Ever.* Optimized for iPhone 4s+ and latest generation iPod Touch.* Currently not optimized for iPad Air but will be looking into a fix in future updatesUPDATES_________________________* * iPad coming next week!* * 4s users advised to use low graphics settings for best gameplay. * * There is a bug when changing the graphics settings and continuing a game, it is reverted back to whatever settings you originally had for the game. We're fixing this and adding some more optimization for the lower end phones in a patch this week. Information Seller: Genre:Action, Role Playing Release:Nov 15, 2013 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (12) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal PeteOzzy Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2013 4,596 3 0 Norwich, England #2 PeteOzzy, Dec 16, 2013 I can't recommend this hidden gem enough. It's such a shame that they haven't had enough interest so they've chosen to do this but it will be great news for people who haven't tried it yet. It has some of my favourite elements a game could ever have - stunning pixel art, levelling up, free exploration, randomly generated levels. It's also quite hardcore in it's difficulty but only in a satisfying way. I really recommend it and the Dev is active on the threads sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,936 0 0 #3 sapphire_neo, Dec 16, 2013 Easy recommendation at 99c, especially with more content on the way. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,185 108 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #4 ColeDaddy, Dec 16, 2013 Thanks for the info. Bought! PeteOzzy Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2013 4,596 3 0 Norwich, England #5 PeteOzzy, Dec 16, 2013 Should add that is actually normally $2.99, so an even better deal than normal! Exact-Psience Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2012 22,664 2 38 The Work-At-Home Guy Philippines #6 Exact-Psience, Dec 16, 2013 Wait, since when was this universal? Wasnt this iphone-only? I think that's the reason why i skipped this. Cant say no to a buck now. Royce Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2011 4,239 179 63 #7 Royce, Dec 16, 2013 Same for me. This is why devs should have universal builds ready for release. A release is so much more visible than an update. I had lost track of this one and didn't realize it had been updated. PeteOzzy Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2013 4,596 3 0 Norwich, England #8 PeteOzzy, Dec 16, 2013 It was added a few weeks ago and was the exact reason I held off too until I randomly checked the forums. Hope you enjoy it! Based Xatu Well-Known Member Aug 27, 2013 1,937 0 0 #9 Based Xatu, Dec 16, 2013 Already on sale? Wow. Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #10 Bronxsta, Dec 16, 2013 Bought this and does nothing but crash on my iPhone 4. Could have saved this dollar for Tomb Raider... There were no warnings or notes on the App Store page about iPhone 4 crashes Based Xatu Well-Known Member Aug 27, 2013 1,937 0 0 #11 Based Xatu, Dec 16, 2013 I've been playing for about 40 minutes and I only get little hiccups and stutters. It might be your firmware. Bronxsta Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2012 4,698 6 38 http://indiegameenthusiast.blogspot.com/ #12 Bronxsta, Dec 16, 2013 As in I'd have to update my system version? That might fix the crashing? Royce Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2011 4,239 179 63 #13 Royce, Dec 17, 2013 Did you try the usual stuff, soft reset, delete and reinstall? basil Well-Known Member Apr 5, 2013 112 0 0 #14 basil, Dec 17, 2013 It has always lagged too much on my iphone 4. Love the game but it's too hard with such delay. Will certainly play it a lot whenever I have the ability jeffyg3 Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2010 1,251 0 36 #15 jeffyg3, Dec 17, 2013 Thanks for the post. Haven't heard of this game before. XCOM-like and no-IAP, good enough for me to hit that buy button. mrbiggles Well-Known Member Jul 3, 2012 3,691 0 0 Like retired USA #16 mrbiggles, Dec 17, 2013 sounds good sounds like some GE cashin on this one Chocolate Well-Known Member Jan 10, 2010 1,092 0 36 #17 Chocolate, Dec 17, 2013 I'm interested in buying this game just because it has no ads or IAP. But I'm reading it crashes a lot on 4S, and my iPod Touch 5 is basically a 4S with iPhone 5 screen. My Touch is running the latest iOS 7.04. Will the game run OK? Also, I'm not sure I understand the gameplay. PeteOzzy Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2013 4,596 3 0 Norwich, England #18 PeteOzzy, Dec 17, 2013 I wish I could help with the firmware issues but I'm as dumb as can be in areas like that. Gameplay though, consists of picking islands from a large overworld to sail to and then exploring a small-to-medium randomised location controlling like a twin-stick shooter except most combat is melee. You'll collect materials and complete tasks as you go that allow you to allocate points into a skill tree and also, upon returning to base, govern the resource management. It's hard to explain but the level of random to exploring islands and finding a man's request that is totally non-combat is refreshing. In fact, that's the word I'd probably describe the game with - refreshing. It's hard to describe as it's unique, a pretty rare quality these days ninjackid Well-Known Member May 27, 2010 9,380 2 38 #19 ninjackid, Dec 18, 2013 Hmm, your description makes me very interested in this game... Hmmm.... Chocolate Well-Known Member Jan 10, 2010 1,092 0 36 #20 Chocolate, Dec 18, 2013 Thanks, PeteOzzy. I'm considering trying it, even if it might crash on my Touch... 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I can't recommend this hidden gem enough. It's such a shame that they haven't had enough interest so they've chosen to do this but it will be great news for people who haven't tried it yet. It has some of my favourite elements a game could ever have - stunning pixel art, levelling up, free exploration, randomly generated levels. It's also quite hardcore in it's difficulty but only in a satisfying way. I really recommend it and the Dev is active on the threads
Wait, since when was this universal? Wasnt this iphone-only? I think that's the reason why i skipped this. Cant say no to a buck now.
Same for me. This is why devs should have universal builds ready for release. A release is so much more visible than an update. I had lost track of this one and didn't realize it had been updated.
It was added a few weeks ago and was the exact reason I held off too until I randomly checked the forums. Hope you enjoy it!
Bought this and does nothing but crash on my iPhone 4. Could have saved this dollar for Tomb Raider... There were no warnings or notes on the App Store page about iPhone 4 crashes
I've been playing for about 40 minutes and I only get little hiccups and stutters. It might be your firmware.
It has always lagged too much on my iphone 4. Love the game but it's too hard with such delay. Will certainly play it a lot whenever I have the ability
Thanks for the post. Haven't heard of this game before. XCOM-like and no-IAP, good enough for me to hit that buy button.
I'm interested in buying this game just because it has no ads or IAP. But I'm reading it crashes a lot on 4S, and my iPod Touch 5 is basically a 4S with iPhone 5 screen. My Touch is running the latest iOS 7.04. Will the game run OK? Also, I'm not sure I understand the gameplay.
I wish I could help with the firmware issues but I'm as dumb as can be in areas like that. Gameplay though, consists of picking islands from a large overworld to sail to and then exploring a small-to-medium randomised location controlling like a twin-stick shooter except most combat is melee. You'll collect materials and complete tasks as you go that allow you to allocate points into a skill tree and also, upon returning to base, govern the resource management. It's hard to explain but the level of random to exploring islands and finding a man's request that is totally non-combat is refreshing. In fact, that's the word I'd probably describe the game with - refreshing. It's hard to describe as it's unique, a pretty rare quality these days
