Universal Trial of the Clone (Universal app by Tin Man Games)

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  1. oooooomonkey

    oooooomonkey Well-Known Member

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    What!?!?! Your first game book 0? You have been missing out.


    About the file size since when did 200mg become a huge file? I've only got the 16g ipad and I always have about 3 pages of games installed and I normally have about 3-5 gig of free space, I just delete the biggest games first. Stuff like bastion, NFS, they get played finished and deleted.

    For game books though I can always spare the space as I always have all of them installed on both iPod and iPad.
     
  2. psj3809

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    First ? Theres some great ones out there by Gamebook Adventures plus their officially licensed ones (Fighting Fantasy)

    Right i've cleared up 300 meg so i can install it (hate deleting apps, so many i keep thinking 'but i'll play this tomorrow' !), i'll give it a go !
     
  3. andsoitgoes

    andsoitgoes Well-Known Member

    I sent a PM to the dev here, but I wanted to post about it as well in case anyone is having an issue in the game. Maybe I'm alone?

    Anyway, I am stuck:

    I am a fighter, I chose the path of good and then blew everyone up. I fought the Jesuspillar and won, then I got through the rest up to the point where I have to fight Sourek.

    Well the fighting battle is fine, but when I have to battle against his charisma, I CAN'T win. Because the numbers are no higher than 3, his is a 3 and I have 0 charisma, no matter what I roll I can't win.
     
  4. TheTinMan

    TheTinMan Well-Known Member

    I shall look into this for you. As far as I'm aware there is a way around this but it's been a few weeks since I read that Act so I shall get back to you. :)
     
  5. TheTinMan

    TheTinMan Well-Known Member

    Ah yes, having just whizzed through that part, I remember now...

    Basically, as you're a Fighter you're not supposed to have any Charisma! So when you meet Sourek, you're at a serious disadvantage as you're simply a 2-dimensional meat-head. However, it could be viewed as a little unfair so I have reduced Sourek's Charisma to 2. Let the app do an in-game update and that should be changed.
     
  6. drloony

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    Ahhh finally I see life in this forum. I was wondering why the hell isn't anybody talking about this game? A narrated gamebook! With Will Wheaton! And only 3.99!? I'm still waiting Blood of Zombies to go on sale here in Canada, hint hint, or House of Hell?
    Anyway I hope this works out well for Tin Man, and are there plans to narrate more books in the future?
     
  7. oooooomonkey

    oooooomonkey Well-Known Member

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    So hang on you say "only 3.99" but say your waiting for a sale:confused:

    I've got all the game books and there worth every penny (sure I can pick up the physical book versions for the same price normally, but then you have the hassle of writing down stats and rolling actual dice).
    The only one I don't actually like was book 8, all the others are great.

    This one though is the first funny one and its actually hilarious.
     
  8. andsoitgoes

    andsoitgoes Well-Known Member

    $3.99 /= $5.99.

    I can understand wanting to get it on a bit of a sale, especially when it's been on sale for $0.99/$2.99

    Also, I wasn't really blown away with the writing in Blood, it was okay but I didn't get incredibly hooked.
     
  9. drloony

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    #29 drloony, Apr 18, 2013
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    Yes I got this one, waiting for sales on the others though, sorry I'm cheap like that, apps can add up pretty quick I find.
    So Blood of Zombies is better? I heard it uses a different mechanic then the other books
    Judge Dread was pretty good with its new Law mechanic I think it was, I enjoyed that one
    Edit: Oh duh, I got "Blood" and "Hell" mixed up, I get your meaning now. I'm hoping "Hell" will be all that, I've never read that one
     
  10. iPadisGreat

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    Me too. While there are those Gamebook Adventures that I would pay full price for, there are also those entries which do not interest me as much and so I will only pick the latter up during a sale...
     
  11. oooooomonkey

    oooooomonkey Well-Known Member

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    I think I've came across a problem, I'm going to hear wil wheatons voice in my head when ever I'm trying to read the other game books :eek:
     
  12. iPadisGreat

    iPadisGreat Well-Known Member

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    Whatever rocks your boat. :)
    I would rather hear Felicia Day's voice...
     
  13. dclose

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  14. killercow

    killercow Well-Known Member

    This is probably the funniest gamebook ever created. I've never laughed that much. While the combat is a bit more straightforward than the old gamebooks, the situations and the puns are amazing.
    Get it people it's really axcellent! (I'm out!)

    Jesus on a giant lizard!
     
  15. oooooomonkey

    oooooomonkey Well-Known Member

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    What's with all the content updates? It doesn't tell you what it's updating but its happend three or four times now when I've opened up the app :confused:
     
  16. TRB4

    TRB4 Well-Known Member

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    I know the first one reduced a battle of wits from 3 to 2. So I assume that they are probably just balance tweaking the game, or fixing spelling errors and such.
     
  17. turakm

    turakm Well-Known Member

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    i've never had a gamebook...it looks intriguing
    how long does it take to read...um play..? through it??
     
  18. Pipipitchu

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    I'm looking for an answer to this question too. Is this game as short as Sorcery?
     
  19. oooooomonkey

    oooooomonkey Well-Known Member

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    I can't remember how long a play through of this is, I think its a bit longer than sorcery but I'd say the main draw here is the fact the whole book is voice by wil Wheaton and it's really funny.
    If your after a long game book I'd suggest infinite universe as it's a huge game book in comparison to the rest, well it certainly took me way longer than the other books for a single play though.

    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/gamebook-adventures-infinite/id496517034?mt=8
     
  20. iPadisGreat

    iPadisGreat Well-Known Member

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    Infinite Universe is sci-fi while the rest are fantasy, so if you like sci-fi, go for Infinite Universe. I had fun with it.

    Trial of the Clones is Wil Wheaton, which is either a positive or negative depending on your opinion of him...
     

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