Games with a lovely design feel...

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  1. heathenpoet

    heathenpoet Well-Known Member

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    Hi - this is the first thread I've started, though I've lurked in the forum for ages! Hi all...

    So I was never really into portable gaming before getting the iPod touch (except for a small addiction to a phone version of Spore - the iPod version is a horrible disappointment by comparison, imo :()

    The games I've really loved are those with simple but beautifully-stylised, arty graphics, and a perhaps an element of abstract/innovative gameplay. I know that's a bit of a nothingy description and it's subjective anyway, but for me it's things like:

    - Geodefense (+Swarm)
    - Edge
    - Galcon
    - Unify
    - Eliss
    - Canabalt
    - Zen Bound

    I wonder if there are any hidden gems I might've missed that are in the same kind of ball park, that have a really strong design element to them..

    On the whole I can't bear games which use the accelerometer or a virtual d-pad (my worst!) as their primary control however much I want to love them...

    Toodles...
     
  2. Chapperz :D

    Chapperz :D Well-Known Member

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    i like hook champ and MUST.EAT.BIRDS
     
  3. Mathieu914

    Mathieu914 Well-Known Member

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    Boom Brigade graphics artwork is awesome.
     
  4. drelbs

    drelbs Well-Known Member

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    iDrop Dead: Flower Edition (really!)
    Melon Golf
    Magic Blackboard
     
  5. Gryphon23

    Gryphon23 Well-Known Member

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    McDonalds! French Fries anyone?
    At that place... with those... people...
    ShapeShape has a lot of polish and a fully featured level editor.
     
  6. Kamazar

    Kamazar Well-Known Member

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    Blimp is amazing. It just oozes style and charm.
     
  7. Mr. Crazy

    Mr. Crazy Well-Known Member

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    Hook champ.
     
  8. DGH94

    DGH94 Well-Known Member

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    Next to the Maiden
    Aqua Globs. :p
    Or Lunarcy...
     
  9. heathenpoet

    heathenpoet Well-Known Member

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    great, thanks! Melon Golf is the only of these I've played... :)
     
  10. Fletch

    Fletch Well-Known Member

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    I would second this. One of the most polished and stylized games I've played, though it does use the accelerometer...
     
  11. Devilishly Good

    Devilishly Good Well-Known Member

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    The Underworld
    Twilight Golf is very beautiful graphically and fun to boot.
     
  12. MidianGTX

    MidianGTX Well-Known Member

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    #12 MidianGTX, Oct 25, 2009
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    Squareball, Lunarcy and Mr. Bounce. Some people aren't into retro graphics, but for those of us who are, these three games pull it off exquisitely.
     
  13. Ravenblack

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    Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor is one of the most beautiful games I've ever played.
     

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