{"id":102934,"date":"2019-11-01T14:10:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T14:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/articles\/best-new-iphone-android-games-november-1st-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-11-01T14:10:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T14:10:24","slug":"the-weekender-spooky-sales-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/11\/01\/the-weekender-spooky-sales-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekender: Spooky Sales Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m not really a huge fan of Halloween, mainly because in the evenings I don’t like to be bothered. After a long day my priorities are to eat dinner and relax on the couch, and not be answering the door every few minutes to give out sweets. We put out some anyway just in case anyone did come knocking, but it was a quiet year on our street so most of the box is still there.<\/p>\n

In terms of the site this week we finally caught up on a review I’ve been meaning to have done (Xenowerk<\/a>) <\/em>and had what will probably be the penultimate look<\/a> at games are still due out this year. We also reviewed Bad North<\/a>, <\/em>which is excellent, if only really suitable for short bursts.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in the world of mobile gaming…<\/p>\n

New Mobile Games<\/h2>\n

GWENT: The Witcher Card Game (iOS<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

There was a lot of buzz around GWENT<\/em> when it first turned up. A hit mini-game within the very popular RPG The Witcher 3<\/em>, it had all the hallmarks of an excellent stand-alone experience and, lo and behold, it appeared on PC and consoles in 2018. Not much has really been heard about it since then – it\u2019s still going, and people still seem to enjoy it, and we\u2019ve known a mobile version was on the horizon at some point.<\/p>\n

After a recent beta period, that \u2018some point\u2019 is finally here, although only on iOS. GWENT<\/em> is a very different game from the likes of Hearthstone<\/em> and other challengers, although it\u2019s still at its core a vaguely CCG looking card game. Michael is hard at work playing through the game for us now, and we\u2019ll bring you our thoughts on it over the coming weeks. No word on an Android version yet I\u2019m afraid, but we\u2019ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XuW6EQmIfoM?controls=0]<\/p>\n

The Quest – Basilisk’s Eye (iOS<\/a> & Android<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

The Quest<\/em> is a bit of a PT staple so it\u2019s good to see it\u2019s still going. This is a new stand-alone expansion to the beautifully hand-drawn Adventure\/RPG with new areas, new quests and new challenges. As with past expansions, you can purchase this as a stand-alone experience if you don\u2019t own the base game, or enable the new content within your existing save.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re doing it within the base game, go to Mithria harbor and talk to captain Hanty, then select “Basilisk’s Eye” as your travel destination. The devs recommend you be at least level 75 before taking on the new content.<\/p>\n

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Last but not least, A Case of Distrust<\/em><\/a> caught our eye as something that might be worth looking at. It\u2019s a narrative-based murder mystery experience, so not our usual fare, but it won a bunch of indie awards in 2017 and has developed a good reputation on PC and other platforms. It\u2019s now finally on iOS.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qPaSwKGiJcg]<\/p>\n

App Updates, News & Pre-Orders<\/h2>\n

Tropico<\/h3>\n

Feral Interactive released a free update for their mobile adaptation of banana republic simulator Tropico<\/em> this week. The \u2018Absolute Power<\/em>\u2019 expansion has been made available at no extra cost, which consists of 10 new missions, each taking place on its own island. Don\u2019t forget to check out our review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YmhwPB_ZqBk?controls=0]<\/p>\n

Runescape Mobile<\/h3>\n

While \u2018Oldschool Runescape<\/em>\u2019 is already available on mobile, that\u2019s the old 2007 version of the game. If you wanted to play the currently running modern version. You\u2019d have to play on a PC\u2026 until today! An Early Access build has released on Android<\/a>, although despite being free-to-download, you can\u2019t actually play it unless you\u2019re a subscriber of the game on PC.<\/p>\n

No word on an iOS version yet, or if the Early Access will open up to anyone else. I\u2019ve dabbled in Runescape<\/em> myself on PC, but because I\u2019m a free-to-play user I\u2019m not able to access the Android build.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ThVgKqHZFe8?controls=0]<\/p>\n

Mario Kart Tour Multiplayer<\/h3>\n

Mario Kart Tour<\/em> has been out nearly a couple of months now, long enough to get a good measure of it. It\u2019s a pretty good way of idling away some time if you\u2019ve got nothing better to do, and the Mario Kart aesthetics make for some good nostalgia, but a true Mario Kart<\/em> game it is not. One of the main reasons for this is the lack of true multiplayer.<\/p>\n

We just heard today that a beta trial of a multiplayer mode will be rolling out in December. Unfortunately, it\u2019s only going to roll out for the Gold Pass subscribers first. The Gold Pass costs $4.99 and unlocks the game\u2019s 200cc mode and then various cosmetic goodies. That\u2019s the same price as Apple Arcade, just so you know.<\/p>\n

Minecraft<\/h3>\n

The iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a> versions of Minecraft<\/em> were updated to Version 1.13 earlier this week, the first major patch since July. It\u2019s another technical focuses one looking at fixing bugs and the like, but it also adds Foxes as a new animal, and the Character Creator, which allows you to further customise your avatar in lots of different ways (with even more ways available to purchase). There are few other little content drops as well.<\/p>\n

Halloween App Sales<\/h2>\n

Fuuu- there are a lot of sales to process this week, so you may have to settle for a more general bulletin rather than our usual more specific alerts:<\/p>\n