{"id":74874,"date":"2019-01-11T16:41:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/articles\/best-new-android-ios-games-january-11th-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-01-11T16:41:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:41:01","slug":"the-weekender-much-ado-about-nothing-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/01\/11\/the-weekender-much-ado-about-nothing-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekender: Much Ado About Nothing Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things are settling back to normal here at PT HQ – it’s still going to be a bit slow in terms of content this month, but we’re getting there. We’ll probably have some filler reviews next week, followed by more recent stuff as it comes out. I’ve already earmarked a few games arriving later this month to target.<\/p>\n

We’re also going to be looking into some more guides. Our ‘Best Mobile Wargames’ feature should finally be coming towards the end of the month, and I’m going to try and give our Android readers some extra love as well. Also, a special surprise guest will be making a return towards the end of next week!<\/p>\n

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

Out Now<\/h2>\n

Silent Abyss \u2013 Fate of Heroes (iOS Universal<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

Only one game really caught our eye this week, and sadly it\u2019s only out on iOS. Silent Abyss<\/em> is a card-based roguelike, echoing elements we\u2019ve seen in other beloved Pocket Tactics games \u2013 One Deck Dungeon<\/em>, Meteorfall<\/em> etc\u2026 If you play much on PC, there’s been several comparisons to Slay the Spire<\/em> as well.<\/p>\n

You choose two heroes on each play-through, and each one will come with their own suit of special cards. Additional cards with equipment, spells, etc\u2026 can be acquired midgame. It bills itself as being quite challenging. So far it has two IAPs \u2013 Hero unlocks for the Warlock and the Archer. It\u2019s unclear whether you can unlock these heroes through play.<\/p>\n

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Updates<\/h2>\n

Carcasonne Official Board Game (Android<\/a>) (Review<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

This update actually dropped just before Christmas, but we\u2019ve only just spotted it (sorry). Asmodee Digital\u2019s currently Android-exclusive version of hit boardgame Carcasonne got a new update and DLC. The Winter 1.7 update added new AI behaviours and a stronger 4th<\/sup> AI, and the Traders & Builders expansion was also added to the game as an IAP.<\/p>\n

Old School Runescape (iOS Universal<\/a> and Android<\/a>)\u00a0<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll get around to reviewing this game eventually (sorry), but in the mean time if you\u2019ve already jumped in, you\u2019ll be pleased to know the classic version of Runescape<\/em> got a major content update yesterday.<\/p>\n

The Kebos Lowlands have been added to the game, which come with a new town, a new dungeon, new quests guilds and rewards. Content for OSR has to be approved by the community first, and this new update got a 95% approval rating from the community, so you know it must be good.<\/p>\n

\"meteorfall<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also heard that Pocket Tactic\u2019s GOTY \u2013 Meteorfall<\/em> \u2013 will be getting a new update soon<\/a>. We\u2019re not sure when, but it will introduce daily challenges. You can read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sales<\/h2>\n

Agricola (iOS Universal<\/a>) (Review<\/a>): $1.99<\/h3>\n

Hit board-game Agricola<\/em> is going for a couple of bucks on iOS, although it is also available on Android.<\/p>\n

Among the Stars (iOS Universal<\/a> & Android<\/a>) (Review<\/a>): $2.99<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One of 2018’s best board\/card game releases<\/a> is going cheap on iOS and Android, although it’s a little bit more expensive on Google Play.<\/p>\n

Siralim 3 (iOS Universal<\/a> & Android<\/a>): $2.99<\/h3>\n

Another RPG we didn’t get around too, people generally have said good things about this Monster Hunter<\/em>-esque game, and it’s currently enjoying a small discount.<\/p>\n

Seen anything else you liked? Let us know in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Things are settling back to normal here at PT HQ – it’s still going to be a bit slow in terms of content this month, but we’re getting there. We’ll probably have some filler reviews next week, followed by more recent stuff as it comes out. I’ve already earmarked a few games arriving later this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile-game-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}