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Mobile - The Weekender: Tower Edition - xSicKxBot - 07-23-2019
The Weekender: Tower Edition
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<p>This is a slightly short and sweet entry this week because I’m out and above for work reasons, but still a few things to catch you guys up on. We’ll be cooling it a bit with <em>Harry Potter</em> content unless some news pops up and I’ve got nothing better to do, although I plan to look more into the <em>Auto Chess</em> stuff as it seems more our speed.</p>
<p>We’ve got more reviews coming as well, so don’t worry about that – most new, a few we missed from last month, and then looking at trying to keep things dynamic with more features etc… I’d especially be interested in what you thought about the <a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/guides/final-fantasy-brave-exvius-lapis-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Brave Exvius</em> guide we ran</a>. I’ve always wondered if there was room for content that’s on trying to ride the ‘free’ part of Free-to-play for as long as possible, making the most of what free resources one can get. I know plenty of people are turned off by the grind-mechanics themselves, but plenty do enjoy having something to whittle away idle time and I’m hoping this helps with that somewhat.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, in mobile gaming…</p>
<h2>Out Now</h2>
<h3>LEGO Tower (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lego-tower/id1433811063?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iOS</a> & <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nimblebit.legotower" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Android</a>)</h3>
<p>We reported on this a week or two ago, but the LEGO themed <em>Tiny Tower</em> spin-off is finally here. If you played the original game (or <em>Tiny Death Star</em>) you’ll know what to expect, but for anyone not in the know this is a free-to-play experience where you need to build and manage a tower complex. LEGO figurines will come to work and live in your tower depending on what you build, and you can keep going as high as you can.</p>
<p>Standard Free-to-play warning applies with premium currencies and timers, although <em>Tiny Tower</em> never had a reputation for being that bad with its monetisation. Still, this isn’t going to sway anyone who’s definitely anti-F2P, but it might be a nice distraction for anyone else looking for something to idle some time away without much thought. Plus, LEGO!</p>
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<h3>Chess Rush (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/chess-rush/id1456236524?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iOS</a> & <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tencent.godgame" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Android</a>)</h3>
<p>Tencent is a Chinese company you may have heard off because they’re kinda buying stakes in, like, everyone right now. I think they own a share of Paradox Interactive now? Perhaps I’m mis-remembering that, but they definitely own an interest in Riot Games, makers of <em>League of Legends</em>. Recently, they’ve done two things: The first is to partner with Drodo Games and Dragonest to help publish <em>Auto Chess: Origin</em> in China, the second is to just go ahead and launch their own similar game, <em>Chess Rush</em>.</p>
<p>I tried to fire it up for a spin but it couldn’t get it get past the ‘checking for update’ screen. It also asked for access to my microphone, to which I was like ‘hell no’. It’s mean’t to be a more fast-paced take on the genre though, with quicker matches lasting no more than ten minutes. I’ve always thought this was something that mobile-facing auto-battlers should try to deal with, as 30-40 minute matches that you can’t leave are problematic for a game that can be played on the go. If I can get it to work I’ll report back and most likely update our <a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/guides/auto-chess-ios-android/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">master list of Auto Chess games</a>.</p>
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<h2>Sales</h2>
<p>There’s still a fair few sales going on at the moment since it’s ‘the season’, and a few more interesting ones have popped up that you may be interested in:</p>
<p><em>Seen anything else you liked? Played any of the above? Let us know in the comments!</em></p>
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