09-22-2018, 09:08 AM
The Weekender – Day trader edition
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the-weekender-day-trader-edition.png" width="820" height="615" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Welcome to the Weekender, your weekly look at the best new games, sales, and updates. We’ve got three new releases of note and a bunch of sales to point out. Take a look and happy gaming!</p>
<h2>Out Now</h2>
<p><strong>Stockpile (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stockpile-game/id1410674432?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digidiced.sxprelease&hl=en_US" target="_blank">Android</a>)</strong></p>
<p>Tabletop stock market and auction-themed game <em>Stockpile</em> has made its way from the physical realm to digital. Digidiced—makers of <em>Terra Mystica</em>, <em>Cottage Garden</em>, <em>Agricola</em>, <em>Isle of Skye</em>, and more—developed the digital version and it’s a solid edition. Gameplay centers on the auctioning of various stocks where you must outbid your opponents to win. Surrounding this, and simulating true markets, information is imperfect, and players have different levels of it. The goal, naturally, is to end the game with the most money. Stockpile features both a solo mode where you can play against three different levels of AI and online multiplayer where you can play other humans. Online play is asynchronous and is the selling point of the game. Solo mode is fine, the AI isn’t exceptional but it’s no pushover either, but other gamers certainly put up more of a challenge. My biggest complaints about the game are a cluttered UI where it is often hard to tell exactly what is going on. The game isn’t that complicated and it’s hard to imagine there wasn’t a better way to organize things. Also, the tutorial gets a bit long in the tooth, though this ultimately is a short-lived issue. Nevertheless, <em>Stockpile</em> is a fun game, especially multiplayer, and already includes the Continuing Corruption expansion.</p>
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<p><strong>Where Shadows Slumber (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/where-shadows-slumber/id1221749074?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jfmc.extinguish" target="_blank">Android Beta</a>)</strong></p>
<p>The world has been plunged into darkness, but an old man’s discovery of a special lantern could change all of that. You guide the man, Obe, on a quest through an interesting and often terrifying world in <em>Where Shadows Slumber</em>, an adventure game. Where Shadows Slumber is full of puzzles and the lantern, and the interplay between light and dark, is central to those puzzles. It takes some experimentation but once you get the hang of it <em>Where Shadows Slumber</em> is a compelling adventure game and worth a look for fans of the genre.</p>
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<p><strong>Pocket Farm (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-farm/id1434985236?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.masonmacbeth.pocketfarmggl" target="_blank">Android</a>)</strong></p>
<p>Gamers have a fascination with farming. This is beyond dispute. <em>Stardew Valley</em> is a hugely popular PC game and several free-to-play farm-simulation games do quite well on mobile. <em>Pocket Farm</em> aims to bring a similar experience, but to the premium audience. The game looks good, and there’s quite a bit to plant and build, but it’s missing some basic capabilities like an undo button or obvious way to remove existing structures. Navigation around the farm is also managed via a floating joystick rather than normal touch controls.</p>
<p><img class="leftAlone" title="" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the-weekender-day-trader-edition.png" alt="Pocket Farm mobile" width="820" height="615" /></p>
<h2>Sales</h2>
<p><strong>Quest of Dungeons (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quest-of-dungeons/id698726956?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.davidamador.quest_of_dungeons&hl=en_US" target="_blank">Android</a>): $.99 on iOS</strong></p>
<p>Entertaining roguelike <em>Quest of Dungeons</em> boils down the hack-and-slash genre to its core essence. A big bad needs beating. You have some skills in beating down big bads. Get to it.</p>
<p><strong>Hostage Negotiator (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hostage-negotiator/id1319971932?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PeterKossits.HostageNegotiator" target="_blank">Android</a>): $3.99 – <a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/reviews/hostage-negotiator/" target="_blank">Review</a></strong></p>
<p>Hostage-rescue sim <em>Hostage Negotiator</em> was recently ported to mobile and is a buck off for now.</p>
<p><strong>Baldur’s Gate II (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/baldurs-gate-ii-ee/id633625517?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beamdog.baldursgateIIenhancededition" target="_blank">Android</a>): $1.99</strong></p>
<p>Super old-school RPG <em>Baldur’s Gate II Enhanced Edition</em> is on sale, down from $9.99 to just two bucks. It’s not on sale on Android, but the original Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition is just $3.</p>
<p><strong>Beholder (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beholder/id1205486761?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a>): $2.99</strong></p>
<p>If you’re ready to make some tough choices in a grim, dystopian future now’s your chance. <em>Beholder</em>, a game where you run an apartment building and must spy on and rat out your unpatriotic neighbors, is on sale for $2.99 (normally $5).</p>
<p><strong>Among the Stars (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/among-the-stars/id1175120793?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cublo.AmongTheStars" target="_blank">Android</a>): $2.99/$3.49</strong></p>
<p>Card-drafting game <em>Among the Stars</em> made the jump to mobile back in May and includes asynchronous online play. This is only its second sale, normally $4.99, though the first sale only lasted a couple days.</p>
<p><strong>Tempest: Pirate Action RPG (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tempest-pirate-action-rpg/id1127729015?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herocraft.game.tempest" target="_blank">Android</a>): $3.99</strong></p>
<p>Take to the seas as captain of your own ship, hire a crew of misfits and ne’er-do-wells, board and rob merchant vessels, battle and destroy rival captains, and raid shore-based settlements in Tempest. That’s the plan in Tempest where you go a questing as a pirate captain. It’s not the best pirate game that’s ever been on mobile, but <em>Sid Meier’s Pirates</em> has walked the plank of iOS 11 so if you need something to fill the void, this might be it.</p>
<p><strong>Brass (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brass/id933026434?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cublo.brass" target="_blank">Android</a>): $3.99</strong></p>
<p>Economic game Brass is all about making money and building monopolies during the Industrial Revolution. It’s $2 off right now.</p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the-weekender-day-trader-edition.png" width="820" height="615" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Welcome to the Weekender, your weekly look at the best new games, sales, and updates. We’ve got three new releases of note and a bunch of sales to point out. Take a look and happy gaming!</p>
<h2>Out Now</h2>
<p><strong>Stockpile (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stockpile-game/id1410674432?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digidiced.sxprelease&hl=en_US" target="_blank">Android</a>)</strong></p>
<p>Tabletop stock market and auction-themed game <em>Stockpile</em> has made its way from the physical realm to digital. Digidiced—makers of <em>Terra Mystica</em>, <em>Cottage Garden</em>, <em>Agricola</em>, <em>Isle of Skye</em>, and more—developed the digital version and it’s a solid edition. Gameplay centers on the auctioning of various stocks where you must outbid your opponents to win. Surrounding this, and simulating true markets, information is imperfect, and players have different levels of it. The goal, naturally, is to end the game with the most money. Stockpile features both a solo mode where you can play against three different levels of AI and online multiplayer where you can play other humans. Online play is asynchronous and is the selling point of the game. Solo mode is fine, the AI isn’t exceptional but it’s no pushover either, but other gamers certainly put up more of a challenge. My biggest complaints about the game are a cluttered UI where it is often hard to tell exactly what is going on. The game isn’t that complicated and it’s hard to imagine there wasn’t a better way to organize things. Also, the tutorial gets a bit long in the tooth, though this ultimately is a short-lived issue. Nevertheless, <em>Stockpile</em> is a fun game, especially multiplayer, and already includes the Continuing Corruption expansion.</p>
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<p><strong>Where Shadows Slumber (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/where-shadows-slumber/id1221749074?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jfmc.extinguish" target="_blank">Android Beta</a>)</strong></p>
<p>The world has been plunged into darkness, but an old man’s discovery of a special lantern could change all of that. You guide the man, Obe, on a quest through an interesting and often terrifying world in <em>Where Shadows Slumber</em>, an adventure game. Where Shadows Slumber is full of puzzles and the lantern, and the interplay between light and dark, is central to those puzzles. It takes some experimentation but once you get the hang of it <em>Where Shadows Slumber</em> is a compelling adventure game and worth a look for fans of the genre.</p>
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<p><strong>Pocket Farm (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-farm/id1434985236?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.masonmacbeth.pocketfarmggl" target="_blank">Android</a>)</strong></p>
<p>Gamers have a fascination with farming. This is beyond dispute. <em>Stardew Valley</em> is a hugely popular PC game and several free-to-play farm-simulation games do quite well on mobile. <em>Pocket Farm</em> aims to bring a similar experience, but to the premium audience. The game looks good, and there’s quite a bit to plant and build, but it’s missing some basic capabilities like an undo button or obvious way to remove existing structures. Navigation around the farm is also managed via a floating joystick rather than normal touch controls.</p>
<p><img class="leftAlone" title="" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the-weekender-day-trader-edition.png" alt="Pocket Farm mobile" width="820" height="615" /></p>
<h2>Sales</h2>
<p><strong>Quest of Dungeons (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quest-of-dungeons/id698726956?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.davidamador.quest_of_dungeons&hl=en_US" target="_blank">Android</a>): $.99 on iOS</strong></p>
<p>Entertaining roguelike <em>Quest of Dungeons</em> boils down the hack-and-slash genre to its core essence. A big bad needs beating. You have some skills in beating down big bads. Get to it.</p>
<p><strong>Hostage Negotiator (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hostage-negotiator/id1319971932?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PeterKossits.HostageNegotiator" target="_blank">Android</a>): $3.99 – <a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/reviews/hostage-negotiator/" target="_blank">Review</a></strong></p>
<p>Hostage-rescue sim <em>Hostage Negotiator</em> was recently ported to mobile and is a buck off for now.</p>
<p><strong>Baldur’s Gate II (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/baldurs-gate-ii-ee/id633625517?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beamdog.baldursgateIIenhancededition" target="_blank">Android</a>): $1.99</strong></p>
<p>Super old-school RPG <em>Baldur’s Gate II Enhanced Edition</em> is on sale, down from $9.99 to just two bucks. It’s not on sale on Android, but the original Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition is just $3.</p>
<p><strong>Beholder (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beholder/id1205486761?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a>): $2.99</strong></p>
<p>If you’re ready to make some tough choices in a grim, dystopian future now’s your chance. <em>Beholder</em>, a game where you run an apartment building and must spy on and rat out your unpatriotic neighbors, is on sale for $2.99 (normally $5).</p>
<p><strong>Among the Stars (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/among-the-stars/id1175120793?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cublo.AmongTheStars" target="_blank">Android</a>): $2.99/$3.49</strong></p>
<p>Card-drafting game <em>Among the Stars</em> made the jump to mobile back in May and includes asynchronous online play. This is only its second sale, normally $4.99, though the first sale only lasted a couple days.</p>
<p><strong>Tempest: Pirate Action RPG (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tempest-pirate-action-rpg/id1127729015?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herocraft.game.tempest" target="_blank">Android</a>): $3.99</strong></p>
<p>Take to the seas as captain of your own ship, hire a crew of misfits and ne’er-do-wells, board and rob merchant vessels, battle and destroy rival captains, and raid shore-based settlements in Tempest. That’s the plan in Tempest where you go a questing as a pirate captain. It’s not the best pirate game that’s ever been on mobile, but <em>Sid Meier’s Pirates</em> has walked the plank of iOS 11 so if you need something to fill the void, this might be it.</p>
<p><strong>Brass (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brass/id933026434?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS Universal</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cublo.brass" target="_blank">Android</a>): $3.99</strong></p>
<p>Economic game Brass is all about making money and building monopolies during the Industrial Revolution. It’s $2 off right now.</p>
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