Autumn melancholy is perfectly dispersed by high-quality gaming projects, including those for mobile platforms. We tried to select the best representatives from the App Store and Google Play, the release of which took place this year. So free up space on your devices and make yourself comfortable as we always have something to play with.
The talos principle
When games like The Talos Principle are released, it becomes clear that there is a future for mobile gaming. You will play as a robot waking up in a dilapidated labyrinth full of high-tech stuff. The inner voice will not only suggest the path to follow, but also preach the philosophical context. The project is somewhat reminiscent of Valv's Portal, only with its unique specifics and principles of interaction with the environment. Yes, The Talos Principle is a gorgeous, three-dimensional, quest with a lot of different tasks, moreover, it is completely localized into Russian. Even the voiceover is duplicated, which in practice is a pleasant exception. For the most part, one thing upset me - the management. Standard swipe, wildly miserable, I recommend turning on a virtual gamepad in the settings, but not everything is so cool with it - swipes to turn the camera are uninformative, the camera often gets lost and you have to look somewhere in the wrong place. Another bad side is project optimization. There are not many dynamic objects, but it feels like the smartphone starts to strain and there are drawdowns in FPS. Despite the fly in the ointment, The Talos Principle is a quest with a capital letter - with a storyline, gorgeous graphics, interesting tasks and some kind of philosophy.
Morphite
The Morphite developers have managed to combine a three-dimensional adventure game with first-person action and simple puzzles. All this is supported by multiple dialogues with scenes on the game engine. It turned out to be a rather interesting cocktail. And wander, and shoot, and study, and even get lost. Actions develop in the distant future, in which people are colonies. We will play as a girl who is sent on various research expeditions to distant planets. We are engaged not only in finding trinkets for grandfather's store, but also in order to open the curtain of the past. The main feature of the game is randomly generated worlds. He can either fully focus on the plot, or independently explore huge open worlds. There are a bunch of quests and nice graphics. The only negative besides the price tag is the lack of Russian localization. Still, knowledge of basic English will come in handy for completing assignments.
Witness
The Witness is the first open-world puzzle game in my memory, at least in the mobile segment. In the story, we wake up on a desert island without any clear instructions or assignments. You just need to move, and for this you need to solve riddles. The developers have in store, attention, more than 500 puzzles, each of which cannot be superfluous. The world is open and you can safely travel within intermediate locations, solving difficult and not very mysteries. The graphics are great by the quest standards. Full 3D first person, shadows, blur, and audio harmonize perfectly. You will have to study every nook and cranny, otherwise you will not be able to regain your memory and get off the island. The toy is really worthy, although the principle of solving many riddles is partly identical. Most importantly, go for the wires.
Shadow fight 3
Few players remain who have not heard of the legendary Shadow Fight fighting game series. The developers in the third part have finally refreshed the project by breathing three-dimensional graphics into it. Models of fighters, weapons, armor are very high-quality traced + in dynamics everything looks gorgeous. Only the superpowers mode remained from the shadow fighting game, and it can be activated by any of their fighters, and there it is already necessary to use a personalized skill that consumes a special scale. The campaign is classic - there is both a main storyline and secondary tasks, without which it will be impossible to buy high-level gear, and with hard fighters there is no other way, well, of course, if you are not used to donating. The control mechanics are the same, but the pumping of armor and weapons is sharpened for donation - you need cards, but they come across only in sets of improvements, and they are given only for successful battles. And we also added bonuses. For example, if there is little health left, then the character fights harder. Weapons directly affect the fighting style. Unconditionally, the fighting game turned out to be worthy. The trial run of Shadow Fight 3 started back in July.
Tricky test
Tricky test. Android users can freely download a toy from any resource like w3bsit3-dns.com, but iOS users should get a Canadian account and a free VPN client like Opera VPN, and only then will they be able to play the new part of the masterpiece. This intellectual game challenges those who like to measure IQ, ingenuity and overall gray matter training. Most of the riddles are based on attentiveness and ingenuity, although there are also tasks for mathematics, physics, chemistry and other important sciences. The developers did not lie at all that this is a completely new approach to games of this genre. Total interactivity is present in everything, and is not limited to only four answer options, as it happens. For 70 levels, you will have to tap into the most unexpected parts of the display, shake, stroke, tilt and almost kiss your smartphone to solve the next problem. Perhaps the most original puzzle of recent years. Respect to the developers. The icon would have been changed to something more presentable, it would have been superb.
Cobi hoops 2
If you are a platformer lover, then you probably know the undoubtedly cool Stickman arcade golf series. So, Cobi Hoops is the same mechanic only in the world of basketball. There are two modes - puzzle and classic. The puzzle has 6 sets of 18 levels. If the first ones are easily passed on one try, then you can really spend a lot of time on developing a strategy for passing the subsequent ones. The tasks are varied, the levels are intelligently designed. The number of throws is limited, but there is a golden rule - if the ball returns to the player after the throw, then you keep trying. Use it! In the classics, in the allotted 30 seconds, you need to throw the maximum number of balls, and for each successful attempt, a second is added. There are also several levels of classics. Despite the fact that the graphics are pixelated, the toy turned out to be excellent. The project is free and does not force you to donate. All levels can be completed independently and comfortably without spending a penny. The only thing missing is the ability to level up the skill of the characters.
Kick Ass Commandos
The AlienShooter times are back. Commandos developers will allow gamers to plunge into a harsh action movie with a long and very hardcore game campaign. A top view, tons of different tasks, pixel graphics, a groovy soundtrack and a sea of guns will allow you to plunge into an eight-bit childhood, part of which was dedicated to a dandy. It will be possible to participate in the ongoing hell for various pumped characters + along the way from imprisonment, we will free our comrades and, according to the principle of management, like in Badland, distribute lyuli en masse. I liked the driveiness of the project, the cool animation and the impressive destructibility of the locations. Commandos is a worthy representative of platformers and will definitely find its audience.
The Guides Axiom
Want a really hardcore quest? The Guides Axiom is at your service. At each level of this toy, we will have to guess the password. Clues can be hidden anywhere - among binary code, in patterns, and even in their own reflection. Each of the next 50 levels is absolutely unique. If the task seemed really quite difficult, then it is enough to enter the word help into the window and watch the advertisement, which is quite humane. Of course, you can pay money. The main drawback of the game is the lack of Russian localization. It is obligatory to know English with a dictionary.
Darts of fury
Fans of accurately throwing darts at the target will definitely love Darts of Fury. The online project offers to become a champion in a large number of leagues in which you will fight with real players, at least I hope so. Even in such a relatively simple sport in terms of rigging, there is a dart upgrade system. And of course graphics and animation will be an indisputable advantage. Everything is done in pure 3D with high-quality rendering. The only thing missing is the ability to manually turn off the animation between throws, because for most of the competition we just watch the flight of a dart or some kind of slomo effect. Donut is present in the toy. There is no opportunity to play offline. But Darts of Fury does not require a long immersion - we entered on a five-minute break, played several games and there is no need to distance ourselves from the outside world.
Into the Dead 2
Into The dead 2 is a seemingly banal interactive shooting range, in which you won't even be allowed to aim. Well, how can this game attract? Banal curiosity coupled with half an hour of gaming showed that this thing, of course, is incredibly addictive, but addictive. The first thing that attracts me is very nice graphics and special effects. The second is drive. The main task of the storyline is to run the entire declared distance. The character is slow-moving, the dead maneuver, run and rise from the tall grass, the ammunition is limited, although it can be replenished through the boxes scattered along the route, and you cannot aim, and you can only shoot straight. Additional bonuses are awarded for completing secondary tasks, such as killing 30 zombies or running through the hangar. In addition, several modes, a pumping system, bonus buns and a huge store were screwed on. Of course, a bunch of donation is attached. Monetization of protection is sewn up in absolutely everything and it is unrealistically difficult to play at later levels without investing funds. Despite the limited gameplay and unhealthy in-app project, it is quite possible. With more perseverance of developers and less greed, it would be possible to develop the idea and make the best post-apocalyptic project of the outgoing year.
