Pocket Gamer: It's no longer front page news when an iOS game has amazing graphics. Console-quality visuals are fairly ordinary now, and the Unreal Engine has made it easier than ever to do detailed models, atmospheric lighting, and all sorts of shaders and visual tricks.
But that won't stop us yapping about Lili's looks from the off. They're a different kind of beautiful, with colourful, bouncy, Pixar-like graphics that help conjure up a magical world that begs you to explore it.
The freemium model offers a free-to-play game experience that monetizes through the player’s purchase of more-or-less optional in-game content. This distribution method can offer a lot to players.
Like everyone else who remembers driving to the mall to buy a new PC game in a box, I love checking out a game before deciding to buy it. And I'm happy paying for an awesome extra upgrade in a free game. Spending 99 cents in a freemium game for a more powerful sword for my brave adventurer or a faster cupcake oven for my cute little baker often serves as the same kind of pick-me-up as an afternoon latte.
But there’s a depressing side to freemium as well...
The beautiful RPG Lili is now available for a reduced price on the App Store
John Bedford (Modojo): All the best bargains on the App Store today.
