Touch Tap Play writes: "There’s a great week ahead for us in terms of great new iOS games. With new IPs like the RPG Lionheart Tactics, the Metroid-inspired Mines of Mars and Ravenous’ Devious Dungeon topping the list, you will surely not get bored. But there are some hits in the making too that you might like just as much, like the horror survival Knock Knock or the obvious hit Frontline Commando 2."
Carl Williams writes, "Okay, I am a retro gamer from the old days. I have been playing since the days of Pong into the Atari 2600 era through to today. When the crash happened I just thought it was a resetting of the industry- it kind of was. During my younger years I was a huge fan of the action games, not only because that was really all we had either. When I got my first taste of turn based strategy role playing though, I was almost instantly hooked. Sure, I had the usual awkward stage of “what is this?” then after keeping on and pushing forward, I figured out the basics and started really enjoying the style. One of my earliest memories of this style of game was back on the Commodore 64 but I can’t remember the title of the game. The earliest popular title, in this genre, I remember enjoying was Shining Force on the Sega Genesis. Since then I have followed the genre through Vandal Hearts (Konami/PSOne), Shining Force II/CD (Sega/Genesis and Sega CD) and of course, Final Fantasy Tactics (I playing FFTA on the GBA a ton). Now I am more of an Android gamer and well, I learned early on there are not a lot of options in this genre on Google’s OS. I did find a few and they are listed here."
I've been looking for standard RPGs to play on Android, without all the modern pay to play and pay to win stuff you normally see in Android titles.
There are a few on this list that offer in app purchases, while there are others that are simply buy and you are done. All of them are worth playing though and as far as I can tell, none are "pay to win" with the IAP.
I don't think anything can beat Final Fantasy Tactics when it comes to this genre. Many come close but none can match, much less surpass, this gem.
We are long overdue for a true sequel.
It turns out that Crescent Moon isn't just giving away Mines of Mars and Neon Shadow on Android today. Far from it.
Both games are now free to play from now on, losing the premium model they previously had. Yes, they're supported by ads.
Hardcore Games: A big reason I play mobile games is because they’re, well…mobile. I can play them on my daily subway commute. I can play them while I wait in line for the bus. I can even sneak in a few moments while I wait for my computer to start at my desk, before I finally commit to beginning my workday. Lionheart: Tactics, developed by Kongregate, did not let me do so. In fact, it let me do very little for more than a few minutes before I found myself having to either wait half an hour in order to proceed, or pay extra. I do not like having to pay for games marketed, in strident all-caps, as “FREE” when I know they are in fact freemium. I do not like having to pay to take actions within a game. I do not like “pay-to-win”. For this reason, despite its many positive qualities, I do not like Lionheart: Tactics.
Excellent game! Love the gameplay and graphics