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I’m kind of surprised (and bummed) that they ported it to the Switch and not the iPad. The Switch is a bit slow (can’t imagine big bases performing well) and I
by xienze 4y ago
I’m kind of surprised (and bummed) that they ported it to the Switch and not the iPad. The Switch is a bit slow (can’t imagine big bases performing well) and I’m not convinced using a game pad will work well. By contrast, modern iPads are smoking fast and I bet an iPad touch interface would suit the game fairly well. Ah well, maybe some day.
- candiddevmike 4y agoI think you could say this about a lot of games. IMO, Apple doesn't make it easy to port a game from PC to iPad (app store guidelines in particular), and I doubt there are as many iPad gamers as there are other platforms.
- frostburg 4y agoThis is true but Factorio is not Madden; for example they have a sizable (for Factorio) built-in audience of everyone making iOS apps. The pencil would work well for input, I'd gladly buy it again.
- matsemann 4y agoThe Switch got a touch screen as well?
- xienze 4y agoA teeny tiny one in comparison.
- kergonath 4y agoAnd not a great one, as well.
- hombre_fatal 4y agoI think I only use it when entering my character's name in an RPG after slowly typing a few letters with the controller then remembering I can press the screen.
- wishfish 4y agoFor anyone who wants a Factorio-like on iOS, there's a great game called Builderment. It's not as complex as Factorio but it does get rather involved. Works well with touch and even works well on the smaller screens of iPhones.
- kergonath 4y agoI was going to check it out, but IAPs are full of gem packs, which is not very encouraging. How is the freemium aspect?
- wishfish 4y agoSorry for the late reply. It works fine for free. There's no impediments to the actual gameplay. Gems aren't mandatory for anything. It's been a while since I last played, but when I did, gems weren't needed for anything other than random decorative items.