Comments on: 'Fallen EP-1' - A Horror/Jailbreak Adventure http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Gerbita http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-371952 Gerbita Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:20:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-371952 I had the same issue : low health and two monsters to kill. One of them will make you loose at least 25% of your health even if you're good... I still wonder why I waisted these "pain killers" too soon... I had the same issue : low health and two monsters to kill. One of them will make you loose at least 25% of your health even if you're good...
I still wonder why I waisted these "pain killers" too soon...

]]> By: John Q. http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-87921 John Q. Fri, 07 May 2010 01:27:07 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-87921 While I find Fallen a great game, I have two complaints. The first is how (at least on my iTouch) it has tendacies to crash randomly, so I have to manually save it every other "room." The second one is the lack of actual survival horror. The game obviously took inspiration from the first five Resident Evil games (which, if you haven't played them, are great); in fact, the game actually advertises itself as a pure Resident Evil 2.5D game. But by definition, a survival horror game "Focuses on puzzle solving and conservation of ammo." For example, if in RE2 you shoot every zombie in your way, you won't beat the game; therefore, you have to choose whether or not you should run or fight. In Fallen, however, the battles (particularly against the dogs) are nothingmore than mindless button tapping, and running isn't even an option. So, while this game does have a bit of puzzle-solving, it isn't survival horror at all. P.S- I also find it annoying how some of the things you can check are literally nothing. It seems sort of pointless when you press something a d it says, for instance, "It's just an empty barrel" or "It's just a pile of junk". While I find Fallen a great game, I have two complaints. The first is how (at least on my iTouch) it has tendacies to crash randomly, so I have to manually save it every other "room."

The second one is the lack of actual survival horror. The game obviously took inspiration from the first five Resident Evil games (which, if you haven't played them, are great); in fact, the game actually advertises itself as a pure Resident Evil 2.5D game. But by definition, a survival horror game "Focuses on puzzle solving and conservation of ammo." For example, if in RE2 you shoot every zombie in your way, you won't beat the game; therefore, you have to choose whether or not you should run or fight. In Fallen, however, the battles (particularly against the dogs) are nothingmore than mindless button tapping, and running isn't even an option.
So, while this game does have a bit of puzzle-solving, it isn't survival horror at all.

P.S- I also find it annoying how some of the things you can check are literally nothing. It seems sort of pointless when you press something a d it says, for instance, "It's just an empty barrel" or "It's just a pile of junk".

]]> By: John Q. http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-326078 John Q. Fri, 07 May 2010 01:27:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-326078 While I find Fallen a great game, I have two complaints. The first is how (at least on my iTouch) it has tendacies to crash randomly, so I have to manually save it every other "room." The second one is the lack of actual survival horror. The game obviously took inspiration from the first five Resident Evil games (which, if you haven't played them, are great); in fact, the game actually advertises itself as a pure Resident Evil 2.5D game. But by definition, a survival horror game "Focuses on puzzle solving and conservation of ammo." For example, if in RE2 you shoot every zombie in your way, you won't beat the game; therefore, you have to choose whether or not you should run or fight. In Fallen, however, the battles (particularly against the dogs) are nothingmore than mindless button tapping, and running isn't even an option. So, while this game does have a bit of puzzle-solving, it isn't survival horror at all. P.S- I also find it annoying how some of the things you can check are literally nothing. It seems sort of pointless when you press something a d it says, for instance, "It's just an empty barrel" or "It's just a pile of junk". While I find Fallen a great game, I have two complaints. The first is how (at least on my iTouch) it has tendacies to crash randomly, so I have to manually save it every other "room."

The second one is the lack of actual survival horror. The game obviously took inspiration from the first five Resident Evil games (which, if you haven't played them, are great); in fact, the game actually advertises itself as a pure Resident Evil 2.5D game. But by definition, a survival horror game "Focuses on puzzle solving and conservation of ammo." For example, if in RE2 you shoot every zombie in your way, you won't beat the game; therefore, you have to choose whether or not you should run or fight. In Fallen, however, the battles (particularly against the dogs) are nothingmore than mindless button tapping, and running isn't even an option.
So, while this game does have a bit of puzzle-solving, it isn't survival horror at all.

P.S- I also find it annoying how some of the things you can check are literally nothing. It seems sort of pointless when you press something a d it says, for instance, "It's just an empty barrel" or "It's just a pile of junk".

]]> By: Flippo Smeef http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-47814 Flippo Smeef Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:33:26 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-47814 Yes. You have walked into a joke. Yes. You have walked into a joke.

]]> By: Flippo Smeef http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-326077 Flippo Smeef Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:33:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-326077 Yes. You have walked into a joke. Yes. You have walked into a joke.

]]> By: squarezero http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-47811 squarezero Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:51:04 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-47811 Can't tell if you're being sarcastic -- I may very well be walking into a joke. But, what other horror/jailbreak game are there on the platform? Can't tell if you're being sarcastic -- I may very well be walking into a joke. But, what other horror/jailbreak game are there on the platform?

]]> By: squarezero http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-326076 squarezero Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:51:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-326076 Can't tell if you're being sarcastic -- I may very well be walking into a joke. But, what other horror/jailbreak game are there on the platform? Can't tell if you're being sarcastic -- I may very well be walking into a joke. But, what other horror/jailbreak game are there on the platform?

]]> By: Flippo Smeef http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-47810 Flippo Smeef Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:44:03 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-47810 *groan* Not ANOTHER horror/jailbreak game for the iPhone. *groan*

Not ANOTHER horror/jailbreak game for the iPhone.

]]> By: Flippo Smeef http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-326075 Flippo Smeef Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:44:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-326075 *groan* Not ANOTHER horror/jailbreak game for the iPhone. *groan*

Not ANOTHER horror/jailbreak game for the iPhone.

]]> By: DeInit http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-47809 DeInit Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:26:18 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-47809 Being Italian, I expected language to be the biggest issue, and all the other factors in this release to be generally above average, and sure enough, that's what happened. I wonder whether the developers do read English sites such as TouchArcade, after all the language remark is the most frequently made one everywhere, followed by the "it's too short" one. As for hiring, it's not as easy as it sounds, it'll generally be difficult to find somebody skilled enough both in English and Italian (you need both, for reasons that should be obvious). Being Italian, I expected language to be the biggest issue, and all the other factors in this release to be generally above average, and sure enough, that's what happened. I wonder whether the developers do read English sites such as TouchArcade, after all the language remark is the most frequently made one everywhere, followed by the "it's too short" one.
As for hiring, it's not as easy as it sounds, it'll generally be difficult to find somebody skilled enough both in English and Italian (you need both, for reasons that should be obvious).

]]> By: DeInit http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-326074 DeInit Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:26:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-326074 Being Italian, I expected language to be the biggest issue, and all the other factors in this release to be generally above average, and sure enough, that's what happened. I wonder whether the developers do read English sites such as TouchArcade, after all the language remark is the most frequently made one everywhere, followed by the "it's too short" one. As for hiring, it's not as easy as it sounds, it'll generally be difficult to find somebody skilled enough both in English and Italian (you need both, for reasons that should be obvious). Being Italian, I expected language to be the biggest issue, and all the other factors in this release to be generally above average, and sure enough, that's what happened. I wonder whether the developers do read English sites such as TouchArcade, after all the language remark is the most frequently made one everywhere, followed by the "it's too short" one.
As for hiring, it's not as easy as it sounds, it'll generally be difficult to find somebody skilled enough both in English and Italian (you need both, for reasons that should be obvious).

]]> By: anonymous http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-47767 anonymous Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:38:35 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-47767 Ironically so is my post correction *it is*, all I am saying is I expect more from game developers, professional or otherwise. Ironically so is my post correction *it is*, all I am saying is I expect more from game developers, professional or otherwise.

]]> By: anonymous http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-326073 anonymous Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:38:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-326073 Ironically so is my post correction *it is*, all I am saying is I expect more from game developers, professional or otherwise. Ironically so is my post correction *it is*, all I am saying is I expect more from game developers, professional or otherwise.

]]> By: vinh! http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-47742 vinh! Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:26:03 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-47742 I'm with the people who say that they're worried about the episodic nature of this game. Looks fantastic but I'd rather get an entire game in one release. Going to hold off on this for now... I'm with the people who say that they're worried about the episodic nature of this game. Looks fantastic but I'd rather get an entire game in one release.

Going to hold off on this for now...

]]> By: vinh! http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/20/fallen-ep-1-a-horrorjailbreak-adventure/#comment-326072 vinh! Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:26:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=28160#comment-326072 I'm with the people who say that they're worried about the episodic nature of this game. Looks fantastic but I'd rather get an entire game in one release. Going to hold off on this for now... I'm with the people who say that they're worried about the episodic nature of this game. Looks fantastic but I'd rather get an entire game in one release.

Going to hold off on this for now...

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