Jess Telford#NotAllSmartphoneGames are like Bubble Bobble @lyonsinbeta...
(I'm a bit behind on my podcasts 😅)
Bubble Bobble
Lyons and George just love to podcast, alright? And they got their Nostalgia Goggles on tight.
Nostalgia Goggles
Lyons@jesstelford oh no~ 😅
I have no doubt that episode has some poorly conveyed opinions but I would at least confidently maintain that 1. the business model of most mobile game is (still) a bad one and 2. touch controls are almost universally worse than physical buttons for gaming. 😬
(I have been playing a lot of Tetris on mobile lately and god I miss buttons...)
@lyonsinbeta yep, 100%!
I listened to the follow up episode and agree that mobile-native games like Monument are sadly in the minority.
That being said, the controls in Diablo Immortal weren't horrible. Still a controller-emulation style, and took a bit of getting used to, but I didn't attribute any of my deaths to the touch controls there. Now, that game is hot garbage for many other reasons, so I don't really recommend even trying to play it regardless 😅
@jesstelford good to know. I'll continue to pass on that one. Haha