Cavern app good for
Ladys and gentleman - this is it! This is the mobile roguelike ive been looking for for years now. Oldschoolish graphics , great system , Runs smoothly, semi random (floors get randomly generated but the "stage/settingis static) , great items and a good bit of difficulty without beeing unfair. Low battery usage on top! I was extremely happy when i found this Game a while ago.
The Game even received an update recently which tevamped the vision system , Monster Ai etc. for further Information about that Check the Details Page.
Sadly (and this is the reason why im not giving 5 Stars) the Patch increased the battery usage a Little bit and also came with some bugs -> Had to forfeit a good run because the game crashed everytime my character would have takem damage ( which is Quite hard to evade as a warrior) but still the patch came with way more positives then negatives and i will Raise it to 5 stars if a hotfix comes out :)
This is a great game for roguelike fans, its not quite as feature filled as Rogue Touch or iNethack, but the developer seems to be commitee to updating the game regularily. As is it already feels complete, and I actually like the feel of the game more than any other roguelike on the iPhone. It really shows it was designed from the ground up for the iPhone. Great retro/pixel art graphics also. Controls are solid. More updates, more random, more items, and more animation for the enemies and the game will be better. But as is I am happy.
Great game. I love the graphics and the game plays very well. However there is a very annoying bug which had be loose my progress entirely many times. If this bug gets fixed, I will play this game daily.
This game combines old school hack n slash with the requirement for attention to detail. The finite resources in this environment force you to use items carefully or die. Enemies that pursue you in the Caverns create actual danger. This game has the same type of feel as many of the text adventures (MUDs) that I used to play over telnet and I quite appreciate the nostalgic feeling that it gives me. Items are fun to discover and the global high scores list adds some competition.
Very nice crawler, worth the price.
random generated dungeons look really coherent, as coherent as if they were not randomly generated but scripted.
awesome job, high replayability
It plays well (when on the tap direction setting) and could be improved only by a guidance system (Possibly a tutorial and a guide and mission objectives screen; even though that might be straying a little away from traditional crawlers it would be innovative for a crawler and make it easier for people new to the genre). Recommended for crawler fans although its too difficult for people new to the genre.
To experience a free version of Cavern try iNethack; its similar but less well polished.
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Some bad moments
Twice as better with update. For the next major update (yes I know this is a hefty task) I will like to see multiplayer. If your having crashes try to reboot it will probably help.
Cavern was one of my earliest purchases, and its a testament that it holds up today.
I guess this game is now too technologically advanced to work on previous iOSs
Running on ipad2. Still NOT FIXED!!!!
Lost a character due to crashing.
DO NOT PLAY UNTIL FIXED!!!
This is by far the best rogue-like on the appstore. It does have a nasty game-breaking bug but Im taking the developers word that it will be fixed shortly in the next update.
I downloaded this after the recently posted TA plays video and I am extremely impressed. This is definitely the most well balanced roguelike on the app store. And the graphics and ambiance are just perfect! this is exactly what I have been looking for. My only suggestion would be to please implement a dpad of dome sort. It can get kind of hairy on the iphone.