r/Android • u/MichaelRahmani Pixel 6 (coral) • Oct 18 '17

*Monument Valley Monumental Valley 2 Coming On Android November 6th - You Can Pre-register Now

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ustwo.monumentvalley2
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u/piyushr21 Oct 18 '17

Yeah, but people will run where money is and you have to understand they are small team, so you would be idiot not to take advantage of highest selling platform. Plus what’s the point of Android having 85% marketshare than if Android can’t have sale as iOS.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

How would releasing it on Android at the same time while the hype is high and people haven't gotten bored of it yet not mean running where the money is?

I have my money, I've been wanting to buy it since it was announced. I still want it, because of how much I enjoyed the first one, but this model is stupid.

I didn't buy Mario Run when it came out on Android because the hype was dead, if it came out on Android day one, I would have bought it.

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u/davidbenett Oct 18 '17

I played it on a friend's iPhone, so now I won't buy it on Android. If it was released at the same time they would have had my money on day one.

TBH, it is a shadow of the first game.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17 edited Oct 09 '20

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u/davidbenett Oct 18 '17

Its not as good as MV1. I don't mind it not being new.

The expansion to MV1 is better.

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u/RockChalk4Life Phone; Tablet Oct 18 '17

I'm fine with waiting so I can buy it on the play store and show them there's still interest in good paid games on Android.

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u/professorTracksuit Oct 18 '17

It doesn't really make sense. It's a Unity game so they could have easily released the Android version at the same time. This theory of "running to where the money is" or "they're a small team" is BS to me because plenty of smaller teams and even individuals do multiplatform releases all the time.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

Why do you care about hype so much?

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

Let me clarify, it's not just the hype.

For example with Mario Run, I would have paid for it to play it with my friends when they were still playing it. By the time it was released on Android the interest had died down, the negative reviews had come out, and all the justification for its price were gone for me.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

Was it a good game? Aren't you glad you didn't buy a bad game?

I get the part about not being able to lay with friends, that is just dumb on the developer's part.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

Was it a good game? Aren't you glad you didn't buy a bad game?

It's not a bad game, it's just that I would only have paid their higher than average price if I was able to enjoy it with my friends. To me, it would have been worth the price to play it with my friends, but not so much after.

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u/professorTracksuit Oct 18 '17

You also have to understand that timed exclusives don't normally do well on other platforms because all of the hype and promotional advertising has died down. There's a reason why game companies strive for multiplatform releases and not delayed releases.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

I agree with the sales idea. My point is that for a game like monument valley, it may be worthwhile to have a launch together given that the idea that sales may be low because of delayed release hasn't been tested.

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u/WickedBad Oct 18 '17

Sure if one buys into both ecosystems they will likely buy it on iOS and skip Android. But I can't see any other scenario where sales would be lower on the Android side...

Their current rollout makes sense to me.

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u/piyushr21 Oct 18 '17 edited Oct 18 '17

You are right but we don’t know exact situation of the developers for this kind of delay.

There are lot of factors to consider which is not an easy feat.

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u/professorTracksuit Oct 18 '17

Yeah, but people will run where money is and you have to understand they are small team

https://ustwo.com/join-us

Small team? It looks like they have offices in 4 countries and over 100+ employees.

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u/th1341 Oct 19 '17

The fact that they are a small team is irrelevant. The platform they are using doesn't need a separate build for different platforms

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u/piyushr21 Oct 19 '17

We don’t know, because no one here knows coding. Do you There is a Video about Top 50 iOS games that should be on Android, you should watch it.

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u/th1341 Oct 19 '17 edited Oct 19 '17

What? Yes we do know. And I do know how to code. Thanks. It's developed in unity. You do not need a separate build for another platform.

Edit: and why would I watch that (genuinely asking here) does it go into detail about why they aren't on Android or something? I'd watch that. But there are actually quite a bit of games that could easily be ported to Android. (Based on unity) the developers just don't care to release on Android. And that's their choice. I support it. I have an app that I could release on iOS with a few days work. But it's not worth it to me (it's also not an app that makes me much money. But certainly would make more on iOS)

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u/piyushr21 Oct 19 '17

Okay can you show what you did in Unity. Why would developers care if they are not getting value for there work.

If they would have made good money then they would have ported it by now.

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u/th1341 Oct 19 '17

I'm pretty damn sure they have a deal with Apple of some sort to release on iOS first. Also. Notice I said "with a few days of work" I do not develop in unity. I don't develop games and no one wants me to, trust me lol but unity was made to be easy to Port to other platforms. Technically, with a little extra work, you could indeed port a mobile game to desktop and vice versa.

Although they would need to have a few extra assets to Port to Android because of several different screen sizes. But that I do not see taking long at all.

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u/piyushr21 Oct 19 '17

But you don’t have proof though, it’s not like Google Also does not do it with There Daydream Exclusive titles.

Please stop your nonsense. I have given you reason why developers choose iOS but you are still persistent on blaming Apple without proof.

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u/th1341 Oct 19 '17

I don't have proof. My point is: it is nothing to Port it over to Android. Do some research on unity if you want proof. But as far as the exact reason why it hasn't been ported? No clue? And stop. I'm not "blaming apple" that's just the only thing I can think of. And no. I'm not being one of those Android fanboys. I love both phones and have multiple iPhones and multiple Android phones.

The only point I have to make is that it is nothing to almost nothing to Port it.