The menus also currently have a tendency to get stuck, with nothing happening if you click the back button. I imagine more options will be included as the Early Access period continues. Right now you’ve only got one resolution option: 1280x720, which is odd considering the developers say it’s best when played on a television. The movement icon doesn’t always snap to the thing you want it to, but it’s good enough.
When you enter combat and the game becomes turn based, it’s pretty easy to select your target and then use the ability you want. If you press and hold outside the circle, you’ll have free movement, as if you were using an analog stick. Press in that circle and drag and an icon on your monitor will show where you’ll move to. On your phone you’ll see a circle in the middle of the screen. The real time movement isn’t exactly fluid, but you can’t expect a controller level of fidelity from a touchscreen. As long as your device and your PC are on the same WiFi connection, then you should have no problems. I wonder how often not just the game will be updated, but how often the controller will have to be updated to remain compatible with current devices. Interestingly, the developers Flying Helmet Games say that the controller app you need to play is optimised for the iPhone 5s, which came out two years ago. If you’re on Android, you’ll need a device with at least 512MB RAM and Android 4.1 Jellybean or later. On iOS you’ll need an iPhone 4 or later, an iPad Mini, or an iPad 2 or later. Of course, you’ll need a good enough phone to even play it on.
It’s a pretty novel experience, and there are some good ideas in place, but right now, it all seems a little unnecessary. You and up to three friends can control a party of four adventurers using your mobile devices. Eon Altar is one such game that’s currently in Early Access on Steam.
It’s not often that a video game requires that you have a phone or a tablet to play, and when they do, it’s even rarer to find them coming under the turn-based RPG genre. This was our very first twitch stream!! Project Director, Ed Douglas and Lead Designer, Scott Penner show off the first in depth look at the gameplay of Eon Altar. For Eon Altar on the PC, GameFAQs has 1 FAQ (game guide/walkthrough) and 1 critic review.
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