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Til Morning's Light just feels like it's the kind of game that could have been great and special with some more work. But as it is, it's an okay game. Not essential, but if you pick it up, it'll be perfectly fine. It's a quintessential three-and-a-half stars game.

The art style is nice and minimalistic, but you will get tired of the music and the various voices telling you to ‘try harder’ every single respawn. Sometimes you’ll read a funny line on the death/respawn screens, but otherwise the humor is more in the aesthetics and tone. I didn’t really like this game at first. It just was not hooking me. But I kept playing, reset the map a few times, and I don’t know exactly when it happened, but I was completely hooked for a few days.

If you like your Warhammer, then, or you're just itching for a good turn-based strategy game on your iPad, give Warhammer 40K: Armaggedon a try.

Yes, jetpacks will probably always remain one of those cliches about the future (along with flying cars and curing colds), but I’m thankful that Piloteer lets me finally experience a bit of that without soda bottles and duct tape.

While it is, in my opinion, the weakest of its trilogy, there's no shame in coming in third to two of the best JRPGs ever. While I recognize the distinct possibility that iOS owners are getting burnt out on Dragon Quest games, any RPG fan who doesn't feel that way will certainly get their money's worth out of Dragon Quest 6.

At its core, FireWhip is a high score chaser, albeit one with a unique mechanic. But its style, the presentation goes a long way toward making this even more satisfying to play than a basic presentation would be, and elevates the whole thing. I've had a lot of fun with this one.

I highly recommend Her Story, even for its slight imperfections. It can be frustrating to search for term after term, trying to find just the one video you need, or from a particular investigation. Sometimes you just need to search for everything possible to find what you need. ...Regardless, Her Story is so unique and so clever, with genuine "a-ha!" moments that I can't wait to discuss with others who have played this game. If you like original, premium experiences that focus on storytelling, then check out Her Story.

All in all, it's not bad for a first attempt, but with this sub-genre so much more competitive on iOS than the standard JRPG one, WorldWideSoftware is going to need to work harder on the battle mechanics if they mean to revisit it in the future.

You can enjoy the game simply for its battle system, or you can play it to experience its fantastic story. Either way, despite its many slowdowns and the lack of enemy variety, Transistor is a gem that should be part of most iOS gamers' collections.

If you want a game where you can just run around and shoot a bunch of gooey mutants, and enjoy doing so, check out Xenowerk. You won't be disappointed.