Panthera Frontier Reviews – Page 2
4/5 rating based on 26 reviews. Read all reviews for Panthera Frontier for iPhone.
Panthera Frontier is paid iOS app published by Ayopa Games LLC
Pretty fun but game holds you at ransom
spikedmead
Give us premium coins or your crew dies. Quite a turn off in a game with an upfront charge. Maybe remove this one catch or give the option to see a video or something instead. Would be ok if it was f2p but they want $10 up front. Otherwise pretty good and fair.
Same combat style as FTL
Mystery4000
They game is fun and overall a great game, but the combat style is exactly like FTL. The game is still different then FTL though
Interesting appeal, asks for more money
Jreames
My biggest Con with this game is that, I pay for games to avoid pay2play. This game asks for money up front and then continues to ask for money for in game functionality. Including, getting crew, reviving crew; the essentials to keeping your ship going. The tutorial is very buggy; if you aren't patient and click exactly when and where it says to click, the game freezes and you have to close and open. On top of that, the accessibility in this game is far from user friendly on mobile devices. There is no zoom option, so it seems ideal for iPad, but difficult on a phone, much less for anyone who may have sub-optimal eyesight. The squares are smaller than the letters on the mobile keyboard. Overall, I have never asked for my money back on a game in over 2 decades. Now, I think I will. I gave this 2 stars, because it is a great idea of a game. Just poor execution for customer retention. I would have been willing to pay more money up front for not having to keep paying.
Awesome game and very involved developer
febriew
The game is getting better every update The developer is very responsive and involved on toucharcade forum
IAP optional
Subgenious
This is a tremendous open ended space exploration sim in the vein of FTL. I completely disagree with the previous review as well. IAP is totally optional, and exists only to speed things along if you so wish.
Do not buy
temujin87
When you pay $5 for a premium game and then you realize this game is just a clone of Faster Than Light except with different graphics. On top of that this game has IAP! Who charges five dollars for a game and then puts IAP in there!!! Total rip off just get FTL instead.
Acts like a Freemium title, but isn't free.
Differus
Device: iPhone 6s Plus I don't buy mobile games, but this one grabbed my attention with it's Faster Than Light-like gameplay footage with adorable animal characters. I figured why not - it couldn't possibly behave like the Freemium games I'm used to playing on mobile, since I paid five bucks for this one, right? The game continues to feature in-app purchases even after you buy it. In-game currency is slow to come by, and upgrading your ship feels like a grindfest because of it. Again, I would expect that sort of thing from a free game - not one with a price tag. Additionally, there have been several moments where the game has altogether frozen - "soft crashed" - where the music is still playing, the idle animations are still running, but nothing can be interacted with. I have to fully close out the game and restart it, sometimes losing a little progress. This game is disappointing to say the least. It's rough around the edges and still feels like a grind-filled Freemium title with in-app purchases. Would not recommend.
Great OPEN UNIVERSE ftl
Sopants
Just a great little game. Ignore what others have said about iap, it's COMPLETELY optional, and this is a full premium experience. The obvious parallel here is ftl. The battle mechanics aren't quiiite as sharp as that amazing classic, but they're closer than you might expect. The thing about it that is actually -better- than ftl, in my opinion, is that this is NOT a roguelike. It's an open, HUGE universe with lots to do. Progression may be a weeee bit on the slow side, but it feels pretty fair. The thing I think is most needed here, however, is a pause button for battles. I gather the dev probably wanted to keep the battles moving, given how many you must fight compared to ftl, but it would greatly help make tactical decisions in the middle of a hectic battle. Especially when you're trying to pick targets on the other ship and toggle back to keep your crew alive at the same time. I used the pause button constantly in ftl, and I find myself really missing it here. All in all, a great premium experience, and a fantastic value at 5$. Support premium devs by buying this little gem! Just give us that pause button and this would be one of the better games on the whole app store ?
Needs some Polishing up
DatGuySolid
Good graphics, but you NEED a zoom in and out function. Haven't had to pay for anything in game but I've only put in 45 minutes of play! Doesn't seem like you'll NEED to buy anything though unless you want to. Need more aliens instead of fury cute ones. Still need to play more to fully review it! So far a 3 though!