App Profile: Age of 2048™

technopaladin

Rating: 3/5

The problem is that I am unable to purchase ad removal. There is a button to remove ads BUT there is NO option to purchase ad removal. I get receive a message telling me that removing ads will remove ads BUT there is NO button that allows me to PURCHASE it. Therefore, I am STUCK with watching ads every time which is annoying during a game where I have to wait at least 5 seconds to remove it. I am removing this app after realizing I cannot play ad-free even if I want to pay for it! The game itself is good and challenging.

KardCombatFan

Rating: 2/5

You know what would make this even better? Loot boxes! Gems! Longer ads! Mandatory Facebook logins! “Share with your friends!” I know you’ve designed this to be another obnoxious freemium game born out of avarice rather than passion, but you can do even better. Beating level 3 is equivalent to getting an 8192 in the original 2048. I can’t imagine what the higher levels expect from you. Basically, it’s designed to be nearly impossible without buying power-ups. Ads, ads, ads. An ad before every game would be okay, but it also plays an ad every time you leave and reopen the app. I’m normally okay with ad-supported software, but it’s a little overboard here, and when combined with necessary micro-transactions, it’s obnoxious. I wish developers would just pick between IAP and ads. The isometric view is aesthetically pleasing, but I find myself accidentally swiping the wrong way far more often than in the traditional orthogonal view. It wouldn’t bother me if it had free undos, but no, those need to be purchased in the shop. The app itself seems professional. It’s a nice cosmetic makeover of 2048, the graphics are fine, and I haven’t run into any bugs, but it reeks of all that is wrong in the current state of monetization of gaming. Developers deserve to make money off of their work, but the constant “give me money” reminders in these kinds of apps is a major turn-off.

Kaitlyn Fife

Rating: 1/5

This game is fun. I like the upgrade on the 2048 concept. But that doesn’t make up for the fact that sometimes your saved game just disappears and you lose all the power-ups you (likely) paid for getting to that point. I’ve spent literal weeks on my current age, had several high level buildings, was a stone’s throw from finishing—then I went to pick back up where I left off this morning and it had me starting at square one, no option to continue my saved game. This has happened to me twice now and I’ve been ridiculously careful since the first occurrence, so I know it’s nothing I did. Not sinking another penny into this game until the devs answer for the money I’ve wasted on lost saves, and I suggest anyone reading this think very carefully before spending real money.