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I love the game, just a few things
This game is awesome and I love the idea, but there’s like only 2 things that I think should be changed/added. First is, sometimes when you’re in a race, you will run into a huge iceberg and then lose, which is unfair. The second thing is a way to mute the sounds, unless I just didn’t notice how. Other than that, the game is one of the best, and I totally recommend it to other people.Show lessCadethecrow
Slow Tempo, Slow Progression & Slow Boat
Great concept- one competition per day to find an island. After you find it- I haven’t- you get to decorate it so the entire world can see....? And your name shown on world ranking. Okay, but that’s about it. I’ve been playing for two days and not to name the player who starts with the letter P- he/she always finds the island. And once I see the island has been found, why bother playing.
It is a slow game that starts with a slow boat, unless you buy a “Pass” for $2, $5 and $9 to get a head start. If you wish to grind, complete mini missions and side objectives will take a long while to earn money or “oysters”. Things like collecting little orbs, fishing, and breaking icebergs will earn you “1” Oyster, and when you reach the object quantity, you’ll have to collect a lot more to earn “1” Oyster. I don’t mind grinding, but so I can decorate and island and get my name on a ranking list is not very enticing.
But, if slow tempo game is your favorite, or Monument Valley type of graphic is your thong- give this game a try.Show lessorbitalbox
Developer Response
Hi, one of the two folks behind creating 1sland speaking. First of all, thank you for downloading and playing our little game, and thank you for leaving a review with your feedback. We have tried to make the game as fair as possible (you can not buy endless passes, and without one, you can reach the top 10; half of the players sitting there have not paid anything at all), but we certainly can improve how players feel about it (and we want to). Would you please reach us to 1sland@nada.studio to discuss it? We would love to talk about possible fixes or changes for you (and other players) to like it better. Thanks!Relaxing
Destress with this app. Just a couple of suggestions: allow purchase of multiple flares at one time, the flare loading graphic is just not that soothing. Have a winner for first to find, but also have a winner for fastest time. Incorporate a geometry options, with different difficulty levels, in order to triangulate the quickest route and create more tiers of winners. What is up with the fishing thing? Seriously you just have to keep scrolling down? Use a depth finder and a reel motion, troll for fish while cruising, cast nets for the geometry options.Show lessBlueseyed
Game is good! Could have more
Ok, first off I’m splitting this review into two sections The ideas and suggestions. Should be obvious what both parts mean there’s also the TLDR (To Long Didn’t Read) and the most wanted
Ideas: a hub/lobby place (a real one where ppl can just hang,) emotes, being able to customize your island before you find a island, mini games have a 10-20% chance
of being golden when they... spawn??? And giving you a oyster for completing them. (Don’t know what mini games reward prob give you a oyster. So the golden thing gives you 2)
Suggestions: being able to see the other boats moving (instead of just sitting there) and the island thing coming every 1-3 hours instead of 6
Most wanted: in Ideas it’s a tie with hub/lobby place and emotes
In Suggestions it’s the island coming every 1-3 hours
TLDR: no issues with they game the game devs aren’t working on or that are HUGE... good game overall. Just my ideas for the game. No issues here.Show lessOOF OOF 12
It’s ok but
I find it peaceful but it’s kinda hard unless you have upgrades. I wish the time was like every hour instead of waiting 5 hours for another round to start. One thing I wish you would put in there is seeing other boats travel around like you. I don’t know if it’s just my game that dose that but I never see any boats traveling it’s just me and if I find one they are just usually just sitting around together and doing nothing. I’d love if you’d add more things to make the game better otherwise the game is awesome thank you for reading this.Show lessGravityfallsdown
Ok but
This game is pretty fun. The only issue is there seems to be a pay-to-won issue here. You basically can never find the island unless you put money in to your boat. I just started out. Within the first minute of the round beginning the top global player found it. Tobiaskm(2780) and I’m a level 1. The flares practically do nothing. I bought a distance flare. Used it. Went that direction. Used another one. And it said it was the opposite direction all of a sudden. I think each match should be paired with people if your same skill level. Instead of playing with the number one global player. Pretty ridiculous we don’t even get a chance to try and find it and on top of that have to wait 5 hours to play again.Show lessPrxnceMvtthew
Developer Response
Hey Matthew, developer here! We are sorry to read that... We like to think we made it balanced enough so that in a couple rounds of not competing, you can save enough oysters to upgrade your boat. We know it can be frustrating that other players find it so quickly (we made the game and still are amazed by their strategy). We'd recommend you make use of the buoy flares + distance flares, they are very useful. What you say about match-making might be a possible solution in the near future. Please, we'd love it if you could send us an email to 1sland@nada.studio :) We'd really appreciate some feedback regarding the amount of time between rounds, or how to improve the experience in general!Pretty Game, technically hard to control
Pretty looking game, and I like the concept.
I don’t know if I misunderstood the tutorial, or my fingertips are not working on the touchscreen. I find that the boats are hard to control, the fishing mechanic “swipe down” is maddeningly under explained, some fish are easily caught, and I had to give up on others after a minute of swiping down, before my finger prints wore out. Also the starting boat cannot escape whirlpools, so traveling 12 miles to find the island in one direction will take you through a whirlpool, reset your boat to some new random place on the map, and then you need to use the flares again to get your new heading.
Sad to say I’m going to be uninstalling the app. Good effort!Show lessJeggett213
Awesome and calming
Very beautiful and simple game, love the concept, there’s a little “pay to win” with paddle pass but not as much as most and especially not with the lack of ads!! understand you need to make money and I think you did a very good job trying to make it fair! I can’t imagine having to be disrupted by ads while playing such a calming game. Can’t wait for updates!!Show less\LucasL/
A Wonderful Game
This game is truly a masterpiece. It has countless elements that both casual and competitive gamers can appreciate. The gameplay itself is extremely therapeutic and relaxing, and I find myself getting completely immersed into the simplistic (yet beautiful) art style. The mellow soundtrack only adds to the experience. This is something special.Show lessBigChowski
Good proof of concept, gameplay sits odd
Although the environment that you had created felt absolutely amazing, the journey wasn’t as joyous. The pizza flares didn’t do much as to help but hinder, sending me skimming right past the island several times. And the missions often send me backwards, given the odds to get a speed boost in the islands direction. Although the game is without a doubt a great game (noticed by Apple, seemingly just by the aesthetic) it needs a lot of work to do, just like any other game that has landed on a mobile device.Show lessOelonyx
