Trying to make more use out of my Lite 2: Android Edition
So I've talked to you in this post about wanting to get more use out of my 8BitDo Lite 2 for android, right? So I finally donned my adventuring hat and perused the google play store for games that I can play using my Lite 2. And now I'm here to tell you about the games I tried during that session. Before we go forward, here are the criteria for the games I tried:
have to use the controller.
must not be laggy on my tablet.
must be free to play, but not a gacha game.
no emulators.
1. Delta Force (for mobile)
I've touched on an earlier post about how I love the shooterslop Delta Force. It really is fun and an absolute time killer for a no-commitment end of the day gaming session. So the thought that I can play it during the downtime at work? Awesome. Unfortunately, I found out after the 35GB download that it had no controller support. My mistake, really. I didn't bother to read the fine print. Well since it goes against criteria#1, it is an unfortunate instant elimination.
2. Roblox Frontlines
A shooter game? Inside Roblox? And yet it doesn't look like mashed up legos? Sign me up! Seriously, looking at the videos or screenshots I cannot fathom how this came out of Roblox. And this time, I checked to see if there's controller support and it sure did. Too bad it's literally unplayable because the servers have 400ms++ ping. and I just found out a weird quirk on the Lite 2: the analog stick has input lag if I hold the left trigger for aiming. I don't know why. Is this a switch thing? the same thing happened to me on PC while playing spiderman and space marine 2. Oh well.
3. Mombo Combo
What the hell is this? The mascot character looks like Om Nom had too many courgettes. And the gameplay? It's alright. It gave me super meat boy kind of movements, with a few more actions and enemies to boot. It's s pretty good platformer, the controls are pretty dang tight. but then it cuts to an ad in the middle of level transition. Instant elimination. I know I'm asking a lot, but I just don't want to deal with intrusive ads.
4. Platyguard
I won't beat around the bush with this one, it's good. It's like Dead Cells for mobile. Why the hell is this so competent? The controls might feel slippery at first, but nope it's just fast paced. I think it needs a bit more difficulty but let's see if it really punches you in the dick in the later levels. Oh and I think it needs more enemy varieties.
5. DRG: Survivors
I quite liked DRG on steam, and this looks like an isometric twin-stick shooter of DRG on mobile, so why not. Nope, I was wrong. It's vampire survivors with DRG elements. It's not bad, and it had things that made it "VS with DRG elements" instead of "VS with a DRG skin", if that makes sense. But oh, if I wanted to play VS, I'd just go play VS. It has a browser version for fuck's sake.
6. Contra Gun
A TDM shooter thingy? I'm not sure what this type of game is called anymore. Anyway it's just two teams shooting each other with points, pickups, and respawns. It's laggy and I think using the controller for it isn't that great. I just find the game not clicking with me. That's all.
7. Riftbusters
A twin stick shooter with autoaim. Plot is aliens coming out of rifts and your team of 3 get to kick their asses. It's quite fun, but I think there's something fucky with the difficulty. I think this is one of those predatory mobile game that makes the levels harder than necessary while incessantly goading you into buying the premium equips and loadouts. I'm not talking Pay-to-Win, this is more like pay-to-clear-levels-without-gouging-your-eyeballs scheme. Just suspecting though.
In Brief
Yeah maybe I should stop expecting gold to come out of freeware mobile games. Especially with mobile gaming having the worst reputation when it comes to their monetization culture. But I did find gold in this try-out session. I found Platyguard! And it's currently still installed on my tablet. Not only is it mid-spec compatible, it also delivers a gaming experience that I would say somewhat on-par with premium games. I mean there is still monetization if you want to unlock the new characters but you can watch in-game ads to unlock them someday. Emphasis on the "someday".
28/06/2026