Apple Watch gets its first exclusive game, Watch Quest
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As mobile gaming continues to clench its fist around the gaming market, universal apps are becoming more popular — play a universal iPhone game in the bathroom at work, and pick up where you left off on your iPad at home. Sometimes, though — due to screen and control constraints or hardware limitations — a single game can’t be shared between smartphone and tablet. With the introduction of the smartwatches, mobile game developers now have to be aware of a third device with drastically different physical constraints and technical limitations. The solution might be disrupting the smooth transition the mobile market has made toward universal apps and focusing on exclusives, which is exactly what WayForward announced with the first-ever game exclusive to the Apple Watch, Watch Quest.While you might expect the game to be some sort of match-three variation (with light RPG elements,of course, thanks to the Questsuffix), WayForward claims its exclusive game will have more substance than, say, crushing candy does.The free-to-start game — a more honest phrase thatNintendo recently adopted to describe free-to-play games — sounds like some sort of hybrid between a citybuilder and light adventure RPG. The majority of the action — combat, puzzle-solving, and seeking loot — takes place on theApple Watch, but you have to pop into your iPhone to manage your kingdom and replenish supplies.While the depth of the game remains in question until release, there is something appealing about being able to progress while away from your main gaming device. Sega’s Dreamcasttested this theory out with the VMU, or Visual Memory Unit, which was a memory card that doubled as a tiny auxiliary gamingdevice. Many gamers, specifically MMO enthusiasts, would love to make progress in their game of choice while commuting or stuck in line somewhere. The gaming world isn’t quite there yet, but perhaps Watch Questcan prove that a market exists. Some of us would certainly love to lessen the grind ofour favorite MMOs while we’re spending some quality time in the bathroom.
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