TouchTone™ App Reviews

But then this game became a bit tedious. Generally, I really like idea of the usage of puzzles to guide you through a storyline And I loved the satire; I was sitting there laughing at the fact that ¡Spoiler!: you have no choice but to report everything that Samir is doing. Its total bs, but its hilarious. Anyway, I love puzzles and I love games with a story, so games like this are perfect for me. However, part of what makes this game tedious is that you never do anything new... You are basically doing the same type of puzzle over and over again. The only thing that interrupts the monotony is the few changes in the story. I havent gotten super far yet just because Im getting tired of doing the same puzzle just harder. It would be a whole lot better if there were different types of puzzles offered, perhaps ones that tie more into the storyline, like having to decrypt emails so you can read them, or having to sift through different audio sound bites on a computer while listening in on a subjects phone call. It just needs something else. Something different.

Great writing and really hard but fun puzzles

The people who have given this one star reviews evidently have never heard of satire. This is a scathing, funny, and accurate discussion about the paranoia of national security departments

Need to mix up mechanics or add something new. Really tired of the puzzles but want to finish the story. Unfortunately the puzzles are getting ridiculous and I dont feel like solving them with absolutely no help whatsoever. Add in-game help.

Fun enough game to keep me amused so far. Hopefully players are wise enough to see the obviously poor stereotypes. The author would have us believe that all Muslims are targets and eyed with the utmost suspicion, while in reality I severely doubt this guy has any true knowledge beyond what Hollywood and Wikipedia has told him. If you can get past that, its entertaining enough (so far).

This game is built to brainwash you to tell on your friends and I stills things like "if a person is smoking something legal in some states, they must be watched and MONITORED, because people like this are prone to commit more crime" Not an exact quote, but you get the point. Sad

This is a fun puzzler with a story thread that keeps the game moving along. My only problem is if I switch to another app mid puzzle and then switch back I lose all progress on the current puzzle. That can be frustrating. And to all the people calling this game racist... please do yourself a favor and look up "satire".

Great puzzler with a story that makes it seem almost like a companion to a socially current Tom Clancy game. Also the switch to another app resetting this app is literally the only down vote worthy thing because it really is unacceptable for a modern app, especially a paid one, to have this problem. (Most of us are changing songs or googling something not cheating so its still pretty bad even if the implementation was intentional.)

But then became boring and monotonous real quick. The way the puzzles move is innovative and rather simple, but becomes a huge pain later on in the game.

This game has a beautiful design and provides a very nice soundtrack. However, it became uninteresting after about 4 days. Good potential, but TouchTone is NOT worth $2.99.

I have played better and more creative puzzle games. I have played games with a better story. But many people, I believe, simply arent giving the game enough time to unfold. New gameplay elements are added as you work your way through the game, (though I dont think theres anything new added after the first chapter) and the difficulty increases steadily (although the difficulty level does seem to jump around a bit in the first half of the game). Regarding the story, its much more complex and nuanced than it seems at first. If you pay close attention to the narrative, youll begin to realize that something fishy is going on fairly early on, and (once again, if you pay attention) theres a revelation waiting for you that explains a lot near the end of the game. The story is semi-satirical, not racist, generally quite realistic, and overall not what you think it is when you first start playing. It raises concerns of privacy in a mature and responsible way that would be difficult for anyone to take offense to. Finally, after finishing the game, a new section seemed to open up that I cant seem to get back to. Does anyone know anything about this?

TouchTone might be one of the first games Ive ever paid money for on the App Store and it was because of a review I read, I think it was in WIRED or something. This game is amazing. Yes, its an elegantly well balanced light bending type of puzzle game but the story that you uncover as you solve more puzzles is realistic and very timely. This game redefines what mobile gaming can be. It reminds me a lot of Papers, Please on Steam and now on iOS. Theyre games with rather simple mechanics and very simple graphics but the stories they tell and the way they make the user feel uncomfortable because its so realistic and timely cause games like this to transcend expectations. 5 stars, easily worth $3.99.

This puzzle game starts easy but, following a smooth difficulty curve, definitely makes it to the challenging range. Thx for a very nice game :)

This game is rated 12+. But it should be rated a bit higher. In the first few minutes of playing I read messages about a friend sucking a d-ck and then another "story" line that said "yeah - I F@!ked her - and they didnt add the alternate spellings. Im not offended by this - but the story is awful, its a bit racist, and it shouldnt be rated 12+ - I wouldnt want my 12 year old playing his game. The games are simple - but the story is truly awful - going to ask apple for a refund and going to complain about this games content.

Im struggling to remain interested. There is no variance to this game. Every time I clear a lock and a new section appears, I cringe, wishing it were over. Games shouldnt produce that reaction. Ill cry if theres more than "The Valley" to explore. I feel compelled to finish since I paid $3. Wish I had paid $1 so I can delete. Story is NOT that interesting. Barely blips the radar.