![]() RuneScape Mobile allows users to limit the game’s frame rate to as low as 15 frames per second to increase battery life. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor and 3GB of RAM run Old School RuneScape moderately well. It’s a three year old device, having launched in September 2015, and I bought mine new in mid-2016. ![]() I’m playing RuneScape Mobile on a Motorola Moto X Style. Old School RuneScape Mobile Impressions – Performing Well in the Modern Day I ran through Tutorial Island on a new account, and had no issues dealing with the mass of other players in game. It gives a lot of screen space to the game world, and makes navigation quick and easy. And its new functionalities improve that core game like being able to close the chat and other windows. The mobile release preserves the point-and-click nature of RuneScape, and the game’s emphasis on player freedom continues to be enjoyable in 2018. I spent some time on my main account, wandering the wilderness and working through the Dragon Slayer quest. There are some small annoyances like accidentally opening the chat and keyboard, or Android’s softkeys not going away after taking a screenshot but those are relatively minor gripes. That is a very good thing for Jagex even if it is an old MMORPG, as it is fully cross-platform and accounts can migrate freely. Overall, in about four hours of play, it felt like the same ol’ RuneScape on a touch screen. Old School RuneScape Mobile Impressions – Playing Around Town The game has had a smooth launch on mobile though, as few users have voiced complaints about login issues. Some phones have the problem, while others have said their devices do not. One row of menu buttons is partially obscured by notches, and some Reddit users have complained about this oversight. There have been some issues with the UI for those with notched phone screens, as the game’s UI doesn’t currently account for the notch. A secondary long-tap will open a context menu for objects and characters in the world, allowing you to examine items, drop items from your inventory, and interact with other players. Interactions are largely done through single short taps to travel around the world and interact with objects. A click-through chat window and the collapsible menus keep as much of the game available for viewing, and a generous amount of zoom is possible for the mobile release. There are two rows of menu panels along either side of the landscape-only game. To get around this, developer Jagex has built a generally good bespoke UI for the game. The biggest change is the user interface, as it must now account for imprecise touch screens. Old School RuneScape Mobile Impressions – Small Screen, No Problem The “New School” version of RuneScape, sometimes called RuneScape 3, will also be getting a full mobile release at some time in the future. The full mobile release is an important milestone for the decades-old RuneScape. OSRS, as players call it, has received various improvements, quality-of-life patches, and new content based on player polls. Old School RuneScape is a fork of the game based on a full backup of RuneScape from August 2007 that was re-released under the “Old School” banner in 2013. And thanks to its decent controls and frame rate, it feels great to tap around Geilinor and slay goblins on the go. ![]() Old School RuneScape Mobile is a well-crafted, smartly constructed port of the classic massively multiplayer online game. I’ve been playing RuneScape in some capacity since 2006, which means I’ve lived more of my life with a RuneScape account than without one. The beloved game made its way to Android and iOS devices earlier this week and while phone ports can sometimes go poorly, Runescape has made the transition wonderfully.
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