When comparing Implosion - Never Lose Hope vs Crashlands, the Slant community recommends Crashlands for most people. In the question“What are the best long term Android games?” Crashlands is ranked 3rd while Implosion - Never Lose Hope is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Crashlands is:
For just the medium difficulty setting there is hours upon hours of content, and that's even if you skip all the side quests and just focus on the main story. Plus there are two harder difficulties to try and in the near future a tool will come out which will let you build your own adventures as well as play other people's.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Immersive mode
Implosion - Never Lose Hope includes full screen immersive mode on any Android device with OS 4.4+.
Pro HID controller support
Implosion - Never Lose Hope supports HIDs, allowing for many different controllers to be used with the game.
Pro Cloud saves through the Google Play Games service
Implosion - Never Lose Hope includes a cloud game save feature through the Google Play Games services.
Pro Fantastic graphics with plenty of variety
The graphics in game are top notch making for a beautiful play experience. The levels and enemies also have a good assortment of variety keeping the visuals fresh as the player advances.
Pro Clear objectives for each mission with side quests
Each mission in the game has a clear objective within pointing the player in the correct direction. There are also some side quests in these missions allowing for the player to branch off and complete optional tasks.
Pro Long playtime
With numerous chapters that have 8 missions each the game tops out at around 16 hours of playtime.
Pro Free to try and single in app purchase for full content
Implosion - Never Lose Hope is free to try for six full missions in the first level with a full game unlock through in app purchase for $9.99.
Pro Hours of content just in the main quest alone gives the player plenty to do
For just the medium difficulty setting there is hours upon hours of content, and that's even if you skip all the side quests and just focus on the main story. Plus there are two harder difficulties to try and in the near future a tool will come out which will let you build your own adventures as well as play other people's.
Pro Pleasing graphics that show off a well designed and polished game
The graphics look nice and you can tell time has been put into designing them. While not the most flashy, there is a certain style to the whole game that makes for a very cohesive experience.
Pro Pick up from your last save, no matter the device you are using, thanks to the built in cloud saving
Playable on Android, iOS and PC you're able to transfer the one game between multiple devices (on same or different operating systems) and take it with you anywhere you go. with a Butterscotch ID (the devs self implemented cloud save system).
Pro Excellent progression system where you never feel like you are grinding too much
Progression never feels sluggish or rushed, everything has a good pace to it from the farming of materials and grinding out the various components for the tons of items, to the incredibly unique combat/interaction system, it all blends well into a long gaming experience.
Pro Hundreds items to craft in a deep and varied crafting system that will keep the user busy for hours and hours
There are over 500 items that can be crafted in the game, giving the player quite a lot to experiment with and explore when it comes to crafting items.
Pro Great soundtrack that suits the humor and setting of the game quite well
A great mix of chill and energized music, that fits the setting of the game at all times. A pleasure to listen to on its own as well.
Pro Multiple game modes
Once you've finished the basic mode there's also a challenging and insane mode for replayability.
Pro Good writing
You don't need to read everything to enjoy the game but the writing is very good and really adds to the enjoyment.
Pro Lots of entertaining pop-culture references
Cons
Con High price
The full game unlock in app purchase is priced at $9.99, which some may think is a little high for the mobile platform though the amount of game-play and high polish does seem to warrant it.
Con Cloud saves not through Google services
An extra account will need to be used in order to take advantage of the cloud saving as it does not work with Googles solution to cloud saves. While this does allow for the cloud saves to work cross platform, people may not want to take the extra step to make a new account with Butterscotch Shenanigans.