What is the best Android turn based RPG?

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Best Android turn based RPG	Price	Genre	Co-Op
-- CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ	-	RPG	None
-- FINAL FANTASY TACTICS : WotL	-	Tactical / RPG	None
-- Knights of Pen & Paper 2	-	RPG	None
-- Shadowrun Returns	-	-	-
-- Doom & Destiny	$3.99	RPG	None

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score 9 · Answer 1

CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ

Top Pro

Random turn based battles

In classic Square Enix fashion the battles are random and turn based, making for a classic RPG style feel. See More

Top Con

Poorly adapted for Android

The game does not properly support the 4:3 ratio as the text and graphics are cut off the screen on both sides. The game loads upside down and will not rotate to the correct orientation of volume buttons on the top of the device in landscape. There is no immersive mode support either. Overall for a $20 game the glaring lack of optimization for Android is pretty shameful for such a large company that has such a long history of making video games. See More

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Genre:RPG

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:No

Top Pro

Battle coliseum

There is a battle coliseum mode in the game that allows for quick battles against regular enemies and bosses that earn the player experience points. There is no story in this mode and it is meant as more of a quick on the go session that can still earn the player some XP that can be used in the regular story mode. See More

Top Con

Chance the game could go fremium

Being that all of the freemium aspects are already built into the title it may be a worry that the game could go freemium at the drop of a hat, thus burning anyone who actually paid full price for the title. See More

Top Pro

Elemental rock paper scissors battling

All monster in game have some form of elemental attribute that is designed to be countered with an opposite element when battling. There are cards to be collected in game that can then be equipped to the players character in order to build a team that can hopefully in most situations counter a wide array of elemental monsters. See More

Top Pro

More colorful and cheerful in tone

Chaos Rings III is a bit different from the previous titles in the series due to the brighter color pallet and the more cheerful tone to the story. See More

Top Pro

Freemium style gameplay without IAPs

The gameplay of the game consists of many of the elements found in free to play titles. There are multiple currencies, multiple characters that can be combined to upgrade as well as other Gatcha style elements. Luckily the game is fully upfront paid with no in app purchases at all. See More

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score 6 · Answer 2

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS : WotL

Top Pro

Turn based tactical combat

To simplify how the gameplay works it is a bit like playing chess where in each turn needs to be scrutinized in order to find the best play on the board. Being that there is a large amount of RPG elements thrown into the game, these choices become even more complicated while also adding a huge amount of options to the game. See More

Top Con

Poor port

There is no immersive mode, which would allow this to be fullscreen on devices that have the Android navigation bar. On top of this the game is letterboxed on both sides of the screen do to it being a port of the port for iOS. There is also no other Android specific features to speak of in the game either. See More

Specs

Genre:Tactical / RPG

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:No

Top Pro

For a mobile release, this is a large game with many hours of content, which is often rare on the mobile platform

Being that this is a port of a console game the player will find the length of the title much more than the average mobile release. See More

Top Con

Touch controls feel awkward to use

The touch controls use an on screen dpad overlaid on top of the game. This means fingers move cover some of the game field or action when trying to maneuver. See More

Top Pro

Large game with many hours of content

Being that this is a port of a console game the player will find the length of the title much more than the average mobile release. See More

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score 15 · Answer 3

Knights of Pen & Paper 2

Top Con

Its good

Its just way tooo good for anyone to play. See More

Top Pro

Plays in landscape and portrait modes

Knights of Pen & Paper 2 can be played in portrait as well as landscape orientations, making for convenient play no matter what device on is using. Also a nice change since the first version as now tablet can have an easier time displaying the game. See More

Specs

Genre:RPG

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:No

Top Con

Humor feels a bit obvious and easy

The humor in Knights of Pen & Paper 2 does not particularly seem all that funny. Often feeling as though it is little childish as well as an easier type of humor that does not require much thinking. See More

Top Pro

In app purchases feel optional

The game can be completed without any need for in app purchases making them feel as though they are pretty optional. Though for the impatient they are there to make the game easier by allowing for purchase more players or gear. See More

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score 7 · Answer 4

Shadowrun Returns

Top Pro

Battle system easy to understand

With a set amount of move and action points it is fairly easy to understand how the battle system works. See More

Top Con

Crashes

Shadowrun Returns may crash on the player mid game. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Top Pro

Well performing graphics

Even with numerous characters on screen there is no hitch in the performance. See More

Top Pro

Fleshed out interesting world

There has obviously been painstaking care taken in crafting the world and story of Shadowrun Returns. See More

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score 9 · Answer 5

Doom & Destiny

Top Pro

Great storytelling

Doom & Destiny is very well written. Full of references, humorous dialogue and excellent satire of RPGs. See More

Top Con

Translation errors

With a game that's heavily focused on storytelling grammatical errors are quite noticeable. See More

Specs

Genre:RPG

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:HID

Top Pro

Beautiful

Doom & Destiny has a colorful, detailed aesthetic. See More

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score 6 · Answer 6

Final Fantasy IX

Top Con

Takes a lot of room of storage

The game is quite large and it is recommended to have at least 8GB of storage free in order to be able to play it. See More

Top Pro

Has immersive mode

Only one of the two latest games released by Square Enix on Android to actually take advantage of immersive mode, which allows for games to show full screen on stock devices hiding the navigation bar. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive

Genre:Role-Playing

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Top Con

Backgrounds and FMVs are still low res

While the characters in the game have new HD models, the backgrounds and FMVs are basically the same from the original which look out of place when compared to the HD characters as well as in general for an Android game. See More

Top Pro

Improved for a touch interface

The game has been ported to work with a touch interface. There are touch analog controls as well as touch to maneuver to location inputs. It all works pretty good. See More

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score 7 · Answer 7

RPG Machine Knight

Top Pro

Crafting mechanics

RPG Machine Knight allows the player to craft items in game, making for a unique experience where the player can build the items they want to use. See More

Top Con

In app purchases

With in app purchases that range from $0.99 - $9.99 per item, there is content that some may not experience unless paid for. While the game is free, to sell parts of the game piecemeal is often viewed as anti-consumer due to the fact games used to be sold at a singular price. See More

Top Con

Letterboxing

The game does not properly support all screen sizes, there may be letterboxing on the top and the bottom of the game. See More

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score 4 · Answer 8

7 Games Considered

My Recommendation for CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ

My Recommendation for CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ

Random turn based battles

Poorly adapted for Android

Battle coliseum

Chance the game could go fremium

Elemental rock paper scissors battling

More colorful and cheerful in tone

Freemium style gameplay without IAPs

My Recommendation for FINAL FANTASY TACTICS : WotL

My Recommendation for FINAL FANTASY TACTICS : WotL

Turn based tactical combat

Poor port

For a mobile release, this is a large game with many hours of content, which is often rare on the mobile platform

Touch controls feel awkward to use

Large game with many hours of content

My Recommendation for Knights of Pen & Paper 2

My Recommendation for Knights of Pen & Paper 2

Its good

Plays in landscape and portrait modes

Humor feels a bit obvious and easy

In app purchases feel optional

My Recommendation for Shadowrun Returns

My Recommendation for Shadowrun Returns

Battle system easy to understand

Crashes

Well performing graphics

Fleshed out interesting world

My Recommendation for Doom & Destiny

My Recommendation for Doom & Destiny

Great storytelling

Translation errors

Beautiful

My Recommendation for Final Fantasy IX

My Recommendation for Final Fantasy IX

Takes a lot of room of storage

Has immersive mode

Backgrounds and FMVs are still low res

Improved for a touch interface

My Recommendation for RPG Machine Knight

My Recommendation for RPG Machine Knight

Crafting mechanics

In app purchases

Letterboxing

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