When comparing Goblin Sword vs Evoland, the Slant community recommends Goblin Sword for most people. In the question“What are the best iOS games without in-app purchases?” Goblin Sword is ranked 17th while Evoland is ranked 18th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro New levels added since release
Pro Responsive touch controls
Platformers always succeed or fail by their controls and Goblin Sword succeeds on a platform that is rife with poor touch controls.
Pro SNES-era graphics
Goblin Sword offers a good bit of nostalgia due to the perfect design of it's pixel based graphics. Everything about it is reminiscent of SNES games of past.
Pro Offers a good bit of nostalgia
Starting the game one is playing something very reminiscent of a classic Gameboy game, many elements borrowed from famous franchises of the time. As the player advance the game changes it's graphics to match all of the popular consoles from the last 30 years and each change resembles many other popular classic. The game definitely brings back many good gaming memories.
Pro Seamless switching of game mechanics
The gameplay changes from action based combat resembling Secret of Mana or Zelda to turn based (when fighting bosses) that resembles Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger. This switchng back and forth fits with the theme of the game where it covers years of RPG releases of different genres.
Cons
Con Uneven difficulty
Difficulty varies wildly, which may cause players to feel stuck at certain points or feel as if some parts are too easy.
Con Too generic
While trying to pay tribute to the great classics in the RPG genre the game itself lacks any feeling of "soul" or personality making for a tale that is just too familiar and obvious.