When comparing Goblin Sword vs Waking Mars, 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 Waking Mars is ranked 22nd.
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 Clever puzzles
The puzzle design in each level/room allows for clever thinking in order to solve. This makes for a fun game that is not too stressful.
Pro Great Story and design
A beautiful story about a return mission to mars that is complimented by the gorgeous artwork.
Pro Living ecosystem that can be interacted with
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 Tends to be easy
There is not too much difficulty in the game being that very few things can harm the player and even where there are they only harm so little it is not really a problem.