When comparing Heroes of Loot vs Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the Slant community recommends Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for most people. In the question“What are the best iOS RPGs?” Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is ranked 2nd while Heroes of Loot is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is:
The games story is pretty deep and the text that can be found within that, tells it will take multiple playthroughs to see it all, making for not only a good reason to play many times, but creates the feeling of a very deep universe.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Fun fast-paced action
Heroes of Loot features fast-paced gameplay against a bunch of different enemies, while maintaining relatively complex level-mechanics and exploring.
Pro No advertisements or in-app purchases
Heroes of Loot has no ads and there are no in-app purchases in exchange for gameplay currency.
Pro Crisp visuals and great presentation
Heroes of Loot uses a unique and pixelated art style, which results in crisp graphics and overall decent visuals. Many reviewers praise the game for it's gorgeous style - not only in the graphics department, but also for the well-made soundtrack and good storytelling.
Pro Longevity through multiple playthroughs thanks to the sheer amount of text and choices to be found in the game
The games story is pretty deep and the text that can be found within that, tells it will take multiple playthroughs to see it all, making for not only a good reason to play many times, but creates the feeling of a very deep universe.
Pro Many mods
You can find many community-created mods that improve the game.
Pro Gameplay holds up well
For what is now an eleven year old game, the classic Bioware RPG game mechanics such as branching dialog and turn based battles similar to a CRPG (where the player must pause the gameplay in order to choose their commands to then un-pause in order to watch their chosen strategy play out) hold up well.
Pro Engaging story thanks to the superb writing
Being a role playing game, KotOR has a pretty long story that the player feels connected to that luckily was written well, making for a good story that is very engaging.
Pro Handles Star Wars license well
Seeing things like Jedi vs Sith and politics in the game that are now staples of the newer movies helps to feel as though the game fits into the cannon quite well. With so many movie license games in the past being quick cash-ins it is great to see the Star Wars license used in a manner that fits with the cannon and of high quality development.
Cons
Con Non rogue
Arcade style like gauntlet.
Con Lack of variety
There's lack of variety in Heroes of Loot, especially during combat. The main gameplay mechanics are always the same and causes a repetitive feeling.
Con Tough difficulty spikes
The controls and action gameplay of Heroes of Loot are quite simple, but the game can be unforgiving sometimes in its harsh difficulty spikes.
Con Somewhat buggy
Crashes can happen while playing, while not a huge deal they can be annoying.