When comparing The Quest vs Rimelands: Hammer of Thor, the Slant community recommends Rimelands: Hammer of Thor for most people. In the question“What are the best RPGs on iOS for under $5?” Rimelands: Hammer of Thor is ranked 4th while The Quest is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Rimelands: Hammer of Thor is:
There are many items and weapons to be found in the game as well as many choices in how to level a character. This also creates a good reason to replay the title in order to find items not seen yet or create character classes not used yet.
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Pros
Pro 4 towns to explore along with expansive wilderness sections
There is a fair bit to see in the game including 4 towns to explore, but it is the vast open wildernesses in the game that show how large the title actually is.
Pro Open-ended
Players are able to go where they want in game, though there is a storyline if players do want to follow stricter guidelines.
Pro Large variety of skills and loot
There are many items and weapons to be found in the game as well as many choices in how to level a character. This also creates a good reason to replay the title in order to find items not seen yet or create character classes not used yet.
Pro Main story as well as many sidequests
Players can choose to follow the main storyline, or deviate at anytime to fulfill some of the many sidequests that are available.
Pro Mixture of turn based and tactical combat
Levels in the game are grid based, meaning the character can only move in a four way gird of tiles, ut once landing next to an enmy the game goes to a turn based combat system more like a JRPG. This makes for a compelling mixture of tactics and turn based play.
Cons
Con Pocket PC origins still show
A game originally designed for Pocket PCs, and it shows in the graphics. Very dated looking.
Con Story is only stills and text
There is no animated sequences or voice-work in the game regarding the story, it is all text based and still images.