When comparing Road Not Taken vs This War of Mine, the Slant community recommends This War of Mine for most people. In the question“What are the best PS4 (PlayStation 4) games?” This War of Mine is ranked 25th while Road Not Taken is ranked 123rd. The most important reason people chose This War of Mine is:
Through using the use of sound/graphics as well as how pertinent it is to find supplies, going out into the world where almost all interactions are fraught with danger give a real sense of fear as to not get killed by the worlds survivors. Every sound or shadow moving makes for a world that should worry the player and then some.
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Pros
Pro In game notebook keeps track of recipes even after death
Most roguelikes, that when the player dies sees that they looses everything upon death to be forced to start from scratch to play again. Road not Taken is similar but with one tweak that the game has an in game notebook that remembers the players discovered recipes, even after death. This way some info is retained after death that can help the player when they start over.
Pro Deep crafting mechanics
With over 200 items in the game that can be combined the user has plenty of options to experiment with in order to discover new recipes. These recipes allow for one to craft useful items that will help them advance in the game.
Pro Creates a sense of fear
Through using the use of sound/graphics as well as how pertinent it is to find supplies, going out into the world where almost all interactions are fraught with danger give a real sense of fear as to not get killed by the worlds survivors. Every sound or shadow moving makes for a world that should worry the player and then some.
Pro Realisticly tough decision making
Users must make many choices in game that can result in many realistic consequences. Should the player take a gun out with them to scavenge, what if they run into enemies and didn't bring one? What if they brought the gun but now don't have room in their inventory to collect all the items needed to survive the next day?
Cons
Con Little end-game satisfaction
Beating the game can feel a bit lackluster as the game does not really push the point of the story or really leave the player intrigued as to want to go back and find the other secrets in the game.
Con Crafting is difficult to grasp
While playing a huge role in the game the mechanics of crafting are not explained that well leaving the player to guess as to what they need to do, which can be frustrating.