When comparing Iji vs Armello, the Slant community recommends Iji for most people. In the question“What are the best games you don't think anyone's heard of?” Iji is ranked 7th while Armello is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Iji is:
The game has the user smartly use their environment against a boss which allows for critical thinking while trying to defeat a difficult character. This changes up the gamelpay from the regular platforming and shooting, which keeps things fresh for the player.
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Pros
Pro Smartly uses environment in boss battles
The game has the user smartly use their environment against a boss which allows for critical thinking while trying to defeat a difficult character. This changes up the gamelpay from the regular platforming and shooting, which keeps things fresh for the player.
Pro Simple controls
The game mainly uses the arrow keys to control ones character, which is easy to understand and great for laptops. Other keys that are used are 6 keys together which allows the user to interact with the game while also moving.
Pro Beautiful graphics
Tilt-shifted visuals look like a real board game. Beautiful particle effects and environments. Artwork is great and has a Redwall feel to it.
Pro Original Mechanics
Equipment, spells, and traps are all played by expending cards, which can also be spent on favorable dice rolls in combat. The King, at the center of the board, simultaneously loses health and becomes stronger with corruption each turn. The win conditions depend on either killing the king, curing the king with spirit stones, becoming more corrupt than the king, or having the most prestige from quests and combat when he dies.
Cons
Con Movement is slow
Walking in the game feels quite slow which tends to drag out the gameplay and make things tedious.
Con Games can be too short
The King has a limited amount of health and loses 1 HP every two turns, putting a hard limit on game length and limiting the amount you can achieve in a single game.