When comparing Secret Panchos vs Viva Piñata, the Slant community recommends Secret Panchos for most people. In the question“What are the best games you don't think anyone's heard of?” Secret Panchos is ranked 15th while Viva Piñata is ranked 24th. The most important reason people chose Secret Panchos is:
Secret Panchos has a growing active community that has helped the developer refine the game over the course of early access this last year.
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Pros
Pro Active community
Secret Panchos has a growing active community that has helped the developer refine the game over the course of early access this last year.
Pro Indie developer
The Indie developer group Switchblade Monkeys is a small group of friends working on this game over the last 6 years, creating quality content. They put a importance on player feedback and have used the community to refine the game over the last year, and are very active and vocal in the community.
Pro Outlaw customization
Play to earn perks, skins, and reputation classes, all while seeing your outlaw grow in notoriety with a bigger bounty on your head! 10 Outlaws with different abilities, weapons and play styles make for diverse team make-up!
Pro Spaghetti Western setting
Secret Panchos is set in a Spaghetti Western universe with colorful settings and characters.
Pro Fast and fun gameplay
Secret Panchos is an isometric top down PvP shooter that pits teams of 3 against each other in several different modes of play. Games are quick, and the game mechanics are based on skill shots using a primary or secondary weapon that differs depending on which character you use.
Pro The soundtrack is amazing
Composed by Grant Kirkhope, the music in Viva Pinata really puts you in an unexplainable mood. When the sun sets, the animals falls asleep and "Tranquil Hours" plays, you will have a hard time not enjoying it.
Pro It's a very casual game
Being a childrens game, it is not made to be played hours upon hours in one sitting, but makes it fun to get back to once in a while, without being boring or repetetive.
Pro The feeling of achieveing something
If you're the kind of person that likes to hunt for secret items, hidden achievements, and rare events, this game is for you. You can cross-breed certain animals to get a new animal, feed them certain berries to change their color, make them evolve, and much more. The end goal of this game is to collect all the animals that are avaliable.
Cons
Con The game is a bit hard to get
You will need a physical copy and a controller to play, because the game was originally made for Xbox 360, and "Games for Windows Live" has been shut down.