When comparing Jamestown vs Castle Crashers, the Slant community recommends Castle Crashers for most people. In the question“What are the best Local Multiplayer games on Steam?” Castle Crashers is ranked 8th while Jamestown is ranked 35th. The most important reason people chose Castle Crashers is:
Each level in the game has its own look and design which can keep the gameplay varied thanks to creating a need to explore in order to see what comes next. Ranging from deserts to ice filler terrain, there is no level that looks the same.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Fun multiplayer mode
To share the fun with your friends is easy through the multiplayer mode that is offered in Jamestown.
Pro Starts off easy
The difficulty curve is fair and can be scaled to suit your needs.
Pro Multiple ship/character choices
There are several characters and their ships to choose from which allows for one to change the gameplay up.
Pro Successfully avoids becoming repetitive and boring
Each level in the game has its own look and design which can keep the gameplay varied thanks to creating a need to explore in order to see what comes next. Ranging from deserts to ice filler terrain, there is no level that looks the same.
Pro The gameplay is very lighthearted and amusing
There are several jokes and silly moments throughout the game. All done without speaking any word. This keeps the game lighthearted and amusing thanks to the humor of the creators and how they infused it into the game itself.
Pro Supports co-op up to 4 players
The most fun to be had with the game is during four player co-op play. The unlockables and upgrades also keep the player wanting to come back and play just a bit more with their friends.
The co-op is available as local and online.
Cons
Con Forced to play higher difficulty settings
In order to unlock new levels you "have" to play the higher difficulty setting on all previous levels.
Con Bugs that appeared in the original XBox title were not fixed for the PC port
There are still bugs and glitches in the game that were in the original XBox version. Even though there were simple fixes for some of these the dev nor publisher bothered to address them.
Con Fair amount of grinding
There is a good amount of grinding that will need to take place for players to be able to advance past certain bosses.