When comparing Stormblades vs Asphalt 8: Airborne, the Slant community recommends Asphalt 8: Airborne for most people. In the question“What are the best free 3D offline Android games with acceptable graphics?” Asphalt 8: Airborne is ranked 1st while Stormblades is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Asphalt 8: Airborne is:
Asphalt 8: Airborne has built in HID gamepad support.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Free-to-play done well
there are no wait timers in the game, no second or third currency either. The whole game can be played for free with little roadblocks as the in-app-purchases are used for "essence" (the in game currency) which can purchase health potions, even though the game allows you to earn enough by little repetition.
Pro Casual stripped down gameplay
For those looking for a nice looking game that is geared more towards casual players Stormblades is a good choice as the gameplay is very straightforward in that the game is very linear, leaving little to user choice.
Pro HID gamepad support
Asphalt 8: Airborne has built in HID gamepad support.
Pro Manual graphics settings
Asphalt 8: Airborne has built in graphics settings that can be set in game allowing one to set what is best for their device depending on how powerful it is.
Pro Beautiful graphics
Often used to benchmark phones, this game has pretty amazing graphics, from particle systems to filters, the eye candy is pretty decent.
Pro MOGA controller support
Asphalt 8: Airborne has built in MOGA controller support.
Pro SHIELD games support
Asphalt 8: Airborne has built in SHIELD support.
Cons
Con Can be difficult to tell what is going on
Indicators that pop up in the game that signal when to use a powerful strike can often be difficult to see due to the frantic swiping from the gameplay, thumbs can be in the way too easily.
Con Pacing is set to push players to spend money on in app purchases
The way that Asphalt 8: Airborne progresses is clearly to push players into spending real money to advance in the game, making the game pay to play.