When comparing Candy Crush Saga vs Bloons TD 5, the Slant community recommends Candy Crush Saga for most people. In the question“What are the best browser-based multiplayer games?” Candy Crush Saga is ranked 7th while Bloons TD 5 is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Candy Crush Saga is:
Candy Crush Saga uses the simple Match-3 system as its core gameplay mechanic, which makes it extremely easy to pick up and play.
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Pros
Pro Free, funny and simple
Candy Crush Saga uses the simple Match-3 system as its core gameplay mechanic, which makes it extremely easy to pick up and play.
Pro Great depth and variety
There's a great variation in towers, their stats and upgrade trees, as well as enemy types (bloons) and levels you have your battles in.
Pro Clean graphics
The gameplay in previous games (TD4 and lower) was a bit laggy at times, luckily TD5 has cleaned up the graphics to make them a bit more simple while also allowing for new designs that differentiate things in the game in order to make it easier to tell what is going on. The cleaned up graphics also allow for smother gameplay due to them using less resources, meaning no more laggy gameplay.
Pro Co-op mode
Unlocked at rank 10, two players can work together to beat a game, with a set map and difficulty, of Bloons. In co-op mode players can transfer money between them opening up new possibilities of gameplay.
Cons
Con Extensive in-app purchases
Candy Crush Saga is a game that financially relies on its in-app purchases, and they are quite extensive. Although the game is playable without paying, the game offers microtransactions for energy refills, permanent upgrades, and in-game powerups.
Con In-app purchases
This app does contain in app purchases, and plenty of them. Though they're not necessary for normal play, they are still present, and needed to unlock special perks (double cash mode). Everything else can be purchased with coins and bucks, which can be earned (or bought) through normal game play. They range from $0.99 - $49.99 per item.
Con Old graphics
Bloons TD's 2D Graphics are old and they don't fit in nowadays standards.
Con Coop mode networking is spotty
Frequent disconnects which can ruin a long game, no LAN mode or direct connect (it uses facebook).