When comparing Ultimate Space Commando vs Shadowrun: Hong Kong, the Slant community recommends Shadowrun: Hong Kong for most people. In the question“What are the best Turn-Based Tactics games on Steam?” Shadowrun: Hong Kong is ranked 16th while Ultimate Space Commando is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Shadowrun: Hong Kong is:
The characters, missions and dialogue are extremely well written.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Fun but difficult gameplay
This is a difficult turn based strategy that offers many detailed combat mechanics such as armor, knockback, various hazards, etc. These mechanics come into play when considering each and every move making for a game where the player needs to plan out their attacks appropriately as any mistake will set them back quite a bit.
Pro Excellent writing
The characters, missions and dialogue are extremely well written.
Pro Rich story and universe
This is the 3rd installment of Shadowrun from Hairbrained Schemes Development, giving us even more fantastic story content to explore. Much like the previous game the story is BladeRunner esque as a cyberpunk type story but with a twist of involving fantasy elements such as Orks and Elves.
Pro Engrossing theme
Fantastic setting blends science with magic. The Classic Shadowrun experience from the original creators.
Cons
Con Can be difficult for newcomers
But only for a short time, because everyone who loves TBS can pick up the beat and rock in this game. Of course there are difficulty levels in this game made for the hardcore players too, which can appear to be unwinnable, but they are not.
Con Nothing much new added to the gameplay from previous games
While the developers are not trying to stray from a working formula it would have been nice to see some new elements added tot the gameplay over just refinement.