When comparing Grand Theft Auto III vs Spirits, the Slant community recommends Grand Theft Auto III for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Grand Theft Auto III is ranked 67th while Spirits is ranked 75th. The most important reason people chose Grand Theft Auto III is:
Although some claim that Super Mario 64 was the first game to bring "sandbox" gaming to the masses, GTA 3 was on a completely different level. GTA 3 wasn't just sandbox in map design, but also in the gameplay, allowing players to explore and interact with the world in a way never before seen.
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Pros
Pro Never before seen sandbox gameplay
Although some claim that Super Mario 64 was the first game to bring "sandbox" gaming to the masses, GTA 3 was on a completely different level. GTA 3 wasn't just sandbox in map design, but also in the gameplay, allowing players to explore and interact with the world in a way never before seen.
Pro Very optimized for the PS2
It is just so incredible that the game manages to run on a console that has just 32MB of RAM. It can fit a whole universe on this.
Pro Impressive style and quality
The artistic design of the game is quite dream-like, with hand-drawn characters and levels. Its sound design is equally impressive.
Pro Whimsical artistic style
This game is ethereal and relaxing, while at the same time engaging the player in challenging puzzles. The main character is comical, yet beautiful at the same time. It's almost like The Wisp and Lemmings had a child.
Pro Great atmosphere
Dream-like art direction with hand-drawn characters and levels, and excellent sound design.
Pro Varied, Lemmings-style puzzles
The game has interesting and often challenging puzzles, especially if you wish to complete the level perfectly, made possible with varied abilities of spirits that get introduced throughout the game.
Cons
Con Broken on Android Marshmallow devices
Unfortunately, Spirits doesn't work with Android devices with Android 6.0 Marshmallow installed (or higher). The game simply freezes or crashes instantly while loading.
Con Slow-moving gameplay
Spirits is intended to be a slow, relaxing game, though some may not enjoy the extent of the title's slowness.