When comparing EMPIRE: The Deck Building Strategy Game vs The Banner Saga, the Slant community recommends The Banner Saga for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” The Banner Saga is ranked 45th while EMPIRE: The Deck Building Strategy Game is ranked 77th. The most important reason people chose The Banner Saga is:
Composed by Austin Wintory, the musical score is quite beautiful and haunting.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Great roguelike gameplay and deck-building elements
Empire features strategic gameplay, mixed with roguelike elements which require you to re-settle cities and a deep deck-building system.
Pro Low price tag and no in-app purchases
Empire is available for $2,99 in the App Store, which makes it one of the cheaper games in its genre. The game also has no microtransactions or any other form of advertisement at all.
Pro Procedurally generated gameplay encounters ensure fresh gameplay
Every time you start a new game in Empire, it'll be different which makes for constant and fresh gameplay.
Pro Bleak yet beautiful music score
Composed by Austin Wintory, the musical score is quite beautiful and haunting.
Pro Great hand drawn graphics
The all hand drawn graphics are animated smoothly and are extremely detailed which makes for one heck of a good looking game.
Cons
Con Last updated 3 years ago
Con Limited lasting appeal
After going trough the game with the three different emperors, there's little reason to revisit Empire.
Con Pretty difficult and uneven
The difficulty is sometime uneven with some battles being not to hard after one that was extremely difficult. Couple this with how difficult the game can be even on the easy setting and it is very apparent that the game will take some patience to complete.