When comparing Desktop Tower Defense vs Fantastic Contraption, the Slant community recommends Fantastic Contraption for most people. In the question“What are the best online flash games?” Fantastic Contraption is ranked 7th while Desktop Tower Defense is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Fantastic Contraption is:
Thanks to the Vive, building a contraption is incredibly fun and actually feels like you're creating something "real". You can move around your machine to adjust it and add new components in a very natural way.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Mazing requires some creativity
Pro Short play sessions
This game lends itself well to being played in short bursts and limited downtime. Enemy waves do not take long to complete and whole levels can be done in minutes. this makes for a game that is great for a short office break or just something to do in between other more important matters.
Pro Intuitive and well balanced
The game is easy to understand and is well balanced in difficulty that the player comes to the conclusion easily that if they lost it is due to a failing on their part and not poor design of the game. This is a good balance of design and difficulty that makes it great for anyone to enjoy the title.
Pro Very fun to build and create machines
Thanks to the Vive, building a contraption is incredibly fun and actually feels like you're creating something "real". You can move around your machine to adjust it and add new components in a very natural way.
Pro Encourages creativity
By giving you a task and leaving how you will complete it up to your own devices the game allows for a sense of creativity as well as the feeling of accomplishment.
Pro Cute art style
The art style is cute and when you look at how you look only to see you're a cute animal, it can be quite funny and sweet. You also have a pet cat named Neko that you get your supplies from, and a dog that you press to go to the next level.
Pro Comes free with the vive bundle
Comes free with the Vive bundle, which is a bundle with no additional cost, but has limited stock, so may be difficult to obtain.
Cons
Con Expensive
It's the most expensive game on the Vive costing $39.99. When comparing price to content, there may be better options out there at a lower price.
Con Building can be frustrating and causes a lot of trial and error
It is almost impossible to attach objects completely straight to one another, meaning if you are trying to use multiple wheels, each will be a bit crooked, causing a lot of adjusting and restarting, which can be very frustrating.