When comparing Golden Krone Hotel vs WazHack, the Slant community recommends WazHack for most people. In the question“What are the best roguelikes/roguelites on PC?” WazHack is ranked 32nd while Golden Krone Hotel is ranked 50th. The most important reason people chose WazHack is:
Over 300 items and 130 monsters, WazHack offers a lot of variety that will take a lot of play throughs to experience.
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Pros
Pro Unique way of dealing with unidentified items
Rather than having no idea what the potion or scroll may be, you are given 3 possibilities of what it could be. This allows you to make more educated guesses in clutch situations rather than grasping at straws.
Pro The transformation mechanic
It doesn't matter whether you choose to play as a human or a vampire, you will end up switching between the two. You only remain a human for a limited time before transforming into a vampire. When you are a vampire, it is sometimes useful to turn back into a human using a special potion. Human enemies will not attack you in human form. Vampire enemies will not attack you in vampire form. This leads to amazing strategic moments in the game that will have you on the edge of your seat!
Pro Unique light mechanics
Many creatures (and sometimes yourself) are affected by light shining through cracked windows in the hotel. Sunlight does massive damage against vampires, moonlight turns werewolves, etc.
Pro Offers an impressive amount of variety in items and monsters, which keeps the experience fresh
Over 300 items and 130 monsters, WazHack offers a lot of variety that will take a lot of play throughs to experience.
Pro Unique twist on roguelike gameplay where the game takes a side-scrolling approach
A 3D rendered side-scrolling roguelike, makes for some very unique mechanics, thanks to not being top down like many traditional roguelikes. While it will still have the player progress in randomly generated dungeons, exploring for new items and gear, the battle mechanics will be more akin to side scrolling platforming.
Pro Surprising depth
Many approaches and strategies are viable in a simple shell.
Pro Controller support
Cons
Con Costs money to get the full experience
The game asks to spend money on each character type separately to go deeper than 300 feet; cost about $1 each.
Con Some quirks with control scheme and interface
Some specific action in the game are hard to pull off with touch screen, causing the player to move when trying to open menus.
Con Somewhat crude art-style
Graphics are reminiscent of freeware games from the early 2000's.