When comparing Golden Krone Hotel vs Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic, the Slant community recommends Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic for most people. In the question“What are the best roguelikes/roguelites on PC?” Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is ranked 47th while Golden Krone Hotel is ranked 50th. The most important reason people chose Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is:
Graphics and fonts are pixel perfect.
Specs
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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 Pixel perfect
Graphics and fonts are pixel perfect.
Pro Retro look, sound & feel
Authentic 8bit visuals, sound & music. Also with authentic low screen resolution.
Pro Quick save
A feature that should be necessary for all mobile games, quick save allows the user to set the game down at any time by saving quickly, making for a game that can be played in plenty of short bursts without loosing any progression.
Pro Humorous with nerd culture references
The game has a good sense of humor with many inside jokes referencing things such as Tolkien, Lovecraft as well as modern day dev. culture.
Pro Tons of loot
Cons
Con Limited starting characters
Starting characters are limited and random, which can be frustrating, especially when the game is centered around restarting many, many times.
Con No roguelite features
Pixel Heroes subscribes to Roguelike rules where there is zero carry over from previous playthroughs. When compared to the small amount of progression seen in Roguelites this may be a turn off for some users.
Con Status effects overpowered
Status effects have too much of an advantage over the player, which means a focus has to be on countering them, leaving other elements to not be focused on due to being under-powered in comparison.