When comparing Tank Battle: 1944 vs Hoplite, the Slant community recommends Hoplite for most people. In the question“What are the best turn-based strategy games for Android?” Hoplite is ranked 1st while Tank Battle: 1944 is ranked 21st. The most important reason people chose Hoplite is:
You must plan your movements and attacks, paying attention to all enemy positions and their attacks. This makes for a game that the player can pore over their options, for as long as they like, which can be pretty enveloping.
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Pros
Pro Best implementation of turn based squad tactics in a WW2 setting
Pro Minimal HUD
HUD is informative but not overwhelming.
Pro Challenging missions with great replayability
Pro Many Campaigns avaialble to play
Lots of campaigns are available as IAP to keep you busy for long time.
Pro Amazing sound design
Weapon sounds feel authentic & with impact.
Pro Realistic damage
Pro Good documentation on the each unit.
Pro Great graphics
Units rotate based in its direction. Units & environments look clean. Not too realistic or not too plastic looking 3D.
Pro Deep gameplay that harkens back to chess or other grid based games, where planning and strategy take a front seat
You must plan your movements and attacks, paying attention to all enemy positions and their attacks. This makes for a game that the player can pore over their options, for as long as they like, which can be pretty enveloping.
Pro Easy to understand the rules as any pertinent info is relayed before a move decision is needed
Someone called it "Chess, the roguelike". You have all the information before you move, every time. Enemies follow a simple ruleset, with no variation. There is almost no randomness. You know that you will die the turn before you do, and you will die because you painted yourself into a corner.
Pro Great replay value thanks to the roguelike random generation
There is a good list of achievements, which creates a high replay value. It encourages the user to play very differently in subsequent replays. Which is great for keeping the game fresh.
Pro Can be played at your own pace thanks to the turn based nature of the title
Hoplite is a turn based game, making for something that people can take their time with, deciding on their strategy for each move.
Pro Extended gameplay when you finish the title, with the fun but difficult game+ gameplay mode
Starting on level 16, the altars get replaced by a portal. The player has the choice to "win" the game by exiting through the portal, or to ignore the portal on that level and venture deeper, aiming for higher scores on progressively more difficult floors. This is great for those that enjoy more challenge and extra content past the regular ending.
Pro Well-balanced
Other, more popular, mobile roguelikes are far too random. A lot of people associate roguelikes with randomness, but a lot of effort goes into making sure that they provide consistently winnable games. When you lose a game it should be because you did something dumb, not because the RNG didn't deign it today. Hoplite nails this.
Pro Large assortment of enemies keeps the gameplay and strategies required fresh
There is a wide array of enemies to encounter and fight, which keeps encounters fresh as well as the strategies needed.
Cons
Con Free, but not actually
Only tutorial is free. Must pay for actual content.
Con Game freezes sometimes
Con Enemy turns take a long time
There should be an option to be able to fast-forward during enemy turn.
Con Short game
Hoplite does not take that long to complete as it can be finished in an average playthrough in around an hour.