When comparing Pocket Rogues: Ultimate vs Tales of the Adventure Company, the Slant community recommends Tales of the Adventure Company for most people. In the question“What are the best roguelikes on Android without in-app-purchases?” Tales of the Adventure Company is ranked 9th while Pocket Rogues: Ultimate is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Tales of the Adventure Company is:
The more you die in Tales of the Adventure Company the more advantage you have and the better chance you have at finally finishing a level.
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Pros
Pro Difficulty not too easy
Difficulty is nice, you don't just auto-play, you have to actually pay attention.
Pro Bosses
Bosses and mini-bosses add variety to the game.
Pro Controls
The controls are pretty tight, feel good.
Pro Can use 30fps for battery, or 60fps for smoothness
Feels nice on 60fps.
Pro Music and lighting have a real dungeon feel to them, suits the game
Dark and gloomy, but not too scary since it's just top-down so that's always comical to an extent.
Pro Items really ramp up the power of your character
You can go from fighting hard to beat basic creeps in the beginning to rapidly finding some gear that allows you to one-shot smaller enemies, really makes you feel powerful.
Pro Rewarding gameplay the more you die
The more you die in Tales of the Adventure Company the more advantage you have and the better chance you have at finally finishing a level.
Pro Assortment of usable heroes
There is an assortment of usable heroes in game that each have their own traits allowing for the player to build teams customized to their playstyle or needed task.
Cons
Con The game is too dark for use in bright conditions on a phone
At least some of the levels have quite dark lighting, so you might struggle playing outdoors or in a very bright environment.
Con Getting really good gear means risking it all
Since it's a roguelike, you die and lose your awesome gear... Not a big con but if you get too invested in one life it can smash you a bit.
Con Hard to aim ranged characters at first
The controls are good, but it is a touch-screen game, so your accuracy is going to be limited a bit by your digitizer hardware... Bumping from 30fps to 60fps mode does help though.
Con Repetition of the same levels caused by many loses may aggravate players
The game is difficult and you will die a lot which means that there will be a lot of repetition of playing certain levels.