When comparing Pocket Rogues: Ultimate vs Sproggiwood, the Slant community recommends Sproggiwood for most people. In the question“What are the best roguelikes on Android without in-app-purchases?” Sproggiwood is ranked 3rd while Pocket Rogues: Ultimate is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Sproggiwood is:
The Android version of the game is a PC perfect port where in there have been zero changes to the gameplay or content. This is a full PC title on mobile.
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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 PC perfect port that actually holds up 1:1 to its PC counterpart
The Android version of the game is a PC perfect port where in there have been zero changes to the gameplay or content. This is a full PC title on mobile.
Pro Can be easily played offline thanks to no need for an internet connection once the game is installed
For those that like their games to work when there is no internet connection Spoggiwood is a good choice as it requires zero internet connection.
Pro Good class choices that mixes up the strategy of the game quite well
There are six different available classes in the game, making for a different experience when each one is used due to their different skill sets.
Pro Controller support
Pro Fully supports all aspect ratios, so no worry about if the game fits your devices screen in full
Some games do not fully adapt to the wide range of aspect ratios available on Android devices (the 4:3 screen on the Nexus 9 being a standout with this issue) which leads to letterboxing of some kind. Sproggiwood does not have this issue as it support all aspect ratios.
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 No immersive mode
There is no immersive mode in the game which means the navigation bar will show taking up screen real estate on devices that do not have hardware navigation buttons.
Con Some may consider it expensive
Sproggiwood is priced at $10, which some may consider a high price point for mobile, though the game is a full PC title and priced $5 under the PC cost. A demo would have been a good option to try the game out, but sadly there is none available.