When comparing Football Chairman vs Adventure Bar Story, the Slant community recommends Adventure Bar Story for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games with economics-based gameplay?” Adventure Bar Story is ranked 6th while Football Chairman is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Adventure Bar Story is:
While the dungeon-crawling and recipe-management components of Adventure Bar Story could each get tiresome on their own, alternating between the two keeps both fresh.
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Pros
Pro Very different role from most sports titles
It's common to control the players directly, winning games with skill; and not uncommon to control the team manager, winning games with strategic and tactical decisions. In Football Chairman, you win games by picking the right players and managers.
Pro Fast-paced and easy to play
Decisions and feedback follow each other in quick succession.
Pro Well-balanced mix of entrepreneurial and combat-RPG mechanics
While the dungeon-crawling and recipe-management components of Adventure Bar Story could each get tiresome on their own, alternating between the two keeps both fresh.
Pro Gameplay is balanced without in-app purchases
The premium items available in Adventure Bar Story are most accurately described as optional cheats. The game is not overly difficult or otherwise restricted without them.
Pro Impressive strategic depth
Purchases must be balanced between adventuring gear and cooking supplies. Adventuring is the cheapest way to get ingredients and the only way to advance the story. But adventuring will never provide enough of certain stables (salt, milk, etc.) so you'll need to spend a lot of your cash on them, along with additional kitchen equipment and (optional, but convenient) recipes. You can't just ignore cooking, either -- in addition to being your primary income, character levels are gained only by eating!
Cons
Con Simulation lacks depth
Football Chairman's model is simplistic and superficial. It often provides insufficient feedback, and outcomes can feel random.
Con Recipe discovery doesn't always make sense
Trying original recipes is not completely essential, but definitely an important game feature. Sometimes, ingredients go together exactly as you would expect based on other in-game recipes or real-world equivalents. Sometimes, all the things that should work don't.
Con Aesthetically bland
Graphics, sound and dialog are adequate but nothing more.
Con Progression is slow
It takes several hours just to encounter all the core gameplay elements.