When comparing Vendetta Online vs Machinarium, the Slant community recommends Machinarium for most people. In the question“What are the best Android tablet games?” Machinarium is ranked 16th while Vendetta Online is ranked 48th. The most important reason people chose Machinarium is:
The player is forced to move their character across the map in order to find objects of interest. This, coupled with the great sound design and soundtrack which also do their part in giving cues as to where the objects are and if the player is close, really help you immerse into the atmosphere and art style of Machinarium.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Cross platform support allows the player to pick up where they left off on any OS they may have the game installed on
With game clients developed for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows, you can be sure that you can play Vendetta Online on any of your devices. You could use your desktop computer when you are interested in big battles that require lots of screen space and computer power or use your tablet to mine ore and craft items when you are away from your desktop. The game runs great on mobile devices and is always being updated with new content.
Pro Good twitch controls that allow the player to have full control
Vendetta Online has twitch based controls, that allow you, the captain of your ship, to be in total control of the way you fight in battles by not relying on dice rolls or other behind the scenes decisions, VO lets the player's skill in combat determine the outcome, the more you practice the better you get.
Pro Extremely large playable universe where you can spent plenty of time exploring
The playable area in Vendetta Online's universe is huge. It is said that in some regions of the online galaxy you could fly for weeks in the same direction, before you ever reached the end of that sector. In a space game you want to have a very large game area, it is space after all, that is infinitely explorable and gives the player unlimited ways to play the game.
Pro Free demo mode lets anyone check out the game without any commitment
Vendetta Online gives new players a free demo mode to try out the game before purchasing the full version. You are provided with eight hours to get comfortable with your new space ship and the game. After a nice tutorial section, you can choose to play in the single player sandbox or join the galaxy with all of the other VO players.
Pro The gameplay is perfectly interwoven with the overall aesthetic and atmosphere of the game
The player is forced to move their character across the map in order to find objects of interest. This, coupled with the great sound design and soundtrack which also do their part in giving cues as to where the objects are and if the player is close, really help you immerse into the atmosphere and art style of Machinarium.
Pro Beautiful art style
Machimariums hand drawn graphics exude a very steam punk style that definitely has a very unique look by being all hand drawn.
Pro Challenging puzzles
The puzzles are quite challenging to the point of frustration but in the end give a sense of immense reward when figured out.
Pro Interesting protagonist
The main character and the one controlled by the player is just a normal, average, everyday robot. He doesn't have any special powers or abilities other than being able to slightly extend his midriff in order to reach high ledges or making his body shorter. He's pretty much an ordinary robot thrust into an extraordinary situation.
Pro Built-in hint system
For those that do find some of the puzzles too challenging there is an inbuilt hint system shown through "thought bubbles" on top of the playable character.
Every level has its own hint when pressed and it's usually a hint on where to go or what kind of object you need. Although it's advised not to rely on the hint system too much since it takes away from the experience of actually enjoying the game.
Pro The well-designed gameplay mechanics avoid making the game boring to the player
Unlike most point-and-click games, objects of interest in Machinarium light up only when the main character is close to them; this completely changes the way the game is played. In point-and-click games where this is not the case, the gameplay is usually reduced to aimlessly flailing the cursor around waiting for something to light up.
Machinarium on the other hand completely avoids this, keeping levels interesting and the player interested to the game.
Cons
Con Subscription required for decent gameplay
You need to pay $9.99 for monthly subscription to enjoy it to the fullest.
Con Has in-app-purchases
Vendetta Online is free-to-play but does have in-app-purchases that range from $0.99 - $99.99 per item.
Con Cross platform play leads to mobile users having less control in PvP Mobile
Android and iOS players are all playing together with desktop PC players, which means during dog fighting sequences, the PC players have much finer grained controls over their mobile player opponents. This makes for unfair matching that can lead to mobile players loosing out more often than not if they are facing a PC player. This is also exacerbated by the fact that no one is able to know what platform an opponent may be playing on.
Con Items may be difficult to find due to similar colors
At points in the game there are needed items that blend in too well with their surrounding making it quite difficult to actually see them.