When comparing Mortal Kombat (2013) vs TowerFall Ascension, the Slant community recommends TowerFall Ascension for most people. In the question“What are the best PvP games on Steam?” TowerFall Ascension is ranked 5th while Mortal Kombat (2013) is ranked 29th. The most important reason people chose TowerFall Ascension is:
You run, jump, and shoot arrows, which anyone can learn in a matter of minutes. To become a great player, however, there is a lot of technique and strategy to learn. This includes aiming, using cover, reading your opponent, and many other things. As a result TowerFall Ascension is accessible to casual players while also being able to keep the hardcore players interested.
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Pros
Pro Grotesque, gruesome imagery
As expected with the franchise, the violence and gore to be found within are quite over the top. While nothing is excessively mean spirited it can actually be quite fun to rip the spine out of someones back.
Pro Has the most coherent single-player story of any fighting game
As ludicrous as it may seem, Mortal Kombat features on of the most detailed and coherent story found in a fighting game. Every character has a connection the the main plot that once all story missions are played with each character the overall story will really astound. After all the main story is the re-telling of the story from the first three games in the franchise, which is quite a lot to tell in one game.
Pro Most of the old favorite characters return
Pro Easy to learn but hard to master
You run, jump, and shoot arrows, which anyone can learn in a matter of minutes. To become a great player, however, there is a lot of technique and strategy to learn. This includes aiming, using cover, reading your opponent, and many other things. As a result TowerFall Ascension is accessible to casual players while also being able to keep the hardcore players interested.
Pro Feels fair at any skill level
Each player only has three arrows at the beginning of a match. Once they are fired, the arrows can be picked up by anyone. This way no player can build momentum that feels oppressive, allowing even new players to control the pace of a match since they can just hog all the arrows.
Pro Single-screen levels add depth to strategy
In the style of old school games like Asteroids, everything that moves outside the edge of the screen appears on the opposite side of it. Because of this you always need to remain aware of your surroundings and other player locations, so you don't get hit by an arrow coming from an unexpected direction. This adds a level complexity not found in many modern games, which is quite refreshing.
Pro Co-op mode that improves communication
TowerFall Ascension has a 2-player co-op mode where you and your friend fight against hordes of bad guys. It has friendly fire, so you need to communicate to avoid hurting each other. This creates a mode that motivates you to communicate with your friend more, leading to a lot of back and forth banter.
Cons
Con Laggy online play
The online multiplayer of the game can often have a good bit of lag, which can really ruin the experience for a fighting game.
Con Really short co-op campaign
The co-op quest mode takes around seven hours to complete. So if you're not interested in the competitive multiplayer aspect of TowerFall Ascension, you'll run out of things to do really fast.
Con Limited to just local multiplayer
As it is now, you're limited to just playing with or against your friends or not playing at all. If you could play matches against other players online, the game would've been a lot more accessible.