When comparing Half Life 2 vs The Bard's Tale, the Slant community recommends Half Life 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games for Nvidia Shield?” Half Life 2 is ranked 8th while The Bard's Tale is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Half Life 2 is:
A total conversion which does not directly use any assets from Half Life 2 can be played without even purchasing the base game.
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Pros
Pro Many mods will run with just the free Source Engine installed
A total conversion which does not directly use any assets from Half Life 2 can be played without even purchasing the base game.
Pro Supports total conversions
The Source SDK allows mod creators to build new game content from the ground up, leaving no trace of Half Life 2.
Pro Some Half Life 2 mods were later released as stand-alone games
Examples include Garry's Mod, Dear Esther, and The Stanley Parable.
Pro HID gamepad support
The Bard's Tale support native Android HID.
Pro Funny and excellent storytelling
Rarely anything on mobile platform is on par with the storytelling in this game.
Pro SHIELD games support
SHIELD games support is built into this game.
Pro MOGA support
The Bard's Tale has MOGA support built in.
Pro Optional high res textures for Tegra 3 devices
The Bard's Tale allows for a high res texture pack to be downloaded and used if the user is using a Tegra 3 device.
Cons
Con On screen thumb control has permanent placement
The thumb stick placement on screen does not follow around the users thumb b y where they touch the screen but is static in one place.