When comparing Angband Variants vs Tales of the Adventure Company, the Slant community recommends Angband Variants for most people. In the question“What are the best roguelikes on Android?” Angband Variants is ranked 25th while Tales of the Adventure Company is ranked 30th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Contains ToME 2.3.5 -- which is a fan favorite
Pro Can be customized
Using the right app you customize the variant through the files.
Pro Based on Tolkien universe
Being based on the Tolkien universe makes for a familiar environment for fans as well as a deep offering of texture that would be hard to match from scratch.
Pro Five variants in one game
There are 5 variants of the original Angband included in this app, Sangband, Steamband, ToME, NPP Angband and Sil. With 5 games in 1 this app offers a robust offering of playtime.
Pro Rewarding gameplay the more you die
The more you die in Tales of the Adventure Company the more advantage you have and the better chance you have at finally finishing a level.
Pro Assortment of usable heroes
There is an assortment of usable heroes in game that each have their own traits allowing for the player to build teams customized to their playstyle or needed task.
Cons
Con You need a physical keyboard to really enjoy this game
You can't select / customize software keyboards, which makes controlling the game more difficult than using a real keyboard that can.
Con Cannot change the game
It always starts with ToME.
Con Enemies can target from off screen
While enemies can target from off screen the player is unable to target them until they show onscreen, which means the player can get hit from enemies they can not see or retaliate.
Con Repetition of the same levels caused by many loses may aggravate players
The game is difficult and you will die a lot which means that there will be a lot of repetition of playing certain levels.
