When comparing Gangstar Vegas vs Pixel Dungeon, the Slant community recommends Pixel Dungeon for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games with randomly generated levels?” Pixel Dungeon is ranked 1st while Gangstar Vegas is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose Pixel Dungeon is:
There are multiple [mods](http://www.slant.co/topics/1961/~what-are-the-best-pixel-dungeon-mods) available that extend the gameplay or even just change it outright. This way there are many choices to the player as to how they would like the game to play.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Huge map with tons to do thanks to all the amount of events available in the title
There is a huge map with lots of fun things to do and plenty of side missions. Getting further in the main mission will unlock other events, including street racing, motocross tracks, and more. As your character is a MMA fighter, ring challenges and fighting tournaments are also present. If you need to top up your bank account, you can heist cars, hit up the casino, or compete in some of the other available challenges.
As far as the map itself goes, it is 9x bigger than the previous Gangstar game.
Pro Easily customize your character to look how you like
You can model your character just the way you want to with very few limitations. Weapons are broken down into different categories - hand-to-hand, pistols, shotguns, and rifles - each with their own skill points which can decrease reload times or increase the clip size.
Vehicles work in the same way - for each type (cars, boats, motorcycles, planes) you can upgrade their speed, acceleration, and handling.
Pro Graphics are handled very nicely and show a lot of polish, making for a pleasing looking game
Gangstar Vegas is an attractive looking game. From the colourful scenes to unique character models as well as light reflections and water ripples, it's clear this game had a talented design team behind it.
Pro Good story that should impress any mobile gamer
While the story mode is not amazing, it is still great for a mobile game and it gets the job done.
Pro A variety of mods are available, which extend the gameplay by a large margin
There are multiple mods available that extend the gameplay or even just change it outright. This way there are many choices to the player as to how they would like the game to play.
Pro Tons of replayability thanks to the randomly generated level
In true roguelike fashion, levels are randomly generated each time a new game is started. On top of this mechanic, Pixel Dungeon goes one step further by randomizing effects of all items as well, so it's impossible to tell if a dropped item will have a positive or a negative effect based on its sprite representation.
Pro Challenging and fun gameplay that lends itself well to repeat plays
Pixel Dungeon's gameplay is intuitive, allowing for it to be easy to get into. What is great though is that it's also very challenging, quickly making the experience both rewarding and addictive. Just one more game is a thought many will have before actually turning off their device.
Pro Detail-oriented design lends itself well to many gameplay elements, giving a feeling of polish and care not normally found on mobile
Small details in the art design helps to add immersion to the gameplay.
Pro A good variation in items allows the player to constantly discover new and exciting ways to tackle the game
Next to the typical selection of buffs, de-buffs, potions (that can be either consumed or thrown), weapons and armor (the latter two have to identified and can carry with them bonuses and curses), there are also less common items like random teleportation scrolls, map reveals, etc.
Pro Easily play without an internet connection as the game can be played in-full offline
Pixel Dungeon does not require an internet connection to use, making for a good game to play when there is no internet to connect to such as on flights.
Pro Beautiful pixel artwork that should offer a good bit of nostalgia for anyone who grew up with games that look similar
This looks like one of the good SNES RPGs. For someone who grew up loving those games, that's a huge plus.
Pro Being completely free and open-source means that anyone can try the game in order to see if they like it
No advertisements, no in-game store, and available for free with the source code available on GitHub.
*There is a link in the game where users can donate money to the developer. This of course does not mean you have to, but it is marked as a game with in-app-purchased because of it.
Pro Has a reasonable amount of strategical depth where the player can easily plan out their next move
The top-down, turn-based nature of the game gives the opportunity to plan out a complex series of moves. This way there is no time constraint, and the player can leisurely strategize what they would like to do next.
Pro Hold your device as you like as the game can be played in portrait or landscape
Allowing the user to switch from portrait or landscape makes for an easy way to switch playstyles (one handed, two handed) depending on what device is being used (tablet, phone) as well as what is most comfortable for the user.
Cons
Con In-app-purchases are required past a certain point
It takes a lot of quick-play missions to level up, especially when you are at a higher level. The grind in this game is very long, most players will end up either quitting or putting up real money to help them along.
Con Annoying ads
There are annoying ads that pop up when you go to the home screen of the game (the screen that shows shop, profile, etc).
Con Large game file
This game is going to end up taking a good 2.5 gigabytes of space. Most phones only have 16GB of storage - of which only around 10-12GB is usable. This one game can take up to 20% of your total storage, or even more if your phone only has 8GB of storage.
Con The map is too small
Con Keeps asking to rate the game
The game also keeps asking you to rate it everytime.
Con It gets boring after a while
Con Pixel Dungeon is hard
Pixel Dungeon's difficulty can be a turn off for some players as it is quite challenging. While there will be those that enjoy such difficulty, those looking for something easy may not enjoy the game.
Con Overly random
A lot of people see roguelike design as being based around randomness. It's actually a far more precise set of balances than that. A lot of roguelike developers shy way from "randomly generated content" in favor of the term "procedurally generated content." The reason for this is that a well designed roguelike is well balanced enough that if you lose or win, it's all because of the actions you took.
Pixel Dungeon has a habit of sometimes generating dungeons that are basically impossible and sometimes generating dungeons that are laughably easy.
Con Randomness cannot be turned off
Since everything in Pixel Dungeon is randomized, sometimes a player's character can get killed in ways that cannot be avoided. There is no way to escape this issue since randomization is baked in with no way to turn it off.