When comparing Bean's Quest vs Anodyne, the Slant community recommends Bean's Quest for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Bean's Quest is ranked 54th while Anodyne is ranked 100th. The most important reason people chose Bean's Quest is:
Bean's Quest has things to find, challenges based on complexity and the amount of times you've jumped in each level. Trying to hit everything in each level can become addictive.
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Pros
Pro Lots of replayability
Bean's Quest has things to find, challenges based on complexity and the amount of times you've jumped in each level. Trying to hit everything in each level can become addictive.
Pro Easy to control but very hard to master
This is a mobile platform game which is easy to control but very hard to master. You can only tell your character to go left or right, jumping happens continuously. This strikes the balance between control and timing that make all the best platformers great.
Pro Great visuals
The visuals may seem a little jarring to begin with but they turn out to be superb. Created by Melbourne artist Jagi.
Pro Easy to learn how to play
With simple intuitive controls it is easy to get started playing Anodyne.
Pro Can be played in portrait or landscape view
Depending on what the users preferred rotation scheme is to play games, Anodyne allows for both to be used, portrait and landscape.
Cons
Con Bean's Quest is short
The length of the game is a bit short.
Con Story feels unresolved when the game is finished
After finishing the game there are still many elements that feel unanswered.