When comparing Order & Chaos Online vs DRAGON QUEST VIII, the Slant community recommends DRAGON QUEST VIII for most people. In the question“What are the best Android RPGs?” DRAGON QUEST VIII is ranked 16th while Order & Chaos Online is ranked 42nd. The most important reason people chose DRAGON QUEST VIII is:
Instead of a class system that is found in all of the previous Dragon Quest titles where players upgrade their player through beating monsters a certain amount of time, Dragon Quest VIII uses a skill system to level up the characters and learn new skills by placing skill points earned through battle into the available skill tree, this allows for a more fine grained approach of leveling a character up.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Streamlined questing
Questing in Order and Chaos Online is done in such a way that it is not tedious and can be done quickly.
Pro Large world
This game offers a large world that is similar to smaller PC MMO's.
Pro Has mounts
In Order and Chaos (just like on World of Warcraft) the player can access a Mount at level 20. These are caught in the wild with what the game calls "bond stones."
Pro Many races and classes
5 Races and 4 Classes is a good amount for a mobile MMORPG and this is where Order & Chaos Online sets the standard.
Pro Free
This game that was once $6.99 became free on August 6th, 2014 and because of this, there are more players than ever.
Pro Fine grained controls over leveling each character
Instead of a class system that is found in all of the previous Dragon Quest titles where players upgrade their player through beating monsters a certain amount of time, Dragon Quest VIII uses a skill system to level up the characters and learn new skills by placing skill points earned through battle into the available skill tree, this allows for a more fine grained approach of leveling a character up.
Pro One handed gameplay design
The game plays in portrait mode to cater to the hardcore Japanese gaming audience that enjoy being able to play with one hand while commuting.
Pro Really long game
Including side quest the game can easily last over 100 hours.
Pro Classic JRPG battle system
As one would expect of a JRPG there are random battles on the map that are strictly turn based.
Cons
Con Pay to win
Many feel that there are many elements that make Order and Chaos "pay-to-win."
Con Clunky chat box
The chat box does not have an option to turn off, and this can cause disruptions.
Con Removed content from North American PS2 release
Things like the original orchestrated music and voice acting that were in the original North American Playstation 2 release have been removed from the mobile version of the game. Most likely to save room.