When comparing Reaper vs Heroes and Castles 2, the Slant community recommends Reaper for most people. In the question“What are the best HID (human interface device) gamepad supported Android games?” Reaper is ranked 18th while Heroes and Castles 2 is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Reaper is:
Mobile games are great for playing for just a new minutes here and there, and Reaper works exactly like that. If you've only got 5 minutes, you can still enjoy it. Some mobile RPGs need plenty of time to get into the mood and enjoy, which isn't always possible on mobile.
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Pros
Pro Playable in small chunks
Mobile games are great for playing for just a new minutes here and there, and Reaper works exactly like that. If you've only got 5 minutes, you can still enjoy it. Some mobile RPGs need plenty of time to get into the mood and enjoy, which isn't always possible on mobile.
Pro Full game content unlock in app purchase
There are three in app purchases with the last one being a full game content unlock at $4.99.
Pro Controller support
Reaper supports HID game controllers including MOGA, Nvidea and NYKO.
Pro Colorful backgrounds and character models
The graphics exude a lot of personality and attention to detail.
Pro Great touch screen controls
There are two options for touch screen controls, one being swipe based and the other being directional buttons.
Pro Wave format is based on in game days
Incoming waves to your castle and outposts are counted down by number of in game days.
Essentially, defending against a wave at any location counts as one day... On your world map, you'll see next to your strongholds that there is a wave incoming in x-days.
you can travel to that outpost and call the wave early, but if you have 2 or more incoming waves on different outposts on the next day, you'll have to choose one to defend and one to forfeit (perhaps to be rewon another day).
Pro Conquer and defend outposts on the world map
In addition to defending your castle, you can also take your hero and army to various outposts on the world map.
You start with only your castle, and as you progress you will capture outposts, build small strongholds on them and defend them against enemies.
Each outpost under your control gives you a bonus. Some unlock new characters, some improve your chances of finding new equipment, etc.
Pro Well balanced gameplay
Enemies are tough, but your army also has appropriate counters for each type.
Some are better prepared to deal with certain enemies than your hero character.
Pro Well designed blend of genres: Castle Defense, Strategy and Action RPG
Castle Defense: you defend against waves of enemy hordes
Strategy: Summon various types of reinforcements to help you defend your castle - ground units like generic foot soldiers, pikemen, shield knights, healers and wall units like archers and riflemen. You can also build towers on your walls - cannon, ballista and lightning.
Walls, units and towers are upgradeable.
Action RPG: Level up your hero character with active/passive skills and spells. Forge new weapons and armor and customize your loadout before each wave.
Cons
Con Doesn't have much longevity
The entire game is based around combat, which works in small doses. For longer playtimes though, it can get pretty repetitive. That goes for the extra content unlocked through the in-app purchase as well - it's more of the same in new levels.
Con Free gameplay is limited to ten levels
The gameplay is free up to the tenth level, at that point an in app purchase has to be made of which there are three depending on how much content you want. $3 unlocks the rest of the levels, while $4 nets you more in-game items, and $5 gets you everything available as well as the Dark Harvest game mode.