When comparing Wartime Cronies vs The Banner Saga, the Slant community recommends The Banner Saga for most people. In the question“What are the best turn-based strategy games for Android?” The Banner Saga is ranked 10th while Wartime Cronies is ranked 18th. The most important reason people chose The Banner Saga is:
Composed by Austin Wintory, the musical score is quite beautiful and haunting.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Well designed maps
Game maps include Fog of War, Terrain Effects, Roads & Rail, and Multiple Building Types.
Pro Multi-opponent matchmaking
Can have up to 20 games (current version) and can queue up multiple games in a row. This way the player can find a game that has an active turn, for those times when the opponent is taking their time to make their move.
Pro Turn based gameplay that takes planning
Units takes different number of turns to build (IE Infantry 2 turns to build, Medium Tank 3 turns to build, etc), combined assault, and increased repair on/around owned buildings.
Pro Unit/nation variety & balance
Ground, Air, and Sea units with specialty units for each Nation. Each has their own skill-set and flaws, making for gaming that the user has to find a balance with in order to succeed.
Pro Bleak yet beautiful music score
Composed by Austin Wintory, the musical score is quite beautiful and haunting.
Pro Great hand drawn graphics
The all hand drawn graphics are animated smoothly and are extremely detailed which makes for one heck of a good looking game.
Cons
Con No more development
Con Pretty difficult and uneven
The difficulty is sometime uneven with some battles being not to hard after one that was extremely difficult. Couple this with how difficult the game can be even on the easy setting and it is very apparent that the game will take some patience to complete.