When comparing Siege Commander vs Hoplite, the Slant community recommends Hoplite for most people. In the question“What are the best strategy games for Android?” Hoplite is ranked 4th while Siege Commander is ranked 21st. The most important reason people chose Hoplite is:
You must plan your movements and attacks, paying attention to all enemy positions and their attacks. This makes for a game that the player can pore over their options, for as long as they like, which can be pretty enveloping.
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Pros
Pro Evenly balanced RTS gameplay
The balancing of the gameplay works out quite well wherein the game can be tough if too many mistakes are made, but if played correctly works quite well. Starting out it can be a little easy but the game does ramp up to a challenging pace.
The pacing of each side sending out different troops allows for a game that the player needs to constantly be on their toes in order to counter what the other player is doing. In effect, real-time strategy working as intended.
Pro Google account multiplayer log-in
Players can log in with their Google accounts with a single click in order to play the online multiplayer.
Pro Immersive mode
Siege Commander utilizes immersive mode, an Android OS feature that allows for full screen gaming on devices that use software navigation keys on Android 4.4+.
Pro Single player and online multiplayer
There are single player and multiplayer modes. The single player consists of 20 individual missions and the multiplayer consists of quick matches with online opponents.
Pro 18 available units with 20 levels
There is currently 18 available units to use in game (with more promised in future updates) ranging from close range fighters, ranged attackers and defensive units. All can be purchased with the in-game currency earned in game. All 18 units can be used in the 20 available levels, making for a pretty good variety of situations of play.
Pro Free in-game currency
Every day the game gives the player 10 free onions (game currency) as well as offers another 10 for watching a video advertisement. These can add up after a couple of day allowing the user to purchase more units for the game.
Pro Deep gameplay that harkens back to chess or other grid based games, where planning and strategy take a front seat
You must plan your movements and attacks, paying attention to all enemy positions and their attacks. This makes for a game that the player can pore over their options, for as long as they like, which can be pretty enveloping.
Pro Easy to understand the rules as any pertinent info is relayed before a move decision is needed
Someone called it "Chess, the roguelike". You have all the information before you move, every time. Enemies follow a simple ruleset, with no variation. There is almost no randomness. You know that you will die the turn before you do, and you will die because you painted yourself into a corner.
Pro Great replay value thanks to the roguelike random generation
There is a good list of achievements, which creates a high replay value. It encourages the user to play very differently in subsequent replays. Which is great for keeping the game fresh.
Pro Can be played at your own pace thanks to the turn based nature of the title
Hoplite is a turn based game, making for something that people can take their time with, deciding on their strategy for each move.
Pro Extended gameplay when you finish the title, with the fun but difficult game+ gameplay mode
Starting on level 16, the altars get replaced by a portal. The player has the choice to "win" the game by exiting through the portal, or to ignore the portal on that level and venture deeper, aiming for higher scores on progressively more difficult floors. This is great for those that enjoy more challenge and extra content past the regular ending.
Pro Well-balanced
Other, more popular, mobile roguelikes are far too random. A lot of people associate roguelikes with randomness, but a lot of effort goes into making sure that they provide consistently winnable games. When you lose a game it should be because you did something dumb, not because the RNG didn't deign it today. Hoplite nails this.
Pro Large assortment of enemies keeps the gameplay and strategies required fresh
There is a wide array of enemies to encounter and fight, which keeps encounters fresh as well as the strategies needed.
Cons
Con Game opens upside down
The game opens in landscape but does so upside down, though it does correct itself shortly after opening.
Con Not enough players for multiplayer
It is extremely difficult to find an online match in the game due to the low amount of users playing the game.
Con In-game currency purchased through in-app purchase
The game does use in-game currency for purchasing new units to pay the game with though it does appear to evenly reward the currency for just playing. Of course the purchased in game currency could at first give a leg up to multiplayer players who just started.
Con In game advertisements
The default in game advertisements pop up in between rounds of play, so are not too intrusive but are there. They can be removed with a single in app purchase of $0.99.
Con Short game
Hoplite does not take that long to complete as it can be finished in an average playthrough in around an hour.