When comparing The Bard's Tale vs Gunman Clive, the Slant community recommends The Bard's Tale for most people. In the question“What are the best HID (human interface device) gamepad supported Android games?” The Bard's Tale is ranked 10th while Gunman Clive is ranked 35th. The most important reason people chose The Bard's Tale is:
The Bard's Tale support native Android HID.
Specs
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Pros
Pro HID gamepad support
The Bard's Tale support native Android HID.
Pro Funny and excellent storytelling
Rarely anything on mobile platform is on par with the storytelling in this game.
Pro SHIELD games support
SHIELD games support is built into this game.
Pro MOGA support
The Bard's Tale has MOGA support built in.
Pro Optional high res textures for Tegra 3 devices
The Bard's Tale allows for a high res texture pack to be downloaded and used if the user is using a Tegra 3 device.
Pro Good touch screen controls
The touch screen controls are accurate and work very well for this platformer.
Pro Tough as nails
Very challenging game in the same vein as Mega Man for platforming, boss battles, and gameplay.
Cons
Con On screen thumb control has permanent placement
The thumb stick placement on screen does not follow around the users thumb b y where they touch the screen but is static in one place.
Con Death means a restart at the beginning of the level, no halfway points
Gunman Clive has zero mid level checkpoints, which means upon death the player will have to restart all over again at the beginning of the level.