When comparing Tactics Maiden RPG vs Shadowrun Returns, the Slant community recommends Shadowrun Returns for most people. In the question“What are the best TRPGs (tactical role playing games) for Android?” Shadowrun Returns is ranked 3rd while Tactics Maiden RPG is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Shadowrun Returns is:
With a set amount of moves and action points it is fairly easy to understand how the battle system works. Everything is tun based and tactics are the main component to gameplay. Users must judge where they want to move, what attacks they want to use while taking into account the environment, if anything in it could shield them and then base all of these decisions off of their allotted action points.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Challenging
You actually have to think out each level and also plan ahead.
Pro Level can last from 10 minutes to 1 hour
Depending on the level being played they can last from ten minutes up to an hour.
Pro Clever A.I.
The A.I. in Tactics Maiden RPG is pretty clever, so simple straightforward play-styles will need to be more clever to counter the A.I..
Pro Free to try, in app purchase is one time for full game
Pro Intuitive battle system
With a set amount of moves and action points it is fairly easy to understand how the battle system works. Everything is tun based and tactics are the main component to gameplay. Users must judge where they want to move, what attacks they want to use while taking into account the environment, if anything in it could shield them and then base all of these decisions off of their allotted action points.
Pro Fleshed out interesting world
There has obviously been painstaking care taken in crafting the world and story of Shadowrun Returns. A noir cyberpunk story that sees the main character trying to solve a murder-mystery intertwined with a conspiracy. Throughout the game are characters who the main protagonist crosses paths with that have a tin of great dialogue written for them that is entertaining to read and also flesh out his cyberpunk world.
Cons
Con Difficult
Tactics Maiden RPG is a pretty difficult game and it may take some time to become familiar enough with the game to be able to advance in it properly.
Con Limited RPG paths
The story gets played out basically the same way on every play-through. Player choice only has moderate impact on the flow of the game.
Con Grammar errors
Needed a proofreader as their is tons of grammar errors which gives a rushed unfinished feeling.