When comparing Hyper Rift vs King of Dragon Pass, the Slant community recommends Hyper Rift for most people. In the question“What are the best gamebook Android games?” Hyper Rift is ranked 1st while King of Dragon Pass is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Hyper Rift is:
There is a graphical view above the text story area that allows for some interaction as well as a visual representation of what is happening in the story.
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Pros
Pro Visual representation of the story
There is a graphical view above the text story area that allows for some interaction as well as a visual representation of what is happening in the story.
Pro 14 different endings
There is a total of 14 different endings to be found in Hyper Rift, making for a good amount of play time for those that want to find them all.
Pro Single in-app purchase to remove advertisements
Keeping the game fully playable for free users as well as singular priced for paid users is refreshing to see in the in numerous app purchase fueled Play Store.
Pro Good Rift experience
Pro Original unpredictable story
The story in Hyper Rift has quite a few plot twists that keep the game fresh and engaging.
Pro Puzzle elements to the gameplay
There are a few puzzle sections in the game that are all logic based, meaning no randomness to them. There are clues on how to solve them as well as direct answers scattered around each level, so for those that do get stuck, don't worry as there may be something up ahead that helps solve it.
Pro Plenty of depth
There is so much attention payed to the details of the game that gives the player a large sense of depth to the story.
Pro Beautiful hand painted art
While King of Dragon Pass does forgo animations, the hand painted art that is featured in game is outright gorgeous.
Cons
Con Does not properly scale
Hyper Rift does not properly scale on all devices leaving large black bars on each side of the game.
Con Only one save slot
There is only one save slot in the game meaning each playthrough will have to e done one after the other instead of simultaneously.
Con Crash prone
King of Dragon Pass is buggy and is prone to crashing often.
Con Touch controls are not implemented well
While scrolling through text the play can easily accidentally click on text that performs an action. This can result in the player making game advancement choices they did not mean to.