When comparing Faif vs The Banner Saga, the Slant community recommends The Banner Saga for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” The Banner Saga is ranked 45th while Faif is ranked 82nd. 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 Cross-platform multiplayer
Faif has included cross-platform asynchronous multiplayer that works across Android iOS and the web. The player can choose to battle random opponents as well as friends by using a four digit code.
Pro Fun mix of puzzle and roguelike games
Faif uses and entertaining mix of match tile puzzle games and roguelikes, in that the player matches five tiles to complete moves such as striking their opponent or earning more health, Once an opponent is defeated the player then goes on to the next just as in a roguelike the player goes another level deeper into the dungeon.
Pro In game shop to purchase powerups with earned currency
During matches the player is able to go into a shop that has purchasable powerups. These powerups are purchased with in game currency that is earned from matching currency tiles while in a match.
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 Can become time consuming and boring
The further one gets in the game the more time consuming matches may become, which in and of itself do not really add much to the actual gameplay, which may become tiring.
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.