When comparing Iesabel vs Evoland, the Slant community recommends Evoland for most people. In the question“What are the best Android RPGs?” Evoland is ranked 6th while Iesabel is ranked 29th. The most important reason people chose Evoland is:
Starting the game one is playing something very reminiscent of a classic Gameboy game, many elements borrowed from famous franchises of the time. As the player advance the game changes it's graphics to match all of the popular consoles from the last 30 years and each change resembles many other popular classic. The game definitely brings back many good gaming memories.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Plenty of loot
Iesabel has a lot of different loot to find during the game that ensure a player can come back to the game to find new weapons and armor.
Pro Good level design and variety
Iesabel features a varied level design, having vastly different looking areas to fight ones way through. On top of this each area has a good variety of challenges making sure that one does not isn't in any certain area too long just grinding away on bad guys.
Pro Cross platform online multiplayer
Iesabel features cross platform online multiplayer of up to eight players.
Pro Offers a good bit of nostalgia
Starting the game one is playing something very reminiscent of a classic Gameboy game, many elements borrowed from famous franchises of the time. As the player advance the game changes it's graphics to match all of the popular consoles from the last 30 years and each change resembles many other popular classic. The game definitely brings back many good gaming memories.
Pro Seamless switching of game mechanics
The gameplay changes from action based combat resembling Secret of Mana or Zelda to turn based (when fighting bosses) that resembles Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger. This switchng back and forth fits with the theme of the game where it covers years of RPG releases of different genres.
Cons
Con Never fully completed
Game felt like a good early access title but lacking in content and build variety.
Con UI is a bit confusing
With no real tutorial to be seen, the UI can be a chore to figure out and is also a bit cluttered, especially on smaller screens.
Con Too generic
While trying to pay tribute to the great classics in the RPG genre the game itself lacks any feeling of "soul" or personality making for a tale that is just too familiar and obvious.