Any reason to get this over Mortal Glory 2?

[Hommnom]

This game has a weird position for me of having survived so many wishlist purges (it's been there since Jan 2020, and is currently the longest-tenured item on my list), yet for whatever reason I've never taken the plunge either, even though it's so cheap. Now that MG2 is out, is there any reason not to finally remove this in favor of the sequel, which seems to be an upgrade in every way?

[Locke02]

The two games are rather different. Althought the combat is the same, this game is more about managing your team of gladiators and the second game is more about dealing with random events and trying to build a team that way. The second game has you pick a "path" where you either fight, get an event, or enter a shop.
Basically, both games share the same combat system, but play very differently.

[Hommnom]

Oh I'm sure, not really an issue of money though, just time. Honestly the game could be free and I'm not sure I'd ever get around to playing it. Maybe a better question would have been "given a finite number of hours in a life, is 1 worth playing now over 2?"

Cheers for the replies, though. Currently playing Unicorn Overlord and it's very much scratching the squad-building tactical combat itch. Will definitely be keeping these in mind though for when I'm done.

[Ichthyic]

so far, one is more challenging than two. two has much more varied combat, smoother progression, more shops, the ability to choose your path through events. 2 is a MUCH more polished product. One will frustrate you at the highest difficulty levels... because it literally cheats, big time. But oh so satisfying when you can pull off a complete run on hardest.
If I had to choose though, like I said, 2 is the more polished game.