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Sinjo · **10-30-2015, 08:28 PM**

(10-30-2015, 10:20 AM)Warren Castille Wrote:

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Tangent for Rogue-likes

Meet Rogue.

Rogue is a balls-hard CRPG. It sort of set the tone for... well, the entire rogue-like genre. You might perhaps know one of them better as...

Nethack! Meet Nethack. Note this is not another Rogue screen.

Nethack is a huge, huge game, also randomly generated every time you enter. Permadeath is definitely a thing, and it is entirely possible to begin a game and die before you get two steps due to enemy encounters.

Rogue-lite games like Binding of Isaac or Rogue Legacy (not an accidental name) exist to carry over some of the same concepts: Crushing difficulty, permadeath, gradual learning through failure but allow a user's gameplaying skill to help them out: Someone who is great at Metroidvania-style games will excel at Rogue Legacy and people with twinstick/topdown shooter experience will be aided in Isaac.

Rogue-likes don't give a shit for how good your reflexes are, since they only act when you do. Monsters don't take a step until you move, and combat is a series of dice rolls you have (seemingly limited) control over. You can't out-play a rogue-like as you can a rogue-lite.

I am a grognard.

Er, It's rogue-like, not rogue-exactly like. Hence why I said smash was one of the first rogue-like.

Roguelikes are defined by a couple of characteristics. One, the levels are almost always randomly generated. Two There are upgrades or items that either carry when you die (or in extreme versions, lost entirely.). And Rpgue-likes are definitely not mutually exclusive to any genre.

They definitely do not require the same skill set. Other than maybe, critical thinking. They can be anything from platformers to turn based RPGs. As well as twitch shooters and twin stick shooters.

Here's a list of rogue-likes on steam. As you can see the Isaac series is among them.

Rogue Legacy is a personal favorite of mine, great platforming, gameplay and music.

FTL is another great Rogue-like. Space battles and all that.

Darkest Dungeon is a turn based, class Rogue like, very cool. Super unforgiving.

Last is Sunless sea. A super atmospheric game, very lovecraft-esque. And just as brutal as Darkest Dungeon.

Best Retro Game I Never See Anyone Talk About.

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