It’s straightforward to overemphasise the significance of problem to Dark Souls, however I’d nonetheless argue it’s integral. From Software’s gruelling RPGs do hundreds else that’s cool, however a part of the enchantment is certain up with the identical satisfaction you get from climbing a mountain. You need that stress, and the blessed reduction of lastly...
Ancient Domains of Mystery – ADOM, to it’s mates – has been kicking round for lengthy whereas. A posh and conventional roguelike within the vein of Nethack, the place all the pieces appears to work together with all the pieces else on some degree, and loss of life appears inevitable with out intensive trial and...
Adam loves ADOM. There should be one thing about very previous roguelikes that overpowers our deputy editor. The attract of a random dungeon. The temptation to drink each potion directly. But he additionally as soon as informed us that the ultimate boss of ADOM (brief for Ancient Domains of Mystery) is his gaming nemesis. Well,...
In this episode: Jeremy introduces Wes to the puzzle solving area of NetHack: Sokoban! We dive deeper into Sokoban in another later episode, but this one offers an overview and history of Sokoban puzzles. Wes also makes another new discovery: cream pies that can be used as weapons. NetHack from aaaa to Zruty is our newest Let’s Play...
Welcome to our newest Let’s Play series! I’m diving into the end-all-be-all of roguelikes, a game you may have heard of but probably haven’t played. NetHack has been around since 1987 as a descendant of Rogue, which a few games have taken inspiration from since then. But where Rogue was a simple game that was...
Last year’s “wasteland caravan management sim” Skyshine’s Bedlam was pretty good, but we had a few issues with it. Combat was one aspect we cited as problematic in our review, noting that its unforgiving nature “crossed the line from enjoyably brutal to stressful frustration.” That’s an element of the game that today’s Redux update seeks...
Capybara Games has released a brand-new trailer for its upcoming roguelike Below. We’ve also got a half-dozen new screens to look at, and perhaps best of all, a release window—not a date, but a step in the right direction—of this summer. It’s been a couple of years since our hands-on with Below, but even then...
Welcome to our newest Let’s Play series! I’m diving into the end-all-be-all of roguelikes, a game you may have heard of but probably haven’t played. NetHack has been around since 1987 as a descendant of Rogue, which a few games have taken inspiration from since then. But where Rogue was a simple game that was...
The Long Journey Home is a “space exploration RPG” that promises to blend the gameplay of old classics like Starflight and Star Control with roguelike replayability, “in a procedurally generated, endless surprising living universe inspired by beloved modern science fiction shows like Farscape and Firefly.” That’s an awfully tall order, and quite a shift away...
There’s a risk with Roguelikes and bullet hells that they become more style and substance. If the shooting, dodging and pacing is off then flare won’t save them from playing like knock-off Game Boy games from elderly relatives who didn’t know any better. Still, I’d say Beacon has margin for error—this is a sci-fi Roguelike in haute couture....
