Where are we with roguelikes and lites?

Gaming - The Podcast

English - January 25, 2022 18:29 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB - ★ - 1 rating
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Does a game need persistent player upgrades in order to be fun and relevant? This is at the heart of the question around whether or not you prefer roguelikes or roguelites.

Roguelikes include persistent upgrades, roguelikes do not.

Join Stace and John as they discuss the relevant merits of each genre, which they personally prefer and whether or not the distinction between -like and -lites still makes sense given the gaming landscape today.

Games discussed in this episode include:

Spelunky

Spelunky 2

Hades

The Binding of Isaac

Returnal

Dead Estate

Inscryption

FTL: Faster Than Light

Nuclear Throne

Rogue Legacy

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