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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Video Games > Let's Play! > A Procedurally Generated Roguelite Thread
 
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Space Bat
Apr 17, 2009

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you wouldn't drop, couldn't drop diddy, you wouldn't dare
I always like seeing the games I've never heard of so I guess I'll vote for Vertical Drop Heroes. This thread has been very entertaining so far, I'm fascinated to see how many weird games that fall under the "roguelite" umbrella.

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Space Bat
Apr 17, 2009

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you wouldn't drop, couldn't drop diddy, you wouldn't dare
Rogue Islands.

Eldritch is a really mediocre game, the only thing I remember about it is your hands look like those things they put on the end of drumsticks in old cartoons.

* # ¿ Jan 29, 2018 00:04
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Space Bat
Apr 17, 2009

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you wouldn't drop, couldn't drop diddy, you wouldn't dare
Some of the other weird ones have at least been interesting, but that game was about as bog standard and boring as a "twin-stick shooter rogue-lite" can get.

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Space Bat
Apr 17, 2009

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you wouldn't drop, couldn't drop diddy, you wouldn't dare
I couldn't leave the first room in Examina, I was so confused by the controls so yeah I wanna see Examina

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Space Bat
Apr 17, 2009

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Convoy should be fun to watch! That Turbo Demon game looks, uh, pretty awful honestly.

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Space Bat
Apr 17, 2009

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In the first video you talk about something that I find myself really disliking about Rogue-lites, which are the incremental unlocks you gain as you play and lose over and over. I really dislike how many games in the rogue-lite genre rely on having a game that is unbeatable without investing X amount of time into failed runs before you reach the requisite amount of grind. Some games, like Bind of Isaac, handle a concept like that well but it feels like many rogue-lite style games now rely on forcing you to grind through many failed playthroughs to artificially extend the length of the game. I'm one of 'those' people who generally prefer a standard roguelike, such as ADOM, over a rogue-lite and I think part of that is something like ADOM or Nethack may require a lot of foreknowledge to consistently win but a player who gets lucky can still win. I also feel like in many rogue-lites, even with an entire wiki of spoilers you'll still end up losing constantly due to the required ramping powerlevel, while in ADOM having spoilers even a new player could possible go the distance. I also don't need to play 15 times to grind enough Ascension Coins in Nethack to unlock being able to find cloaks of magic resistance or a helm of telepathy.

Anyway, I vote Brut@al

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