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[Dre_G_Writer]

So I saw this game for sale in the steam sale, looked at the video preview of it on the steam page, and I liked what I saw, especially at that price. It looked like a symphony of the night type side scroller with RPG elements and that's exactly what I was in the mood to play.

And man, I'm SO glad I bought this game. Been playing it every damn day, since I bought it when ever I get home from work.

The game is hard, like NES hard and the game punishes you for not thinking or taking your time and having poor reflexes.

I like this level of challenging because it's not like the cheap challenge. It's a type of challenge that's like......aaww man, i shouldn't have jumped, WHY DID I JUMP!?

Everything in this game can be over come with the starting level character, if you got the skills. The controls are tight and I feel like i have precise control over my character and their actions. The moment to moment gameplay is just straight up fun. I get a kick out of over coming a hard challenge and winning without even taking a hit.

But that's not what makes the game so addictive, making me want to come back to it every chance I get.

It's the RPG mechanics and the great use of many features that has me coming back.
You get loot, runes, gold, skills and level up to get stronger and change your combat style. I just keep playing trying to get that next str+ upgrade or something.

I like how the game handles death. So if you die, your child will take your place, and each child is different, each having their own stengths and weaknesses and their own traits as well as their own class.

it keeps the game unique with a different character everytime you die. And not only that, but everytime you die, the ENTIRE playing level changes as its procedurally generated. So your playing a whole new experience every single time. You have the option to play the same level you died on, but at the cost of resources though.

I can go on and on about more of the things I like about this game, but I don't want this to get too long.

The game is just addicting if your into these types of games. Soundtrack is great too.

I love this game man. It's so damn awesome. Don't let this one sit in your backlog of never played games, get on this game. Get yourself a controller with a superior D pad and your good to go.

 

[BabyFaceKillah]

i bought it during the Steam Sale i played for a bit...i got frustrated because i never had enough cash to buy upgrades and armor so i quit.

 

[john tv]

Cannot wait for this to hit Vita and PS4. It's gonna be dangerous being able to play this anytime/anywhere...

 

[Niwa]

Oh this game, I really loved it. Maybe I should start playing again as I never completed it.

Is there any replay value after completing it?

 

[perorist]

Cannot wait for this to hit Vita and PS4. It's gonna be dangerous being able to play this anytime/anywhere...

I've been waiting for the Vita port for almost a year now. Still nowhere in sight.

 

[Lulubop]

It's a fun game, then one of the classes becomes OP as fuck.

 

[Kthreev]

Great game. Though I couldn't really continue on after beating it the 2nd time, the ++ mode or whatever was too crazy and wasn't enjoyable enough for me to keep playing. Granted I spent hours and hours on the game before reaching that point, well worth the money.

 

[Mistouze]

Yeah, it's pretty good. One day I'll beat a boss hopefully. I'm at the point where I can clear the castle and wander a bit into the forest. Bosses woop me though.

Is it me or female heirs seem to be better than male ones? Just wondering.

Equiping the dash or the double-jump rune rune feels so good.

It's a fun game, then one of the classes becomes OP as fuck.

Barbarian Queen/King or something after that?

 

[Facism]

i lost time to this game during last summer sale. TIME.

 

[Log4Girlz]

I dropped it a few months back. Amazing game.

 

[Ramrock]

Shit!
I thought you meant Rogue Galaxy.

 

[Robert J. Sullivan]

great game, 100%ed it just a week ago, i really like the fact that on top of the rpg aspect you can really see yourself getting better at the game
when i started the game i pretty much hated the paladin class and how you couldn't move when blocking but once i got the hang of it and also learned how to use the statue it got soo much better

beating the remixed bosses is a fucking pain in the ass though

Oh this game, I really loved it. Maybe I should start playing again as I never completed it.

Is there any replay value after completing it?

there's new game + and they added new content recently (remixed version of bosses that unlocks a secret class)

It's a fun game, then one of the classes becomes OP as fuck.

which one ? i think secret class aside the spellsword is the easiest once you get a good amount of strength but paladin and barbarian are both good too, actually paladin makes the last boss a piece of cake
the statue ability is also great for when an enemy is in a tough spot to kill

 

[KainXVIII]

Beat the game only once, i wish there were different music composer (first level music was so annoying)..

 

[Bazza]

Spent may hours playing this game but the moment I heard it was coming out on Vita I stopped playing it on the PC, same thing with The Binding of Isaac.

 

[TwiztidElf]

Patiently waiting for the PS4 version. Anyone know when it might happen?

 

[-MD-]

Love Rogue Legacy, I dumped 40+ hours into it.

i bought it during the Steam Sale i played for a bit...i got frustrated because i never had enough cash to buy upgrades and armor so i quit.

I'm not sure how that happened, I never hit a road block for gold.

Oh this game, I really loved it. Maybe I should start playing again as I never completed it.

Is there any replay value after completing it?

Enemies change and become harder to deal with, like the 4-way fire spitter enemies turn into 8-way and mage fireballs get like 3x bigger, stuff like that. I finished the game 2 or 3 times I can't remember, I still haven't gone back to fight those new bosses but I really need to.

 

[DeVeAn]

I put 30 hrs into the damn game. I was hooked.

 

[Nestunt]

PS4 version in my veins

 

[MasterLeePhD]

Like it but I really don't love the floaty jump physics. Not sure if it's just my PC though.

 

[-MD-]

Like it but I really don't love the floaty jump physics. Not sure if it's just my PC though.

I've seen someone else complain about floaty controls but I played it on PC and jumps felt very tight, changing direction in mid-air and dashing felt really good.

 

[fedexpeon]

Game is so good.
I got lucky with the randomness, and managed to beat the game in 15hrs.
Would buy this again on the Vita for the short burst gameplay.

 

[Gipsy Danger]

Man, I absolutely loved Rogue Legacy. One of my favourite games last year for sure. Played over 20 hours of it just after launch but I still haven't touched it since they updated it with changes to the bosses and things like that. Really need to go back.

 

[Jintor]

I wavered in my liking but I beat it eventually so hey man it's pretty cool

Took 20 hours, never want to touch it again. A bit like Spelunky except I haven't beaten spelunky yet

 

[kevm3]

Game is the only 'roguelike' that I like so far. I tried getting into Spelunky, but no dice. This is much more fun.

 

[hooijdonk17]

Now I wish I had gotten it during the sale..

 

[Dryk]

Oh this game, I really loved it. Maybe I should start playing again as I never completed it.

Is there any replay value after completing it?

There's multiple levels of New Game+ and the enemies in each area turn move up to their next version. I had to quit after New Game+2 because the first few rooms start looking like this but there are Youtube videos of up to NG+50

Besides I'd gotten all the upgrades at that point anyway

Spent 42 hours, got all the achievements. Haven't touched it since but they added in a bunch of new content including new bosses later on.

 

[Mistouze]

Game is the only 'roguelike' that I like so far. I tried getting into Spelunky, but no dice. This is much more fun.

Look out for Binding Of Isaac Rebirth then.

 

[azertydu91]

Like it but I really don't love the floaty jump physics. Not sure if it's just my PC though.

I had the same problem as you then I played it on something else than my laptop and with a controller and now I love the jump physics believe try try with a controller or a better PC you will love

 

[Robert J. Sullivan]

i liked the paintings of their previous games with a little comment too, i remember that essentially they weren't having a lot of success and that rogue legacy was supposed to be their last shot
i was happy for them when i saw the game having so much success

 

[Gipsy Danger]

i liked the paintings of their previous games with a little comment too, i remember that essentially they weren't having a lot of success and that rogue legacy was supposed to be their last shot
i was happy for them when i saw the game having so much success

Don't Shit Your Pants is the only true success.

 

[oti]

Looooove this game. Recently played through it after 17h of dying and dying all over again. I could've been a lot quicker if I didn't upgrade all of my castle first instead of invest more points in the general skills like health and strength though.

 

[moniker]

It's also one of the few games that feature a gay protagonist

Spoiler

sometimes

 

[Robert J. Sullivan]

It's also one of the few games that feature a gay protagonist

Spoiler

sometimes

 

[Morfeo]

Yep, this was among the three best games released last year. So good!

 

[john tv]

I've been waiting for the Vita port for almost a year now. Still nowhere in sight.

It was playable at E3 and looked/felt great!

 

[sammyCYBORG]

I thought the design of not getting XP from killing enemies to be awful. I ended up just trying to avoid them to get as much money as possible because my runs where I didn't fight were always longer/more fruitful. At that point, what's the point of playing?

Got bored a few hours in. I thought it would be a good follow-up to Spelunky but unfortunately it wasn't anywhere near the greatness of Spelunky.

 

[Niwa]

great game, 100%ed it just a week ago, i really like the fact that on top of the rpg aspect you can really see yourself getting better at the game
when i started the game i pretty much hated the paladin class and how you couldn't move when blocking but once i got the hang of it and also learned how to use the statue it got soo much better

beating the remixed bosses is a fucking pain in the ass though



there's new game + and they added new content recently (remixed version of bosses that unlocks a secret class)



which one ? i think secret class aside the spellsword is the easiest once you get a good amount of strength but paladin and barbarian are both good too, actually paladin makes the last boss a piece of cake
the statue ability is also great for when an enemy is in a tough spot to kill

Love Rogue Legacy, I dumped 40+ hours into it.



I'm not sure how that happened, I never hit a road block for gold.



Enemies change and become harder to deal with, like the 4-way fire spitter enemies turn into 8-way and mage fireballs get like 3x bigger, stuff like that. I finished the game 2 or 3 times I can't remember, I still haven't gone back to fight those new bosses but I really need to.

There's multiple levels of New Game+ and the enemies in each area turn move up to their next version. I had to quit after New Game+2 because the first few rooms start looking like this but there are Youtube videos of up to NG+50

Besides I'd gotten all the upgrades at that point anyway

Spent 42 hours, got all the achievements. Haven't touched it since but they added in a bunch of new content including new bosses later on.

Oh gracious, this sounds amazing. Thank you.

 

[elfinke]

One if favourite games of last year, if not of several past years. Gosh I enjoyed this game. Glad to see more people jumping and enjoying the experience.

Wonderful soundtrack, too.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Amazing game. Whoever said that this has floaty controls is just plain wrong, they are amazingly tight.

Funniest thing was when I (boss spoilers)

Spoiler

killed the Jelly boss with the spinning fire thing in less than a second

Didn't know they added more stuff, gotta go back

 

[-MD-]

I thought the design of not getting XP from killing enemies to be awful. I ended up just trying to avoid them to get as much money as possible because my runs where I didn't fight were always longer/more fruitful. At that point, what's the point of playing?

Got bored a few hours in. I thought it would be a good follow-up to Spelunky but unfortunately it wasn't anywhere near the greatness of Spelunky.

Posts like these make me sad. You shouldn't be skipping enemies if you're trying to earn gold, I only skipped enemies if I was heading for a specific zone or boss.

 

[Winter John]

Love that game. Played it for months but I've never gotten anywhere. Not even past the first boss.

 

[hat_hair]

I had a similar problem. I eventually uninstalled it after beating New Game+ because otherwise I wasn't going to do anything but play Rogue Legacy, and I wanted to retain good memories before getting sick of it.

 

[sammyCYBORG]

Posts like these make me sad. You shouldn't be skipping enemies if you're trying to earn gold, I only skipped enemies if I was heading for a specific zone or boss.

Enemies never dropped enough gold to justify killing them compared to trying to avoid them. Especially early on when your health is really low. It's like the complete opposite of the great game design that a game like Demon's/Dark Souls established where killing them gets you the XP you need to progress.

The poor game design made me play that way.

 

[Orcastar]

Bought it on the Steam sale too. Played for a few hours and didn't like it.

The general idea behind the game is great, but it's just too damn repetitive and grindy. I hate the fact that I have access to bosses but have no chance of beating them without spending hours grinding cash for new abilities/runes/equipment. Yes, I know you can probably beat the whole thing with a lvl 1 character, but the bosses all have a ridiculous amounts of health.

I also wish the classes were more varied. Just give me different basic attacks or something to tell them apart, now they all feel the same.

 

[Kouriozan]

Yep it's an awesome game, got every achievements!
Loved the Shinobi class, so powerful and you rarely got hit once you know ennemies attack.
I hope the sequel get more weapons as sword only kinda get boring and also a deeper magic system.

 

[Dre_G_Writer]

Enemies never dropped enough gold to justify killing them compared to trying to avoid them. Especially early on when your health is really low. It's like the complete opposite of the great game design that a game like Demon's/Dark Souls established where killing them gets you the XP you need to progress.

The poor game design made me play that way.

I disagree 100% with your "poor design" statement. I will not go into why I think that, but just know that it's player CHOICE if they want to engage or not. Rewards should not be the only incentive.

If your only playing just to get rewards, well I see your playing the game for the wrong reasons then. If your not enjoying the moment to moment gameplay of over coming the challenge of defeating the enemies, then I can see this game is clearly not for you.

I believe the rewards should be secondary to the fun of the gameplay.

This game does that very well.

 

[pixlexic]

I agree the game is awesome . My favorite indie game by far.

 

[mp1990]

i'm waiting for the PS4 version,but it really look great.

 

[Deleted member 125677]

Hold on to that feeling

Such a wonderful, simple little game! <3

 

[Bel_Air_Jeff]

Yeah, this game was so good! I loved every second of it. Really addicting gameplay and mechanics. Took me 17 hours to beat all the bosses. Last boss took me dozens of tries.

Barbarian is the best class by far