![]() That isn't to say that the game is identical, but even the changes feel like they expound on the idea behind Rogue Legacy, rather than creating a new identity. Though there are nuanced changes to the classes added to the game so far, jumping into these new warriors' shoes feels like coming home. They're light as air, jumping high with a weightless sword/bow/axe strike. There's a larger emphasis on using the downward-slicing bounce attack as a tool for getting around and solving puzzles, but the line of knights you control in Rogue Legacy all feel the same. ![]() Many of the original's enemies, including floating wizards and menacing eyeballs, are back, too.Īnd the rogues feel similar, as well. Some of the room designs, despite being randomly generated, fall into the same categories-long halls of spikes, large open rooms full projectile-spewing opponents, and so on. The opening area is a castle, just like the opening area of the first Rogue Legacy. The changes in Rogue Legacy 2 feel like they expound on the idea behind the original, rather than creating a new identity.ĭespite a visual overhaul, Rogue Legacy 2 feels more like a riff on the original so far. ![]() Between each adventurer's journey, you have the ability to spend the gold their predecessor amassed to upgrade the family castle, improving the prospects (and stats) of future generations. In each Rogue Legacy run, you control a new generation of a long-time adventurer's bloodline, who all explore the same mysterious, dangerous castle and usually die in the process. However, the overall experience hews very closely to the Rogue Legacy fans know. The sequel expands on the ideas that made Rogue Legacy stand out years ago, like adding more ways to earn incremental progress between runs and creating flashier, visual-forward family traits. The game doesn't try to meet those expectations. What could Cellar Door Games possibly do to make its sequel feel as fresh and revelatory as the original? After spending more than six hours with the current Early Access version of Rogue Legacy 2, the answer isn't clear. Countless games have riffed on the blend of run-based Roguelike mechanics and RPG-style progression it helped popularize. That's high praise, and it begs the question: How do you top that? In the seven years since Rogue Legacy launched, the roguelite genre has expanded. The 2013 original, with its then-unique progression, was my gateway to the roguelite and is still one of the best blends of an RPG and a run-based roguelite structure. When developer Cellar Door Games announced its deserved, but unexpected sequel back in April, I didn't realize how excited I'd be to play it.
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