Forwarded from AmAm: Amanda's Amenities
And at number 4, we have... two games! Hades and Enter the Gungeon! Because indie is also short for indecisive.
Why: they show in a brilliant way that style matters just as much as substance, turning the rather tiresome formula of roguelikes into an explosion of iconic visuals, clever narrative and memorable music. But despite that they are also very humorous games, never refusing the notion that their premises are, well, very stupid, characterising their stakes more as "C'mon let me the fuck out" than the epic struggles of a damned hero.
Hades also has really good character design*.
*Massive tits on men, women and enbys without distinction.
Why not: a roguelike covered in glitter is still a roguelike. If you get a busted combination of skills/guns, the difficulty curve falls apart like a castle of cards near an hyperactive child. And it becomes more mind-numbing than challenging. Either that, or you get unlucky and subsequently snapped like a twig.
Why: they show in a brilliant way that style matters just as much as substance, turning the rather tiresome formula of roguelikes into an explosion of iconic visuals, clever narrative and memorable music. But despite that they are also very humorous games, never refusing the notion that their premises are, well, very stupid, characterising their stakes more as "C'mon let me the fuck out" than the epic struggles of a damned hero.
Hades also has really good character design*.
*Massive tits on men, women and enbys without distinction.
Why not: a roguelike covered in glitter is still a roguelike. If you get a busted combination of skills/guns, the difficulty curve falls apart like a castle of cards near an hyperactive child. And it becomes more mind-numbing than challenging. Either that, or you get unlucky and subsequently snapped like a twig.
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Forwarded from AmAm: Amanda's Amenities
(They also manage to make the usually rather conspicuously ignored "roguelike loop" an active part of the narrative, which by itself takes either incredibly smart writing or a massive ass pull. So, you know, kudos to them for acknowledging the interactive component of the game. It is no small feat at all.)
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