Stabwound
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So, roguelikes. I consider them a type of CRPG and I'm sure many others here do as well. There are a few random threads around the forum about specific roguelike games, but I thought it might be cool to have a thread strictly about roguelikes in general.
This might turn into a big "official" thread - who knows. I just wanted to get some conversation going about the genre and whatnot.
I'm sure most people think of games like Nethack, ADOM, Angband or Crawl when they think of roguelikes, but there are tons of other great games out there that don't get nearly as much attention. If anyone knows of any fun, lesser-known or even "obscure" games, it would be cool to learn about them.
One game in particular I think is great and never see discussed is Legerdemain. Although it's in the roguelike style, it's really more of a CRPG than a roguelike. It's very text-heavy, character creation is ala Ultima 4, and it has a large overworld, dungeons, etc. It's been a while since I've played it, but it looks like a new version with graphical tiles was recently released. It's a pretty good game from what I remember and I think I'll download it again.
So, anyway, roguelikes. What are your favorites?
This might turn into a big "official" thread - who knows. I just wanted to get some conversation going about the genre and whatnot.
I'm sure most people think of games like Nethack, ADOM, Angband or Crawl when they think of roguelikes, but there are tons of other great games out there that don't get nearly as much attention. If anyone knows of any fun, lesser-known or even "obscure" games, it would be cool to learn about them.
One game in particular I think is great and never see discussed is Legerdemain. Although it's in the roguelike style, it's really more of a CRPG than a roguelike. It's very text-heavy, character creation is ala Ultima 4, and it has a large overworld, dungeons, etc. It's been a while since I've played it, but it looks like a new version with graphical tiles was recently released. It's a pretty good game from what I remember and I think I'll download it again.
So, anyway, roguelikes. What are your favorites?