Risk of Rain is an interesting view into the design of its critically-acclaimed sequel, but doesn't offer anything that other roguelikes don't already have.
I liked the soundtrack (Chris Christodoulou's work is top-notch), giant enemies and bosses providing a sense of scale, and the insight into Risk of Rain 2's 2D roots.
I disliked the high skill floor, item imbalance, heavy reliance on RNG and AoE attacks, the boring early game, and how my boy Bandit is MUCH worse than in Risk of Rain 2.
I recommend this game if you're a big RoR2 fan and either have this game already or can get it extraordinarily cheap.
I liked the soundtrack (Chris Christodoulou's work is top-notch), giant enemies and bosses providing a sense of scale, and the insight into Risk of Rain 2's 2D roots.
I disliked the high skill floor, item imbalance, heavy reliance on RNG and AoE attacks, the boring early game, and how my boy Bandit is MUCH worse than in Risk of Rain 2.
I recommend this game if you're a big RoR2 fan and either have this game already or can get it extraordinarily cheap.