One of the best Roguelites I have ever played, with tons of upgrades and play styles to make things interesting up through the main game and beyond into the plethora of post game activities. NameBrand
I bought Rogue Legacy 2 on a whim after I saw that it launched with warm reviews during the 1.0 launch, and I have to say that I'm really happy I did! Rogue Legacy 2 has slowly crept into being one of my all time favorite Roguelites that I believe easily deserves a chance at becoming one of yours.
I'm going to come right out and address what I think will be the main drawback for most people: Rogue Legacy 2 is a slow burn game. It's not one of those 20 hour one and done Roguelites. We're talking 40 - 60 hours here to roll credits for the first time. Before you get to the late-game content. Because of the slow burn nature, there's going to be times you'll finish a run with a ludicrous amount of gold, and you'll throw it into a bunch of upgrades thinking to yourself that "yeah, I'm really gonna FEEL this one", only to find after you level up that the changes were VERY marginal. I think that might be frustrating for people looking for that instant gratification... but I wasn't! I found that the core gameplay is indeed, still a Roguelite, which means the best weapon in the game... is your own skill. So I thought that the level ups and all that, were nice, and they did contribute to the reason I rolled credits, but knowing enemy and boss attack patterns is going to be what saves your bacon 90% of the time.
Now with that out of the way, for those of you looking for a deep, long, and rich experience, you'll find that here! There's a LOT of different weapons, talents, and magic spells that you'll have the opportunity to master, and on top of that you can find relics with modifiers that you can synergize with each other, and heirlooms that give you new movement abilities that allow "metroidvania-esque" access to other areas of the map. On top of that, you'll encounter strange modifiers to your characters that will continue to make every run feel like a unique experience, should you so choose it to be.
I say "should you so choose it to be," because if you desire, you can eliminate a lot of the randomosity of Rogue Legacy 2. Many of these options are built right into the base game through a few unlockables and can help you in just about any way you can think of, from preferring to start with a certain loadout, to freezing the random generation of the environments. If you're looking for the game to be even more tailored, you can change the house rules, which contains tons and tons of accessibility options that you just don't see in games today. I really commend the devs for including that! It ensures that you can have a fun experience no matter how you decide to play the game.
I personally loved my journey through the game, I thought that the trial and error process was really addicting and engaging, the upgrades tickled me, and finding insane relic synergies was always a treat. The bosses I must say, are really well designed, and gave me a LOT of trouble whenever I first encountered one (to the point where I thought they were impossible), but now I can take on one or two with ease, as a testament to all the practice and memorization I've put in. The soundtrack and overall sound design is really well done and all complements each other, and while it wasn't particularly the focus of my attention, I appreciate the lore fragments scattered across the world through secret rooms and the like.
Some real bang for your buck value Rogue Legacy 2 offers is the diversity and breadth of content that it offers. In any given play session I can tailor the entire experience to suit what I feel like doing. Do I have an hour on my hands to collect a bunch of gold? Do I have a few minutes to do some combat challenges? Do I want to go straight to the boss to try and get some of the patterns down? Maybe I just want to collect a few relics and try a new boss. Maybe I'll explore the next area looking for the next heirloom. Etc. You can fit the game in just about any time gap you have available, to fit any kind of gaming mood you're in, and should you need to, you can save and quit at any point during a run, and return to the game right where you left off.
Overall, I really hope that more people get into Rogue Legacy 2 and see what it has to offer, because there is a TON here. And I've only played up to the credits! There's apparently a whole post game section complete with its own set of bosses, rules, armor, challenges and more for me to discover, so I might just be at the tip of the iceberg, which is insane to think about! But even if you just roll credits, where I'm at at the time of this review, I still think it's an incredible experience that many people will be able to find a lot of value in. Take the dive!
I bought Rogue Legacy 2 on a whim after I saw that it launched with warm reviews during the 1.0 launch, and I have to say that I'm really happy I did! Rogue Legacy 2 has slowly crept into being one of my all time favorite Roguelites that I believe easily deserves a chance at becoming one of yours.
I'm going to come right out and address what I think will be the main drawback for most people: Rogue Legacy 2 is a slow burn game. It's not one of those 20 hour one and done Roguelites. We're talking 40 - 60 hours here to roll credits for the first time. Before you get to the late-game content. Because of the slow burn nature, there's going to be times you'll finish a run with a ludicrous amount of gold, and you'll throw it into a bunch of upgrades thinking to yourself that "yeah, I'm really gonna FEEL this one", only to find after you level up that the changes were VERY marginal. I think that might be frustrating for people looking for that instant gratification... but I wasn't! I found that the core gameplay is indeed, still a Roguelite, which means the best weapon in the game... is your own skill. So I thought that the level ups and all that, were nice, and they did contribute to the reason I rolled credits, but knowing enemy and boss attack patterns is going to be what saves your bacon 90% of the time.
Now with that out of the way, for those of you looking for a deep, long, and rich experience, you'll find that here! There's a LOT of different weapons, talents, and magic spells that you'll have the opportunity to master, and on top of that you can find relics with modifiers that you can synergize with each other, and heirlooms that give you new movement abilities that allow "metroidvania-esque" access to other areas of the map. On top of that, you'll encounter strange modifiers to your characters that will continue to make every run feel like a unique experience, should you so choose it to be.
I say "should you so choose it to be," because if you desire, you can eliminate a lot of the randomosity of Rogue Legacy 2. Many of these options are built right into the base game through a few unlockables and can help you in just about any way you can think of, from preferring to start with a certain loadout, to freezing the random generation of the environments. If you're looking for the game to be even more tailored, you can change the house rules, which contains tons and tons of accessibility options that you just don't see in games today. I really commend the devs for including that! It ensures that you can have a fun experience no matter how you decide to play the game.
I personally loved my journey through the game, I thought that the trial and error process was really addicting and engaging, the upgrades tickled me, and finding insane relic synergies was always a treat. The bosses I must say, are really well designed, and gave me a LOT of trouble whenever I first encountered one (to the point where I thought they were impossible), but now I can take on one or two with ease, as a testament to all the practice and memorization I've put in. The soundtrack and overall sound design is really well done and all complements each other, and while it wasn't particularly the focus of my attention, I appreciate the lore fragments scattered across the world through secret rooms and the like.
Some real bang for your buck value Rogue Legacy 2 offers is the diversity and breadth of content that it offers. In any given play session I can tailor the entire experience to suit what I feel like doing. Do I have an hour on my hands to collect a bunch of gold? Do I have a few minutes to do some combat challenges? Do I want to go straight to the boss to try and get some of the patterns down? Maybe I just want to collect a few relics and try a new boss. Maybe I'll explore the next area looking for the next heirloom. Etc. You can fit the game in just about any time gap you have available, to fit any kind of gaming mood you're in, and should you need to, you can save and quit at any point during a run, and return to the game right where you left off.
Overall, I really hope that more people get into Rogue Legacy 2 and see what it has to offer, because there is a TON here. And I've only played up to the credits! There's apparently a whole post game section complete with its own set of bosses, rules, armor, challenges and more for me to discover, so I might just be at the tip of the iceberg, which is insane to think about! But even if you just roll credits, where I'm at at the time of this review, I still think it's an incredible experience that many people will be able to find a lot of value in. Take the dive!