ROGUE-FP

Do you like the original Wolfenstein & Doom? What about turn-based dungeon combat & loot? Does the idea of a Doom dungeon crawler that functions like Super Hot sounds interesting? Then this remake of Rogue will do it for you! As someone that's had their first exposer of Rogue-likes/lites from playing Diablo I back in the late 90s and not really a fan of the originals this has somehow clicked in a very pleasant way. So glad I gave this a shot to see where my love for the genre originated from and to see the OG get refreshed with new modern mechanics has hit a joyful spot I didn't think an early 80's game could ever do! The new mode "Dig Dungeon" is the bread and butter of this remake as it changes the basic procedurally generated rectangle room level layout into a more complex & non-square dungeon you tend to see in modern Rogues. The escape of being on a turn-based grid system and is now based on movement makes every millisecond of navigation matter ever more in a good way. A window of information pops up for each enemy you encounter to help you understand why things happened and the crosshair that changes color to tell you that you're within striking range adds more excitement before an encounter begins! It even add more challenge compared to the original mode in a fun way. My first run on Classic I made it to floor 11 without much of an issue as oppose to the new mode where I'm lucky to reach floor 3 BUT that's a good thing since it makes every floor you reach feel so rewarding. Weird how that works lol. Pleasant music (changes when enemies are nearby), delightful ASCII tile art (preferred over pixel style), great 3D physics when you slay enemies that gives the game more life, ambient particles in the air that float around you, easy to understand UI, movement is solid, actions are not confusing, great tutorial to help you with the basics (if you're afraid of getting confused like I was this bridges that learning gap by a lot!) and most importantly all this together along with the original Rogue RNG mechanics brings tension with every run! This is coming from someone that plays games like Enter the Gungeon, Diablo II, CS, Arc Raiders, Deep Rock Galactic, HellDivers II, all kinds of modern FPS and classic turn based games. Worth the asking price, no need to wait for a sale to save a dollar. You owe it to yourself to see where the roots of this genre came from. Edit: To the devs, please add an option for the fullscreen map to match how the minimap looks. I love looking at the old school ASCII text at the lower left of the screen while playing in Hybrid mode but both Texture and Hybrid on fullscreen map just... doesn't fit IMHO. It will also make it easier & faster to read the layout since I rely on the minimap's simplicity.