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roguelikes and lemmy
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I didn't realize you said 'roguelikes' at first ๐ I'm more into roguelites I'll admit. Is Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup a -lite or -like?
The definition isn't an absolutely hard one, but I think that DCSS would be pretty uncontroversially a roguelike.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike
See the section on "Berlin Interpretation", which is one commonly-used set of factors to determine whether something is a roguelike.
I have a love/hate with the Berlin Interpretation. While I certainly prefer my RLs that way, I think some times it gets used to gatekeep excellent RLs kind of on the fringe of the interpretation.
oh wow that's more restrictive than I thought it was
Yeah, I can see the turnbased requirement there
A good way to tell between -lite and -like is that lite you get stronger (ex. Stats increase) between runs while -like only unlocks new content.
Oh, that's a good rule of thumb
Another one: if it needs a pause button it's 'lite.
(I am willing to give Necrodancer an honorary pass)
I would absolutely give Necrodancer a pass as well!
No worries at all! While I personally prefer the more traditional RLs, I know that's not everyone's thing.
DCSS is definitely -like. But it's not terribly hard to grasp and can be an incredibly fun time if you don't mind failure.