Rogue Legacy Review : Hectic Genealogical Platforming
Channel: LIFE RPG
Date: 2015-02-06

Rogue Legacy review, Rogue Legacy gameplay, Rogue Legacy funny moments by Brandon Dayton.

Rogue Legacy lights a platforming fire within me. The brutal difficulty and awesome assortment of enemies is fantastic.

What is the best Rogue Legacy class? It's mostly a matter of opinion... But I like a Giant clumsy Hokage with ADHD!

Check out Rogue Legacy on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/241600/

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Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. 

Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might have vertigo-- they could even be a dwarf. 

That's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be perfect to win this game. But you do have to be pretty darn good because this game is HARD. Fortunately, every time you die all the gold you've collected can be used to upgrade you manor, giving your next child a step up in life and another chance at vanquishing evil. 

But you shouldn't listen to me. You should check out the trailer. It explains the game better then I ever could. 

If you really want to READ about this game though, then you should check out our bullet list below. 
Here's what Rogue Legacy IS: 
A procedurally generated adventure. Explore new castles with every life. 
Rogue-lite. Your character dies, but with each passing your lineage grows and becomes stronger. 
Tons of unique traits that makes each playthrough special. Ever wanted to be dyslexic? Now you can! 
More than 8 classes to choose from (9)! Each class has unique abilities that change the way you play the game. 
Over 60 different enemies to test your skills against. Hope you like palette-swaps! 
Massive, expandable skill tree. Rack in the loot to upgrade your manor and give your successors a cutting edge. 
Oh yeah, there's a Blacksmith and an Enchantress shop but we forgot to show them in the trailer... 
Equip your heroes with powerful weaponry and armor. Or gain new abilities like flight, dash, and air jumping. 
Tons of secrets and easter eggs to uncover... or are there? Yes there are. 
Got a controller? Play with a controller. Big Picture ready. 
Clowns.

I first played Rogue Legacy at a friend's place, trading off the controller at each death. It wasn't much, but it got me instantly hooked on how fun it was. So hooked, that I downloaded Steam, bought the game for the full $15, and bought a $30 wired Xbox 360 controller... and I don't even have any Xboxes. All this for this one game... and it was worth it.

Rogue Legacy plays like Castlevania and Super Ghouls N Ghosts. You move, jump, attack, and use a secondary weapon. The uniqueness comes into play when you die, which you will... a lot. Once you die, you will be brought to a selection of three hiers to play as next. Each one has a random character class, secondary weapon, and set of traits. Classes determine certain stats and abilities. Secondary weapons, or spells as they are called, use up MP. That's all pretty basic stuff. But the traits are very interesting. Some traits are helpful, like a speed increase. Others are harmful, like giving your attacks no enemy knockback. And some are just... well... neutral things... like making everything black and white. Your heirs have a chance of having two, one, or none of the traits at random. With all the random factors, you have to really get lucky... or pick the lesser of three evils. Is getting your prefered class worth the traits? Are the spells to your liking? It also makes you think about the next area... skills.

After selecting your heir, you are then brought to a skill tree. You inhereit the gold of your dead relatives I guess, and you can spend it on upgrading all kinds of things, from stats, to passives, to new character classes. Do you want to build up a magic or melee character? Maybe focus on a specific class? Or do you want to play it safe and try to build up well rounded skills to work with the random factos? It's a lot to consider when purchasing points in the skill tree. And be careful. Every time you buy an upgrade in the skill tree, all of the others become more expensive. So plan accordingly.