Tag: Rogue lite

Unpeeling Brotato: My Top 3 Reasons for Loving this Game

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I’m Kinglink, I’ve played a lot of Roguelites over the years, but when I got my Steam deck, there was one that really stood out and still gets a lot of playtime.  That title, of course, is Brotato.  But what is Brotato? 

Brotato comes from that line of games that are similar to Vampire Survivors, almost casual rogue-lites with simple control schemes, usually just a single control stick.  And while there are a lot of imitators, Brotato stands out for quite a few reasons.  I mean, the first thing is you’re playing as a potato. 

I want to call something out as I play, keep a close eye on my characters, while you can select your character, every upgrade your character buys seems to appear on their body which reminds me of Mr. Potato Head and can be quite funny. 

Anyway, back to the genre, where Vampire Survivors and most of its similar games are endurance survival mode, Brotato is about surviving 20 waves of enemies with a simple shop that appears between each wave. It’s a relatively fast game to pick up and play, but also has enough moments where players can put down the title and take a breather, or in the case of the Steam Deck, turn it off for a while.

I’ve been thinking about this game a lot, even before it left early access, but now that I’ve put in some hours into the official release, it’s the perfect time to look into what makes this game stand out. 

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Humble Choice October 2022 Review – The Best Bundle of the year?

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I’m Kinglink and it’s the beginning of October, so it’s time for the Humble Choice October 2022 Review. 

As always there are 8 games to play, and I’ve played each game for an hour on stream, and now I can tell you who will like each title and which games are worth checking out.  This being the month of Halloween perhaps we’ll have a little horror, very little. 

This month was an instant purchase for me.  I’ll talk more about why at the end but the headliner is pretty major, speaking of which let’s just get into the games, with the one already on screen being where we start.  Take it away. 

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Hades Review – Worthy of the gods

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Hades starts with the son of Hades, Zagreus who is fighting to leave the underworld and must travel through his father’s kingdom to gain his freedom. Much like most Roguelites the concept of Hades is deceptively simple.

But before long players will fail in their quest, and pass on. Zagreus will then be sent to the House of Hades. From there, players can start interacting with the court of Hades. After the first run, the House of Hades will be a little empty. There’s, of course, Hades and Cerberus his faithful hound. Players will also see Achillies and a goddess named Nyx, as well as Hypnos, who is Nyx’s offspring. Over time, more characters will appear.

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Dead Cells vs Hades – Which is the better Roguelite?

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I’m Kinglink and today we’re going to talk about two titans of the rogue-lite genre. In one corner we have a game considered the best of all time, Dead Cells, which is an absolute powerhouse. But there’s a new contender in Hades, which has just left early access last month and is absolutely knocking it out of the park. So how does Dead Cells compare to Hades?

If you want to stop me and tell me how these two games can’t be compared for some reason, that’s the point. This isn’t supposed to be two very similar games but instead, it’s a chance to look at what makes each of these popular games different and perhaps figure out which is the best, or the one you should try next.

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Moonlighter Review – Items shops during the day, dungeon running at night

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Played on Windows
Also Available on  Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, and macOS.

Moonlighter takes the drudgery of running a store and finds a new and interesting way to invigorate the experience. This isn’t a new concept, but Moonlighter still finds ways to make it engaging. Moonlighter is actually much more of an adventure but with great theming, but is it worth playing?

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