Since a long time I've seen a lot of developers publish a variety of games under the "Rogue-like" flag, now that we have plenty of choices on the genre we have lost track of the origins of the concept, I've seen a lot of people reject the idea of Rogue-Like as a classification as it is based on a single title (like metroidvanias) and I can understand why, since there are too many titles that replicates aspects of the genre without bringing too much of the original substance to the gameplay. How I understand it, a Rogue-like is a Tabletop-like RPG experience with high replayability value, and this, is where NEO Scavenger shines the most. It's difficult to know what the secret ingredient to make a Rogue-like is, surely it goes beyond the system and mechanics. Maybe it is the complexity and depth of the choices spectrum offered to you, maybe it is the knowledge curve and experience that the game demands to explore it, maybe it's the cruelty and the random ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that makes every run special and a hard-earned experience, NEO Scavenger has them all, but brings a lot more to the table and makes justice to the genre. I love the ambience of the text-based Points of interest with a simple but effective narrative prowess, I love the map navigation system with tracks and hiding places making the map a very influyent aspect of the game (much more than a shop, a stair up and a stair down), I love all the lore, crazy factions, and characters I've met, I love the eastereggs and crazy small features that enriches the game, but my favorite feature of this game is the brutal combat system, here you can see a wide variety of relevant commands and status that refracts the tide of the battle in their own special way. Forget about hacking and slashing every turn or you'll get your skull crushed onto the floor pretty soon.

Since a long time I've seen a lot of developers publish a variety of games under the "[i]Rogue-like[/i]" flag, now that we have plenty of choices on the genre we have lost track of the origins of the concept, I've seen a lot of people reject the idea of [i]Rogue-Like[/i] as a classification as it is based on a single title (like metroidvanias) and I can understand why, since there are too many titles that replicates aspects of the genre without bringing too much of the original substance to the gameplay. How I understand it, a Rogue-like is a [b]Tabletop-like RPG experience[/b] with [b]high replayability value[/b], and this, is where [b]NEO Scavenger[/b] shines the most. It's difficult to know what the secret ingredient to make a Rogue-like is, surely it goes beyond the system and mechanics. Maybe it is the [b]complexity and depth of the choices spectrum offered to you[/b], maybe it is the [b]knowledge curve and experience that the game demands to explore it[/b], maybe it's the [b]cruelty and the random shitstorm that makes every run special[/b] and a hard-earned experience, [b]NEO Scavenger[/b] has them all, but brings a lot more to the table and makes justice to the genre. I love the ambience of the text-based Points of interest with a simple but effective narrative prowess, I love the map navigation system with tracks and hiding places making the map a very influyent aspect of the game (much more than a shop, a stair up and a stair down), I love all the lore, crazy factions, and characters I've met, I love the eastereggs and crazy small features that enriches the game, but my favorite feature of this game is the brutal combat system, here you can see a wide variety of relevant commands and status that refracts the tide of the battle in their own special way. Forget about hacking and slashing every turn or you'll get your skull crushed onto the floor pretty soon.