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Podcasting about roguelike games, their development, and their history. https://grogpod.zone

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joelanman, to indiegames
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Wildermyth is on sale again, very nice fantasy XCOM with a focus on dynamic story telling
https://store.steampowered.com/app/763890/Wildermyth/

grogpod,
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@joelanman Great game with a very interesting new DLC mode coming in a few days too.

jake4480, to indiegames
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Nuclear Throne is an incredible game, just as I'd heard. I'm glad I jumped on it finally. Figuring out the different random power-up mutations, the runs are fun as hell, twin stick shooting, permadeath, it's a blast. It's tough! But I'm gonna keep trying to get to that throne ๐Ÿ”ซ

#TwinStickShooters #roguelikes #BulleHell #roguelike #IndieGames #NuclearThrone #permadeath @mdkcore

An early level of Nuclear Throne. Desert type terrain, the main character shooting at some enemies
Another level of Nuclear Throne, darker green color, character is shooting a green laser. The weapons are awesome.
Artistic rendition of the characters sitting around the fire. Super cute monsters.

grogpod,
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@jake4480 @mdkcore Nuclear Throne is the best twin stick shooter that I'm the absolute worst at lol.

grogpod, to Podcast
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This week on the podcast is everyone's favorite mine-based dungeon crawler: Barony! Minecraft? Never heard of it!

Listen in on our discussions on brutal tutorials, minotaur chases, and split-screen co-op!

https://grogpod.zone/2024-05-08-barony/

#barony #roguelike #podcast #gaming #steam #nintendoswitch #dungeoncrawler #steamdeck #roguelite

grogpod, to gaming
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What makes for a good dungeon crawling experience? What are some of your favorite things about grimey, dark, humid, labyrinths brimming with trolls?

grogpod,
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@jake4480 What do you think are the most interesting innovations for medieval dungeon crawlers recently? Lots of loot options? Level generation and strategizing around it? Something else?

grogpod, to Podcast
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Ever wondered what a roguelite game with a AAA budget and development studio would be like? Well this week our episode on Returnal is your answer!

Winner of 4 BAFTAs including 2022's game of the year award, it's a visual and storytelling powerhouse. But what mysteries does this alien planet hide and why is there a mysterious human farm house here?

https://grogpod.zone/2024-04-24-returnal/

#roguelike #returnal #podcast #roguelite #ps5 #steam #gaming #pcgaming

grogpod, to gaming
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15 hours in Returnal and only just learning about the sprint button now

#Returnal #gaming #PS5 #steam #thesimpsons

grogpod, to DwarfFortress
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This is a punchline I need to hear the rest of

grogpod, to Podcast
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This week we're putting the bullet into bullet hell with the hit SHMUP roguelike shooter Star of Providence!

Originally titled "Monolith", this NES-inspired modern retro shooter has it all: ghosts, mages, cybernetic constructs, giant spinning razor weapons, and of course: a talking cat.

https://grogpod.zone/2024-04-10-star-of-providence/

#roguelike #podcast #roguelite #starofprovidence #shmup #shootemup #gaming #steamdeck #steam #indiegame

grogpod, to gaming
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Starting soon: the Triple-i indie showcase! Hope to see some cool new roguelikes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9eP0JWIk8U

#gaming #steam #triplei #the_triple_i_initiative #triple_i #iiishowcase #roguelike #roguelite

darth, to Sony
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I am surprised that a game wasnโ€™t verified before release.

grogpod,
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@darth Returnal on the steam deck would be amazing if it ever happens. Until then, streaming from my PC to the deck is the only option

grogpod,
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@darth you know what? I was totally wrong. Returnal on the steam deck is totally playable! It says unsupported on the store but I just tested it and it ran at a reasonably stable 30fps without any fiddling.

Smooth enough to beat a lockdown miniboss even! It did chew through 20% of battery in 20 minutes, so there's maybe some tinkering to be done, but with zero fiddling it's pretty decent.

grogpod, to Podcast
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A time travelling robot is never late. Nor it is early. It arrives precisely when it means to! This week is the second great roguelike by Subset Games: Into the Breach! A bug-punching, timeline jumping, city saving tactics puzzler sure to tickle that brain of yours.

We are taking listener requests for an upcoming episode as well! Reply below with suggestions!

http://grogpod.zone/2024-03-27-into_the_breach/

#roguelike #intothebreach #podcast #roguelite #steamdeck #gaming #indiegame

grogpod, to random
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2 Rift 2 Wizard is finally here!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058570/Rift_Wizard_2/

grogpod,
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Rift Wizard 2 plays great on the Steam Deck as well with a couple minor tweaks.

Proton experimental and windowed mode are all you need to keep you wishing your bus commute was one turn longer.

grogpod, to Podcast
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It's time for TOME! This week we play the storied titan of traditional roguelikes: Tales of Maj'Eyal developed by @darkgodone

We're talking dungeons, outer space mages, time-traveling wizards, beach dating adventures, and taxidermied fox art. If you can think of it, this 14 year old open-source game likely has it!

https://grogpod.zone/2024-02-14-tome/

#roguelike #talesofmajeyal #tome4 #podcast #gaming #indiegame #steamdeck #indiedev #pcgaming #roguelite

jake4480, (edited ) to indiegames
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Rotwood looks great - an almost isometric kinda roguelike. Check the trailer. Very much my kind of game. I'll be trying this when it comes out.

The demo is in the Steam Next Fest (link below) and you can play it free the next few days. And you totally should, and you should tell me how it is, since I have nothing to play it on. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Trailer: https://youtu.be/s2TBbW_wMis?si=-t1FQyVY6PRx-add

Demo here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2015270/Rotwood/

grogpod,
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@jake4480 ahhh klei games are always so good! Excited to give this one a try

grogpod,
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@jake4480 Invisible, Inc is a great xcom-roguelike hybrid. Griftlands is an amazing stylized rpg deckbuilder with choices between negotiating and combat.

As far as non rogue-type games, my personal favorite of theirs is Mark of the Ninja. Don't Starve is very good, and my co-hosts like it a lot, but that genre isn't for me mostly.

grogpod, to gaming
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Tales of Maj'Eyal on the steam deck works surprisingly well. Especially with the OldRPG workshop tileset mod giving it a very SNES Final Fantasy vibe.

Here we see the cursed human Anakin Skywalker standing victorious on the Daikara volcano's summit, after narrowly defeating Rantha the Worm and an army of elite ice giants.

grogpod, to Podcast
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This week's podcast episode is on the boomer shooter Nightmare Reaper! A DOS-inspired mayhem-filled FPS that really opens the hospital door to the world that is roguelike shooters.

All I need to say about this game: chainsaw grappling hook

https://grogpod.zone/2024-01-31-nightmare-reaper/

#roguelike #roguelite #podcast #gaming #steam #nightmarereaper #steamdeck #boomershooter #indiegame #indiedev

grogpod,
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@Risk It's a contentious topic. My roguelike podcast cohosts and I devoted almost 2 hours talking about this specifically in a recent episode: https://grogpod.zone/2023-10-11-what-is-a-roguelike/

It's also worth noting that the definitions have changed over time and will likely continue to do so, as with any evolving genre: https://github.com/ScottBurger/going_rogue_podcast/wiki/What-is-a-roguelike-database

grumpygamer, to random
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My favorite game of 2023 was Moonring by @Fluttermind. Every once in a while a game comes along where I say "I wish I had made that" and this was one of those games.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/

grogpod,
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@grumpygamer @Fluttermind It really sets a refreshing standard for traditional roguelike UI design and gameplay

grogpod, to gaming
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Good to see some Roguelite representation at #TheGameAwards!

#DaveTheDiver in the "Best Indie Game" category and #Hades2 in the "Most Anticipated" one.

Videogames just keep getting better don't they?

#roguelite #roguelike #gaming #indiegame

grogpod,
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@BlindiRL good question, I had no idea it was a subsidiary spinout. Same criticism applies to Journey and Ori for TGA as well it seems.

Interesting neogaf thread in the topic: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/dave-the-diver-nominated-for-indie-game-of-the-year-yet-its-published-by-nexon.1663451/

grogpod, to Podcast
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This week in the podcast, we lock and load our AK-47s and hand them over to our amphibian friend to talk about the twin stick shooter roguelite AK-xolotl.

If you ever thought your runs of mowing down forest creatures needed more baby burping minigames, then you've come to the right place! ๐Ÿ”ซ๐Ÿธ

http://grogpod.zone/2023-11-08-akxolotl/

#roguelike #roguelite #podcast #gaming #indiegame

grogpod,
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@jake4480 remember: if you're having fun with a game, that's all that matters.

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