What's a Rougelike? - Origins to Indie Staple
147Roguelikes are a popular subgenre of game for their near infinite replay-ability. However all sorts of games have been called a "roguelike", so what does the term actually mean?
In this video I discuss one of the more common definitions, "The Berlin Interpretation", and how many indie games we call roguelikes don't really fit the bill. Yet in spite of that the Berlin Interpretation is a fairly disputed definition, because "Roguelites" are just a broader adaptation of a core gameplay loop which relies on random generation and dungeon runs.
These kinds of games are some of my favorites, both traditional roguelikes and the modern indie take on the genre, so I was excited to talk about them.
One thing which holds back some of the more narrative-heavy roguelikes is the inability for the story to also be procedural to some extent. With recent advances in AI art and storytelling I wonder if future roguelikes will have a properly coherent, procedural method of generating stories.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:20 The Berlin Interpretation
02:25 Roguelites
04:23 Development benefits
04:58 Development drawbacks (specifically regarding narrative)
08:05 Outro
Rogue footage from @scottmanley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxF1osPkplA
Caves of Qud footage from @Splattercatgaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WChlVoBwf4
Diablo footage from @ChristopherOdd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2wqqkIzOns
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA footage from @OperatorDrewski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3-34ljkCNA
All other external footage is clearly labeled with it's origin.
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