• Wilzax@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Roguelike just means Arcade-like nowadays. The mechanic of using currency or experience to boost the next run is only sometimes present

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      4 months ago

      That’s the weird thing is that what people call a “roguelike” now is just what pretty much every game was back in the day.