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Picked up Cult of the lamb on ps+ essentials catalogue and was struck by how much instant fun it is to play, I thought rouglikes were a genre that you had invest a few deaths in to start to enjoy and I thought Hades was the pinnacle of the genre or that what the Internet had me believe. I was sure Cult of the Lamb looked too simple for it's price point, I was wrong. This is very easily become my favourite in the genre already at only 4 and a bit hours of attempts. The simplistic design is what I think may be the cuase for this, it's just pure fun and dying truly doesn't feel like failure something Hades and dead cells get wrong after you've invested 45 minute and your build is going great only to be shot down by a stray projectile from a spastic enemy.
I can't say if this is my favourite yet but it's certain the most fun I've had with the genre and I'm only 4 or so hours in. I've not played rouge Legacy or rouge legacy 2 which I now assume will actually be fantastic and not the simple games they look to be. I get it now, the more you simplify this genres core the better and more addictive it it is. One more turn. Not to say this is a simple game, there's a lot going on, on the side, even a pretty cool story. Lots of stuff to keep you entertained between runs that I won't spoil, I'll just say it's a bit of a management sim also.
Which is your favourite? I know I'll miss some in the poll. Give me a heads up and I'll update it with obvious suggestions. Looking forward to suggestion now my mind is open that there are possibly better titles out there than Hades and dead cells, my two go to evergreen rougelikes.
Games I forgot in poll:
Outer wilds
Enter the Gungeon
Cryth of the necromancer
Slay the spire
Last edited by LegitHyperbole - on 21 August 2024
