Since 1980, in-the-know computer gamers have been enthralled by the
unpredictable, random, and incredibly deep gameplay of Rogue and
those games inspired by it, known to fans as "roguelikes." For
decades, this venerable genre was off the radar of most players and
developers for a variety of reasons: deceptively simple graphics
(often just text characters), high difficulty, and their demand
that a player brings more of themselves to the game than your
typical AAA title asks. This book covers many of the most prominent
titles and explains in great detail what makes them interesting,
the ways to get started playing them, the history of the genre, and
more. It includes interviews, playthroughs, and hundreds of
screenshots. It is a labor of love: if even a fraction of the
author's enthusiasm for these games gets through these pages to
you, then you will enjoy it a great deal. Key Features: Playing
tips and strategy for newcomers to the genre Core roguelikes Rogue,
Angband, NetHack, Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, ADOM, and Brogue The
"lost roguelikes" Super Rogue and XRogue, and the early RPG dnd for
PLATO systems The Japanese console roguelikes Taloon's Mystery
Dungeon and Shiren the Wanderer Lesser-known but extremely
interesting games like Larn, DoomRL, HyperRogue, Incursion, and
Dungeon Hack "Rogue-ish" games that blur the edges of the genre,
including Spelunky, HyperRogue, ToeJam & Earl, Defense of the
Oasis, Out There, and Zelda Randomizer Interviews with such
developers as Keith Burgun (100 Rogues and Auro), Rodain Joubert
(Desktop Dungeons), Josh Ge (Cogmind), Dr. Thomas Biskup (ADOM),
and Robin Bandy (devnull public NetHack tournament) An interview
regarding Strange Adventures in Infinite Space Design issues of
interest to developers and enthusiasts Author Bio: John Harris has
bumped around the Internet for more than 20 years. In addition to
writing the columns @Play and Pixel Journeys for GameSetWatch and
developer interviews for Gamasutra, he has spoken at Roguelike
Celebration. John Harris has a MA in English Literature from
Georgia Southern University.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
