From Saros to Vampire Crawlers, What Makes a Roguelike We Rogue-Love? - Beyond 944

About this episode

The episode discusses the announcement of Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced, PlayStation leaks, and analyzes the roguelike game Saros compared to other popular titles in the genre.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced is officially real. Can you believe it?! Ubisoft has unveiled the AC Black Flag remake after weeks of leaks, and we're breaking down the full gameplay showcase: what's been remade, what's gone, and what big questions we still need answered before we get our hands on the open-world pirate game. We're also deep in PlayStation leak territory: the Spider-Man face model seems to be teasing Insomniac's next Spider-Man game (or a Venom spinoff?), and Sony Santa Monica's next God of War project is reportedly starring Deborah Ann Woll as Faye, pulling in deities from Chinese, Japanese, and potentially Mayan mythology. Will Marvel’s The Owl appear in either game? We hope not! Then there's Saros. Housemarque's PS5-exclusive cinematic roguelite shooter has gotten its share of reviews, and IGN's 7/10 puts it on the lower end of the critical consensus. We've all played it. The gunplay, the movement, the progression through Carcosa's biomes, all great. But its build variety leaves something to be desired compared to what we love about roguelites. That's got us dissecting what makes games like Vampire Survivors, Balatro, Dead Cells, and Spelunky work so…

Topics covered

• Assassin's Creed
• PlayStation leaks
• roguelike games
• game reviews
• game development

Keywords

• Assassin's Creed
• Black Flag
• Saros
• roguelike
• Vampire Survivors
• gameplay showcase
• PlayStation
• Insomniac
• God of War

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ubisoft, Insomniac, Sony Santa Monica

Books & works: Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced, Spider-Man, God of War, Saros, Vampire Survivors, Balatro, Dead Cells, Spelunky

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