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50. Streets of Rogue
Genre Rogue-like

Gameplay: 4
Rest of Game: 4
Engagement: 6
New to Me: 5
Playtime: 1

Total score: 20/40

2019s Streets of Rogue was the last game I included on the ranking. My playtime might go up from here, but so far Ive only dabbled a little. (Edit: I wrote this excerpt a couple weeks ago. It hasnt.)

SoR isnt precisely what I thought it would be when I saw it on Steam. I expected something vaguely open world-ish, and instead, its a series of small levels that you traverse and complete objectives on before you leave. You choose one of about 20 different character classes, and then venture into Knight City with the intent to eventually overthrow the mayor. I havent even come close to achieving that feat yet. Im still having trouble remembering which key is for my inventory. In the meanwhile, Ive beat up gang members, exploded back-up generators, destroyed entire buildings, and watched a segment of the city get consumed by the blob, while piloting a character through intentionally clumsy combat controls and sandbox-like puzzle solutions.

Provided I take the time to learn the game, it has promise. Not as much as, say, Hades, but the amount of variety and goofiness that can arise is hard to rival. Watch the trailer for the game, and youll understand that not only does the game not take itself seriously at all, but the flexibility to solve your problems is extremely open-ended. The only real limitation is the players understanding of what they can and cannot do. Its far from a perfect game, but it shows enough promise that I was willing to oust Civ 6 from the top 50 for it.

Should you play it?: Too early to tell, but its too silly for me to say no.

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