RogueCraft

Extremely impressive and fun overhaul of the game.

RogueCraft

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RogueCraft

4.0

Extremely impressive and fun overhaul of the game.

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Posted: July 4, 2024 at 9:59:48 PM UTC
5 hrs
Total hours played at time of review
MC 1.20
The version(s) the reviewer played
Gameplay
5.0
Aesthetics
4.0
Performance
4.0

While I've only played a bit of this pack so far I'm loving it! Roguecraft successfully changes the genre of Minecraft by giving it roguelite elements in a way I think few other mods do. Earning my personal seal of a true roguelite experience alongside Vault Hunters 3 and Trepidation.

What makes this different from those projects is it doesn't necessarily change the core gameplay loop of Minecraft either, Trepidation and Vault Hunters completely overhaul the way you do everything making the game almost entirely combat-focused.
Here, you're still doing the normal Minecraft things each run, punch tree, find village, mine ores, etc.
It's reminiscent of Minecraft Bingo or "... but" speedrun challenges morphing the game of Minecraft into a rouge-lite's fight die upgrade repeat gameplay cycle instead of introducing a new one and putting it inside of Minecraft.

The actual game design of the rogue-lite isn't bad either, while I've not had much time to experience it yet the infinite garden mechanic offering the ability to reclaim your last runs lost loot is novel and the meta-progression scheme is compelling enough I want to do more runs so I can unlock new upgrades.

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