How Streets Of Rogue is a tabletop RPG disguised as a roguelike
1,679Streets of Rogue is a dystopian roguelike that avoids a lot of the limitations of player agency that many RPGs, even tabletop games like Dungeons and Dragons, often fall into. Using some entertaining Streets of Rogue gameplay stories and some nerdy RPG theory, let me tell you why Streets of Rogue is a rules-light video game, and why it’s one that I just Can’t Stop Playing. Oh, and thanks to Logitech G and the G432 7.1 Surround Sound gaming headset for sponsoring this video. Check out the tech behind the G432 over on the Logitech G site: http://bit.ly/2FkTkbi
We knew as soon as we finished our Streets of Rogue review that this is a game we Can’t Stop Playing. You can read the written Streets of Rogue PC review at Rock Paper Shotgun: The Site (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/07/19/streets-of-rogue-review/). This Streets of Rogue impressions video is part of a new RPS series both on the site and on this channel where we all talk a bunch about a game that we’ve fallen in love with. If you want to read some more of us talking about Streets of Rogue 2019, then check out the Streets of Rogue tag on RPS here: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/game/streets-of-rogue/. This video has Astrid’s Streets of Rogue impressions, explaining how it uses a tabletop RPG approach to storytelling to supercharge its roguelike action.
Streets of Rogue Steam is in Early Access and is constantly getting fresh new updates that balance the game and add new Streets of Rogue gameplay features. This Streets of Rogue analysis video shows you some gameplay basics and aims to tell you why its open-endedness is less like Dungeons and Dragons and more like a rules-light RPG. Part of the fun is seeing the mad stories generated by the game, so please do share your own adventures with us in the comments. And if you have any questions about Streets of Rogue, or what to expect from it, please write them below and we’ll answer them. This is Streets of Rogue PC gameplay, but the game is also available on PS4, Xbox One and Switch. Cor, imagine Streets of Rogue switch - all that oddness in your pocket. Fun!
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