I popped into Rogue Islands [official site] to take a look around the fantasy action-FPS thinking “this isn’t my thing at all but the monsters look really cute”. It’s nearly four hours later and I had forgotten I had started this news story at all, so that felt like a nice surprise! I’ve made a video of the super early stage so you can get a feel for the game, but it’s a Minecrafty-looking world with a sort of roguelikelike mage gnome adventure sitting on top.
Here’s the start of one of my playthroughs! (more…)