Every week we send Brendan out to the slums of early access to see what goodies he can find in the rubbish bins. This time, the absurd chaos of Streets of Rogue [official site].
You better pay this back, said the bartender as I took the money from him. I left the bar in silence and went looking for some cocaine. It s not often you get to play as an investment banker in a roguelike, and I am enjoying it. This one has the special ability to convince shopkeepers and bartenders to lend him money. I made great use of this skill in every bar or shop I came across. You better pay this back, each of the donors, er, I mean investors said to me. A couple of levels later, I was suffering withdrawal and trying to find a drug dealer for my fix when a gang of ninjas came out of nowhere and tried to assassinate me for being so deep in debt. Phew, I thought as I escaped their attacks and rounded a corner. Then I ran into the killer robot. He was also hunting me, and I ll say this for him: he has much better aim. … [visit site to read more]