FilmGamesEtc - Vagante is an early access game that has been brought to us by Nuke Nine studios. It’s currently available on Steam Greenlight for 14.99 USD. This game started on Kickstarter and it brings something fairly new and interesting to the table. This game is a rougelike-inspired dungeon crawler. If you happen to die once, that’s it. You must start over from the character select screen, choosing from Knight Rogue and Mage. Each class has different abilities and perks and they all play very differently, so it keeps gameplay fresh if you happen to get bored of playing one particular class. Compared to other games within the same genre, this game offers players something a little more challenging.
G from WASDuk writes: "Vagante is a rather charming little Roguelike with platforming elements and great pixel artwork that certainly has its moments."
While it is nice to see a roguelike expand the feel of progression a bit more, it’s frustrating to put time and effort into that character to see them die easily. Vagante tries to do it’s best to bridge the gap and make levelling and progression fun while also maintaining the heart of a roguelike.
Paul writes: "Vagante has a lot of potential that it doesn’t manage to live up to. It looks nice enough, if a little like you are viewing things through the wrong end of a pair of binoculars, and the setup is interesting. But the numb combat, instant death traps and lack of anything resembling tactics - even in the boss fights - marks it down."
