Rogue Legacy

 PlayStation 4
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 271 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 192 out of 271
  2. Mixed: 56 out of 271
  3. Negative: 23 out of 271
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  1. Fataudama
    Oct 15, 2014
    7
    Good: fun Midevil platform game with great mechanics and a cool death concept. If you own a vita its a perfect cross buy.

    Bad: shallow boss creation, repetitive over time

    Overall: worth the money and gaming experience to purchase.
  2. TheQuietGamer
    Mar 8, 2016
    7
    A rogue-like game with an old-school style of gameplay reminiscent of Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts. Like most rogue-likes death is permanent and level layouts are randomized upon death. The game puts some twists on it by having you play as your character's descendant upon death. Not only do things like experience and items carry over, but each one has their own special traits.

    However outside    A rogue-like game with an old-school style of gameplay reminiscent of Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts. Like most rogue-likes death is permanent and level layouts are randomized upon death. The game puts some twists on it by having you play as your character's descendant upon death. Not only do things like experience and items carry over, but each one has their own special traits.

    However outside of what class that feature doesn't really do much. I really didn't notice in difference between a character who had OCD and one who didn't. The traits mostly just act as little jokes that don't really affect gameplay at all.

    In order to make any progress in this game is to grab as much gold and find as many unlockables like armor blueprints and runes before you die. That way you can use them to make your next characters stronger and make real progress towards the end of the game. While the difficulty itself is not an issue it doesn't help the fact that some runs are going to be fruitless. Sometimes you'll die shortly after entering due to getting a particularly brutal castle layout and other times the stuff you need just won't spawn in a helpful amount.

    It can lead to runs that just end up feeling like a waste of time. The game works in a way that allows for bursts of gameplay that last for only a few minutes or much longer playthroughs. In order to make real progress you are going to have to put some time into this. So it sucks to achieve nothing in a run when I could have been doing something that actually would have bared some fruit.

    Everything works fine, but often I felt like I was just wasting my time and not in the way I typically want to with video games. Still it's one that many are going to enjoy sinking many hours into. The way the cross-save feature is handled by automatic uploads is an excellent way to switch between consoles. I do have to say that I think the game feels much more at home on the PS3 and 4 as opposed to Vita, because the controls are more fluid and responsive.    … Expand
  3. Trayzer
    Feb 8, 2015
    5
    The game was great up to the point where you had literally nothing left to do. this could have been made into an "endless" game with much replayability but they just decided to cap the "skill tree" and thats just it.
  4. Chowda
    Jul 19, 2016
    7
    Really enjoyable for about 5-10 hours. Very repetitive. Pretty standard repetitive 2D rogue lite. Not my type of game as I got bored and moved on. Good controls and fun power ups.
  5. Secto
    Aug 23, 2015
    7
    Enjoyable game, very simple and basic but can end up sinking a lot of hours into it - but it does get a bit repetitive and stale after a while, it could do with a few more features as it feels like something is missing.
  6. Massander
    Feb 9, 2015
    6
    Rogue Legacy is a game with good controls, good graphics and an amazing soundtrack, but the only problem about it is that it's too frustrating, you die so fast, everything is there to kill you, the castle is never the same, and if you die, you go back to the main screen! The only way to get progress in this game is to get upgrades, but they are very expensive and you don't get too manyRogue Legacy is a game with good controls, good graphics and an amazing soundtrack, but the only problem about it is that it's too frustrating, you die so fast, everything is there to kill you, the castle is never the same, and if you die, you go back to the main screen! The only way to get progress in this game is to get upgrades, but they are very expensive and you don't get too many coins through the game, and to enter the castle you have to give away all the coins you have, so many times you will just be losing your time. It's ridiculous and very stressful.

    But also it's very addictive, sometimes fun, and it's very rewarding to get somewhere or beat a boss.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

15
#15 Best PS4 Game of 2014
65
#65 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
64
#64 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. DarkZero
    Apr 1, 2015
    80
    I would go so far as to say that Rogue Legacy is the greatest Metroidvania game I have ever played. It may sound like an extremely controversial opinion, but as it stands, this definitely tops the list as far as I’m concerned.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Sep 29, 2014
    80
    Brutally compelling and utterly essential. [Oct 2014, p.91]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Sep 19, 2014
    90
    It's like a 2D Dark Souls with randomising traps and crappy heroes. Funny, brutal, essential.. [October 2014, p76]
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