Risk of Rain

really hard game for me =(

...but in a GOOD WAY. Visually this game is splendid, but in some of the more hectic areas with 50 or 60 enemies visible on the screen, it does stutter slightly, which can be quite annoying, and really remove you from the experience. Apart from that one small gripe, the only other issue (with the latest Steam build anyway) is difficulty level ramps up too quickly and randomly. I played the previous version for days on end, and sometimes the lack of challenge was frustrating, but you got more than 5min of play before being horrifically dismembered - sometimes by a hoard of enemies... Maybe I am just sh*t at this game :-) The rest of this game is sheer perfection. It contains about 5 genres in one, but does it so well, you would barely notice. I have stalled many times, tossing up which power up to buy, all the while fighting off endlessly spawning enemies. I play this game AT LEAST ONCE A DAY... this is from someone who would has never played a roguelike, or point-and-click game in my life. I have certainly never played a turn-based strategy game before either. This game finds the perfect mid-point between arcade platformer, and strategy roguelike. Fun for Mario fans, and even enjoyable for Diablo fans! Only the screen stuttering and insane difficulty with the most recent build, stops this getting 5 stars from me.

I really enjoyed playing this I think you would too!

I played through the game and beat it for the first time a few days ago. I felt like I was having no luck at all at the game until I spontaneously unlocked the engineer and crushed the game with him. It is difficult. I had to retry over and over and over. Classes also seem to unlock slowly unless you are very good at the game (I'm not). I feel like the end game is a little absurd in number of enemies and upgrades, and it kind of stops being the same game, but it is not enough to turn me off.

Risk of rain combines rouge game attributes with common run and gun attributes. Providing a game that allows one to level up and get items in a small setting, while still providing a challenge every play through.