You might think the “roguelike” subgenre is oversaturated (it is). You might think the term “roguelike” is widely misused (it is). But that’s not to say there aren’t still good examples of games with roguelike elements being released.
One such example isΒ Xenon Valkyrie+,Β a game originally developed by Spanish coder Daniel Fernandez Chavez (aka “Diabolical Mind”) and enhanced for its PlayStation 4 and Vita release by solo French developer Fabrice Breton of Cowcat Games. If that pairing sounds familiar, you may recall we looked at their previous collaborationΒ Riddled Corpses EXΒ a while back.
Riddled Corpses EXΒ impressed me a great deal, so when Limited Run Games offered a physical release ofΒ Xenon Valkyrie+Β a few months ago, I thought I’d jump on it and see what else this dream team could come up with.
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