#Jupiter hell pre alpha gameplay full#

Many other RLs allow you to quickly and widely customise your character after start due to the amount of stuff lying around, whereas DoomRL tended to railroad you a bit in terms of choices as there was a low (relatively speaking) number of weapons. I suppose if I had one wish it would be to have a bit more character customisation, especially at the earlier/initial stages. There's no better RL gameplay moment where your favourite/worst branch pops up and you either have to make some tough choices or just bask in your glorious foresight. And for uber-traditionalists there's still an ASCII mode!Īwesome! Thanks for that Darren, it clears it up a lot! I love the idea of different branches/horizontals - I've always loved the DCSS ethos of having certain branches only appear occasionally so I hope that sort of thing will be making it in. A successor to DoomRL, with the same fast and furious coffeebreak roguelike gameplay, has the best chance of capturing this audience whilst remaining a roguelike that classic fans can love.

#Jupiter hell pre alpha gameplay full#

'Roguelites' are great, but they're not selling the full roguelike experience and we think a lot of people are missing out. A big objective here is to bring traditional, turn-based roguelikes to a wider audience, reaching the sort of gamers that fell in love with the new X-COM games. If it's not clear, this is a completely traditional roguelike in terms of mechanics, but with a much more polished look and feel than many have. Ask if you have any questions and I'll be happy to answer. I'm on the devteam for the game, doing writing and design.

Kornel, the lead developer, is also doing regular live development on Twitch.

There's much more information about Jupiter Hell on its web-site with more to come when the Kickstarter launches. If anyone thinks they recognise the voice, that's Mark Meer, aka Commander Shepard from Mass Effect - he's voicing the marine in the game. Jupiter Hell went quiet for a bit, but has had a big acceleration in the past year, and there's now a new teaser trailer released in advance of a Kickstarter beginning next week: