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Okami_No_Rei@lemmy.world 2 months agoHades, yes. That’s a premier Roguelite with meaningful meta progression.
Slay the Spire is fuzzy on that point. I would not recommend it to someone looking for a Roguelite. It straddles the line in that it has very limited meta progression which is quickly exhausted and basically works as a tutorial. Once you’ve maxed out the card unlocks for each character it plays with the same feel as a Roguelike game. It’s still not a pure a Roguelike since the starting boon choice and the card swap event allow some minor meta-influence between runs, but there’s no more meta-progression.
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I often describe slay the spire’s meta progression as “a roguelike with homework”.
Okami_No_Rei@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Thank you. That’s a flawless description.