Rogue Legacy

Rogue Legacy is an action platformer developed and published by Cellar Door Games. It was released in 2013 for multiple consoles, being the first true game release by the publisher, as they were originally known for just flash games like Villainous and Don't Shit your Pants.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Due to the randomly-generated level structure and heroes, no two playthroughs will ever be the same.
 * 2) Ten different classes to choose from.
 * 3) Each hero has special traits that can help you (such as P.A.D. which disables floor spikes), impede your progress (such as Ambilevous, which makes spells go in random directions), or just add silly things in the game (such as Dyslexia, which makes text appear weird).
 * 4) Interesting story
 * 5) Nice-looking pixel art.
 * 6) Great soundtrack, especially in the end credits.
 * 7) The game features New Game +, with the game increasing in difficulty with each playthrough.
 * 8) A large skill tree in the form of the Manor, providing stat boosts, new classes, upgrades to said classes, and much more.
 * 9) Fun and challenging bosses
 * 10) The Fairy Chests offer great challenges that feel rewarding to complete.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The remixed bosses are very frustrating, as you have set characters to fight much harder bosses. The reward for defeating all of them isn't very good either, as by the point you get it, you'll have better options.
 * 2) The Vertigo trait makes the game borderline unplayable, as the screen gets flipped upside down, making it very nauseating and confusing to navigate.
 * 3) Near-Sighted and Far-Sighted slow down weaker computers to a large degree due to the blurring effects being more resource-intensive than anything else in the game.