Monthly Archives: May 2021

Symposium: Crypt of the NecroDancer, June 3, 2021

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Dan Cox

This month, let’s examine Crypt of the NecroDancer (2015). In our pursuit of a vocabulary around what makes a roguelike game like the game Rogue (1980), let’s put Crypt of the NecroDancer (2015) up adjust traditional views of what makes … Continue reading →

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Symposium: Eastshade, May 6, 2021

Posted on May 2, 2021 by David Carlton

For the May Symposium, we’re talking about Eastshade. The main topic that I want to discuss is what Eastshade has to say about genre conventions: it’s an open-world game, but one without combat, and it differs from open-world conventions in … Continue reading →

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