Endless Wander: A RogueLite Abandoned

Game is Endless Wander by First Pick Studios My second and final video on this game. Previously, each chapter consisted of three zones, and had the player fight three bosses. If the player failed at any point during the run, they would have to start the chapter again. It has been changed to instead consider each zone a separate chapter. The main impact of this decision is that the zones are longer, the player encounters enemies that feel out of place, and bosses no longer happen nearly as often. The way chapters were divided previously was much more preferable, allowing for story progression, but still feeling like a roguelite. This new version looses that feel, and forces the story to slow down at the same time. My previous gripe about skill no longer being the means to achieve progress is further stressed, as each individual zone is now a cemented checkpoint. At first the game was a roguelite with a tolerable amount of meta progression, then it had too much meta progression. Now it’s no longer a roguelite; it just has too many checkpoints.