Dungeon of the Endless - PC Review

Dungeon of the Endless is Amplitude Studio's foray into the rogue-like dungeon-defense genre that has RPG-style elements mixed in with some squad-based combat. Taking place in the same universe as the Endless Space/Endless Legends universe, Dungeon of the Endless starts you off in a downed space craft and from there the dungeon-diving begins. Now those of you that have been around for any length of time may know that Amplitude Studios is a studio that has developed a few of my favorite games of all time, Endless Space, a stunning 4X high technology, space-based strategy title, and Endless Legend, a high fantasy 4X strategy title. With Dungeon of the Endless, Amplitude is aiming to bring their loyal fan base something new, different, and wholly unique to the rogue-like genre. When I previewed the game back in September I was quite impressed with how solid the game felt, even though it was still in Early Access.

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Dungeon of the Endless - PC Preview

I have had zero exposure to the 'roguelike' genre as it stands today; I generally reserve my time for pure strategy games or more traditional roleplaying games. When roguelike's and roguelike-like's became popular I just was not into the whole thing and have resisted them quite well all along. Truthfully if it were not for my loyalty to Amplitude Studios I would likely never have considered playing a roguelike. However Amplitude Studios, the development studio behind the absolutely wonderful Endless Space and the equally awesome (so far) Endless Legend, has proven to me that they are a solid dev team and that they really hold their fans in high regard so I wanted to give my first roguelike experience to them.

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