Rogue Waters Review

Rogue Waters is a tactical secret roguelite trying to rework players with the story of Captain Cutter, Rascally Pirate was immortal, whose fate is greater than anything he imagined. Players who played The darkest dungeon 2 He may notice a number of similarities such as a branch map when you start your adventure. Fortunately, Rogue Waters He quickly creates his own identity with the story of Swashbuckling, a ship fighting and forgiving access to the meeting. Ice code games have managed to create an unforgettable experience, and although it was originally released for a PC in 2024, Rogue Waters It is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.

Loop Rogue Waters He is often convincing. Players start in their center, an underwater lair where they can hire a pub crew, upgrade their ship, balance the characters, and generally manage all their business before going on adventure. When one is ready to sail, they can start a new air raid. On the selection screen, players have three options. One possibility will always be a roguelite story, while the other two are purely because of adventure and a chance to collect rewards. Each of them will vary in length and difficulty that can be seen before the entrance to the raid. If the player has difficulty completing the invasion of the story, he might probably benefit from involvement in the side raids to get resources and XP.

As soon as Captain Cutter Sad Sail, the player will show a branch map that gives them an idea of what meeting they will face against them. Players can choose their own way, decide whether they want to face elite ships, visit shrines where they will be asked to decide to decide or pull to the ports where they can repair their ship and spend some gold. In addition, when they face several ships along the branching path, players will be able to see what rewards they receive from their enemies, which could take into account what direction they decide to go.

Fighting with boat-nine keeps every meeting fresh in rogue waters

Face to face against enemy ships is a place where Rogue Waters It really shines. As soon as players come against another ship, they engage in fighting for a ship on the ship. During this phase, players will use their guns to fire on the enemy and choose their goals strategically. For example, you can want to focus on the module (such as upgraded cabins), which gives the opposition a bonus for health. The player can also try to target crew members or remove the guns of the enemy ship to prevent damage to their own ship. These moments offer a layer of strategy outside the typical struggle of the grid and results can often have significant consequences.

If the players manage to eliminate the entire enemy crew before the phase on board, they will claim premature victories and continue to sail without standing on the enemy ship. Everything that can be done by the enemy can also be done by players, causing tense situations. Enemies have the opportunity to destroy the beneficial modules of Captain Cutter, which means that the crew can enter an enemy vessel with less health, less movement or even less warriors. Part of the game on the boat in the game causes every meeting to feel unique.

After a few laps, the vessels will be close enough to get the player's crew on the enemy ship. This is where Rogue Waters accepts a classic approach to tactical struggle and draws inspiration from games as Xcom. Allies and enemies will face the grid, use weapons and placement in their favor. For example, if players manage to involve the enemy at the edge of the ship, they often have the opportunity to push them overboard.

Battlefield will often be filled with other dangers such as boards, pointed columns or tar. On the other hand, players will also be able to use environmental blessings, such as rum barrels that restore health or hang rope that allow the pirates to swing around and get better placement. The use of the environment except for the unique capabilities of the unit maintains a fight against fresh, engaging and entertaining. The eating phase is also when Captain Cutter can use his curse to command the marine monsters to help him. In a strange situation, the player can decide to use Kraken to sweep several enemies with a massive tendril.

Dishonest waters can forgive for blame

WITH Rogue WatersIce code games have managed to create an experience that is accessible to players of all skills. This atmospheric roguelite offers players of 15 different levels of difficulty, with the lowest story that allows players to prefer the story of Captain Cutter over the punishment of the fight. Players also have the opportunity to choose new difficulties at the beginning of each air raid, each offering an increase in the challenge along with bonus rewards. Although these options are welcome and relatively standard, several other features undermine the selection and challenges of the game.

When players are in the fight in combat, they have the opportunity to take advantage of the “Undo”. This allows players to take a step that they could have done by mistake, which can be quite useful. However, this may be abused because there is no real limit. Players can return the actions to the start of the turn, allowing them to retreat to the movements and abilities of each crew member. Although it is certainly forgiven functions, it also undermines the idea that these meetings and tactical choice have consequences. The abolition of a single move feels fair, but the ability to manipulate the whole thrust may seem almost too forgiving.

Similarly, when traveling by sea, Captain Cutter encounters islands or places that the pirate offers several options. It could be something as simple as if he decided to sacrifice a crew member to earn gold or loss of gold to heal someone on a ship. Although these options seem convincing on the surface, you can also sail without choosing at all. Although it is rather forgiveness again, it causes the whole move to seem a little unnecessary. In a world full of challenging roguelikes, however, it is difficult to criticize ice codes for giving players such opportunities because it really makes the game accessible to newcomers looking for an occasional experience.

The story of dishonest waters is fun and predictable

The story of Captain Cutter is one of the weaker points Rogue WatersBut it's not without his spells. As expected, there is betrayal, skull and more than a supernatural touch. Perhaps the best part of the story is that it helps to explain the real mechanics of the game loop. Because of the curse (or perhaps a blessing), Captain Cutter and his crew are essentially immortal. Every time they die, they get up again in their underwater lair, ready to sail again. Their final goal is to free ancient sea monsters captured by Captain Blackbone.

While voice actors are doing a great job when they are reviving characters, players should also expect to perform a decent amount of reading, because the story is largely told through the text. In the end, writing is full of joke, humor and adventure feeling. Some of the more emotional moments may feel a bit cumbersome, but that's all that is part of the magic of the game when they tell an exciting pirate story.

It took me 21 hours to finish the main story Rogue WatersAlthough I often moved the difficulties of the game and participated in other raids.

This game may not be for everyone but for fans of the genre interested in the idea of the adventure of Swashbuckling, Rogue Waters It offers a truly special and unique experience. He manages to pull inspiration without sacrificing his own identity, and his forgiving access to the fight means that players of all skills levels are likely to be accessible.