Your allies are the typical villains of spiders, ogres, and witches, attempting to assist you along each step of your path.
In reality, you are the small minion mowed over countless times by the hero in other fantasy tales, and you've had enough. In Skul: The Hero Slayer, you play as the titular hero on his quest to rescue his king from an army of warriors, mages, trees, footmen, and soldiers. And while Skul gets some of this formula right, it perishes in a few key ways that will keep the title from being a classic. Will the game be filled with overwhelming powerups that drastically change the course of gameplay? Are the rooms randomized in order to make each run feel different from the previous? Will you interact with colorful characters, endearingly voice acted and emotionally attached to the protagonist? These are the questions upon my mind as I enter each rogue-like experience, like SouthPAW Games' new release Skul: The Hero Slayer. It's a simple formula, but the little things about each run are what make each title unique and special. Gamers like myself feed off of the satisfying gameplay loop of run, die, run again, and finding themselves improving all the while, inching ever closer to success. It's no surprise that a number of developers will make every attempt to cash in on the success of this gaming trend, and for good reason. Recent years of indie gaming have been dominated by roguelikes and roguelites, with last year's successes of titles like Hades and Neon Abyss leading the way.
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