Skip and Scott kick off their podcast series by talking about the current elephant in the roguelike room: Hades. Also, they talk about how they got into roguelikes in the first place. And ... Scott goes on a tangent.

IN THIS EPISODE[00:00] What to expect from the series[06:02] Our roguelike credentials[11:10] Intro to Hades[13:00] Reinventing the death mechanic[16:09] Hades & early access[17:26] Build mechanics[21:02] Scott goes on a tangent[25:35] Will there be Hades-clones?[27:53] Why play roguelikes?[32:13] Music & art[35:08] Skip & Scott's ratings[38:49] Next episode details

Skip (SkipMcLazy) and Scott (ThatNiftyRobot) sit down and discuss/debate/argue all about roguelikes/lites all for YOUR benefit.

New episodes drop every other Friday.

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