When comparing Reigns vs Rogue Legacy, the Slant community recommends Rogue Legacy for most people. In the question“What are the best indie games on Steam?” Rogue Legacy is ranked 40th while Reigns is ranked 70th. The most important reason people chose Rogue Legacy is:
Rogue Legacy has an interesting mechanic where each play-through is with a new descendant from the previous character, and they each have various traits and disabilities they inherit that effect how they play.
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Pros
Pro Pick up and play
Simple mechanics allow for you to you to play for any period of time without commitment.
Pro Humour
The game has a sense of humor which ads to the overall experience.
Pro Artstyle
The game has a great visual style.
Pro Cross platform
The game is available on PC, Android and iOS.
Pro Lineage affects gameplay in an interesting way
Rogue Legacy has an interesting mechanic where each play-through is with a new descendant from the previous character, and they each have various traits and disabilities they inherit that effect how they play.
Pro Tons of replayability through procedurally generated levels
Rogue Legacy has procedurally generated levels, which means every time a player restarts the game it will be a different experience that plays out making for a ton of replayability.
Pro You don't lose purchased loot
The upgrade system in Rogue Legacy works by spending the money you gained in the last level (you lose all your money when you start a new one), with upgrades passing down through generations by being either upgrades to the family manor, or family heirlooms. This way even when the player dies (which happens a lot) the player will not loose their purchased items allowing them to continue without starting completely over.
Pro Lots of upgrades to buy
The upgrade system in Rogue Legacy works by spending the money you gained in the last level (you lose all your money when you start a new one), with upgrades passing down through generations by being either upgrades to the family manor, or family heirlooms.
Cons
Con Game save corruption issues
Many users have reported that there is an issue with saves getting corrupted due to no official way to close the app.
Con Indie games should be free
Con Repetitive gameplay
Upgraded monsters are just palette shifts of old monsters that throw more projectiles. Even with the upgrade tree and armor/runes, the game always feels the same.