Over the by several years, the popularity of the roguelike genre has increased exponentially. Games like Hades and Returnal may be what fans retrieve of when they hear the term at present, but several releases contributed to this modern popularity and implementation in multiple genres similar platformers, like the original Rogue Legacy. It played its own part in popularizing the genre, and now in a couple of weeks, it will be getting a sequel in Rogue Legacy ii .

Rogue Legacy ii has been in Early Access for some time at present, just April 28 volition marking its full launch. Players will be able to pick information technology upwards on PC, Xbox 1, and Xbox Series X/S, but that may understandably raise a few eyebrows. The original is currently bachelor on PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Xbox One, Switch, and Mobile, and then many PlayStation and Switch owners may be curious if they'll go ported to those consoles. During a contempo interview with Rogue Legacy 2 lead designer Teddy Lee, Game Bluster asked if whatsoever of these ports were planned.

There are two things to proceed in mind here. The first is that Rogue Legacy was released on the aforementioned platforms over several years later its PC launch in 2013. The PlayStation platform came a year after its initial launch, while the Xbox One version came a whole year subsequently that. It was 2018 when Rogue Legacy hit Switch, and iOS port was still a year after that. The 2nd is that Rogue Legacy 2'south developer, Cellar Door Games, is an indie studio, meaning information technology's rather small compared to other companies.

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This is important because it plays a part in Rogue Legacy 2'southward PC and Xbox releases. As Lee said,

"Well, i of the large reasons we did Xbox is because we have 2 programmers on the squad. We are very small. Near companies accept like a guy who does the porting. That's their whole thing. They're simply doing the port. We have ii people, so they were doing porting while doing development at the same fourth dimension. Even doing the Xbox version was so difficult."

It's no secret that game development is incredibly difficult and often has hundreds of people involved, but indie developers don't often accept this manpower. Teddy notes how difficult it is to just become another platform added to its launch, while as well having to juggle core development and prepare for the upcoming release.

That doesn't mean it won't ever happen, simply if it did, it's probable to be similar to the first game—taking place beyond extended periods of time. Equally far equally if PlayStation or Switch ports ARE currently planned for Rogue Legacy two, Lee stated, "we've only been thinking about that so far, and so we'll run across." Cellar Door Games may accept considered ports, but that doesn't mean they're happening still or at all. Players would be wise, then, to keep expectations in bank check, equally Lee makes information technology articulate that this shouldn't be taken as a promise. "We don't like to make whatever promises or say anything if nothing's set in stone, right?"

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While PS4 and Switch owners may be disappointed, it's worth noting how much piece of work Cellar Door Games has put into bringing it to more than one platform at one time but as well the amount of work that has gone into the game itself. Lee describes the 1.0 release equally "a lot bigger" than the Dragon's Vow update but besides remarked that the team is feeling good going into this launch. As Lee stated,

It's super stable. Information technology's like the nearly stable we've ever been. And a lot of a lot it has to practice with early on admission and everything. But yes, we're pretty excited. Nosotros're really on schedule, which is pretty amazing.

This should be exciting for fans who take been keeping up with Rogue Legacy 2'southward early on admission developments, peculiarly as there'southward plenty of content for veterans who have played before but welcoming features for newcomers too. Either way, it'll be interesting to see how the game is received at its full launch.

Rogue Legacy 2 releases on April 28 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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