A brief look at the Roguelike or Rogue-lite Genre, and a few suggestions for the best titles found therein.
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I really don't like rogue-likes, I prefer thought out level design, enemies and items placed in certain locations. Obviously, some games like Minecraft and other building/survival games work well with random levels, however when it comes to action, fps, etc, I like good level design.