Rogul - Hack'n'Slash Roguelike for the Atari XL/XE by Bocianu with music by PG

Roguelike. Just the word brings up thoughts of ascii based dungeon crawlers with esoteric early '80s User Interfaces that have the steepest of learning curves that have more complexity than a B-52 cockpit. There are hundreds if not thousands of roguelike projects, each with their own unique spin on the classic formula. Rogul is one such roguelike that deserves a mention today, as not only is it for the Atari XL/XE, but this game has received a new update featuring a number of changes and fixes, bringing it to version 1.0f.

Here's the latest from the website. "Rogul is a Fantasy-Hack'n'Slash-Roguelike game in which we control the fate of the warrior Rogul, who travels through ten lands oppressed by the minions of a cruel demon. Our task is to reach the last, tenth dimension and defeat the tyrant and ruler Amalotolos in an unequal fight. During your adventure, you will have to fight hundreds of increasingly difficult opponents, and face other adversities of fate". 

"Your companions on your journey and your only allies will be the cold steel of weapons and a handful of scrolls with spells. After defeating most of the monsters in a given land, you should find another Portal Key, which will allow you to teleport to the next dimension. Each dimension requires a slightly different strategy and will throw dozens of its own unique enemies against you".

Changes:

• Fixed a bug in the character stats screen.
• Added screen shake effect during boss attacks.
• Changed the label ‘life suck’ to ‘life leech’.
• The number of simultaneous enemies now depends on the difficulty level: [8, 10, 12, 14].
• Opponents patrol the map at half speed if they cannot see an enemy.
• The last change regarding patrolling monsters makes the game world seem more ‘alive’ and introduces more challenge at the same time. The ‘regeneration’ strategy has now become slightly more risky.

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