Vivid Noise - Risk of Rain Returns

Vivid Noise is a series of videos where I talk about specific things I find interesting or impressive about video games, both old and... slighly less old (almost never new). Expect some shorter episodes for the next few weeks, I find those give me less room to ramble and make for more straightforward listens.
Chapters:
00:00 - 06:12 - Thoughts on Risk of Rain Returns
06:12 - 09:15 - Stage Design
09:15 - 16:55 - The Pros and Cons of RNG
16:55 - 23:09 - Game Progression

[@_GlobeGuy_]

BRO this is some top quality stuff here, not to mention that thumbnail might be one of the best I have seen!

[@brookemcgill3385]

The youtube algorithm gave me this. You're doing great and I hope you get more followers! It might be worth the time to write down a script of what you want to say so you can cut out "uh"s and "um"s. Keep up the good work : )

[@kryyto6587]

While I agree with the script part, try to do that while keeping your flow of voice. It's always better to explain than to simply read. Solid video

[@TheXello]

One thing that a lot of people don't understand about risk of rain is that you have to move fast. If you spend a lot of time waiting around in a level to collect all the things, you will have a bad time. The difficulty will outpace your capabilities.
You want to maximize the amount of items you get while minimizing the time between getting items. This means you may have to leave a level without looting everything. Sometimes at the start you can only really loot one or two items before finding the portal and moving on.
It seems harsh, but if you try it, you will find you progress much farther and become more powerful.

[@Manie230]

Risk of rain Returns is in my top games of all time. 2017 I’ve sunk hundreds of hours into the original on my PS vita and this remake is just a upgraded version of that game. I still knew all the stages and their secrets (except the new variants) I was just hit with nostalgia.
I personally enjoy playing Risk of Rain returns way more then the second one.

[@style5075]

If you haven't, try risk of rain 2!

[@ThePsychoCzech]

I'm working on a roguelite game now and you hit on like every gripe/concern I have about the genre. In my mind I'm trying to delegate between making the levels familiar and easily navigable, and making them complex and unique without it feeling too stale either way (and how easy it will be to implement lol). Also, losing all progress upon death is an inherently frustrating trope for me, and I get why it's used because then every run is unique, but nullifying all of my progression and starting a new run just to have shit RNG is a deflating experience. I like Hades a lot because you get a little stronger with every run, there's a tangible sense of progression that I just don't feel in other roguelikes.