Tough as nails, unforgivingly punk, you ugly cry every time you watch Rutger Hauer’s “tears in rain” monologue at the end of Blade Runner — if this describes you, you’re probably fierce enough to make it through the blistering 18-minute climb that’s Black Future ‘88: a from-the-bottom-to-the-top roguelike that will rock your cyberpunk socks off. Ross caught up with the game’s creator, Don Bellenger (aka Super Scary Snakes), before the end of the world as we know it, and here’s what he had to say about his headlong plunge into the indie scene.
Black Future ‘88 is a terrific, must play that captures nostalgic arcade action and modernizes it, blending it with vibrant visuals and precise controls.
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By focusing the game around risky play and speedrunning, Black Future ’88 is the most exciting and best-designed roguelike to release in a long time.
