Corsual's EXP writes: "G0rg told me about Nuclear Throne. He linked me a Twitch stream that the developers had set up to allow fans to follow the dev process. Ingenious, I thought. But I didn't have the time to watch, and it quickly faded from memory.
When G0rg gifted me a copy on Steam yesterday, I didn't even make the connection. I was going in blind, as far as I knew, and god damn did it catch me by surprise.
I was expecting another interesting, yet unpolished 'Early Access' game - a trend of late that tickles my aggressiveness just thinking about it (all of a sudden, you just pay for beta access now? When did that happen? Was there a meeting? Why wasn't I invited?!) - however, that's not what I got.
I got a sick new f%#ing roguelike that I can't stop playing.
Today was a good day.
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“Nuclear Throne is one of those games that appeals to a very specific group of old-school gamers and those who love it, will love it a lot.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Paul writes: "If you like a roguelike, this is an easy sell, but as Nuclear Throne eases you in gently, it’s also a damn good entry point if you want to try your luck with the genre for the first time. The graphical style won’t appeal to everyone, but the gameplay is the star here, and even if it is punishingly hard in the latter moments you’ll be having too much fun to care."
