{"id":30300,"date":"2023-09-20T16:44:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.prod.gmgfarm.net\/?p=30300"},"modified":"2023-09-20T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:44:24","slug":"shoulders-of-giants-is-an-incredible-roguelike-where-youre-a-frog-on-a-mech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vpce-0921aaf1c67156043-4t1vg0wq.vpce-svc-0cf8d5d00172470c2.us-east-1.vpce.amazonaws.com\/shoulders-of-giants-is-an-incredible-roguelike-where-youre-a-frog-on-a-mech\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoulders of Giants is an incredible roguelike where you’re a frog on a mech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The roguelike field is overflowing with truly excellent games, so it can be hard to stand out. Well, what if you played as a frog that stood on top of a giant mech with a sword? That\u2019s the core premise of Shoulders of Giants<\/a>, and even if that\u2019s all the game did right, we\u2019d be tempted to talk about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, it\u2019s not the only thing the game does right. In fact, Shoulders of Giants is one of those games that we think it\u2019s really strange that nobody talks about it more. First of all, it\u2019s co-op, and we love a good co-op roguelike, because dying a lot with a friend is the best way to mimic human interaction, or something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The froggy side of things handles the ranged combat, while your mech buddy will do all the melee and movement. As you play through each world, you\u2019ll upgrade both characters with new abilities which include, but are not limited to, being able to summon a garbage truck to run over your enemies. The skills here are very inventive, and the enemy designs can match them pretty comfortably too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The worlds are also really easy on the eyes, the music is great, and each run feels very different, thanks to all the weird power-ups. You\u2019ve also got a very clear meta-progression system thanks to your hub world being based around becoming more powerful overall, which helps alleviate some of the stresses that roguelikes induce in some players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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