GROGPOD Roguelike Podcast
GROGPOD Roguelike Podcast
Scott V. Burger
Rift Wizard
1 hour 27 minutes Posted Jan 29, 2025 at 12:00 am.
game stats
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Graphics philosophy and infernal bargain of visuals vs depth
Spellbook complexity and 157 individual spells breakdown
UI problems and overwhelming spell selection criticism
Information management issues and upgrade visibility problems
Spell synergies and Python code accessibility discussion
our story begins and spoiler alert warning
Enemy variety and creative monster design analysis
Final boss Mordred fight mechanics and phases
Music discussion and dungeon synth soundtrack evaluation
Rift Wizard 2 improvements and sequel features
Controls praise and mouse support excellence
rankings and final thoughts
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Welcome back Wizard, to the ruins of the universe! This week we pick up the coffeebreak hit of the traditional roguelike space Rift Wizard: a solo-dev effort by Dylan White, in which we skitter about pondering orbs of memory and battling all sorts of spritely monsters and mages. Armed with a spellbook a mile long and wild passive skills to boot, we will finally exact our revenge on the evil red wizard Mordred for waking us up from our nap.
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Scott’s source code dump of all the Rift Wizard spells and skills google sheet can be found here.
Next episode: Remnant from the Ashes
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Intro music: Jerry Granelli - I Put a Spell on You
Outro music: K. Hoops - Rift Wizard main menu theme