First impressions, “Dead Cells Mod”, really. I’ve sunk close to a 100 hours1 on Dead Cells so I could find so many similarities. But on playing more, that’s all they are. Similarities. The maker is the same, so there is bound to be some overlap. Even the genre is same.
But Evil Empire has made a very different feeling game. The entire experience of playing Rogue Prince of Persia can be described in just one word. Smooth.
First off, let’s get some common things and differences between the 2 games Outta the way, coz it is bugging me thoda.
| Element | Rogue PoP | Dead Cells |
|---|---|---|
| Main Currency | Soul Cinders | Souls |
| Fast Travel | Within the level, through “Gates” | Within the level, through “Portals” |
| Weapons | One primary weapon, and one tool. Oh and a kick. Very OP. | One primary weapon, one secondary, two tools, one grenade. |
| Traversal | Loads of options | Double Jump, maybe Triple. Dodge Roll. Oh and can really fast on combos |
| ”Run”Currency | Coins | Coins |
| I mean, there are more. Tiny little details, that make it seem like someone who has worked on Dead Cells/made it has made this game. There are differences of course. At those times, it feels a little inspired from Hades series. There’s a heat-like system called Awakening that increases difficulty. |
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Less, I know. ↩