Top 25 RPG Countdown, #23: NetHack

Top 25 RPG Countdown, #23: NetHack

Our Top 25 RPG Countdown continues this week with #23 on our list: Nethack! David Craddock joins us to talk about the deep roots rogulikes have in the RPG genre, and why Nethack might be the best of the bunch.

Episode Notes

With Octopath Traveler out later this week, Nadia shares her initial impressions of the upcoming Switch RPG ahead of her full review.

Nadia, as you might expect, is currently digging Octopath Traveler. She has thoughts on its battle system, its graphics, and which character she decided to start with. Her full review will be ready July 12, and we will do a fuller review on the pod the following Monday.

Our Top 25 RPG countdown also continues this week with number 23 on our list: Nethack! Contributor David Craddock joins us to talk about the deep roots rogulikes have in the RPG genre, and why Nethack might be the best of the bunch.

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