Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos Nintendo Switch Review

[@SwitchUpYt]

A big thank you to both Dave and Sophie Morrish for writing this one. Please do check out their channel, Savedex Gaming, here: - kzbin.info/door/VaEMQOaZ1Mq3K_il2lVzGQ Happy gaming. Glen

[@kaidorade1317]

Should have been called “Ruin of Tacos “

[@WaterMusic34]

Once again, thanks Dave & Sophie. Great review, neat game.

[@Gameitupchannel]

Thanks :) really enjoyed this one

[@TLugs]

Thanks Glen and SwitchUp staff for a great presentation, also big thank you to Dave and Sophie for a great review and a great channel.

[@mikeuk666]

been pestering your discord as I had preordered this after the great demo and cool to see the great review

[@krono069]

I'm definitely interested. I've got kids and playing couch coop games with them is one of my favorite things on earth.

[@RandomDave7]

It's a good one for that. You can have up to 4 players too

[@ToolShopGuy]

Please try Riverbond!! I have 2 boys who we all play together, and that game is LOADS of fun. And no one ever talks about it! I absolutely love it and my boys do too

[@Moriartie1]

You guys are living my dreams !

[@jpmorgansnose]

I'm looking at this one for the exact same reason. We have played shovel knight also. Can you recommend any other good coop games?

[@ckokomo808]

What a great dad! Your kids well always remember that. My dad did the same with us! he taught us to lose gracefully (among many other lessons) in our Pokémon battles... he was merciless! Haha.

[@Will28S]

I read this as Ruins of Tacos 😂

[@calebflora9304]

Same! Had to blink

[@Jordonarkyn]

Won’t lie. I did as well

[@FreemanBgTV]

XD

[@SwitchUpYt]

Haha, a lot of hungry people in the comments section. Food on the brain! Glen

[@andrewosborne7544]

Are you Mathew Santaros stunt double?

[@randomplaceinruralamerica9618]

Children of Morta + Link to the Past = a good looking co-op game

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah, a very good comparison!

[@carlthewinner]

I love Children of Morta so much. That comparison makes me want to buy this. :)

[@matthewshean1991]

I’d say it’s more lttp and 4 swords. Or even enter the gungeon.

[@RobertJohnLora]

This seems like a really fun co-op game! The art style is nostalgic, too 👌🏽

[@vhalrougelarfouxe]

Very well made! My god, I never knew that pixelated blobs could move so smoothly! Definitely a buy for me... when I have the money for it.

[@Gameitupchannel]

It really is worth the price. It's a decently sized adventure with a good amount of side quests

[@ettel8358]

I played the demo version about a month ago, and I thought it was fantastic. But one thing I did notice was the list of enemy types wasn't as big as I thought it would be. Most of the enemies are already present in the first dungeon

[@Evanz111]

Since playing the demo I became incredibly curious about this game, but was waiting for a proper review to come out. Thanks for being one of the first!

[@gnardawgyt]

I'm burnt out on roguelikes but this does look enjoyable

[@switchunboxing]

I like them when they keep the game progressing between deaths like children of morta. That’s why I can kind of justify the repetition of rogue heroes lol.

[@Eliii023]

I get a Moonlighter and Stardew Valley vibe with this. Plus local coop. Might try the demo. Great review guys!

[@alexthegamer3296]

Love moonlighter and Stardew valley really good games

[@WaterMusic34]

Everything about this game seems fantastic except the procedural dungeons. Few games with procedural elements succeed in staying interesting or challenging for me as it turns into "oh yeah, I've seen this part before", again and again. That being said, the overworld alone looks like a lot of fun in this one especially with classes & multiplayer. Will keep an eye on this one, thanks Switchup!

[@CourteousH]

So glad you reviewed this one! I have been interested for a while and now might pick it up.

[@salbarskytower2546]

Was waiting for that one! Thanks for making the review. Gonna watch now~

[@SwitchUpYt]

Hope you enjoy it. Glen

[@saysoun752]

Just got this game on physical cartridge for Christmas so here I am checking out the reviews. Looks like a fun little game.

[@MystaryTV]

Lucky 😂

[@rossrobbins7707]

I'm for sure looking forward to picking this one up! Thanks for making my decision much easier :) Enjoying the content as always!

[@danielalexandre89]

I played the demo a while ago a felt in love with it Recommend it highly to everyone

[@johnforkner]

The couch co-op for this games gives off serious Four Swords Adventures GCN vibes.

[@cruzifried2296]

This is kinda what I wanted from moonlighter.

[@Gameitupchannel]

Sophie is interested in moonlighter is it any good?

[@spark154]

Have you tried The Swords of Ditto? It's a really neat game.

[@eatmoreporkporky4342]

Me too, the combat is much better than moonlighter imho. I preorderd it.

[@eatmoreporkporky4342]

@@Gameitupchannel It's good, it's a bit more complex than this one- it has a nice shopkeeper element and more to do in the town building aspect. But tasos is more fluid/fast in combat and overall more easy to get into. There is a mechanism that prevents you from staying in a dungeon room too long in Moonlighter that I found particularly annoying. But it's still very worth checking out if you like rogue light- action games.

[@dannypistilli4864]

@@Gameitupchannel my wife and I love moonlighter. Its a fun game

[@headjump803]

I was waiting for something like this to play with my kids for so long! We will give the demo a try in local coop this weekend!

[@headjump803]

(Lots of coop games only have 2-player mode - finding sth for 3 is hard)

[@B-Rad-K]

The available demo made me want it, your review convinced me there's enough after the demo to be worth buying. I'm loving this game! It has enough Link to the Past vibes to hit the nostalgia note while still being it's own game plus my kids like the co-op multiplayer... although with four players it gets pretty chaotic when there are a lot of enemies being splattered! Plays great on TV or handheld, controls are very responsive, music and sound are great, the puzzles are not going to push your brain very hard but still enjoyable. Picked it up on a 50% sale which I think brings it to a fair price. I'm holding off on the Bomber Class DLC as I think it's something they should just add for free.

[@VortymLichbane]

I was just playing the demo. I died a lot 🤣

[@eatmoreporkporky4342]

You rank up pretty fast though :) And get used to avoiding traps ha ha.

[@PukaMonster1]

YES!!! I was about to ask you for this review.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Hope it helps. Glen

[@PukaMonster1]

@@SwitchUpYt I downloaded the demo, can't find the boss key in the first dungeon, but like you said the difficulty is a bit high at first. I've died so many times I have my life bar at 225 already 💪🏾🤣. I'm trying to get a few friends to buy it so I sent them your video. Thank you!!!

[@SwitchUpYt]

Haha, hopefully the cavalry will arrive for you soon. Glen

[@Gameitupchannel]

Problem is we can't tell you where it is because it keeps changing :p

[@PukaMonster1]

@@Gameitupchannel Nah is all good, I appreciate the gesture but I wanna find it without looking for spoilers 💪🏾😎

[@Gothicpolar]

Might pick this up in the future on a sale. Always up for trying good/new rogue-lite games! Have a great week guys! ♥

[@SwitchUpYt]

You too mate! Glen

[@nicked_fenyx]

Thanks for this. Been eyeing this game in the "coming soon" list for awhile, and was hoping to see a review. Looks like I'll be picking it up!

[@OneFoxTwoFox]

My bank account hates this channel so much. You guys do such a good job with your reviews and i really go after games you highlight. Yet another amazing looking game for the Switch.

[@Sanrolino]

Thanks for the excellent review as always! It's very good to have unbiased and fair reviews like yours. I really liked the pixel art and couch coop option and I will definitely be picking it up later!

[@CiceroSolo]

I'm watching through this channel's videos atm and floored by how many team 17 is publishing. Great job! Worms world party is still my jam

[@switchmaster5860]

Lmaoo.. every game as of late I have been interested in.. (I’m on a rogue kick.) y’all have uploaded a review.. and love it y’all are the first channel to pop up when I’ve been searching these games. Y’all have pretty good taste and I trust your opinions cus it doesn’t seem like you just try to sell us and I appreciate that

[@crazypukeko9766]

Someone once said to me, can you have too many Rouge-lite. Absolutely not. Wishlisting now. Love the format of the review and kudos to the ones who wrote it

[@Gameitupchannel]

Thanks :) we had a really fun time with this game. I don't play many Rogue lites but I have enjoyed every one I've played

[@icblundell60]

I'll wishlist it for a sale but the rogue-like/lite burnout is getting real. Great review fellas, I always watch even if I know it won't be for me.

[@mikeuk666]

bought this on preorder and loving it

[@mikehunt3420]

This looks like exactly what I’ve been looking for wow.

[@shawn8228]

Definitely downloading this game🤙🏽 Thanks for reviewing the game!!!

[@SwitchUpYt]

You're welcome mate. Glen

[@ryandoherty3414]

I think this is it, the title I play until Rise comes out. Seems like an awesome little game with great multiplayer compatibility. Great review as always.

[@WitchDoctor87]

I really love this game, I actually think the beginning balance is spot on myself. Brilliant indie game!

[@B-Rad-K]

I agree, hard enough you don't get too far too fast but never feels unfair.

[@angelosellas8131]

The only thing you didn’t do was the only thing we wanted to know. What’s the online multiplayer like?

[@starthing1255]

Not that great. The one time it worked for me it was ok, but that was just the one time.

[@cheche1301]

i love your channel. Thank you for your review

[@ThiVasss]

Played the demo and really loved it. This time I have to buy Curse of the dead gods but next time I have the money I am buying it.

[@switchunboxing]

The dungeons do get repetitive, but this game is fun. I’m excited!

[@xenos_n.]

This looks highly inspired by Link To The Past. It looks interesting, but might only buy it on sale.

[@calebflora9304]

I must have missed the Zelda 35th Direct... Oh, what? It’s not A Link to the Past Multiplayer?!?

[@SwitchUpYt]

Haha

[@johnilett3044]

Great review Glen. It looks good but My backlog is already to big so I’ll wait on this guy. Thanks

[@chouji08]

Ooooh this is like Soul Knight meets Zelda and I'm loving it!

[@gamesnmoorer]

This game is so cool. It is definitely a love letter to Four Swords and Link to the Past. And up to 4 player online, seamless? Sign me up.

[@connie4362]

This looks really good! Thank you for the video I'll download the demo I think :)

[@seid82]

Crap! You ever buy so many games yet have the time to play em?!🔥🔥🔥 Now I gotta get this... thanks a lot...😭

[@themarzipanster2190]

You buy games to play them? That's madness.

[@seid82]

Ain’t it though?! Kill myself!

[@themarzipanster2190]

@@seid82 I spend more time nowadays thinking can't wait to play this game. Then I buy a bunch on sale and end up playing one of those.

[@seid82]

@@themarzipanster2190 basically.

[@Th33anomaly]

Thanks Glen awesome review as always.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Thanks mate. Glen

[@jeremywong368]

My brother is super excited to play this one. Even the demo has multi player. This is a game we will be very likely to play in the near future

[@philipdamm5403]

this game fucking rocks!! if you love Zelda Link to the past this is even better!

[@gabetorresx]

Game looks really good, but the price puts it in direct competition with much more attractive offerings. Can get immortals fenyx rising on sale for the same price Will wait for 50% off, at least

[@spark154]

The Swords of Ditto is constantly on sale (I think it is right now) and is really fun too. Unlike this one. Even the overworld gets re-shuffled and the whole world and dungeons become more difficult every time you start a new playthrough by either dying or completing the adventure. If you haven't tried it. I highly recommend it!

[@ryosama1988]

Man, I must be super hungry because I read it differently. Joking aside, this does looks interesting. Plus, Im a sucker when it comes to town building.

[@ToolShopGuy]

I'd love to see more about the house decorating part of this game

[@Gameitupchannel]

Sophie has decorated her house proper with the upgraded house, could do a short demonstration?

[@SchinTeth]

I feel like there are a lot of better options for these kinds of games on the switch, which if you re a fan of this you should defintely play first, stuff like Moonlighter, Enter the Gungeon or Crown Trick for example.

[@StarmanDeluxe2001]

This has online co-op, those don't, deal breaker for some.

[@notturok7841]

Truly a sega Saturn modded snes Zelda rogue like experience. That 4 player is like Zelda four swords in links awakenin.

[@axzypearse7595]

This game looks good thanks for the good review

[@themarzipanster2190]

I like when games have demos. Not enough games do now a days. But its even better when the demo let's you carry your progression over. Good review and looking forward to the game. Though I did buy Huntdown tonight...

[@themixmusicandmore6280]

I've been playing hamemrwatch with my brother and we love it. Any suggestions for similar games? Must be online co op and the rpg style upgrades and abilities

[@MrGaboPR]

Sooo.. should I get this one or Sword of Ditto ? Any rec from anyone is welcomed

[@sevensyns7732]

I am a fan of this art style. Variety in my games always keeps things fresh for me. This one is going to have to go on my sale list since I have too many other games that are approaching release that interest me more. Big shout out to Savedex Gaming and SwitchUp!!

[@lizardman7364]

can't wait! if any of you play online with a character named Poopman that's me.

[@wahluigi5480]

Great name 😂

[@wyredaftsquall]

THE Poopman? The wandering wizard who left droppings on people's lawns?

[@GrinningWolfGames]

This is the most non Zelda, Zelda game ever. Great review Dave and Sophie Morrish 👏🏽

[@christi6934]

Can you keep going on developing the village even after finishing the game?

[@davidtipps4927]

It's games like this that make me wish I had friends :( I really want to play this but I don't want to play alone. I enjoyed the demo.

[@MichaelB-od3xh]

Would this game still be really fun to play it by myself? I won't be doing coop. I really like roguelikes but I just want to make sure this is still a fun game single player.

[@eoghancallaghy9254]

I am really enjoying it. Some rougelikes the progression seems slow, with this you will do better every time.

[@B-Rad-K]

Although my kids liked joining in, making it a bit chaotic, the majority of my gameplay has been solo and I'm really enjoying it.

[@dbarr7484]

the dungeons and towns reminds me a lot of Moonlighter, which I enjoyed, just wish it was longer. I very well may have to keep and eye on this and pick it up, but my back log is to much at this point.

[@RubberMammy]

A no brainer for me. Old Skool Zelda for a 1/3 of the price of the Link remake.

[@Gameitupchannel]

It took Sophie over 15 hours to beat the main story as well, which is longer than the links awakening remake took

[@gagalover2k10]

I really want to play this. It’s a definite buy for me in the near future

[@eoghancallaghy9254]

Has a demo

[@silla42]

Roguelikes are not my favourite genre, but the town building makes this one look pretty interesting!

[@robertjaster2k]

How you save the game? I keep my laptop in sleep mode because once you enter the dungeon you can't save game.

[@notturok7841]

Mute the music! And play Zelda music from any game! I use my phone. Twilight snow works so well with dungeon 4 especially when it starts raining outside. You can hear it from level 1. But yeah! Boss music, dungeon music. All Zelda works.

[@animeaddict5301]

Hi, will you be doing Ghost n' Goblins Resurrection and Capcam Stadium Arcade reviews? Great work guys! cheers : )

[@DadsYourUncle]

But can you pick up the pots and throw them??

[@axelatticus2642]

Looks interesting but this name... In Greek Tasos is a very common name like George for example. Can't take it seriously 😅

[@SwitchUpYt]

The Ruins of George! Haha. Glen

[@axelatticus2642]

@@SwitchUpYt haha exactly, it loses all the magic and mystery. Still looks like a fun co op experience, I'll definitely try it. Thanks for the review.

[@scumbucket68]

It means resurrection

[@axelatticus2642]

@@scumbucket68 oh now I see it. Still it's a different word and sounds kinda ridiculous.😅 They could have gone with Ruins of Anastasis.

[@xelthos2051]

Looks a lot of fun with multiplayer. Love the graphics, but that's a given since its pretty much stolen the graphics from Link to the Past.

[@Sealy_boy]

Looks like one I’ll definitely have to try out with my friends!

[@Psoewish]

A roguelike with base building elements? Oops I just bought a new game :)

[@cheffoisky]

Does this have a physical copy? Seems like a great game to add to my collection. I've always loved RPGs where I can build up my town/castle like Suikoden II or Ni No Kuni II and the likes.

[@czerogr]

I liked a lot the demo i will get it today!

[@Seer_Xaeo]

this game looks so much better in motion vs screen shots.

[@fabianrojas9028]

It feels like I’ve seen this game a million times already

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah, I get where you're coming from. Glen

[@519MaLoNeY]

Outstanding game. Reminds me of a watered down Heroes Of Hammerwatch. That’s not a dig either, it really is fun.

[@SicketMog]

Was looking at the physical so came here. Honestly doesn't look like my thing so it's a skip; thanks for the review and saving me 600-ish SEK.

[@ZeroZmm]

I played the demo and got stuck in the dungeon..I dunno if I'm dumb or something went wrong with the random generator. I couldn't find a key to progress and ran around like a headless chicken for a while until I had to quit and lose progress cus you can't exit the dungeon..

[@Snoopy101a]

This has been on my radar for some time. I have enough in my backlog already. Waiting for a bit of a discount before I pick it up.

[@ChamplainValleyRailSnapshots]

I am really enjoying this game. So far I have a number of hours into it! However I can't tell you the amount of times I've died due to JoyCon drift... at least a dozen. Either by flinging me off ledges into lava, running headfirst into enemies and traps. The other is when the right stick wigs out and starts swinging my sword wildly. Sometimes it uses up stamina, redirects attacks or interrupts a tricky maneuver. This is a game made very frustrating because my thumb sticks have a mind of their own at unpredictable times.

[@thelastgogeta]

Unfortunately the solution at present is to use a single joy-con probably since that halves the issue. I managed since I almost always switched to a Pro Con but that doesn't mean I wouldn't appreciate the option to disable the right analog slash in the game. On paper, it has some added utility but you are usually going to be guarding and walking at the same time and it interrupts the guard button when it shouldn't IMO.

[@pearspeedruns]

If you live in the US Nintendo will repair or replace them for free.

[@abrealgaming5649]

Do we have any information on the game length It's the only thing keeping me from buying it

[@SwitchUpYt]

Our reviewer finished the main story in about 15 hours but there is still a bit more to do in terms of the town building afterwards.

[@abrealgaming5649]

@@SwitchUpYt thank you so much, I'm picking this up today to play with my siblings

[@andyr.3426]

Can you play with random people online or only friends?

[@keithmckellar9913]

thanks for this reviews now i share to my friends i told about this game we are all zelda fans , and yes i subscribed

[@SwitchUpYt]

Thanks!

[@user-ck8ec7pj1l]

Game looks good. Will pick up on a sale

[@cory7328]

I like it, but I love Switchup reviews so that adds to the quality of the game right?

[@87seanroon]

I totally see the Legend of Zelda, ALTTP but another game I see here is Secrets of Grindea.

[@detroittechnohead]

It would be great if they fixed the glitch with the mushroom mission. I'm currently on hold from playing it. any word when they'll fix it?

[@thelastgogeta]

What is the name of that mushroom quest if you don't mind? I haven't heard of an issue like that but I've mostly stuck to the main game for now and only had two major hurdles... Would have been better being zero.

[@B-Rad-K]

I had no problem with the sick girl mushroom quest or getting 20 red mushrooms for the swamp village girl.

[@corsegerspwnd]

seems like a nice game. The sprite art looks a bit dull tbh esp after undermine is a thing now on the eshop. Sprite artists need to step up their game honestly. That boss just looked like a student thing.

[@leahbee77]

Looks like it could be a really fun game! I’ll have to try out the demo.

[@digitalgameroom]

This game looks really good

[@ze_chooch]

I love anything close to A Link to the Past. Thought of reviewing Anodyne 2? Just came out.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

When does this release?

[@ToolShopGuy]

Tomorrow! 23rd

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@ToolShopGuy Oh wow, thanks

[@kacheek9101]

Damn, looks like I've got a new game to buy :/

[@redcrimson1028]

Is they're voice chat ? Do u need nintendo online to play online?

[@elijahpelkie404]

Any word if that has couch co-op?

[@narf1070]

It definitely does!