Recent reviews by Banaanisopuli

It's the best arpg of all time. (still is)

Rogue legacy is a great "roguelite" game that doesn't desperately try to be something that it isn't.
It doesn't necessarily have as much content and longevity as something like the binding of isaac would have, but what it does have is well made and polished mechanics. The armor system is well made, supporting fairly many styles of play. The rune system is an interesting and well fleshed out system of secondary perks and abilities which can impact the core gameplay loop quite vastly depending on how you decide to utilise them.
And the gold and level up system is also nicely done, striking a balance between feeling worthwhile and being absolutely necessary.
The descendant system is a nice touch which helps to keep the characters feel fresh, and the traits system adds yet another layer to the gameplay. Some of the traits being helpful, some neutral and some outright bad.
Charon being in the game helps to add some of the "rogue" in to rogue legacy, him not being there would make leveling up and managing your gold very different. And not in a good way in my opinion.

I don't really have anything bad to say about the game, except perhaps the architect. I think removing the ability to lock down the castle would overall profit the game. Although i can see that being somewhat frustrating to a new player. But overall it's probably not a big gripe.

I've beaten rogue legacy tens of times, and grinded to max level and found all armors and runes twice. I guess that tells something about my enjoyment with it.

I guess my summary would be something in the lines of, everything just feels so enjoyable in this game. It never feels like a chore.
And i would definitely recommend it at it's pricepoint. Especially when it's on sale, about 4 dollars or your regional equivalent is a steal for a game like this in my opinion.