Perfect Loop - Soleris

On the one hand, Perfect Loop Soleris is a typical fantasy RPG: you control two characters who must survive in a medieval world, taking on quests from NPCs, collecting items, gaining experience, and fighting enemies in turn‑based combat. If you enjoy games such as Baldur’s Gate, Fallout 1/2, Arcanum, or Shadowrun Returns/Dragonfall, this will feel very familiar. However, Soleris adds a twist to the genre by introducing roguelite elements. The heroes are trapped in a time loop, and every time they die, the story resets. Each loop carries over the XP and knowledge you gained previously, and the game leans heavily on this mechanic. You’ll need to complete a large number of loops to finish the game. At first, the difficulty is so high that you won’t survive long, and only as your accumulated experience grows will you be able to push further. Many quests are deliberately designed so they cannot be completed in a single loop—you must rely on knowledge from earlier runs (for example, new quest options appearing, or knowing exactly when to be in a certain place). You also need to explore different story paths by joining competing factions to gather all the information required. I can hig…

The "loop" is too repetitive. You hardly unlock or get anything new or exciting after most runs. Either that, or the phantoms arrive way to early. It feels like you need to take a specific path for the "correct way" or you just get locked out of options by getting killed by phantoms. Plus the "loop" is way to similar each time, with the same character and the same tricks. Way more variety is needed to really live up to a rogue-like.