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The developer has now returned with Rogue Legacy 2, a sequel that looks to be improving on nearly every facet of the original design. Full Metal Furies was liked well enough, but it wasn’t what fans expected from the studio. Cellar Door surprised everyone when it decided to follow up the popular Rogue Legacy not with a sequel, but with a new game in a different genre.

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