blog: Qud

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+title: Qud
+description: A short review of Caves of Qud, a roguelike video game I've been playing recently.
+date: 2025-01-01T10:48:30-08:00
+resources:
+  - name: screenshot
+    src: uumuuyushum.png
+    title: >
+      My best game so far. A vaguely turtle-shaped (?) being that can emit
+      sleeping gas when under thread, is pretty handy with a revolver, and eats
+      Snapjaws for breakfast.
+  - name: loading-screen
+    src: load-uumuuyushum.png
+tags:
+  - Video Games
+  - Roguelikes
+  - Caves of Qud
+---
+
+[Caves of Qud](https://www.cavesofqud.com) is an expansive roguelike game with a
+2D top-down perspective, and tons of procedurally generated content. It has a
+very <abbr title="The Dev Team Thought of Everything">TDTTOE</abbr> attitude,
+much like [Nethack]({{< ref "/nethack" >}}), and is notable for procedurally
+generating everything from maps to quests to characters to foundational in-game
+lore. Despite that, it does a really great job tying all that random content
+together into a cohesive world that feels rich, deep, and ripe for exploration.
+
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+
+After being initially a little put off for it, the recent 1.0 release along with
+a bunch of praise from folks I follow on social media persuaded me to grab a
+copy. I've put several hours into it now, including spending most of a 6 hour
+flight back from the east coast on the screenshotted game, and I am really
+enjoying it.
+
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+
+Live and drink, friend.