MorlocK here. I bought the game a few days ago and managed a few (max 10) runs. My highest score is in the 6Ks, but looking through the wiki and forum I see there is MUCH more for me to explore. I have probably spent more time reading about Cogmind than playing it, but now I will reverse this bias and log more runs before I spoil more.
I learned about Cogmind on reddit while trying to find the best roguelikes for me to dive back into that genre. I am a dad at home for a month and I have some time (minus 2 kids) to play
I played some DCSS but in the end, I cannot get immersed in that game. I played tons of vanilla Angband ~20 years ago [sic] and I made a short list of games to devote more time to:
- cogmind
- rogue
- moria
- angband
- steamband
- nethack (maybe)
- infra arcana
- caves of qud
That's a lot of games but I realize through the years that these are my kind of favorite games. This and reading plus tabletop rpg (new thing for me) are plenty with the time I need to devote to my kids. I have almost completely forsaken programming projects, though recently I have made a foray into Genetic Algorithms for fun and I might dive a bit more into neural networks if I find some time and have the proper mood.
For me, gaming has more than a small dose of nostalgia. I play games / read books to bring myself back to my favorite period of my life, from ~12 to 18 years old. I'm still getting kicks of lots of things, but nearing 40 with 2 kids, I find myself often day dreaming about that almost perfect period of my life, where time was a limitless commodity and responsibilities almost unheard of.
Thanks for bringing me back there a bit with Cogmind!