tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post60224064225516654..comments2024-03-28T13:43:13.495+00:00Comments on Super Adventures in Gaming: Spelunky (PC)Ray Hardgrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-90941825045541346422013-10-23T19:17:50.637+01:002013-10-23T19:17:50.637+01:00You made it way further than me... I refused to bu...You made it way further than me... I refused to buy this game at first because I thought it was overrated. Then it showed up on GOG so I caved... and now I know it's overrated. <br /><br />I found the controls awful - the character kept ledge grabbing when I did not want him to, meaning I had to drop down or jump away repeatedly - just disrupted the flow. Then, running is a separate button - to which I have nothing to say except 'analog controller'.<br /><br />I probably could still have forgiven all of this - heck, I used to play C64 games with the joystick inverted to move the buttons into a more comfortable position. What became obvious, though, was that Spelunky is just not fun. <br /><br />It has no sense of humor - by which I mean it is not playful, free, or liberal, the way a game should be. Is it punishing - sure... but games should not punish exploration, experimentation and inventiveness. Spelunky is the school-marm of games - you have to play it a certain way or it raps you over the fingers (by killing your character and taking away your stuff). Yeah, I spent twelve years in school and another ten at university - I don't need some egotistical designer reprimanding me for jumping around a game level. If I was into that sort of thing, I am fairly certain that there are places that would cater to those sadomasochistic tendencies in far superior ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-8573010404779816962013-09-18T02:10:33.935+01:002013-09-18T02:10:33.935+01:00Free game \o/
This kind of game is interesting. It...Free game \o/<br />This kind of game is interesting. It is really a pain to have one chance to make it from the beginning to the end, and random generated levels means that you will be guided by luck.<br />But there is something really charming about this..... every trial is a gamble: you will need all your skills + strategy + luck! Most likely that death awaits you, but its your life in game - you can't give up, and don't want to lose!! And even a loss is experience for the next life kkkkk<br />Anyway, games like this are addicting, reminds me of Binding of Isaac XDLuna Mariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607519481118377057noreply@blogger.com