Spelunky was a weird one for me, as someone who hadn't played a more classic roguelike, i had previously watched a lot of it on twitch and played my first roguelikes in Hades and Spire before deciding to pick it up.
The thing is, Spelunky 2 gameplay is great, the platforming here is impressive and rewards good play, you are constantly having to jump and use the space to your advantage, so in that way, was a nice fit.
But, this is still a rogulike, so if you die you will restart from the beginning, and that would be fine, however the first area is really hard, like the hardest in any game i've ever seen, and is not just "fair stuff", you can die for a million reasons, the rate of which the death was your fault is like 50/50.
With that in mind, is hard to move on in the game without going well at the beginning, you ended up without itens and dying again, so that is kinda frustating.
i'm shelving this, i made it through first boss and to stage 4, but i've had enough of going throw those moles and sandshrews again and again, for now, i'll say it's great gameplay, but is realy hard, so it's up to you to say.
The thing is, Spelunky 2 gameplay is great, the platforming here is impressive and rewards good play, you are constantly having to jump and use the space to your advantage, so in that way, was a nice fit.
But, this is still a rogulike, so if you die you will restart from the beginning, and that would be fine, however the first area is really hard, like the hardest in any game i've ever seen, and is not just "fair stuff", you can die for a million reasons, the rate of which the death was your fault is like 50/50.
With that in mind, is hard to move on in the game without going well at the beginning, you ended up without itens and dying again, so that is kinda frustating.
i'm shelving this, i made it through first boss and to stage 4, but i've had enough of going throw those moles and sandshrews again and again, for now, i'll say it's great gameplay, but is realy hard, so it's up to you to say.