Few games have managed to capture and keep my attention like Spelunky. I would say that it is simple to learn and hard to master, but it is deceptively complex and somewhat difficult to learn. It took me a long time to feel like I genuinely knew how to play in an intentional way, rather than being pushed along by the game’s procedural generation. The coherence of Spelunky kept me going, together with its smooth controls, exploration, and variety of possible runs. It could use fewer one-shot deaths, and I would prefer it if the sequel had moved further on from the trappings of colonial exploration, but nothing is perfect.