bodyboarder
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The demo didn't sell me. Will try it again tomorrow.
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Spelunky |OT| With Fate Guiding My Every Move
- Thread starter Cranzor
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Rabbit Clock
Banned
Anyone else having problems with the game saving? It keeps throwing error messages out every time I finish a level. It also keeps telling me that I can't unlock achievements, which is odd... Great game asides from these issues.
It's been a good year. : )
Same here. Only got to 1-3 once.
Liquid Helium
Member
I have played for 3 hours now, I had the same problem as you guys of just dying at 1-1 to 1-3 all the time. But at about 2 hours in it clicked and now I can get up to world 3 every 10 or so runs. You just need to learn how all the enemies work and it gets way easier, also using rocks to disable traps and kill enemies from a distance is key in my experience. So far I am really loving this game, reminds me a lot of the Binding of Isaac, which is a very good thing. I can see myself easily sinking 100+ hours into this.
Looks like a game in my taste.
Will buy as soon as I get home from work.
Only one hour left *sigh*
perfect free
Member
Ugh, SPIDERS. ;_;
Also, I need to stop accidentally whipping my damsels/dudes/dogs in distress.
Also, I need to stop accidentally jumping on spikes.
Hmm, this could end up being a long list.
Also, I need to stop accidentally whipping my damsels/dudes/dogs in distress.
Also, I need to stop accidentally jumping on spikes.
Hmm, this could end up being a long list.
I love throwing items. They love throwing themselves back at me, and causing unexpected death.
That is all.
.... Heh, that demo could go on FOREVER! Considering the infinite random stages, it's almost like you STILL can get a free game if you don't want to unlock the characters, see the future stages, or actually accomplish anything! XD There's also not many "Buy full game!" notifications at all, so it's a pretty relaxed experience.
Anywho, Spelunky is win, love the graphical polish to everything here, you can tell this game was made with a lot of love. With all the flash-like emotionless characters that can pop up when making HD 2D, it's nice to see someone transfer the same care of a pixel sprite into a hand-drawn one, always. Other than the pixels themselves, nothing seems to have been lost in the translation; if anything, the added details actually flesh out the characters.
Selectable Damsels (Including the, err, Mansel?) is a nice touch. I like the variety of unlockable characters, too! A game that understands gamers aren't all white men! LoL.
I know some people have described this game as simple, but compared to the likes of Meatboy, Braid, 'splosion Man, N+, Fez... I love having a character that, can, y'know, actually DO things. The variety of items really helps make this game for me. It shares that little bit in common with a beat-em-up. Picking up items, seeing what they do, and then messing with your own ways to make use of them, is half the fun! And something those other games miss out on, which always makes me feel much less interested in playing, personally.
Audio and Visual presentation just seems to be top notch all around. A very solid product, that's worth more than the asking price, I'd say. Online Consol marketplaces let us get some great games for some dirt cheap prices this gen...
The glove won't allow you to grab onto anything that's out of your jump range, the ropes will allow you to climb to them. So they both serve some unique purposes.
As far as a Wiki... dunno, but the in-game encyclopedia is a great resource. Also, there's lot of new items in this XBLA version, so I doubt there is a complete list anywhere yet. Wouldn't personally want one yet anywho... "discovery" really helps ease the pain of consta-deaths, y'know?
That is all.
.... Heh, that demo could go on FOREVER! Considering the infinite random stages, it's almost like you STILL can get a free game if you don't want to unlock the characters, see the future stages, or actually accomplish anything! XD There's also not many "Buy full game!" notifications at all, so it's a pretty relaxed experience.
Anywho, Spelunky is win, love the graphical polish to everything here, you can tell this game was made with a lot of love. With all the flash-like emotionless characters that can pop up when making HD 2D, it's nice to see someone transfer the same care of a pixel sprite into a hand-drawn one, always. Other than the pixels themselves, nothing seems to have been lost in the translation; if anything, the added details actually flesh out the characters.
Selectable Damsels (Including the, err, Mansel?) is a nice touch. I like the variety of unlockable characters, too! A game that understands gamers aren't all white men! LoL.
I know some people have described this game as simple, but compared to the likes of Meatboy, Braid, 'splosion Man, N+, Fez... I love having a character that, can, y'know, actually DO things. The variety of items really helps make this game for me. It shares that little bit in common with a beat-em-up. Picking up items, seeing what they do, and then messing with your own ways to make use of them, is half the fun! And something those other games miss out on, which always makes me feel much less interested in playing, personally.
Audio and Visual presentation just seems to be top notch all around. A very solid product, that's worth more than the asking price, I'd say. Online Consol marketplaces let us get some great games for some dirt cheap prices this gen...
The glove won't allow you to grab onto anything that's out of your jump range, the ropes will allow you to climb to them. So they both serve some unique purposes.
As far as a Wiki... dunno, but the in-game encyclopedia is a great resource. Also, there's lot of new items in this XBLA version, so I doubt there is a complete list anywhere yet. Wouldn't personally want one yet anywho... "discovery" really helps ease the pain of consta-deaths, y'know?
thomasmahler
Member
Goddamn. If you thought Dark Souls or Super Meat Boy was fucking with the player, Spelunky takes this approach to a whole new level.
What I hate is that sometimes you don't even see the obstacles on the screen yet, but they're firing at you. There's nothing more annoying that just jumping onto a platform and getting shot by an arrow when that little arrow-shooting statue wasn't even on-screen yet.
What I hate is that sometimes you don't even see the obstacles on the screen yet, but they're firing at you. There's nothing more annoying that just jumping onto a platform and getting shot by an arrow when that little arrow-shooting statue wasn't even on-screen yet.
JawesomeJaw
Member
I'm really hating the ghost right now. I suppose there is really is no way to defeat the ghost, right? I just try and run to the exit as fast as possible.
The ghost shows up if you spend more than 2:30 seconds on a level. And he's totally invincible. You eventually just have to get the hell out of there.
brettchalupa
Member
The new music is so good.
Phonomezer
Banned
Sounds like I'll have to check this out..
This is the only questionnable design decision for me. I understand why the ghost is there, but I love exploring and the ghost in an exploration-killer.
theMrCravens
Member
It would make it too easy.
Also, try taking a picture of the ghost when you have the camera.
Pretty funny.
beanman25
Member
Oh my god, I was trying to put my finger on what the music reminded me of. Seinfeld is exactly what I was trying to think.
Incredible game, incredible music.
EDIT: if anyone wants to add me for leaderboards sake BobRichards91 is my GT.
Been playing since I woke up. On my first run, almost got through the jungle. After that, my brother was interested so I let him join me. Co-op works pretty well so long as your mindful of your fellow adventurers.
People who've played the PC freeware game will have no trouble jumping right back in.
People who've played the PC freeware game will have no trouble jumping right back in.
I'm really hating the ghost right now
Addendum:
If the ghost passes over a gem, it upgrades it to a much more valuable version. At least in the PC version, I assume this trick still works. Abuse it at your own risk.
Graphics Horse
Member
Huh, I never knew that :O
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
This is fucking hard.
this game is fantastic. totally living up to expectation like Shurs said. love the music, love the graphics, difficulty seems perfect. Spelunky delivers.
gotta go to bed, but i dont want to stop playing...
happy SPELUNKY DAY everybody. enjoy. its been the best Spelunky day ever.
gotta go to bed, but i dont want to stop playing...
happy SPELUNKY DAY everybody. enjoy. its been the best Spelunky day ever.
theMrCravens
Member
The few times I've reached level 3-4, I've noticed it always has the "feels like the 4th of July" event for some reason.
Is this today only ?
The alien mothership one.
Is this today only ?
In the original, you can crawl over an edge and hang off the side and throw a rope above you.
Zuhzuhzombie!!
Member
Random madness.
Have 1 heart all the way up to 1-4. I hear a shop keep and his kissing booth girl argue and they kill each other. I pick up the shotgun feeling that I may make it to the jungle. I saw to myself, but out loud, "First thing I see s'gone get blasted". I take one step and a giant spider falls on me from the ceiling, killing me instantly.
Have 1 heart all the way up to 1-4. I hear a shop keep and his kissing booth girl argue and they kill each other. I pick up the shotgun feeling that I may make it to the jungle. I saw to myself, but out loud, "First thing I see s'gone get blasted". I take one step and a giant spider falls on me from the ceiling, killing me instantly.
Community Forum
Member
Question:
Am I bad at this game, or am I bad at this game?
Am I bad at this game, or am I bad at this game?
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
Some of the situations I've gotten myself into in this game have had me in stitches. I bought a mystery box from the storekeeper and it ended up being a camera. Naturally, I thought it'd be nice to get a snap of my new friend to show everybody once I made it topside again. Hilarity ensues when the shopkeeper pulls a Justin Bieber on me and starts beating the crap out of me. Not a fan of the paparazzi obviously!
toythatkills
Member
I've found a bunch of them in levels. I suspect that they'll just appear randomly, probably only in specific zones per character.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
Fun game, bought it today and the wife and I have been playing all morning. Very hard. We made it to 1-3 and that was it. She loves throwing rocks for some reason. I wish there was more explanation on the game though in the game itself.
Par for the course in *every* XBLA game thread. It will never change.
Par for the course in *every* XBLA game thread. It will never change.
toythatkills
Member
Like what? The whole challenge and the fun is in learning stuff for yourself, really.
I died 200 times before I realised that you could
walk through spikes
I did something similar, my brother and I found the camera in a shop and I bought it to see what it did. Shopkeep instantly shot me and my brother ran away screaming.
rohlfinator
Member
Made it up to 3-2 on my best run. This version is amazingly polished -- the music and visuals are great, and I love all the little touches, like the non-aggressive creatures in the caves.
So far it doesn't seem to be a huge departure from the original, but that's not a bad thing. The one thing I miss is the ability to pull out a bomb/rope without using it, so you could use it to spring traps and such. It made the control scheme a little more complex, but it could come in handy at times.
So far it doesn't seem to be a huge departure from the original, but that's not a bad thing. The one thing I miss is the ability to pull out a bomb/rope without using it, so you could use it to spring traps and such. It made the control scheme a little more complex, but it could come in handy at times.
Incendiary
Banned
Goddamn the ghost. I wanted to explore the levels but apparently that's not what this game is, it's more find shit and then get out as quickly as possible. I just played 1-1 and found the damsel/pug right when the ghost appeared...and the pug was right at the edge of the screen so I had to book it all the way to the other end carrying the bug, drop down, then book it UNDER the ghost and made it to the exit.
Then in 1-2 the ghost appeared while I was in a shop and cornered me and I went kablooie. Aw.
This is going to be a really fun game, though, I can tell.