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I am addicted to Spelunky!
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entremet
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toythatkills
Member
Are the PSN leaderboards limited to 10,000 players? That seems awfully shit, especially so now that it's a PS+ game.
Hundreds of thousands of people won't even make the leaderboard.
Hundreds of thousands of people won't even make the leaderboard.
I know but I just find it more comfortable. I'm playing all my platformers with analog sticks, Super Meat Boy, Mario, Spelunky, etc. It works well. The only thing I use the D-pad for when playing video games is changing equipment. I don't find it comfortable for anything else (and I've tried quite a few of the ones that are supposed to be really good, like the DS4 or the Wii U's).
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I too play with the control stick, but only because the 360 controller I have has a terrible D-Pad. I'm so used to it that I rarely use my D-Pad on my Wii U in games like these.
The only problem I've had in Spelunky is when the stick springs back and causes the character to turn around at the worst possible times. Mainly whipping a bat that is coming towards me or a snake or something.
The only problem I've had in Spelunky is when the stick springs back and causes the character to turn around at the worst possible times. Mainly whipping a bat that is coming towards me or a snake or something.
Don't feel to bad I have over 500 hours in this game and also still make mistakes. Today's daily was no exception I thought I could jump at the right time to avoid the bomb.
Fix The Scientist
Member
It's a damn shame lan play between two ps4's still makes both players stick to the same screen. If a vita is used the second player has their own camera and doesn't have to closely follow the flag carrier, i don't know why they couldn't do the same with two ps4's. It's a minor thing but really disappointing.
Take your time and focus on survival at this point. No shame in being slow at first.
apieceofstrange
Member
So I finally spent some time with the PS4 port last night. I didn't see anyone mention this, but the game automatically records your daily run and you can also watch a replay for anyone on your friends list. Also, as you're playing the daily, it will show where and how each person on your friends list died, indicated by a ghost of their character on the screen (really tripped me out seeing this for the first time, thought I had somehow enabled some 2 player mode glitch).
Such cool little touches! I think this might just make it the definitive version of the game for me.
Such cool little touches! I think this might just make it the definitive version of the game for me.
toythatkills
Member
This was my daily today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeKG3nmqkXk
For reference, I've beaten the game a bunch of times.
apieceofstrange
Member
Is there any straightforward way to upload PS4 videos to youtube yet or do you still have to upload to facebook first?
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
This game is impossible on a TV with input lag. Tried playing this at a friend's whose TV is not the best and boy did I struggle.
no, but you can save the video on a USB pen and upload it with a computer.
swazzyswess
Member
this is happening to me ALL THE TIME on PS4. I keep turning right no matter how careful I am.
toythatkills
Member
D is for D-Pad.
swazzyswess
Member
I'm terrible with the D-pad. Got used to using the stick on Vita and can't go back now.
Graphics Horse
Member
It's like a flashback thing, you just have to playthrough the tutorial once before the proper game unlocks.
entremet
Member
That's normal. Game has a steep learning curve.
It's fun seeing how you progress. I remember those days. Now I can get to the last stage and beat it around 80 percent of the time.
Lol, I've done that many times before too. I pretty much did the same thing on the same daily, only it was on the dark level on 1-3. My streak of dying in the mines on the daily is now up to 3.
Last Baron
Member
The male damsel going 'wat' is hilarious.
Seems like PS4 version is still a bit wonky. Tried to do today's daily and when it loaded in all the controls were re-mapped to X and the settings were greyed out and inaccessible. Quit to the menu, but of course it's like I forfeit today's chance at the daily.
It's also having a difficult time pulling my player stats from the cloud. I saw they were correct once, but every other time it is resetting my progress, even if I delete the local save file. PS3 and Vita have no problems syncing. Hopefully the devs are working on a patch.
It's also having a difficult time pulling my player stats from the cloud. I saw they were correct once, but every other time it is resetting my progress, even if I delete the local save file. PS3 and Vita have no problems syncing. Hopefully the devs are working on a patch.
toythatkills
Member
Precisely what happened to me. I played on though, because it was actually pretty funny trying to play it with one button. I have since tried to set all my controls to X manually because I quite wanted to have another go to see how far I could get but you can't even do that in the options. Once you set them back to the defaults, that's it! All your sliders like brightness and stuff probably get set to nothing as well, and your HUD/damsel will have been set to standard. Such a weird bug.
Did you go straight into the Daily when you booted? I was messing around trying to watch replays of the previous day's Daily beforehand, and a few of them didn't load and one of them I quit and it went a bit weird with the music and I wondered if somehow I caused the bug that way. I was kinda hoping so, anyway, otherwise it's just totally random which is a worry.
I managed to get my save back. I deleted it from online on the PS4, and in storage in the PS4, and then shut down the console. I uploaded the most recent save on my Vita manually, and then when I restarted the PS4 my save came back (though it was still a little weird, I lost a jewel I had for completing the game with no shortcuts).
man
dont you fucking hate when this happens?
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10100568104211716&set=vb.31503046&type=2&theater
dont you fucking hate when this happens?
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10100568104211716&set=vb.31503046&type=2&theater
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Someone set a new world record the other day. 1:48. The Olmec fight blew my mind.
I'd link it but I'm on mobile. Check BRex's Twitter.
I'd link it but I'm on mobile. Check BRex's Twitter.
Graphics Horse
Member
I got forgiven by the shopkeepers yesterday, first time I've seen that happened since the old classic version.
Do they place a peaceful shopkeeper on the level where they stop being angry? It was a dark level so I wasn't sure what was going on.
Do they place a peaceful shopkeeper on the level where they stop being angry? It was a dark level so I wasn't sure what was going on.
Always loved Spelunky but would probably consider myself a casual player. Played for about a year and a half (whenever ps3 version released) and I've only reached the ruins once, I've unlocked Abraham and got to the worm a few times but overall just enjoy the spelunky ride.
Anyway, decided to get the shotgun to the tunnel man so I could have the ice caves at my disposable.
The ice caves, oh man! This game just reached a whole new level of fun. Whipping saucers, flinging mines and leaps of faith are so satisfying.
Anyway, decided to get the shotgun to the tunnel man so I could have the ice caves at my disposable.
The ice caves, oh man! This game just reached a whole new level of fun. Whipping saucers, flinging mines and leaps of faith are so satisfying.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
The way he did it so casually without saying a word before breathing a sigh of relief and excitement. One false move and he'd have to go back to try and get rid of Olmec. He just ran off before even making sure he even fell in the lava. That's skill right there.
On another note, I haven't been to the temple in ages. So long that I can't even remember what it's called. I am so sad there's no Mac version at all. It's just an inconvenience to keep launching Parallels every time I need to play. It runs so well in a VM it wouldn't be a big deal if it was a quick "Wineskin" port or something. Anything. I'd settle for a Wii U version so I could play on the GamePad. I should just buy a Vita. lol
Yup! It's so perfect for Splunkley I almost never use it for anything else.
entremet
Member
Basically lol.
Graphics Horse
Member
Did a daily on ps3 and the leaderboard kept repeatedly updating and moving to random places down the list, very strange. I read something about some psn leaderboards being messed up in some games (velocity?) but I'm not sure it's the same thing.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I'd still love it for Wii U. But it really is tempting just for those indie titles on the go. But I never go anywhere. All my gaming is done at home. lol
I have taken my Vita out of my house exactly one time. Mostly I play it in bed before going to sleep.
entremet
Member
I usually play mine while watching streams on my Mac at home.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I have not even played my Wii U on my TV at all yet. It's just more convenient with the gamepad. I hope it's a feature that never goes away. I just wish it had a better range. It's so terrible.
LOL
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Rogue Legacy looks way better visually, feels way better to play, and has way better music. The whole time I was playing Spelunky I just wished I was playing Rogue Legacy.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Rogue Legacy? The game that is nothing like Spelunky and came out well after it? Really? Bad music? Really? Your opinion man, but seriously. Wow.
They're both platformer based rogue-likes with similar mechanics, I wouldn't really say they're nothing alike. And the version that I'm sure most people are playing came out after Rogue Legacy. The music was just generally irritating to me, idk.
Extra Sauce
Member
I haven't played Rogue Legacy yet but every time I watch videos of it I'm turned off by how boring the levels seem to be.