Recent reviews by Soosh

You can literally break the game by becoming too overpowered. At some point you can't even see what's going on anymore.
10/10

I have over 340 hours into Spelunky HD, and it is one of my favourite games. I REALLY wanted to love this game.

Spelunky 2 is a consequence of the developers mistakenly thinking people liked Spelunky solely because of its difficulty. Early levels, especially those in the Dwelling, play like Frozlunky (for those unaware, it was a Spelunky mod that could drastically boost monster rates, among many other things) levels instead of an intro section. I don't think people want 6-10 arrow traps on every level, or extremely unfair levels of stunlocking. Many people in the community have said without any exaggeration that the hardest section of the game is the Dwelling. This really shouldn't be the case. I should also point that this is being written AFTER the first patch on the Dwelling. It was even worse before.

This is coupled with the fact that it feels like you're doing the same exact thing every run. The lack of variety in the early levels (which you will be spending most of your time in because of the nature of the game) makes it feel like I'm doing my taxes before playing the game each time. It lends itself to being quickly frustrating and dull.

Artwork and music is fantastic, and later levels look stunning. The initial items, branching paths, and (most) of the new enemies are great. The game suffers immensely from incredibly poor design in the first few sections. I'll happily return to the game if these issues are addressed.

1 day passes and 600 nords are at my town.
Gotta break em at the single ladder they put up to siege us.

Sometimes it's fun just to annihilate an army of infantry with cavalry.

Unbelievably challenging and addicting roguelike. Spelunky is a game that I would recommend to anyone who likes punishment before getting rewarded. Success isn't frequent, but when you succeed it is an absolutely wonderful feeling.

On top of all of that, Spelunky has probably one of the nicest and most supportive communities out there. Absolutely wonderful all around.