Spelunky

I have this game for two years now, I think, and I am still enjoying it, playing on a weekly basis. There are very few games that I never uninstall, and this one is one of them.

Act 1 - Three people in a room, evening sun streaming in the window. One sits at a desk, in front of his computer, the others lounge on a couch. Leonard03: Soooo, what do you guys wanna do? Brother: I dunno, what do you wanna do? Friend: We could play a board game or a video game or something. - Leonard03 reaches for the mouse and clicks a couple of times. GOG.com loads and he begins to browse his game library. Friend comes to watch over his shoulder. Friend: Splunky! Leonard03 and Brother: Splunky? Friend: Splunky! Leonard03 and Brother: Splunky. Friend: I looooove Splunky! Leonard03: Huh, I got it for free in the Summer Sale, but never thought I'd play it. I guess we can give it a go. I'm not really a fan of platformers though... Act 2 - Same room, but it's night now. All three are huddled around the desk, controllers clutched in their hands, staring at the computer screen. Friend: Ok, let's look down to make sure... WHY DID YOU HIT ME? Leonard03: I was trying to kill that bat! Sorry. Friend: AAAARRRRGGGH! Leonard03: At least we have a corpse to sacrifice now. I'll just hop down here and... Brother: Look out for that! ... dart trap. Leonard03: Darn. Didn't see it. Ok, don't worry. I still have one life left. - Though the moment of silence the chipper background music spills out of the speakers. Leonard03: Sweet, she gave me more bombs. Let's just jump down here and... WHAT? No! No! No! YOU HAVE KILLED US ALL! Friend: I just wanted to see if I could blow on the golden idol as a ghost... Leonard03: I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Brother: Ok, let's try again guys. I'm feeling like this might be the time we make it to the second area... That pretty much sums up my experience with Splunky, and makes it clear what you're in for. It's definitely one of those games I would always play with other people, it wouldn't be nearly as fun/hilarious single player. One last thing: I had to use JoytoKey to get our Logitech controllers to work.

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simples 2D game, nothing more

Me and a group of three other friends played this game multiple nights a week together for over a year! There's nothing like having a friend throw you up to an otherwise unreachable ledge.