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La-Mulana

I see why they call this a cult classic

Gameplay-wise this is a metroidvania platformer with a big emphasis on solving puzzles and riddles and less of an emphasis on tight platforming and combat. The part I loved the most about the game was the theme and overall feel of it. You really feels like you are Indiana Jones, adventuring through beautifully-drawn ancient ruins in search for priceless artifacts, while solving riddles and avoiding deadly traps. Equipped with only your whip and your trusty wits. Everything fees epic (specially the boss fights) and the soundtrack is also great. And before I forget, it is also available on Linux! The part I hated the most about the game is that sometimes it gives off that old-school "unfair" feeling. I feels awful to die to an instant-kill trap just after a very difficult boss fight and some of the puzzles are impossible to figure out without an walkthrough (I would highly recommend the hint-based guide that Cheshire published on the Steam forums). I do have to confess that meticulously taking notes and drawing maps by hand was more fun than I expected it would be though... Finally I would like to give a heads-up to other Linux users: In version 2.0.0.1 there is a bug where Lemeza can get stuck on moving platforms if he falls on them right after taking damage and when that happens the only way to get unstuck is taking damage again or warping with the Holy Grail. Luckily, this isn't a deal breaker but it does make traversing some areas of the game more frustrating and the Inferno Cavern boss fight gets *much* more challenging than it would be otherwise. That said, from what I have heard the Windows version of the game works fine under Wine so feel free to try to use that if you run across this problem.

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