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This one is tough for me. Spelunky 1 is one of the greatest games of all time. Spelunky 2... is basically just Spelunky 1 with different stuff on the periphery. The movement, the jumping, the enemies, the jerk shopkeeper -- it's all there, and it mostly feels the exact same. There's new fluid dynamics and mounts that you can ride and the environmental traps in each area changes.. but the core feel isn't really improved at all. And that's good -- because Spelunky 1 is just about perfect. I'm still looting the shop and wrecking enemies with the shotgun and dying in the most ridiculous ways.

But... I still haven't found a really compelling reason to play it? Like, it's technically amazing, right up there with probably the most influential/greatest roguelite of all time. Usually an iterative sequel will bring some kind of mechanical change that renders the old one obsolete. But this one? I'm just as happy playing the original. It's just not the same playing what feels somewhat like a rom hack or a remix, as opposed to a new experience. I love playing Spelunky 2, but if I never played it again I don't feel like I'd be missing out. It's weird.

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xyzzy