Quote Originally Posted by The Succubus View Post
Yay! Spelunky!

Has to be said, games like Spelunky and Realm of the Mad God have given me a new appreciation for "Hardcore" mode games. It's hard to say why but I think it just tickles something in my gamer genetics from the early 8-bit games, where death *really* meant death. No saves, no whining about bugs - you died because *YOU* screwed up.
Indeed! Although, "Realm of the Mad God" was tedious for me. I (like many) play for the solo experience, but you really can't level to 20 solo in Realm, in my experience. One bad fight, and you're completely blown away. This made the "hardcore" nature much less appealing, and mostly just an exercise in frustration.

Spelunky is brilliant though.