Spelunky vs. La-Mulana question

[katukinabarra]

Hi, I already own Spelunky and I'm very happy with that. If offers me 4 player multiplayer coop and deathmatch mode which I enjoy with my friends.

I know La-Mulana is another spelunkying plataformer, I know it only a 1 player game, but at this discount (90%) I am really thinking of purchasing it. I don't really know much about this game, as I already own a procedurally generated dungeons one I'd like to confirm La-Mulana is not like that. Because I thought it was a not procedurally generated but a really exigent and maybe linear metroidvania.

Am I correct? I would thank your opinions and recommendations, I still have 15 hours to decide whether to buy it or not. Thank you all!

[Sicris]

It's not liniar in the traditional sence, it's not randomly generated. It's very polarising; people either love it or hate it, either way no one would classify it as average. Most people do love it though once they get over the fact that it doesn't play like any other game and can't really be compared to any other game, it is very unique. Some people say it's like dark souls, others say it's a metroidvania, others might even say it's has the puzzles of a point and click adventure game; however all these are half-truths. The game is always the same no matter how many times you beat it. There is a hard mode avaliable.

[katukinabarra]

I read some more reviews and finally just bought it, thank you for the info!

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

It's a very non-linear metroidvania. It's also not procedurally generated, and it plays at a much slower pace than Spelunky -- character movement is somewhat slower, but more importantly, La-Mulana expects you to actually be very careful and observant.

[Citronvand]

It would be more fitting to call it a Mystroid than a Metroidvania.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

I haven't played Myst; explain please?

[Garlyle Wilds]

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I haven't played Myst; explain please?

Myst was one of the first (or at least most famous) 'puzzle progression' games - it put you in a first person view and you had to go around the island solving all sorts of puzzles with little more than the vague clues in your environment.

In that respect, Mystroid might be more accurate - it combines the gameplay of 'non-linear platformer exploration with powerups' of Metroid with the 'pay attention to every detail of your environment and every clue you get to solve puzzles' of Myst. (As opposed to the RPG elements attached to the 'vania' part of the Metroidvania formula due to the standards Symphony of the Night started)


Anyway, frankly, the similarities between La-Mulana and Spelunky are limited to "they're both 2D platformers", "they both have an Indiana Jones-esque main character", and "they're both pretty hard". In practice that's really about it, as they're two completely different kind of games in almost every other respect.

[katukinabarra]

I'm happy to own two different games, even if they may seem to be similar at first glance (but I have seen they are NOT). Thanks for your help!