the most deceptively DIFFICULT game

[@papyrustf2149]

deffy, my channel is dying

[@de_ffy]

;(

[@raph2550]

Being good at Spelunky is not mastering every possible situation. It's knowing when to say 'hell no' and run from it.

[@de_ffy]

I feel like that's true to an extent but sometimes running away doesn't solve the situation and sometimes there is no option to run away.

[@hcunev6723]

"I mean sun challenge will give me bombs, so I might as well blow up 6-3 so my stoopid dragon doesn't die"

[@bandgetterkira1236]

@@hcunev6723REAL

[@snoopdogg7407]

Hey don't underestimate the moles from the dwelling, their worse than lizards Also enjoy getting insta killed in the cosmic ocean immediately when you spawn in

[@de_ffy]

yeah instakills are very prevalent in the game. regarding moles i find them less dangerous on their own but when paired with other enemies or traps they are a big nuisance

[@MrMsmoove]

Getting ruined is just skill

[@theshiner5461]

U real snoop dog

[@Side_N0te]

One of the greatest things about the Spelunky series is that because you don't unlock anything, you're just as equipped on hour 1 as you are 1000, only your own growing skill is what dictates how a run will go.

[@de_ffy]

yeah me and my friends have had stupid arguments about roguelikes vs roguelites saying that a big difference is that traditional roguelikes don't have stuff like unlocks. The only thing to rely on is your skill with spelunky which makes it feel much better when you succeed.

[@zigabosnjak9743]

I have 40 hours in spelunky 2 and havent yet gotten past olmec... but this video makes me want to revisit spelunky 2. Very good video and you deserve more subs.

[@xx_yin_yang_xx4238]

I beat the game at 100 hours on the dot, and the intro made me realise there is a whole other ending and secret world I didn’t know about. You never truely escape the grasp of spelunky 2

[@soupmervio]

That's a certified spelunky moment

[@lukua5686]

its so strange the amount of people that beat spelunky is often random, it took me 30 hours to beat spelunky 1 and 33 hours to beat the normal ending of spelunky 2, and at 66 i got the cosmic ocean, but the rest of my friends took from 50 to 150 hours to get to tiamat boss

[@Ralseee]

skill issue

[@xwarrior760]

​@@xx_yin_yang_xx4238Tiamat, Hundun or Cosmic Ocean? Because if Tiamat, lol I beat her 20 hours in.

[@Tappers71]

Spelunky and Spelunky 2 are in my opinion some of the hardest and greatest games to have ever been made. Just the pure joy of learning how to improve over each run and discovering the nuances is the best.

[@de_ffy]

i agree its a very addicting and satisfying game loop

[@Tappers71]

@@de_ffy totally, also well done on the video, it was absolutely flawless

[@smeegy]

I appreciate the comparison to a rube goldberg machine, and I also liked how you emphasized that Spelunky is very much its own game. These are two points I agree with that I haven't seen anyone else mention in videos about Spelunky so props for that I guess

[@admiralotter9338]

When I first watched this, I’d thought it was one of those channels with thousands of subscribers who are practically professionals at this kind of thing. You definitely deserve more subs!

[@joelweber9900]

The randomly generated messes that are the levels lend themselves to comically bullshit deaths but also insane clutch moments. Even after hundreds of hours in the game you can have a fresh experience that leaves you feeling exhilarated. Great video!

[@inshockandawe9423]

I haven't played Spelunky in a long while. Your video popped up on my recommendation and I'm not disappointed. Keep up the quality work

[@cblrtopas]

The game is difficult simply because almost every mistake or fumbled jump is an instant death for the player in a game with perma-death and procedurally generated levels. The game is crazy unforgiving for any mistake.

[@de_ffy]

Yeah thats a really good way of putting it. Its super punishing but imo that makes it all the more fun to beat :)

[@honkers112]

Wow, just wow, the amount of effort put into such a video for a very small channel is impressive. You have a loooooooooot of potential man, also you earned my sub if it wasn't clear enough.

[@de_ffy]

yooo big thanks. that means a lot and thanks for the kind words

[@Mad_Matt42]

I developed a new term for this game: getting spelunkied means you get comboed to instant death by an enemy, a trap, something that blew up or all of the above

[@de_ffy]

have you watched twiggle's spelunked series? highly recommend

[@ArmageddonPhysics]

Im currently working towards my first CO win, 7-72 PR atm, and people that don't play this game just cannot understand how unbelievably hard it is. That is until you give them the controller and they cant clear dwelling after an hour of trying lol

[@de_ffy]

yep thats how it be

[@5izzy557]

It's cute art style helps make it deceptively difficult, and of course it's just ridiculously hard. Nice vid +1like & sub.

[@justaseal2032]

Izzy top g ❤

[@5izzy557]

😛@@justaseal2032

[@catfan2o23]

4:09 skeleton, cave mole and spider have left the chat

[@de_ffy]

I don't find them all that dangerous on their own cause they don't stun you or anything. they can be a big pain if paired or grouped up with other enemies though

[@milosmucalovic5149]

@@de_ffy getting pushed into spikes becuse cave mole jumped on you from above is something nobody frogets.

[@de_ffy]

@@milosmucalovic5149 a classic. the knockback is surprisingly potent in this game

[@bridgeseller7004]

The mole is quite dangerous due to how large of an area it covers. Pretty much every other enemy stops being a threat if you leave the room it's in... But moles are eternal. Unless you take time to kill them on sight, (which takes some time to wait out) you can get ambushed while dealing with other threats.

[@Zeref-tr5ld]

As someone with 2.8K hours, I can assure you that it gets better, and you can master your movement and your capacity to predict events, to be able to survive 99% of the situations only with skill Disclaimer: Im talking about pre co, you dont wanna get there :)

[@de_ffy]

yeah i got to co for the first time like a couple weeks ago and man its really something

[@Geoffles1890]

Spelunky 2 is great. The only issue I have with the game comes from cosmic ocean being too long that it’s just not too fun. I might just be malding because of my hitless cosmic deaths, but it’s just too long lol

[@de_ffy]

yeah cosmic ocean is a real struggle

[@paskilmeh4407]

Yup. I have about 700 hours and have only made it to 7-13. Love the game but will prob never beat CO.

[@alfonshedstrom9859]

Spelunky 🤝 Oxygen Not Included Games with cute artstyles but are deceptively difficult

[@zaptrap4802]

8:18 the hired hand got revenge for getting sticky bombed.

[@de_ffy]

true lol

[@spamtong.spamton124]

Spelunky 2 is more of a puzzle game, you have to think about your surroundings and take advantage of those DAMN SHOPKEEPERS

[@de_ffy]

For sure. it feels very satisfying to plan ahead and then have everything work out.

[@stardewvalleychickenn]

Rip Twiggle

[@de_ffy]

he was probably my favorite spelunky youtuber and streamer. rest in peace

[@stardewvalleychickenn]

@@de_ffy He was the main reason I was so invested in the game :P

[@moneycutt2813]

Man I feel that part about getting hit with a spark-trap when you have a jetpack

[@hcunev6723]

I mean the enemies/traps aren't hard to deal with on their own, but them combined can lead to you having to think, and the 3min timer ia rushing you so alot of the time you've going too fast to think through about the caveman's corpse getting yeeted into you Also after playing for a long time your brain is literally too lazy to think haha- is it just my first attempts that are better than usual- Also because of this most of the time it doesn't feel like it's your own fault for dying, since most of the time you're the one who's not careful enough...maybe because of the timer or just laziness idk Also a small nitpick about CO, I'm good enough at the game to get there consistently, but it's just not fun mate, like "Good job you beat the unique challenges of this game...now do it ten times over but with more insta kills and with no sense of direction, yay, I dunno it's just not fun, like at all ;-; Also yo essay with good editing from a small channel, Amazing, keep up the good work :p

[@SupaCLUCK]

the spelunky games are the most “this shouldn’t be this hard but it is” games

[@Primmslims]

This is a great video, Keep it up!

[@de_ffy]

thanks for the kind words

[@OwenLearnsDrawing]

7:24 OI!!! Don’t you dare waste bombs on Anubis when you can stomp him with spike shoes! 😤😤😤

[@de_ffy]

yeah i dont know what I was thinking in that clip. funny death though

[@TheTyphoon365]

2:45 that's Hickok45 for those who don't know, great, wholesome channel

[@de_ffy]

oh dang i didnt know the origin of that clip. actually. thanks for the info

[@GuuJiYA-a.k.a-TheCrafty]

Very good review, my fav game EVER

[@Zaluuk]

At 3 minutes and you still haven't mentioned that if you stay in room was it 2.5 minutes giant ghost spawns which splits into more parts that work little differently after some time

[@Zaluuk]

@SuperHK. Yeah i have realized that from this video was it now

[@paraskeeb]

i have 450 hours in this game, and i still consistently die in the dwelling, it hurts my soul every time.

[@de_ffy]

i feel that

[@darkly77]

Good review. As a Spelunky 2 player there's nothing I didn't know, though the video is well made. But from the title I was expecting something else, ie. an explanation of why Spelunky 2 seems difficult, but this is deceptive as it's actually not. Which would be a cool theory to try and prove. Eg. you expect such a responsive platformer to be played in a rushed or casual way, but if you take things slow, monitor your surroundings, and plan ahead, it's not as hard as it looks. There are lots of videos on why Spelunky 2 is hard, so seeing a video with counter points would be very unique, even if the video's final conclusion is that yes, it's actually still hard 😁

[@de_ffy]

Yeah i spent a while trying to make the video feel unique from the other spelunky videos but I couldn't find a way of making it very interesting. This video is a very basic, general overview. Maybe someday Ill make a more in-depth video.

[@wrne7121]

Spelunky was hard when I 1st played it when I was 4 years old, I'm lucky that I was able to get to cosmic ocean before 24 hours of playtime in the 2nd one because I had experience from the xbox 360

[@phrofit4419]

Great video, subbed

[@mattzr1550]

spelunky hd is much harder IMO cause you cant really skip stuff in the same way

[@CriticalPing]

underrated

[@saucedaddy6384]

love this game

[@DoktrDoom]

least difficult game of all time

[@de_ffy]

so true

[@Mak7even]

Man, you must be a servant of Hundun

[@killfected7309]

Least difficult game in Ohio

[@tyresr]

I’m 60 hours in and have not beaten the game once, though I still love it and have fun playing everytime

[@de_ffy]

Yeah the first win is the most challenging. After that though the game really opens up.

[@copper4326]

keep it up !

[@alpacaraider9661]

Great video 👍i love this game too :)

[@fiqures1529]

While not a necessity by any means, I’d recommend you get a high refresh rate monitor because your computer can definitely run it at more than 100fps, and it feels a smooth

[@joelkennedy2701]

ive made it all of five feet into the room after olmec and i've been playing for over a year

[@de_ffy]

even getting past Olmec takes a lot of time and patience so that's good

[@Tortoise246]

I got a plasma gun from a purple present once so it’s posible

[@robertbrush6745]

DECEPTIVELY my guy half the shit in this game instant kill!

[@Zaluuk]

2:56 I have not gotten that far the game is way too hard compared to spelunky one which i played hella lot on ps3

[@danielandrews3154]

Skill issue

[@Zaluuk]

@@danielandrews3154 Its probably becauae i switched the device i play with

[@endermoore6700]

👍 very cool video

[@u1traorange]

Eye sack

[@de_ffy]

crying baby moment

[@justaseal2032]

It took 550h for me to beat spelunky 2. Game to ez (7-99)

[@FrostyTheSnowPickle]

Honestly...I prefer Spelunky HD. Spelunky 2 is probably a better game, sure, but HD has a better art style, and the whip has a better hitbox.

[@Sevrgpro]

Hey why did that terraria character seem awfully familiar

[@de_ffy]

its definitely not a name of a character from a very difficult platformer game.

[@Sevrgpro]

@@de_ffy damn sounds niche… glad I haven’t done anything like that while playing terraria…

[@yoepicboi]

There's also spelunky classic

[@randomname9723]

Spelunky 1 and 2 are the most bullshit fair games ever made

[@de_ffy]

thats a good way of putting it

[@gdysrrr]

sounds like peice of cake compared to noita

[@de_ffy]

Ive played my fair share of noita and i feel like both games can be really hard unless you have patience and game knowledge

[@gdysrrr]

@@de_ffy true indeed

[@RitsukiCat]

People starting Spelunky 2 : "Damn that game's so hard and unfair" Me who have 2300 hours : "I cannot understand why everyone is saying this game is hard"

[@Fan-wp4tj]

Yeah well beat btd6 dark dungeons elite vortex no playthrough

[@JelqtronZero]

whats your PB?

[@de_ffy]

timewise around 5 mins, furthest ive gotten was 7-4 cause i kept losing the bow and arrow to bubble blocks lol

[@SquidwardTentacles-jl6me]

poo

[@de_ffy]

so true

[@SquidwardTentacles-jl6me]

@@de_ffy shrek

[@chris1229sonic]

Skill issue

[@wuuting]

I think a lot of this games difficulty is artificial, derek just made everything lead to a cavalcade of death, And by far the stupidest thing ever added was flowing water/lava. as all that did is add new ways to get softlocked. thanks Derek. but no thanks

[@de_ffy]

I sorta see this as a plus because you can never really be always in control and that way there is no surefire way to win

[@splits8999]

no lmao

[@danielandrews3154]

Sounds like a skill issue to me

[@MintBiscuit]

hey hey hey stop talking thanks

[@themement3616]

The Waffle House Has Found It's New Host

[@marcuscostello5635]

How is spelunky not linear.......

[@suntzu6122]

Its super mario.. for ppl with gaming chairs. Im really fuggin good at games. Still, take your eyes or attention off spelunky 2 and you wont make it past the first world lmaooooo. This game has no qualms with perma-stunning you. 1 boomerang bro could 1 hit combo you from infinite health with a stunlock lmao.