Death has never been so much fun
Tough but fair. This is a game that rewards players who develop good habits (as anyone who's died for the nth time to a spider inside a pot can attest to...), and who like their sense of progress to come from learning new skills as a player, rather than collecting XP points until your character is buff enough to cakewalk the boss. It also gives more than a nod to the Indiana Jones series throughout, as well as other films such as Independence Day, Aliens and Evil Dead.
You'll take on 4 (or 5, depending on whether you want take on the 'hidden' challenges) worlds, all of which will kill you in new and interesting ways. While you can unlock shortcuts to each, the game works best if you play it from the start each time, as this way you can aquire items like bombs, ropes, weapons, and items that make traversing the world easier in time for the tougher levels. Which means that when you die, you're back to square one.
Even other 'tough but fair' games such as Dark Souls and Rogue Legacy have RPG elements that mean that you can make your character stronger if a boss is too challenging. Here, learning your lesson as a player from each death really is all you have by way of progress. This can be a bit disheartening, depending on how you like your gaming experiences.
When you start to learn the ropes however (no pun intended), you'll want to keep playing more and more. Once you start to learn that, maybe you can get away with robbing the shopkeepers, or where to find secret levels concealing powerful new weapons, or just how to consistently kill those damn bats without taking damage... you'll start to think about the game in new ways, making you want to play more and try more crazy new things in the hope of any advantage you can give yourself.
Even once you've 'completed' the basic game, there are still tons of secrets, as well as daily high score challenges that allow you to compete against your friends on the same 'seed'. So grab your whip and your hat, and get ready to say....
"I hear snakes... I hate snakes..."
