Cave Story
Cave Story | ||||||||||||||
Steam - World - Title card. |
||||||||||||||
|
Cave Story is a Metroidvania game developed and published by Studio Pixel on 2004-12-20 for Windows. The original version is now freeware, but the plus version is still commercial.
Your character finds himself in an underground cave system amid intelligent bunny-like characters who are being abducted and enslaved by an evil doctor from the surface. You quickly become mixed up in the scheme and try your best to save them.
Contents
Personal
Own? | Yes. Cave Story+ on Steam. |
---|---|
Won? | Yes. Easy difficulty. 35/76 achievements. |
Finished | 2015-05-09. |
My friend Cody introduced me to the game, and I played it only enough to beat Balrog in the first encounter. I put it down for quite awhile after that, but eventually picked it back up and played it through properly.
Review
8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Best Version: Cave Story+ for Windows
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- The story is like an exciting cartoon.
- Daisuke Amaya's music is wonderful, especially with the remastered music in Cave Story+.
- The graphics and art are really quite beautiful, again, even better in the upgrade.
- The fact that the low-res game is free is also a bonus.
Bad
- While they packed an awful lot into the game, it still feels too short.
- In easy mode at least, most of the bosses are -very- easy and can be defeated with the following strategy: Switch to missiles, get close, shoot rapidly, boss dies.
Ugly
- Nothing. A well-made game all-around.
Media
Maps
Graphic Sheets
Fan Art
Videos
Play Online
Representation
Strong female character? | Pass | Curly Brace is a strong heroine. |
---|---|---|
Bechdel test? | Unknown | I don't know if the women ever talk to each other. |
Strong person of color character? | Pass | There are several Japanese people, a couple of which are strong. |
Queer character? | Fail | There don't appear to be any queer characters. |
Titles
Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
---|---|---|---|
English | Cave Story | ||
Japanese | 洞窟物語 | Dokutsu Monogatari | Cave Story |
Expansion
Cave Story+ is a remastered version which adds high resolution graphics, remixed music, and a new menus system.
Links
- mobygames.com/game/cave-story_ - MobyGames - Cave Story+.
- Video Games
- 2004 Video Games
- Video games developed by Studio Pixel
- Video games published by Studio Pixel
- Amiga Games
- Dreamcast Games
- GP2X Games
- GP2X Wiz Games
- Linux Games
- Macintosh Games
- Nintendo 3DS Games
- Nintendo DSi Games
- Windows Games
- Video Game Genre - Action
- Video Game Genre - Action-adventure
- Video Game Genre - Metroidvania
- Video Game Genre - Platform shooter
- Video Game Genre - Platformer
- Video Game Genre - Shooter
- Media Theme - Adventure
- Media Theme - Cartoon
- Media Theme - Science fiction
- Software Distribution Model - Commercial
- Software Distribution Model - Freeware
- Video Games I Own
- Video Games I've Beaten
- Video Game Rating - 8
- Video Game Graphics Rating - 7
- Video Game Sound Rating - 10
- Video games which can be played online
- Video games with a strong female character
- Video games with unknown Bechdel test status
- Video games with a strong person of color character
- Video games without a queer character
- Video games with expansions
- Video Game Prime Order - Action, Adventure, Strategy
- Game Mechanic - Boss Trick
- Game Mechanic - Multiple Endings
- Game Mechanic - Playable Female Character
- Game Mechanic - Unlockable Content
- The Feels
- Favorite Games