The songs are distinctive and cast the mood well creating the right atmosphere for every situation. Music in the game is also brilliant and reflects on the 8-bit era styled graphics. Replayablity is high not just because of this but also because there is a level editor if you want to add new quests or whatever takes your fancy. There are also several decisions throughout the game which will alter the outcome of certain situations and also how the end section and ending of the game plays out. The characters that you meet alone the way are fantastic and you will find yourself getting attached to and caring about them. I would love to talk more about the story and events in the game but it'll be much more fun for you to find out about them for yourself. It then fades out to the inside of a cave, were you then take control of your character and start your adventure. He appears to be locked in this room and is franticly trying to make contact with his sister using a chat room program. The game starts and we find ourselves looking at the inside of a room, a man sat in front of a computer with a strange looking device to his right. He approaches the throne and looks down at the red flowers on the seat, his laughter appearing to become more manic. A man dressed in a doctors coat stands to the side, a strange crown on his head chuckling to himself. One looks likes a large block with a face, and the other a girl. On either side of the throne is a pedestal, with an energy bubble containing two creatures. The game opens with a shot of some kind of throne room. Cave Story is wonderful piece of storytelling and I would be doing it a great disservice to disclose many details, but I shall explain what I can. It just feels great.īefore I go on with the gameplay, I should say something about the story. Everything feels great, your hero moves just right, imagine the perfect movement of Quake 3 but in 2D and you might be there. The style of game both visually, aurally and in gameplay terms is unique and possesses real character. The game is played from the traditional 2D side-scrolling perspective like games such as Metroid, Wonder Boy and Castlevania, but this is no copy-paste attempt. So what the hell is it? Simply, it's an action adventure platform game, explaining further than that, is a little trickier. I would go so far to say that it's possibly one of the best games I've played this year. You can't help but be impressed by his dedication to the game and everything that has come of it. Since then it has been translated into English and ported to the Mac and GP2X (which I played it on) with a PSP port in the works and a rumoured commercial remake. He developed it over the course of 5 years fine tuning and perfecting his creation, with the final release appearing in 2004. Well, what's to tell? Doukutsu (Cave Story) is a freeware title developed by a Japanese guy called Daisuke Amaya who is otherwise know as Pixel. I guess introducing it would be a good place to start, we'll see how I get on from there. Not because I don't know what I want to say, more how. It's difficult to know were to start writing a review for this game. By Cyberpixie | Review Date: NovemOk, first off, go and start downloading it.
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