New abilities grant access to new areas which in turn enable you to find more powerful and useful weapons by collecting triangular experience crystals. This requires considerable skill to get used to and pull off.Īs you progress you learn about your amnesia, backstory and escape from the cave. As well as jumping and shooting you use momentum and simulated physics to reach platforms. Picking a premier version comes down to device preference and aesthetic. You explore and shoot your way through a system of caves. This enhanced eShop edition of Cave Story supporting stereoscopic 3D with widescreen visuals as well as additional modes like Boss Rush and Curly Story is the third entry of the game for 3DS alone, following a polygonal 3D retail release and digital DSiWare version. Play is fast paced traversal as a robot character. The simplicity, poignant story and fast action combine to make this one of the classic indie games of its era. Unusually, it was initially overlooked until it gained popularity on the internet and then received widespread critical acclaim. More importantly, after all these years, Cave Story is still a fun game whether you are new or a longtime fan.īetter Than: many other indie games that even have bigger teamsīy: Zachary Gasiorowski, Editor in Chief myGamer.Cave Story is a running and jumping game styled after classic Metroid and Castlevania games of the 1980's. If you never played Cave Story before, this Switch version makes it easy for new comers to jump in and for fans to play at home or on the go. An amnesiac robot with no name wakes up on a floating island and is greeted by the Mimigas, a rabbit-like race who are now declining under the rule of a maniacal scientist. Ranked 21 game of 2004 and 253 All-time among Glitchwave users. The Switch version also gives fans a chance to own the game in physical format whereas most previous versions were digital only. Cave Story (game, science fiction, fantasy, 2D platformer, robot). The Switch version also just seems smoother but this is most likely from the high def screen instead of the standard res Wii version in which I am most familiar. Dialog boxes, for example, now contain some animation and adds even more personality to the game. I also noticed some other minor upgrades that new comers might not realize like. I guess my only real complaint with this Switch version is that the map can be a little difficult to read when in handheld mode is not so much an issue when playing on a big screen. The Blood Stained Sanctuary mode is also for hardcore Cave Story players and reminds me of those ridiculously hard custom made stages in Super Mario Maker.
This encourages multiple play-throughs and is actually a decent game for speed runners if you are into that. The player can still unlock Curly’s Quest and there are multiple endings depending on decisions the player makes during gameplay. Like switching between the “original” and “updated” graphics options in the WiiWare version, choosing one musical arrangement over the other is actually a difficult decision since each option sounds amazing.
However, a benefit of Cave Story+ is having the ability to switch between four different musical styles. And to be clear, there is no 3D option like in Cave Story 3D on 3DS. Unlike the WiiWare version, there is no option to change between two graphical styles.
#CAVE STORY REVIEW PRO#
It is worth pointing out that the Pro Controller is compatible with Cave Story+. First, being on Switch, the player has controller and portability options. So what is the deal with this Switch version? Well, Cave Story+ isn’t exactly the definitive version of the game as it is missing some features found in other versions but also includes some new stuff. Luckily, Cave Story is a game that is still fun to play today and has found a nice home on Nintendo Switch. In fact, Cave Story was the first WiiWare game I downloaded back in 2010.
#CAVE STORY REVIEW PC#
Originally starting as a freeware PC game made by a one-man team – Daisuke Amaya, aka Pixel, Cave Story has been ported to many platforms over the last decade.
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