
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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Challenging action platformer. It is short and relatively linear, but it is story-focused and has replay value. I just wish that I could skip the cutscenes.
This game is truly amazing. Story is interesting, characters don't have "NPC" vibe and mastering this game feels really fulfilling. If you are an achievement hunter like me, you will love, or hate, this game. I say this, because passing every time challenge on S rank and completing the game (best ending) with only 3 hp is really difficult. It will require a true mastery of this game. BUT, if you manage to master it, it will feel very fulfilling. So if you like difficult games to platinum you have to try this one. Even though it is difficult, it still feels fair and doable. So, if you are just a story enjoyer or you like achievement hunting, I would recommend this game either way. Have fun ;)
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Cave story is a very solid game with some deeply annoying issues in its design that mean I probably won't be 100%ing the game anytime soon. Despite this it's still a classic with a fun story, good music, a cute style to it, and altogether it remains worth playing through; it's not a very long game anyways, and if any of the issues are a dealbreaker for anyone, the game's free and you can play the freeware version. These issues mostly stem from a lack of being able to save over other slots; there are a lot of things in the game that you can permanently lock yourself out of by doing something that would otherwise be very reasonable to do. On one hand, I'm not a fan of using guides and think that content being missable is fine, but on the other hand, there are some choices made in the missable content that feel like they *were* intended to be seen, which makes the lack of clear pointers and permanent lockouts all the more frustrating. As for the spoilers, [spoiler]having a tough final gauntlet without save points is fine in and of itself, but making it this easily, and permanently missable (multiple save slots would've saved this, but alas, i cannot recommend going for it without a guide) and putting permanent headache-inducing screenshake throughout all if it absolutely kills any motivation I have to get the true ending. If anything, I'll probably do it on the freeware version if I can mod the screenshake out.[/spoiler]
yup...... they dont make em like they used to
Ciekawa i fajna produkcja. Ilość wyborów jak i późniejszych, wynikających z nich, konsekwencji jest ogromna. Niesamowita historia połączona z równie dobrze zaprojektowaną platformówką z elementami run & gun sprawia, że jest to unikalne doświadczenie które ciężko znaleźć gdzieś indziej. Jednak są pewne wady. I nie dotyczą one gry tylko wydania jakie jest oferowane na Steam. Wydanie to nie tylko nie jest najlepszym wydaniem (takowe jest jedynie na Nintendo Switch) ale i nie dostaje/dostało obiecanych w opisie na Steam aktualizacji zawartości. Jeśli ktoś nie chce płacić za to wydanie które posiada lekko poprawioną grafikę, osiągnięcia, odświeżoną ścieżkę dźwiękową i dodatkowe mniejsze udogodnienia to oryginalna wersja gry jest możliwa do pobrania za darmo na oficjalnej stronie twórcy.
Alright, after re-doing the same room and platforming 50 times in a row.... I'm not prepared to recommend this. It's a well made game, and I can see why its well liked. But redoing the same fights over and over again because I went from one room to another is a piss take.
Je ne peux pas recommander ce jeu. Je l'aime mais la jouabilité est énervante. Le personnage glisse un peu et les sauts sont approximatifs.
Very fun and unique metroidvania
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