
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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After all this time, I'm really tempted to give this port a thumbs down. Shame on Nicalis for not giving this thing the tender love that such an important game deserves! No wonder Cave Story is underappreciated by the choose-three era zoomers - there really isn't a great way to play the game with Pixel's gorgeous, extra detailed, updated graphics in widescreen with no controller problems, legally in 2026 - 24 years after the release of the freeware version. Why isn't at least the switch port here? I can kind of see why pixel didn't work with them again.
can't remember anything, but it was definitely addictive
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10/10 game. According to my mother, this (the original freeware version) was the first game I ever played when I was 4 years old. Ever since then, this game has held a very special place in my heart. Nostalgia aside, Cave Story is also known as the father of indie games, and it's available on so many platforms that pretty much anything with a screen can run it, which is one of the coolest things about it, in my opinion. The gameplay, story, music, characters, map design, and atmosphere are all just soooo good. Especially considering that this game came out in 2004. The Plus version was even better than I expected. The new graphics are really clean, and you can switch between graphics modes, game speed (50 or 60 FPS), and soundtracks, which are all great reasons to replay the game over and over again. Though, I'd love it even more if it supported high refresh rates like 240 Hz. It's literally my comfort game. I have a special bond with the vibe of Cave Story. I FIND PEACE AND TRANQUILITY PLAYING THIS!!!!!!!! PEAK GAME. PEAK PEAK PEAK!!!!!! DEFINITELY BUY IT!!!
I played this masterpiece many times before but the state of this PC version is unacceptable. It's not playable on an ultrawide screen because the image gets totally cropped on the top and bottom. There is a switch version that supports a 16:9 aspect ratio but I'm not even asking for that here, I'm asking for a usable product. Then there is the lack of controller support. Most games will pick the controller that you used last as your preferred input method. This game will not pick an Xbox controller unless you plug it before it's launched. Then you have to go to the settings and select the controller as your input method. Once you get it configured you notice the horrid and outdated controller scheme. I didn't reach as far as to start playing because I can't see a good part of the screen and there was no point but going by the experience that I did have I assume that the glyphs of the controller buttons are not even supported. I can't recommend this version. Do yourself a favor and play the original freeware version from its creator Amaya Pixel or one of the community versions.
one of the best & most fundamental, also, i've had no problem running this game, just go ahead and buy this version
Mesmo após vários anos, esse jogo comprova ser um clássico, e que envelheceu muito bem - mesmo com mais de 20 anos nas costas! Ótimos controles, boa variedade de armas e uma história simples porém interessante, além de estar repleta de personagens interessantes. A música também é um dos maiores pontos fortes - com certeza pelo menos umas 2 ou 3 vão ficar em sua mente ao finalizar a campanha! O jogo no geral é linear, mas há uma certa dose de exploração, e incentivo para falar com os npcs afim de aprender mais sobre a caverna misteriosa em que você está preso e pela oportunidade de adquirir novos equipamentos. O jogo possui um fator replay bastante forte, pois de acordo com suas ações, você pode obter armas diferentes, ou até mesmo seguir seguir por um dos 3 finais distintos! Também há alguns modos extras como o boss rush que são desbloqueados de acordo com seu progresso na campanha. Portanto há bastante incentivo para revisitar o game. Se gosta de enfrentar chefes desafiadores, tramas simples porém cativantes, atirar por tudo o que vê pela frente, visuais charmosos 8/16 bits e música chiptune que vai te levar de volta à década de 1990/2000, esse é o seu jogo. Essa história (da caverna) você vai querer acompanhar até o final!
♥♥♥♥♥♥ reamke, half made, not even finished, total loss of the original content if you wanna experience this game pls download the orginal one for free and if you really wanna try this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ remaster just pirate it ♥♥♥♥ sucks
コントローラの設定変更不可、おかげで左右移動すらできない 言語の設定変更不可(日本語にしても英語のまま) 解像度がおかしく画面中央の描画領域が画面いっぱいに描画、上下左右がクリッピングされている しかも設定でWindowモードにしてもフルスクリーンのまま いったいどうなっている?なにをやってもまともにならない Window11とか4Kモニタとか導入されてからずいぶん経つんだからそのぐらいちゃんと対応してくれ まともにプレイできない 最低限のメンテすらできないならストアから削除してくれ
final boss gave me anxiety. you can't skip speeches even the repetitive ones.
Even though it has a fresh coat of paint, it's still a 20 year old game at heart. Meaning there's inexplicable ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ thrown in for some reason. You will get insta killed by spikes or falling rocks, and then have to repeat entire boring time-consuming sections again. If you die during a boss fight you will then have to spend the next 5-10mins to even reach the location of the boss fight again, and it's not even fun, it's just infuriating Oh you accidentally took damage by one enemy on the way to a boss fight? Well now you'll die in 2 hits instead of the 3, and have to repeat. the. whole. section. again. No wonder only 10% of players have beaten this 4 hour game ON EASY MODE Don't play this
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