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I hear a lot of good things about Cave Story, yet I have never played it. Looks like this will change that for me!
I just got to Hell in the 3DS version and then looked up a youtube playthrough of it cause I was getting my ass kicked. And haaa, no. Moving on to the next game. Never going to beat Hell.
Message to everyone who are asking themselves the same question as Teta here...
@Teta: If you're a fan of old-school platformers, get it. Seriously, don't doubt for even a second, just get it. It's one of the most polished games I've ever played, it's fantastic. Had this been released in the SNES days, it would've been remembered as one of the all time greats.
Even if you don't want to pay for it, download the free version, and play it. Buy it after you complete it if you liked it. I would recommend playing it with old music and graphics if you go for the Steam version.
@Teta: If you're a fan of old-school platformers, get it. Seriously, don't doubt for even a second, just get it. It's one of the most polished games I've ever played, it's fantastic. Had this been released in the SNES days, it would've been remembered as one of the all time greats.
Even if you don't want to pay for it, download the free version, and play it. Buy it after you complete it if you liked it. I would recommend playing it with old music and graphics if you go for the Steam version.
Hmm... get it today and not play it for months (already have for WiiWare and DSi, and am busy with Skyrim), or wait for inevitable 50% off Christmas sale...
Several dollars are at stake, here!!
Several dollars are at stake, here!!
Can't seem to find it in the Steam Store? Maybe it isn't up yet. Will be picking it up once I can see it for sure. Really enjoyed what I have played previously. Plus I could always use a new game to play in OS X.
@tuoman: It's really not that hard, man. I can't beat most Mega Man games but I was able to do Hell. And it's even easier in 3D thanks to the extra health. Do you still have the Health Pot thing? With that and the above 55 health you'll beat it eventually!
I think I'll hold off on this, I just want it to play the new level. How far do you have to get to make it to the Sky Fortress (think that's what it's called...)?
I think I'll hold off on this, I just want it to play the new level. How far do you have to get to make it to the Sky Fortress (think that's what it's called...)?
@Popyman
Yea, I do. Forgot about that thing. My weapons are kind of shit, I traded for the machine gun. I'll give it another shot though.
Yea, I do. Forgot about that thing. My weapons are kind of shit, I traded for the machine gun. I'll give it another shot though.
Last time I played this game it was about 5 years ago (loved it, finished Hell, got the best ending.) How much stuff has been added to the non-free versions that isn't in the freeware version that I played? Names of modes don't really mean that much to me.
I already bought the WiiWare version this summer and I might get this maybe just for the achievements. I am a sucker.
I love Cave Story to death, but now they're just rubbing this product in our face. I don't believe that Pixel doesn't have time anymore to craft a new game. He must be making a shit ton of money by now with all these versions of Cave Story floating around.
@maxbraff: Agreed. It's an under-appreciated gem, but so many iterations in such short time is a bit silly. The least they could do is bring it to PSN and XBLA.
I wouldn't mind if someone other than Nicalis did this though, I feel like they are not doing the game justice, even with Pixel on the team. They're just adding some pixels, screw up the soundtrack, and releasing it as a Nicalis game, taking all the glory. *sigh*.
I'll still buy this though.
I wouldn't mind if someone other than Nicalis did this though, I feel like they are not doing the game justice, even with Pixel on the team. They're just adding some pixels, screw up the soundtrack, and releasing it as a Nicalis game, taking all the glory. *sigh*.
I'll still buy this though.
@Strandli I couldn't agree more. I'm guessing those versions on PSN XBLA will be around sooner than later. He said in his interview on Dtoid that making games were a hobby for him and that family and work come first. What the hell does he do fight crime?
Can you skip text interruptions now?
It was extreme pain trying to finish hidden finale, when you got a bunch of unskippable interruptions. How many times do you need to read the same story, just to die crushed by a boulder few seconds later ... and repeat.
It was extreme pain trying to finish hidden finale, when you got a bunch of unskippable interruptions. How many times do you need to read the same story, just to die crushed by a boulder few seconds later ... and repeat.
will buy just because i played this for free years back, and it's probably one of my favourite games.
@Peteru
I've only played the freeware version and it's been a while, but I remember that the game only showed you each of those dialog boxes once per session. In other words, if you get the first few text boxes and then get killed by those infuriating boulders, those boxes shouldn't show up again until you close the game window. If that's not the case on WiiWare and 3DS, I guess it's just another unfortunate oversight.
But I just bought this, because it's that damn good. I mean, who ever expected to see Cave Story up there with the likes of Serious Sam 3 and Arkham City on the Steam new releases list? It's remarkable how far Pixel's little project has come.
I've only played the freeware version and it's been a while, but I remember that the game only showed you each of those dialog boxes once per session. In other words, if you get the first few text boxes and then get killed by those infuriating boulders, those boxes shouldn't show up again until you close the game window. If that's not the case on WiiWare and 3DS, I guess it's just another unfortunate oversight.
But I just bought this, because it's that damn good. I mean, who ever expected to see Cave Story up there with the likes of Serious Sam 3 and Arkham City on the Steam new releases list? It's remarkable how far Pixel's little project has come.
Great game. Glad to finally send some money Pixel's way. I like the new graphics, but the new music just doesn't match up to the old music (at least, so far -- and the fact that the music can only be switched from the main menu means I'm not going to find out about the rest).
One thing that really bugged me in the WiiWare version was that if you died in a boss battle, you had to go through all the dialogues again. I think you could mash through them, but there were sometimes a lot.
When you combined the bits of level you sometimes had to go through and the dialogues, you could end up spending more time trying to restart a new boss fight than you spend in the boss fight itself.
When you combined the bits of level you sometimes had to go through and the dialogues, you could end up spending more time trying to restart a new boss fight than you spend in the boss fight itself.
god damn it i just bought the wiiware version 2 days ago.
will have to double dip this now :\
and yes if the game were released back during the SNES days thus would have been in the top of the game :P
will have to double dip this now :\
and yes if the game were released back during the SNES days thus would have been in the top of the game :P
Too expensive for the shitty new sprites and music (especially the music, it is terrible), plus I hate how the music that plays when you get a heart container or something gets interrupted if you press a button while it's playing. It may be small but it's small things like that that make the original seem better. The only incentive is potentially earning Pixel money (though I assume most of it is going to Nicalis, and they did a poor job with the remake), and the extra levels.
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