Cave Story


Eyeweiss jumps on the underground hype a little late.

Still, Cave Story alias Doukutsu Monogatari is worth every mention. If there was only one game that I could take from 2005, I'd be torn between this amazing piece of craftsmanship and very few other excellent commercial titles. I'd probably take Cave Story, just for the replay value.

This game was created by a single person over the course of 5 years. Pixel, the creator, started working on it as a student. He took all the time he needed to perfect every aspect of the story, character, artwork and most importantly, the controls. More in this interview.

This game is, in a sense of technology- and content independent measuring, a perfect piece of work. The fact that the visual style, love for details, music and characters are as great as the whole experience makes it even better.

Even if you don't like cartoony japanese artwork, and prefer high-res 3D pixel shaded simulations, you'd miss one of the most involving interactive experiences if you didn't give it a go. Beware though: the first steps are hard, but once mastered reward you tenfold.

Get the Windows or Mac version from gameflaws.com , a similarly dedicated project that was created out of love for the game. There you will also find a download for a patch that converts the game to english. Long live the indie movement!



I admit that my version of the hero isn't dressed exactly like the original...

Posted: Sat - July 9, 2005 at 01:48 PM         |

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