Cave Story is a freeware PC game developed by StudioPixel. If you haven’t heard about this game then you must be living in a cave yourself. It is an excellent platforming shooter reminiscent of the 8-bit Mega Man games and Metroid. The graphics are cute without going overboard with a story that is surprisingly dark. You start the game as an amnesiac warrior (I think I’ve seen this before somewhere) with nothing but your wits and a peashooter to guide you through this giant island in the sky. This game gets hard. Really hard. In fact, the game’s hard mode is not for the faint of heart.

If you have a couple hours to burn, this game is highly recommended. I can’t really find anything bad to say about it. You’re bound to miss some stuff on your first run, which gives you all the more reason to go through it again to pick up that secret weapon or traverse through the game’s well hidden hard mode.

If you’re interested, you can find the game and patch at the Cave Story Tribute Site. Play this with a Logitech gamepad or something. You’ll make your life a lot easier and your fingers will thank you too.

Currently listening to: Utada Hikaru - Sakura Drops

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