#game-review #evergreengame # Cave Story ![](https://cdn.mobygames.com/covers/2547669-cave-story-windows-front-cover.jpg) [Console:: PC] [Status:: Beaten] [Approximate Start Date:: 2010-12-25] [Finish Date:: 2011-04-24] [Clear Time:: ] [Total Play Time:: 32h] [nReplays:: 4] ## [Rating:: 92] A game that consistently reminds you that you've learned and grown throughout the journey. It's got great, albeit sometimes repetitive in backtracking, gameplay that allows the player to learn at a proper pace so that, if they're able and willing, can complete some of the hardest tasks in the game. The gameplay is fair from beginning to end. And the story is really compelling as well, as I really enjoy how the game drops the player into the middle of the overarching narrative, and the player learns about all the story beats as an amnesiac would. # Playthrough Notes I've played through a couple different version of the game, including the DSiWare version and the original PC release. Usually I go for the true Ending, which involves going through Hell, Sacred Grounds, Bloodstained Sanctuary, etc. whatever you want to call it. OG DSiWare Start date was around Christmas 2010, beat Ballos for the first time at the cabin, so I have to assume that was Easter 2011 # My Thoughts - [[I Like Cave Story Because it Flows Well]] - [[Cave Story's Hidden Final Dungeon is One of My Favorite Difficult Levels in Gaming for its Genuine Challenge]] - [[I Prefer the PC Release of Cave Story over other iterations because of UI design]] - [[Geothermal makes the Core Lab section of Cave Story Feel Impactful Through the way its feeling transforms through the events in the Section]] # Favorite Moments / Memories - Playing the game after getting my DSi XL for christmas and thinking that I had made a great purchase with my 20 dollars-worth of DSi Shop points. - Beating Ballos at the cabin later that spring after months of struggling. # What were you doing when not playing this? - Many different phases in life, middle school, high school, college and then graduate school all on different consoles. # Relevant Links I made a video about Cave Story and C++, I'll link it here later.