Dark_Isis
Melhor Utilizador
 Idade : 35
Localização : Lisboa
![[PC - Action] Doukutsu Monogatari Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Assunto: [PC - Action] Doukutsu Monogatari ![[PC - Action] Doukutsu Monogatari Empty](https://2img.net/i/fa/empty.gif) Seg Jun 01, 2009 6:37 am | |
| Cave Story (洞窟物語, Dōkutsu Monogatari) is a freeware action-adventure video game released in 2004 for PC, designed and created over five years by Daisuke Amaya, art-name Pixel. It has been translated to English by Aeon Genesis.Nicalis, an independent video game company, is working with Daisuke Amaya to bring the game to Nintendo's WiiWare service. The updated re-release is due to be released in Q2 2009 in North America, and Q3 2009 in the PAL territories.
- Spoiler:
- Citação :
- Game Review
Doukutsu Monogatari. What a name. Perhaps it's easier to just call
it by it's english name - Cave Story. Or perhaps we'll just use the
first word of the original name - Doukutsu. This game struck me as
being awkward at first, impressive at second, and engrossing at last.
I'll try to explain why, but forgive me the fanboyism - I really fell
in love with this game.
The game starts off with a simple animation, and some general
exposition. What the game is about or what you're supposed to do -
hell, even who you are is initially left in the dark. You start our in
a cave. What a surprise. If you didn't see that one coming, you're
excused from reading this review but you'd probably be best off
attending grade school again. it might help. Regardless, you start with
only one ability - to go through doors and pick up stuff, and to jump.
Okay, that's more like 3 abilities, but they're all small-time, so I
counted them for 1/3rd a piece, amounting to 1 full ability.
Okay, okay. I'll stop padding the review and start saying useful
things. At first you won't have a weapon, but that's solved easily. You
have a life bar and a level bar. Level in this game isn't what it is in
roleplaying games - i.e. being a gauge of personal progress. It's
basically how well you can handle the weapon you're currently holding.
You collect yellow triangles which are dropped by fallen enemies to
raise your level. If you actually raise it with a level, your weapon
will be even more dangerous to those around you. There are multiple
weapons around - and they all have their use for specific situations.
Though - if you wanted to, you could probably run through the entire
game using just one weapon.
The gameplay is side-scrolling sometimes-frantic action. The
cutscenes and interactions add depth to the otherwise simple gameplay.
There will be many enemies to slay - all with different behavioural
patterns, and many locations to discover. Puzzles to solve, things to
kill. There will be bosses, sub-bosses and super-bosses. There might
even be mega-bosses, but I haven't finished the game yet, so that's a
possibility I hope I'm right about. Mega-whatever is mega-cool.
The game uses VGA graphics, the old-school type, and has cutesey
characters and cutesey enemies. To be honest, it just oozes Japanese
style, and as a fan of that style I can only say that the graphics look
awesome. Though I don't like the player character sprite, I love all
the other ones. Especially Balrog. He rocks. Possibly even out. Yes.
Balrog rocks out. Complementing the graphics, which are simple yet
stylish, we have the music and sound effects. They are not that
amazing, but they don't distract and they do occasionally add to the
atmosphere. In general, the graphics and sound are fit for the task,
but nothing to write home about. Not unless you're a fanboy. *drool*
The story is simple - but what's most amazing about this game is the
way it unfolds. Timing, dramatic scenes and ooh/aah moments are
well-used, and keeps you playing the game for quite some time. The
story is engrossing and will make you want more and more. While the
game at times give you little to no direction as to where you need to
go - simply exploring some more will always get you back on the right
track. Thankfully, there are lots of save points, so you can always
retry from your last save. The only problem lies in the fact that there
is only *one* savepoint. I just saved over my old one, and that sucks.
Now I have to play the entire game again from the start.
How sore my heart is *goes and plays the game until sun-up*
-- voh --
Developer(s)
PC
Studio Pixel (Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya)
WiiWare
Studio Pixel
Nicalis
Publisher(s)
Studio Pixel (independent), Nicalis (WiiWare)
Designer(s)
Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya
License
Freeware (except for WiiWare version)
Engine
Custom
Platform(s)
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, PSP, Xbox, Amiga OS, GP2X, Wii (WiiWare)
Release date(s)
PC
December 20, 2004
WiiWare
NA Q2 2009[1]
PAL Q3 2009
Genre(s)
Action-adventure
Mode(s)
Single-player
Input methods
Keyboard or gamepad | |
|
![[PC - Action] Doukutsu Monogatari Pub01-1](https://2img.net/h/i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo197/AMVPortugal/pub01-1.jpg)
![[PC - Action] Doukutsu Monogatari Button](https://2img.net/h/i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/tiagofilipe/button.png)
![[PC - Action] Doukutsu Monogatari Cave_Story_Title_Screen](https://2img.net/h/i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/dark_isis19/Cave_Story_Title_Screen.jpg)
