Spoiler Cave Story playthrough thread [Egg Corridor]

Yo guys, I haven't done one of these before and I kinda liked what I've seen of Pip and Verb's playthroughs. I just started playing this so I figured why not make a thread on it.



First, a little backstory on the game; It's an Indie Platformer from the mid 2000's and is freeware for anybody interested, or you can buy the + version on steam for ~$15. It's on a few platforms including 3DS and Mobile too, but I'm sticking with the PC version. I was led into this game by a Video on YouTube featuring one of the tracks as its main audio and I liked it enough to explore further, so here we are:

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Now, into the playthrough. So far I've put only 10 minutes into the game and I'm really liking it so far. Movement and combat is simple and intuitive, making up for the lack of ingame instruction that most games like to throw in early on. I'm getting the sense that this is going to be a troll game, as I was blown up by a troll door and reverted back to the start of the game a little way in, presumably as a reminder to save after collecting an item. The platform spacing is reasonably precise, demanding a fair bit of skill to reach some Items. Overall though I'm finding it's easy to navigate, not something I've experienced with other 2D platformers.

There's some story to it so far as well, as there are constant jumps to a cutscene of a guy at a computer asking for somebody named 'Sue' and references to a villain named 'The Doctor,' who has allegedly been kidnapping and killing members of the Village. A couple of his Minions have already kidnapped someone I befriended so I guess they're assholes tbh, but fighting the guy who remained afterwards was a choice and he seemed chill about me declining the fight and went away without any further fuss.

I'll keep updating this thread as I play along.

wtf ew this is a weeb game

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I've kinda given up on these threads, but hey have fun with it

I've kinda given up on these threads, but hey have fun with it

Yeah you did a lot pretty close to each other, and I'm pretty sure that's what burned you out man

Plus Cave Story is reportedly an extremely short game so I should be fine tbh

Alright, the game went from challenging to fucking insane in 2 seconds flat. After finding the key I needed to proceed in the Mimiga Graveyard I was teleported to the Egg Corridor. Flying enemies in 2D platformers have a reputation for being insane to deal with, but at first I wasn't too bothered as their flying pattern is simple and easy to exploit. It soon became apparent that the level is designed with the pure intent to fluster you. You soon encounter some beefier flying things that come in packs and are really hard to kill, and you have to deal with them while remaining away from the bottom of the floor for extended periods of time. A White thingy paces back and forth on that level and it kills on contact. The weapon leveling and drops are pretty neat, you start with a Pistol with low DPS but infinite ammo and I've just found a Rocket Launcher with 10 shots. At max level it fires 2 rockets with massive AoE. For a simple game they've put a lot of effort into making you think hard.



I'm currently in the process of looking for a way past an energy shield at the end of the corridor. I assume part of the puzzle lies in inspecting 2 of the giant eggs which have reported abnormal conditions in the computer terminal/save room.