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this version never really interested me to play more than an hour...

Why wasn’t this the original graphical style split into layers like the 3d Classics games? The 3d rendered graphics make things hard to parse visually. It’s still Cave Story though. If you had no other option to play the game, you still should and this would do the trick.

But the original pc release is freeware, so…

ok listen. ive heard so much hate for cave story 3d for like 10 years and i seriously just do not get it. of course, yes, it's an early 3DS game so it's gonna look a little rough, but i love the idea of reimagining each area to have these detailed, 3D environments and backgrounds, and really gives some context to some of the more abstract areas in cave story. daisuke amaya's pixel art is and forever will be beautiful, but a lot of the areas in the original cave story are just, well, caves. i think cave story 3D gives each area a little more personality, i especially like mimiga village and how they re contextualized the center tower as this big, wooden structure in the middle, covered in flowers 'n stuff. i'm also a big fan of the labyrinth, there's junk and debris scattered everywhere that gives it a sort of junkyard vibe that i really like. i will always die on this hill, people need to give cave story 3D a chance, it's a really cool take on an already great game

It's a clumsy version of Cave Story, but it's still a version of Cave Story. The stereoscopic 3D effect is really shitty.


Funny toaster man but this time with the worst aesthetic I've ever seen in my life

why would you do this to yourself and play this ugly ass version of the game

Graphically ugly, too dark to see anything, and serious depth perception issues. Also has several bugs. Decent in a vacuum but it's the worst way to play what is otherwise an amazing game.

Jesus the game looks fucking funny and strange and off in this version, but the remastered soundtrack is cool. Except Balcony, that track specifically sucks ass in this version

This was my first experience playing cave story, and while a lot of diehard fans do not like this particular release due to the graphical overhaul, i thought that the game looked alright and had a good time regardless. Cave story is incredibly impressive for being one of the first breakout indie titles, and I certainly see the appeal. It's a fun sidescroller with a lot of heart put both into the gameplay and the story.

played this version first, hate it

maybe not the definitive experience but the 3D environments went hard

Very poor remake. The 3D graphics are muddy and now there are long load times in a game that previously had none.

The 3d is so ugly and so poorly done that it's difficult to play. Depth perception is a serious problem.

It's Cave Story, but ugly.
Still a god-tier game.

Pretendia fazer uma análise detalhada sobre o jogo, mas não muito o que acrescentar depois do que falei na review do primeiro. A grande diferença dele já está no título, essa daqui é uma aventura de plataforma que dessa vez está com gráficos em 3D. A diferença está mais no visual artístico, que até que é bem transicionado, é um jogo bonito e para quem tem um 3DS, vale super a pena.

Minha Review do primeiro jogo:
https://www.backloggd.com/u/geekhalle/review/1474527/

This has a lot in common with the Mario & Luigi 3ds remakes except this game is like 100x worse. Or maybe its good idk I couldn't see anything when I was playing.
They moved the save point and health refiller in Santa's house but the map on the bottom screen still shows them in their original positions.
Also the music sucks really bad except for Eyes of Flame (the boss theme) that one sounds good but the rest of the music is terrible

Why this looks like a PS1 game?
Visuals were one of the things which held the original together, and it's completely lost there.
I don't really like the change, nothing about it says "remake" to me.

This game is soooooo ugly and the "original" mode just replaces some 3D models with a badly implemented and scaled 2D texture. Just play the free version from 2005

Je note la version 3d et pas le jeu en général.
Ce remake n'a pas vraiment d'intérêt, le gameplay est exactement le même et la 3d rend certains obstacles durs à voir.

No es para nada la mejor versión del juego, de hecho se me hacía imposible de jugar por el bajo contraste. Se lo regalé a alguien a quien quiero mucho, espero que lo cuide.

An unoptimized, blurry, really janky remake of an indie classic. New OST isn't very good either. Hard pass.

I totally understand why people hate this version of the game but I honestly really fuck with it. It's got these early-3D landscapes that are pretty inspired remakes of the original scenery. More DS 3D than 3DS 3D but I don't think that's a bad thing, it adds to this atmospheric crustiness that I'm in love with. They took the fact this is "Cave" Story and made this shit dark as hell. Pretty good remixed soundtrack also, minus a few tracks that sound too soft now for my taste (Balcony sounds like it was rearranged with the Banjo-Kazooie soundfont). I'd be more okay with the endless ports and remasters of Cave Story if they got to experiment more like this but I get why most people would get turned off by it.

Not a good remake. Visibility is awful, controls feel weird, and the polish is nonexistent making this seem like a prototype build. They could have added way more animations and eye candy but most of the time animations and effects are REMOVED, hindering attack cues and just making everything seem sloppy. Would be a horrible first dive for someone. However, I commend the 3D environments for what they're worth, and there are a few extra rooms, but said rooms aren't very memorable and are too few to see as much of a bonus. The (stretched???) map taking up the bottom screen instead of the inventory is sad. No comment on music. There's not much else to do after you beat it. I feel like just a few more tweaks, polish, and time into making the game not awkward would bring it up into being pretty dang good. However, the rumours I've heard rang true. Play it if you just like Cave Story that much, pass if you're wondering on whether to play this or Freeware/CS+.


it's functional but looks like a bar of soap rendered on an N64

could have been a 10/10 if the movement didnt suck. the danny b soundtrack is amazing, theres a cute disgaea easter egg, the game is really broken and its a lot of fun seeing how far can u go traveling thru time with the inventory quit bug.

God I love Cave Story, but it shouldn't be 2.5D and it ends up being really hard to see what you're doing. Lotta dying due to it.