What Titanfall 2 is to Sannicfann and Uncharted 4 is to Wesleylikesgames is what Cave Story is to me. This game has blown almost every game I played over the last year out of the fucking water. I could gush over this game for hours, but I'll keep it short by saying this is one of my new all-time favorites. My only real criticism is the massive end-game difficulty spike. Cave Story's typical final boss area might be the hardest series of boss fights I've ever completed in my life, with it taking 30+ attempts to make it to the end... regardless, it was absolutely worth the tribulation.

There are a lot of secrets in Cave Story, and I will continue to explore its world within the coming weeks. For the time being, it will hold a special place within my memory as one of my most unique experiences in gaming.

(P.S., it all comes down to taste, but I think the soundtrack is unfathomably good.)