What difficulty is Cave Story?

What difficulty is Cave Story?

Original difficulty, the standard difficulty, is identical to the original game; Quote takes 100% damage, and enemies have 100% HP. Hard mode doubles the HP of enemies and removes all Life Capsules but one from the game, leaving the player with a maximum of 8 HP.

How long does it take to beat Cave Story?

You can beat it in a few 7 to 10 hours, so it's not too long. Unless you follow a faq, you won't get the best ending your first time through. But I would suggest playing one time through for fun, and then perhaps use a faq for your second time through. If you've played Cave Story before, it's the same game.

How many levels are in Cave Story?

15 levels to explore in the vast world. 10 unique weapons to find and upgrade. USB controller compatibility.

Is Cave Story Plus good?

Its wonderful pacing, fantastic controls and charming visuals make it a must-have for fans of the genre, especially those that have yet to play it. If there was the equivalent of a required reading list for games, Cave Story+ would be on it.

What's the difference between Cave Story and Cave Story+?

Cave Story 3D is a retail game that is sold in physical cartridges; the rest are available via digital download. Cave Story+ on Nintendo Switch is available via both physical and digital copies. The DSiWare version was removed from the 3DS eShop when the 3DS version was released.

Is Cave Story still free?

Cave Story+ – based on an updated version released on Steam – was converted to the Switch in 2017. Despite all of the various retail versions available, the original computer version of Cave Story has remained a freeware product and can be freely distributed online, and a mod community has grown up around the game.

How much does Cave Story cost?

Criticism of Cave Story 3D echoed that of the WiiWare version. Many reviewers cautioned that the graphical update does not justify the $40 initial price point, especially with cheaper or free versions of the game available through download services.

How many endings are in Cave Story?

three There are three main possible endings that can be achieved in the original release of Cave Story. Two endings have credit sequences, while one is primarily conveyed through message box text.

What is the difference between Cave Story and Cave Story+?

Cave Story 3D is a retail game that is sold in physical cartridges; the rest are available via digital download. Cave Story+ on Nintendo Switch is available via both physical and digital copies. The DSiWare version was removed from the 3DS eShop when the 3DS version was released.

Why is quote yellow in Cave Story?

Easy Mode is a difficulty setting available in all Nicalis ports of Cave Story. In Easy Mode, all damage taken is halved. Quote will have a yellow outfit on, instead of his normal red outfit. If the original damage that an enemy deals is an odd integer, it will be rounded down (e.g. 5 -> 2).

Is there a hard mode for Cave Story?

• Hard Mode is a difficulty mode available in all of the Nicalis ports of Cave Story. In it, Quote must go through the entire game without getting a single Life Capsule to increase his HP (except for the one given to Quote by a dog in the Plantation ).

What's the difficulty of the original Cave Story?

• Original difficulty, the standard difficulty, is identical to the original game; Quote takes 100% damage, and enemies have 100% HP. Hard mode doubles the HP of enemies and removes all Life Capsules but one from the game, leaving the player with a maximum of 8 HP.

Is it hard to dodge stuff in Cave Story?

• Not so much, sorry. The stuff in Cave Story is already hard to dodge, otherwise having three health wouldn't be a problem. Also, how is altering the health to a max of 8 HP any different from decreasing Mr. Traveller's attacks or gifting his enemies more projectiles?

Is it unfair to play Cave Story with permadeath?

• Imagine playing Cave Story with permadeath. That is absolutely, ridiculously unfair even in normal difficulty where you have max health but just like pursuing a separate hard mode, it is a choice people willingly make; you're not forced into it. I could understand criticism of unbalanced mechanics when it's on a game's default difficulty.