I highly recommend playing that level with low HP without attacking, both directions. I've beaten it with every weapon, with no weapons, with or without the jetpack, without getting hit and more, forward and backwards (both are fun), all with my 11 HP.
My favorite level is the shattered egg corridor. That one jump has caused me no shortage of head-scratching. There's even elements added in with no purpose BUT to facilitate no-jetpack runs, like the slow sandcrocs in the outer wall area and that lonely fan near the end of the shattered egg corridor. One interesting thing I found is that with the exception of the one jump at the beginning of the outer wall area, and obviously the bonus levels, the entire game can be beaten with the jetpack turned off (and without the machinegun) in fact, the levels look like they were designed to be played like that and using it was just to make things easier. Damn thing boils down to getting lucky twelve times in a row. I managed to beat the whole thing with 11 HP, but I was never able to beat Monster X on my 3HP run, being the ridiculous attack spammer he is. Also, you can't skip cutscenes and there's some right before boss battles, plantation is ridiculously boring and my god they make you run through sand zone so many times in a single playthrough that I could probably beat it blindfolded if you gave me the machinegun), but it's worth it. Certain things are less than ideal for repeat playthroughs (the beginning is very long and very easy-the real game practically doesn't even start until the boss of the egg corridor, and the first area that even the hardest challenge will make difficult is sand zone. I've played it loads of times, with all sorts of self-imposed challenges. HUZZAH! Yep, you have to not be a human being to not like Balrog. (P.S.: How do you make a spoiler tag again? After the offsite forums went down and we switched to this my not-l33t HTML skills became worthless.) Some of the areas and backdrops are awe-inspiring considering the relatively simple graphics, and some rooms are absolutely huge.Īnd I will close this particular post with a mandatory "HUZZAH!"
#CAVE STORY SNAKE SERIES#
This is one of the few games that's genuinely inspired a "WOW!" reaction or sense of wonder in me (the only other two I can think of are the Myst series and the original Unreal). The Wii version looks to be just as fun (if not more fun with possible extras, though I do not know of any yet beyond the addition of extra save slots) and the graphics are SLICK considering they're still essentially 8-bit.
It fails to disappoint, I am happy to say.
#CAVE STORY SNAKE TV#
The game has a TV Tropes page.Īfter recommendations from friends and seeing the TV Tropes page for it tease me with siren calls of "Why not? It's free!" I downloaded it. The story features an amnesiac protagonist, lots of caves (big surprise there), a recurring henchman who may or may not be a giant toaster, and cute bunny people. For those among us who have not yet been introduced to its humble glory, it is a Metroidvania-type platformer/adventure game for PC-and soon for Wii through Wii Ware-made with a distinct retro feel.
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