Zero Punctuation: The Cave
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"Stalactites and stalagmites;
Only caves have got 'em;
Tites are always on the top;
and Mites are on the bottom."
Because it's not like enough people have responded to that bit already.
OT: I had no idea what this game was. The PlayStation Store made a big deal about it, but I wasn't interested enough to see just what it was about. The Cave isn't a very interesting name. If I take what Yahtzee says to heart, it isn't a particularly interesting game, either, so that all fits.
Only caves have got 'em;
Tites are always on the top;
and Mites are on the bottom."
Because it's not like enough people have responded to that bit already.
OT: I had no idea what this game was. The PlayStation Store made a big deal about it, but I wasn't interested enough to see just what it was about. The Cave isn't a very interesting name. If I take what Yahtzee says to heart, it isn't a particularly interesting game, either, so that all fits.
wait a minute...
you have a game from a developer with ingenious writing skills and they do not talk to each other? Why the shit would want to play it more than once?
Heck, Fire Emblem get long-winded and tedious after the third replay but I still love to play it so I can get the support conversations and fulfill my uncanonical shipping needs.
Welp, sounds like another game on my ever-growing to watch list of let's plays.
you have a game from a developer with ingenious writing skills and they do not talk to each other? Why the shit would want to play it more than once?
Heck, Fire Emblem get long-winded and tedious after the third replay but I still love to play it so I can get the support conversations and fulfill my uncanonical shipping needs.
Welp, sounds like another game on my ever-growing to watch list of let's plays.
The cave sucked.
Not only was every single complaint yahtzee made spot on (especially the one about the shallowness of the so called "puzzles"), the game was also plain not funny (even though it tried hard to be).
I got exactly half way through on my first play-through before quitting and deleting it. (so, 3 hours of gameplay total)
Not only was every single complaint yahtzee made spot on (especially the one about the shallowness of the so called "puzzles"), the game was also plain not funny (even though it tried hard to be).
I got exactly half way through on my first play-through before quitting and deleting it. (so, 3 hours of gameplay total)
Just hearing "Lucasarts" and "adventure game" in the same sentence brought on a lot of nostalgia for me. The Cave sounds interesting enough, although I'm not sure how to feel about having to go through it so many times just to see everything.
My sins are masturbation related too but I've already been punished for them. Namely, I've been punished by an accidentally torn penile frenulum that bleeds whenever I get an erection and will probably require surgery.
That maniac mansion game sounds pretty cool. A point & click adventure where the puzzles change depending on your characters, and thus has some actual replay value? Cool. Shame this game doesn't use that.
My first thought after playing it was I can't wait to see the zero punctuation review of this! I've played through 2 times (haven't done the twins) and I think I will wait a few months before doing the 3rd time. There are a few good moments and the puzzles are nice the first time, speaking as someone who doesn't do much puzzle gaming. Totally agree that more characters should talk! I would love to see some DLC that adds alternative puzzles for the fixed set so I dont' have to do that freakin' "deserted island" again.
Uh... I haven't played the game or anything, but if you can mix the good and the bad endings of different characters per playthrough, you should only need five playthroughs to see all the content.
I loved it. Personally I have no problem with the hidden endings because I like pestering NPCs to hear the lines (that's how I found out you could return the items). Heck, why play games like this if you aren't going to try all sorts of things to see what happens? I pitty those that haven't even see the
...actually you only have to play it five times to see every ending [/dork]
EDIT: (d'oh, it's already been mentioned)
"Aroused clown"
...actually you only have to play it five times to see every ending [/dork]
EDIT: (d'oh, it's already been mentioned)
I agree with pretty much everything he said, but still enjoyed the game.. As others have pointed out, the games biggest sin is the fact that it starts feeling really, really repetitive on that third play through and this is a drawback of having 7 characters but requiring three playthroughs to see all their areas. A problem that could be solved by removing one or adding two, so each play through has a fairly decent amount of new content.
And it's interesting that nobody noticed this during play-testing, because I've read they actually had a lot more characters planned and they cut it down to 7. So really, would it have been that hard cut down to 9 instead?
Still, for a $15 game, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
And it's interesting that nobody noticed this during play-testing, because I've read they actually had a lot more characters planned and they cut it down to 7. So really, would it have been that hard cut down to 9 instead?
Still, for a $15 game, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
I'm really hoping that Double Fine listens and adds another character or two to round out the third playthrough.Darth Jerak said:
Also, the desert island part would have been much more satisfying if you could just bludgeon Herman the Hermit(once he jumps in your boat) and dump him into the ocean......or throw his dog into the water in front of him and watch him swim out to get him. Really, considering the people you're dealing with, I'm surprised this wasn't an option. I mean, what's a little annoying hermit murder after starting WWIII or a time traveling genocide?