#CAVE STORY 2 UPDATE#

On May 5th, 2 pages were released from the manual. On the 26th of April, it was confirmed that all releases of the game would include a instruction manual. Also, it was confirmed that the release of GameStop would contain exclusive PVC key chains.

The release date would also be confirmed for North America, June 20th, 2017. On that day, it was confirmed the game's final name would be 'Cave Story +', and also showed off the new game logo. On the 7th of April, multiple updates would arrive for the game. The only difference is that, at the time, it was not officially being referred to as 'Cave Story +', it was, instead, referred to as 'Cave Story'. The box art was released would end up being incredibly close to the final box art that the game shipped with.

#CAVE STORY 2 UPDATE#

The update would confirm that the game would receive a physical release. The next update would come a week later, on February 13th, 2017, also via the Nicalis Twitter. This was the first case of this in any official Cave Story port. The update, which came via the Nicalis Twitter, announced that this port of Cave Story would be in a 16:9 aspect ratio. The first formal mention after the tease released by Nicalis was on February 6th, 2017. In the tweet, Tyrone showed off various upcoming games. The Switch port was first announced via a tweet by Tyrone Rodriguez, the founder and president of Nicalis, in January 2017. Seventy-six achievements can be earned in Cave Story+.Ĭompleted Blood Stained Sanctuary in Less Than 3:00Ĭompleted Blood Stained Sanctuary in Less Than 4:00Ĭompleted Blood Stained Sanctuary in Less Than 5:00Ĭompleted Blood Stained Sanctuary in Less Than 6:00Ĭompleted Wind Fortress in Less Than 2:00Ĭompleted Wind Fortress in Less Than 5:00Ĭompleted Wind Fortress in Less Than 6:00Ĭompleted Wind Fortress in Less Than 7:00 Switch also has an exclusive challenge in the form of the Sand Pit, and the player can now walk backwards by Strafing (ZL, ZR) Also, several new game modes are playable, including Curly Story, the Machine Gun Challenge, Sanctuary Time Attack, Boss Attack, the Wind Fortress, and the Nemesis challenge. Additionally, the Missile Launcher is not available in Hard mode.Įach difficulty level provides a visual cue during gameplay - in Easy mode, Quote wears a yellow outfit, in Original mode, he wears his standard red outfit, and in Hard mode, he wears a baby blue outfit and has a more human-like appearance.Ĭave Story+ features support for three concurrent save files. Hard mode removes all Life Capsules but one from the game, leaving Quote with a maximum of 8 HP. Original difficulty, the standard difficulty, is identical to the original game Quote takes 100% damage, and enemies have 100% HP. Easy Mode halves the amount of damage that Quote can take.

From December 24 to January 6, the game has Christmas/Winter themed graphicsĬave Story+ has a selection of three difficulty levels.

From October 26 to November 2, the game uses Halloween themed graphics.

This adjustment is togglable and can be turned off in the Options menu when the following dates occur to play with the regular graphics.

Within certain dates, the game changes graphics to match the occasion. The Switch version has two additional soundtracks: 'Famitracks' and 'Ridiculon'. Status indicators such as the 'Level Up!' text and the 'Yes/No' option prompts remain written in English.

Players may also select to play the game with an English translation or the original Japanese, though the Japanese language selection only extends to the scrolling and inventory text. The game can also be played with the original graphics or remastered graphics with quadruple the resolution (twice as wide and twice as tall). Players can choose between the original Organya music, 'Cave Story+' chiptune music, or a remastered soundtrack.

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