The Cave
I've played a bit of The Cave, with the Knight, the Adventurer and the Scientist.
It's a nice little game, but it's kinda shallower than I expected. I've finished the Knight's section, and unless there's more spelunking specifically for him later on, I'm a bit disappointed. There were only about three puzzles for him, a couple of silly jokes, and then it was suddenly on to the next part of the cave.
It's probably because the playable characters are mute; it means they can't be characterised all that much. The Cave keeps talking about their deepest, darkest desires, but I don't get any sense that they really care all that much about them.
Also, each part of the game herds you on to the next part, and you can't backtrack. That combined with the fact that there's no inventory, means that the puzzles are completely local and quite simple.
Having said all that, it's not actually a bad game. In fact, it's really quite a good game. It's quite funny in parts too. It's just not as deep as I was expecting.
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Spending as long as I do here, it's easy to forget that Oddworld has actual fans.
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