Cave Story’s Secret Santa

I recognize this isn’t trying to be “Cave Story 2” and that it’s supposed to be a cute treat for fans to celebrate the holidays. Yep, still din’t like it. The joke quickly wears thin as insta-fail stealth sections amount to the opposite of the aesthetic they’re going for here, a downbeat and charming game in which you immediately die if a robo-dog sees you. If these guys wrote Sesame Street, Big Bird would have an assault rifle. CS diehards might have a Pavlovian positive response from the music and visuals, but don’t go into this expecting something, well, good.

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