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    A Cave Story Moment: A Grim Ascent

    It was planned as a one-off deal, honestly, a twisted look into the moment the game clicked for me, revealed its dark heart in full. I have a feeling that were there to be more, the fundamental joke - that this cutesy platformer is a disguise for a gritty sci-fi epic with an android's...
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    A Cave Story Moment: A Grim Ascent

    Which is part of the advantage of low-res graphics. So much is left to your imagination, which allows for things like this. I actually was not, at the time, aware it was possible; I only discovered this well after finishing the game. I've also since learned it's possible to save Booster, but I...
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    A Cave Story Moment: A Grim Ascent

    First, thanks for all the overwhelmingly positive input! Thanks! Calm is not a bad word for it. It was strange... Grim and resigned and determined all at the same time. That the melancholy-yet-hopeful "Moonsong" was playing when the seeds of this were planted didn't hurt. Try reading it while...
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    A Cave Story Moment: A Grim Ascent

    Hello, greetings, and salutations, assembled Cave Story fans. I don't do this terribly often, but every once in a while I play a game that garners such a reaction from me that it requires me to spit out a bunch of words. Cave Story is one of those games. Below is... well, an expanded version...
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