Cave Story+

y'know, having played the game years ago but never actually finishing it, i decided to give it another go on my not that recently modded 3ds (because keyboard sucks and so does my xbone controller's dpad, in fact it barely works at all), and so far i was having a blast
the game really is as good as everybody says it is, the level design is fair but punishing enough when it wants you to learn something, the platforming is tight and responsive just like thw shooting, the story is just right in tone and plot, with it's own unique charm that so many indie games tried but ultimately failed to replicate

then deep into my run i learn... entirely outside of the game, because it never really warns you or gives you any hint at the fact that you can miss such a thing so important as curly's panties, what the fuck?
listen, i know the game is short enough and encourages multiple playthroughs but come on, how the fuck am i supposed to know
that was seriously a game breaker, i just wasn't enjoying my time like before anymore, i had to restart my save from the begining, that just screams poor design really

how is this under 4.0

still blows my mind that this was made by one person

incredible universe and very cute story, but some unnecessarily, extremely frustrating boss fights. The final one especially is genuinely sadistic, holy fucking shit

played it in 2009 the first time and yup still one of the best games ever made, held up wonderfully