03-30-2007, 07:01 AM
Hey,
Since others have been recommending good games here, I figured I'd chime in with this one.
Cave Story is a very unique game written by a lone Japanese man and given away for free. It's something like a cross between Zelda and Metroid, with a compelling story, interesting characters, great music, and addicting, fun, challenging gameplay.
The graphics are a mixed bag, at times reminding of the NES, and other times surpassing many 16-bit-era games. What is consistent however is the quality of the art, which is very high. I personally find the presentation and style quite charming, though others may disagree.
It starts out a little slow, but the pace picks up fast!
Sorry to rave, but I just love this game, and if someone on another forum hadn't recommended it to me, I probably never would have found it. So, there you go.
Download the game from here: http://www.nakiwo.com/software.htm (the page is in Japanese, but the link to download says
Enjoy...
P.S. for aquaMat: This game involves a lot of shooting, so maybe you wouldn't enjoy it. However, it is about as violent as Space Invaders (IOW, not violent at all). You never know what you may enjoy...I'm finally starting to enjoy DoD, and I never thought that would happen! ;D
Since others have been recommending good games here, I figured I'd chime in with this one.
Cave Story is a very unique game written by a lone Japanese man and given away for free. It's something like a cross between Zelda and Metroid, with a compelling story, interesting characters, great music, and addicting, fun, challenging gameplay.
The graphics are a mixed bag, at times reminding of the NES, and other times surpassing many 16-bit-era games. What is consistent however is the quality of the art, which is very high. I personally find the presentation and style quite charming, though others may disagree.
It starts out a little slow, but the pace picks up fast!
Sorry to rave, but I just love this game, and if someone on another forum hadn't recommended it to me, I probably never would have found it. So, there you go.
Download the game from here: http://www.nakiwo.com/software.htm (the page is in Japanese, but the link to download says
Ver.0.0.7 download (universal binary)). You can get the English translation patch here: http://www.wctc.net/~luvmimac/cavestory/DoukutsuEnglishPatchMacUniversal.tar.gz
Enjoy...
P.S. for aquaMat: This game involves a lot of shooting, so maybe you wouldn't enjoy it. However, it is about as violent as Space Invaders (IOW, not violent at all). You never know what you may enjoy...I'm finally starting to enjoy DoD, and I never thought that would happen! ;D