The Cave

So much atmosphere and good writing, you want to play every single character just to know there story.

It's a good idea for a puzzle game. Puzzles that unfold the stories of some very disturbed (or are they?) characters. Most puzzles are logical, but quite a few require platforming back and forth in the same areas which can get tiring. There's some witty commentary, but if you want to get all the character endings it won't be as funny by the second time, let alone the third and so on. It's worse if you are a completionist and you want to do everything. Some parts are repeated per playthrough with little to no variation and are unskippable. A few of the puzzle solutions are very similar. The music is quite good. The character stories are overly simplistic and mostly work due to the dark humor and the fact that it's a fantasy game. The narator is doing a great job, and actually all voice acting is really good. I wish the multiple playthroughs would skip the same segments, offer a chance to get something different for those or at least offer some significant shortcut. For me it's a 3.3 game, but it gets extra points for good execution, no bugs, not particularly hard platforming, and quite a few easter eggs.

Good game and full of... lessons. Good replay value, if you want to experience it all you'll have to play it at least 3 times. The puzzles are quite balanced, not too hard and not too easy. The stories are amusing as are the characters.

I've been an avid gamer since 1985 and I have to say The Cave is hands down one the best games ever. Highly enjoyable, gorgeous graphics, wonderful puzzles and a narrative that makes the whole message shine only when you replay the game because in the new game there are echoes of your previous gameplay and consequences of your moral choices are shown. Very addictive and not too hard, it's a joyride from start to many ends. Highly recommended.