I’ll start off by saying that I’m a huge fan of Ron Gilbert… some of my fondest moments in gaming were with his games.
The Cave is an action/adventure/platform game in which the player selects 3 characters out of 7 to go into a Cave that brings out the darkness in each character’s past, this done in the humorous tone of Gilbert.
The Cave where the game takes place is divided in areas, some of them common to all characters, and one specific one for each of the characters (where most of the revelations of their past come to light)…
The game is very well crafted, distilling the essence of a graphic adventure, and even it’s small failings (sub-par graphics, tedious traversal and backtracking) don’t detract from what is an awesome and dark adventure.
My only real complaint about the game is the fact that you can take 3 characters out of 7… which means that you’ll have to do 3 playthroughs to see everything the game has to offer, with most of it being the same over and over… And on the 3rd playthrough you only see one new place, which sucks royally…
That’s an incomprehensible choice, in my opinion…
Anyway, this was a great game, and if you like Gilbert/Schaffer-type of humor and design, make sure you check this one out!