The Cave (Game)

The Cave

GAME » on January 22, 2013

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A new platforming-adventure game from Double Fine and famed designer Ron Gilbert, which has the player traversing a sentient, talking cave and solving puzzles co-operatively.

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Overview

The Character Select Screen.

A 2.5D adventure/platformer from designer Ron Gilbert (Person) and Double Fine Productions. The game is available via PS3's Playstation Network and the Wii U (Platform)'s eShop as of January 22, 2013; as well as Xbox Live Marketplace, and Steam (Concept) for PC (Platform), Mac (Platform) and Linux as of January 23, 2013.

Gameplay

The Hillbilly's Section of The Cave.

Players must first pick three of seven character archetypes: the wise monk, the brave adventurer, the slack-jawed hillbilly, the methodical scientist, the mysterious time traveler, the loyal knight, or the creepy twins. After picking, players are dumped into a cave, which can talk and provides all of the game's narration, as well as the occasional philosophical discussion. Players must solve a number of puzzles to resolve each of their character's main problems. For example, the hillbilly character's quest is to try and find true love within the cave. By the end of the journey, players can decide whether or not each of their adventurer's has learned their lesson by deciding to leave the cave with or without their prized possession. A different set of Cave Paintings are unlocked for each of the outcomes.

Playable Characters

In total, there are seven playable characters in the game; however, the player may only select a party of three. The following is a list of playable characters in the game:

From Left To Right: The Twins, The Scientist, The Knight, The Time Traveler

The Adventurer: She is hot on the trail of her lost companions and unequaled ancient treasure.
The Hillbilly (Character): On this fine night, he searches for his true love.
The Scientist (Character): She is on the cusp of a great discovery for all of humankind.
The Monk (Character): He seeks a journey filled with peace and enlightenment... and murder.
The Time Traveler (Character): She is here to right a wrong a million years in the making.
The Knight: He is on a quest for a sword of unequaled power and prestige.
The Twins (Character): They just want to go outside and play... what could be more innocent than that?

System Requirements

PC

Minimum	Recommended
* OS: Windows XP SP3 Processor: 1.8 GHz dual core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon 3850, or Intel HD 2000 Graphics DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 1.5 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card\|\|* OS: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 15 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

Mac

Minimum	Maximum
* OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later. Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor Memory: 2 GB of RAM Graphics: ATI HD 2600 / NVIDIA 8800GT / Intel HD3000 or better card with at least 256 MB VRAM Hard Drive: 4GB minimum hard drive space\|\|* OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later. Processor: Intel Core i Series Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: ATI HD 4670 / Nvidia 285 or better with at least 512 MB VRAM Hard Drive: 4GB minimum hard drive space

Wii U Gamepad Features

Tap on characters to switch. Double tap character to switch camera focus to that character. No off-screen play.

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