When comparing Diablo II (2000) vs Cave Story+, the Slant community recommends Diablo II (2000) for most people. In the question“What are the best low-spec PC games?” Diablo II (2000) is ranked 10th while Cave Story+ is ranked 22nd. The most important reason people chose Diablo II (2000) is:
This game started many on their looting addictions.
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Pros
Pro Addicting gameplay
This game started many on their looting addictions.
Pro Last good Diablo game
Pro Tons of fun and unique weapons
In cave story you have access to tons of upgradable weapons with unique properties for different situations.
Pro Great soundtrack
Great soundtrack, superb.
Pro Great storyline
Cave Story offers a pretty deep storyline, more than one would think by just taking a quick glance at the game. There is a reason this game is still so popular after being around for so many years and it's story is it.
Pro Incredibly challenging, with hard mode for veterans
Cave Story is hard and the hard mode even harder, which makes this game great for players looking for a new challenge.
Pro Multiple versions available
After the initial release in 2004, the game has been ported to other platforms and updated along the way by various fans and indie devs.
Cons
Con Even at the time of release the graphics looked dated
Con Starts out too easy
The first chapter of the game is pretty easy and makes for a slog to get through as there is not much challenge just length.
Con Getting the best ending is almost impossible without a guide
Getting the best ending requires a few highly counter-intuitive if not nonsensical actions to be taken.
Con Disturbing story
With how cute the game looks, the story is surprisingly dark.
Con No complete version
The exclusive content based in platform means that there is no single edition that has every available option. The Switch release seems to come closest, but even it is missing some options available in other releases.