When comparing UnEpic vs Cave Story+, the Slant community recommends Cave Story+ for most people. In the question“What are the best Metroidvania games on Steam?” Cave Story+ is ranked 4th while UnEpic is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose Cave Story+ is:
In cave story you have access to tons of upgradable weapons with unique properties for different situations.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Lots of content
The game includes lots of places and secret areas to explore, as well as sidequests to find, an extensive leveling system, and huge amounts of loot.
Pro Fun comedic story
There are lots of jabs and jokes in this game. Basically you play as a jerk, which leads to a number of humorous situations that shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
Pro Large amount of player created levels to complete
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 Not Co-Op
Con Difficult to learn and master
Con Grindy
Casting magic requires reagents, and getting reagents means farming trash mobs. This isn’t very fun when you need to stock up for some difficult bosses.
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.