And curse Sir Walter Raleigh... he was such a stupid git.

Cave Story ~ Doukutsu Monogatari: Walkthrough




Final Cave: Hard Playthrough




You feel a black wind blow through you.
All weapons dropped to Level 1!

Uh oh. I sure hope you have either the Spur or the Nemesis.

Go all right, shooting everything in your path. Make good use of the Booster 2.0 to avoid lava and spikes - you'll have to fly over a particularly large trench of lava before gunning down four very close blobs. Be ready for this - Spurrers should charge in advance. Fly over the next one and be careful about the bouncer in the next lava. Pick off the row of blobs with the best long range weapon you have (Spur/Nemesis) and jetpack across - if you can't pick them off from a distance, you can lure them to jump out and hide under the platform to pick them off safely.

Soon you'll see a life capsule, but with an experience triangle in it instead of a heart. These give off a lot of experience, so level up your favourite weapon. The Fireball may be useful for the upcoming boss fight, otherwise the Blade if you didn't swap it. You might want to unequip the Whimsical Star if you have it, as it can explode the experience capsules when you're not at them, wasting experience. Don't bother with the experience capsule above the lava, but if the Whimsical Star sets it off, there's a LOT of experience to be had by flying over the lake repeatedly.

At the vertical straights, watch out for the spikes. Get the hearts if you need them, but don't boost into the spikes on the roof. I prefer to take the right hand path.

The next area has infinite bats, which the extremely patient can use to level up their weapons. Alternatively, sit on the safe ledge with the Whimsical Star on and a weapon that needs levelling and watch as the bats just drop experience in your face. Jetpack around - there's an experience capsule, but there's also a bouncer hidden in the lava. Two more experience capsules await.

After this bit is a lot of jetpacking over lava/spikes. Try to conserve fuel, that's all I can say. Ending this section is an experience capsule and two rows of spikes. Jetpack between them.

Kill the blobs and jetpack up, aiming up ready for the blob that jumps down at you. Next is an experience capsule, and a boss. Spurrers, charge up in preperation.


BOSS: Red Demon
This guy will jump around throwing plates at you. The Spur is a great weapon if you have it, since you can charge it up while avoiding his weaponry (I'm a big fan of the Spur, in case you hadn't noticed). If you haven't lost too much health and were able to get some good weapon levels, this guy shouldn't be too much trouble - just time the plates right.

You'll be rewarded with a shower of experience and a Clay Figure Medal.

Next, a few blobs, before a massive rack of deathtraps. Kill the blobs from a distance, as they can knock you backwards into the deathtraps. After the first row, you'll have to boost over two small lava pits with continuous deathtraps. There are bouncers at the end, so be ready for them. Nuke the fallen blocks if you want for powerups, then take the door out.


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