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The Cave preview - First look at Double Fine's OTHER adventure game

By Hollander Cooper
published 24 May 2012

Ron Gilbert's new game finally sees the light of day

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Meet the cast

Meet the cast

There are seven playable characters in The Cave, each with their own motives and abilities. We had a chance to see some of them in action, and learned what they were capable of...

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The Monk

The Monk

Though we didn't get to witness him in-game, we were told that this stoic character is heading to the cave in search of his master.

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The Adventurer

The Adventurer

She's heading to the cave to search for her lost companions (and adventure, we're guessing, what with her being an adventurer and all).

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The Scientist

The Scientist

This academic is apparently on the cusp of a scientific breakthrough, and the cave holds the key to unlocking it.

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The Hillbilly

The Hillbilly

The hillbilly's special move lets him hold his breath underwater indefinitely, leading us to speculate that he's secretly a merhillbilly. Also, he's going to the cave in search of love, for whatever reason.

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The Knight

The Knight

His special ability is Guardian Angel, which lets him take absurd amounts of damage (falling from heights, being attacked by a dragon) without dying. Which is good, because his journey to the cave to find a special sword will have him doing a lot of both.

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The Twins

The Twins

The incredibly creepy twins are going to the cave to find their parents. We're guessing their parents ran away on account of their children being so spooky.

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The Time Traveler

The Time Traveler

She's heading back in time to undo a wrongdoing from the past, because screw the space-time continuum. We don't know what her ability is, but in the video we saw, her running would alter and time-shift the world around her - we're guessing it has something to do with that.

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Hollander Cooper was the Lead Features Editor of GamesRadar+ between 2011 and 2014. After that lengthy stint managing GR's editorial calendar he moved behind the curtain and into the video game industry itself, working as social media manager for EA and as a communications lead at Riot Games. Hollander is currently stationed at Apple as an organic social lead for the App Store and Apple Arcade. 

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