History VideoGame / TheCave

''The Cave'' is a 2013 puzzle platform AdventureGame by Creator/RonGilbert and Creator/DoubleFine. In it, a team consisting of three of seven[[note]]Or eight if you include both Twins that act as one character[[/note]] characters with unique personalities, abilities and backstory as they venture down a sentient cave and count on each other's cooperation to explore the depths below as they discover themselves and try to learn lessons about how their past decisions led them to their current states.

* WhatTheHellHero?: The Cave does this a lot in his narration, though in a rather snarky way.

** Keys: nobody knows what ancient man uses these devices for but archeologists have discovered that man use to carry reams of these devices on their person and have suggested a religious purpose. Others however have said that it may have been used by boys to add curls to their long hair.
** Buckets: no intact example of this device has ever been found but archeologists believed that it was a type of clothing.

*** The museum did an amazing job, however, at recreating dino pheromones to spray on patrons.

* [[spoiler: AChatWithSatan[=/=]LeaveYourQuestTest[=/=]SecretTestOfCharacter You can attempt to give your characters' objects of Desire back to the gift shop owner, but he will try to dissuade you from doing so [[RuleOfThree three times]], mentioning all the effort and all the people you hurt involved in getting them. Give them back anyway, and you get the good endings.]]

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The punishment for thieves on the Gift Shop "usually involves beatings and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny reading poetry]]

** The Annoying Hermit on the island resembles [[VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland Hermann Toothrot]].

** The Annoying Hermit on the island is probably [[VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland Hermann Toothrot]].

** There are [[VideoGame/SecretOfMonkeyIsland New Grog]] machines littered throughout The Cave.

** The Annoying Hermit on the island is probably [[VideoGame/SecretOfMonkeyIsland Hermann Toothrot]].

** There are [[SecretOfMonkeyIsland New Grog]] machines littered throughout The Cave.
** The Scientist's level features a pool with a reactor in it identical to that from [[ManiacMansion Maniac Mansion]].
** The Annoying Hermit on the island is probably [[SecretofMonkeyIsland Hermann Toothrot]].
** The Twins' area features a guest appearance by [[ManiacMansion Chuck the Plant]].

** The Time Travelers Section feels very reminiscent of DayOfTheTentacle, the sequel to ManiacMansion.

* BookEnds: You'll eventually end up back at the beginning of the Cave. This is [[AlienGeometries rather weird]] when you realize you've been descending the entire time. By the time you get to that point, you're probably not surprised by anything you see in the cave.

*** FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Zigzagged. You can get most things you want if you're willing to hurt or kill other people to get them...[[spoiler: But if you are, the best part of you is already dead.]]

*** FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: You can get most things you want if you're willing to hurt or kill other people to get them...[[spoiler: But if you are, the best part of you is already dead.]]

* AltumVidetur[=/=]{{Leitmotif}}[=/=]OminousLatinChanting: The Cave's main theme features a latin chant of ''"Damus te:"'' "We give you."

*** FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: You can get most things you want if you're willing to hurt or kill other people to get them.

* AltumVidetur[=/=]{{Leitmotif}}[=/=]OmimousLatinChanting: The Cave's main theme features a latin chant of ''"Damus te:"'' "We give you."

* Altum Videtur[=/=]Leitmotif[=/=]OmimousLatinChanting: The Cave's main theme features a latin chant of ''"Damus te,"'': "We give you."

** FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: You can get most things you want if you're willing to hurt or kill other people to get them.

* SevenDeadlySins: Each character represents one of these in one way or another.