As if it wasn’t already obvious, I loved my time with Catherine. In many ways, I was completely blown-away by it. While I’m sure some gamers will be turned-off by its anime-style presentation and difficult gameplay, I implore those of you who are looki...
Published: 2012-03-05, Author: Tom , review by: telegraph.co.uk
Abstract: Vincent Brooks is a chump. A 32 year old coaster who spends his evenings slurping rum and coke with his mates while his long-term girlfriend Katherine nags about marriage from the other side of a text message. A 21st century goof frightened of love, co...
A fresh and unique game that will tell you as much about yourself as it will about Vincent, but with a steep challenge that some will find too frustrating. But on the flip side, it does feature a giant arse monster…More Articles >>> ...
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Published: 2012-02-01, Author: Nick , review by: T3.com
Good treatment of adult themes, Sublime visuals, Artistic and unique
Eye-watering difficulty, Frustrating controls, Vincent is a chump
It’s rare that a video game bothers to examine an adult relationship in a way that doesn’t present the protagonist as either an injured party in search of revenge, or a hero who needs to rescue a damsel in distress. The story of Catherine isn’t well w
Abstract: Catherine is a Persona series spin-off that throws out the school-crawling RPG gameplay and replaces it with unforgiving block pushing puzzles, an (un)healthy dose of sexual innuendo, and then caps that off with multiple story endings. Intrigued? Keep ...
Intriguing plot, good presentation and voice acting. Moderately high degree of difficulty. Extra challenge levels available outside the main campaign. Hypnotic title screen.
The social interaction aspect isn’t for everyone, some of the cut-scenes drag, some choices present a blatant false dichotomy while others appear superfluous.
Clever block puzzles are satisfyingly challenging. Mature story explores adult relationship issues in an original way. High quality anime narrative sequences breathe life into character interactions.
Navigational controls in the puzzle sequences are confusing. Strong Japanese themes—including gender preconceptions that may not ring true for Western audiences—may turn off some players.
It starts off squarely in the court of bizarre Japanese pop culture, but Atlus’ romance/puzzler may win over Westerners by dint of its grown-up story and some devilishly addictive conundrums. These block puzzles are clever, challenging, and have surpr...
Welltold story based on unusual themes, Wellwritten cast of adult characters, Intense and exciting gameplay system, Familiar morality meter is used differently by giving players indirect control, Shoji Meguro's music perfectly complements the contrasting
Limited control on camera, Story stumbles a couple of times, “Undo” option can be often used as a cheating mechanic
