Catherine = Puzzle Game
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jan 5, 2011 19:19 JST
- Tags: Atlus, Marketing, Persona, PS3, Shin Megami Tensei, Video Gallery, Xbox 360
Catherine, Atlus’s belated attempt at a Persona game with modern production values, has caused no small amount of disappointment with the revelation that it is “just a puzzle game.”
The latest trailer:
The fact that Atlus kept vaguely calling it an action game whilst revealing nothing about its gameplay (and as much as possible of its heroine) for as long as possible is less than reassuring to many…
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i love the underworld like feeling :D
is that a huge katherine i just saw O_O
i cannot wait for this game :)
Miyuki Sawashiro’s voice alone is worth every penny ^^
damn right!
Climb or get forked....
I'm gonna go with getting forked and eaten by Catherine ^^
PS3 cover ftw.
@Yoshii-kun,no regrets?
She can stick it to me over and over again for all I care.
At least, I know it's death by Sawashiro Miyuki and that's priceless xD
I agree...but
Death's a bitch
-Charles Lee Ray/Chucky
Sucks to be Vincent then ; )
Still interests me as a game.
Yea, looks like a lot of fun. Idk about playtime tho it looks like it might be kinda short.
wow. so people will still criticize when game designers decide to actually implement intriguing gameplay rather than go the easy route with a rpg or Revil/silenthill copy.
Killed by a Gigantic Fork!! I can't wait
I guess counting sheep before sleep is a bad idea.
To be honest your opinion is like the sheepish mass then because i was really looking forward to this game and this has completely dissapointed me, this was one of my most looked forward to games but the gameplay doesn't look remotely fun, i was expecting some sort of action/crime drama like heavy rain except much more involvement in an animated style, and to get this is dissapointing to say the least.
Well that's more your fault for getting your hopes up based on assumptions on a game you've seen NO gameplay of before.
That being said I think there's room for improvement especially in those animations, the jumping one in particular. It looks to be more of a game you'll play for the story.
No, Atlus encouraged this. They were deliberately ambiguous about the game, announced it was by some of the biggest names in modern RPGs, and showed a half hour of cinematics. What did they want people to think? Exactly what the parent post expected, that's what.
Will the game be good? Maybe. Atlus Japan has a spotty record on anything that's not Persona, but it could still be fun. Can it be as good as what I was expecting? No.
The game will still have a story and other gameplay elements too. The presence of puzzle segments, which don't even look that bad to me, doesn't invalidate everything else.
sucks being you, the game looks solid to me... since the first trailer i was intrigued.
Then don't play it and go kill yourself.
Just because the game doesnt turn out to be what you want doesnt mean it cant turn out to be good. Since what you want might not actually be good at all...
These complaints make no sense. He has a valid point since most people thought this would be more similar to their other earlier titles. Now of course ignorant fan boys will defend anything even tetris with tits. So please stfu and go kill yourself.
Some people have standards and aren't glued to a game just because of animated girls. Not everyone is a virgin.
Troll sense tingling.
lol, liking women's bodies = virgin. Who knew?
The style of this game has me interested. Seems crazy as hell (talking sheep an all), but that's a good thing in this case.
I don't care what kind of game this is as long as it has a plot and at least reasonably good production values... and of course Miyuki's voice is a huge plus to this game.
> Miyuki Sawashiro’s voice alone is worth every penny ^^
I completely agree da ze!
A Puzzle game...
~sigh~~~ now I SERIOUSLY can't wait for Persona 5
I agree. Even though I LOVE puzzle games, this is just not something I would expect out of Atlus. So I don't know if they'll even do it right. And yeah, I want some new details on Persona 5 after this game.
didn't atlus die as a company?
got to love new management decisions.
With this, we can expect Atlus to concentrate on P5 from now on.
Hope P5 has the dual chara choosing thing
(P3P's female lead FTW!)
P5 should have the dual chara thing(like in P3P)
Yes, people, because Atlus only makes/has one game series.
Praying... PRAYING for a Megami Tensei III, personally. Not SHIN Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, but MegaTen3. I think it would be great to finally see a real sequel to the original MegaTen Series. It seems that everyone has forgotten that there used to not be a "Shin" in every title in the series. If would be interesting to see them dig up something they've not touched in decades and continue the legacy.
im trying to be realistic here, there is a damn good chance that atlus gets liquidated if their games don't sell well, i mean new management decided that one of the first things they wanted was a cellphone game from them right? for micro transaction, or am i thinking a different developer?
these kind of company dont want to sit on something that makes a loss for long, and with out altus getting to make their core series, the ones we all know, there is a real chance that before they get the opportunity to make that stuff they go away for good, and the game rights will probably go to someone who wants to whore it out.
The real puzzle is how to get in her pants
Keep climbing bro.
You'll be rewarded when you survive & wake up.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! ITS NOT AN RPG! ATLUS IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANYTHIN DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T STAY IN MY COMFORT ZONE OF GENERIC JRPG! WAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
ATLUS NOT REHASHING ANOTHER PERSONA'S GAME????
NO WAAAAAAAY!!!!
Its would have been cool if it turned out like heavy rain. But whatever. YEAH IGNORANT HYPERBOLE! WOOOOO!
Look on the bright side, there will be no need to wait a year for the localization that will have horrendous english voices as always.
What are you talking about? Persona 4 had fantastic voice acting.
Puzzle sex game?
As in those you solve puzzle to score some H-scenes?
Still looks like fun to me... perhaps even better than another action game. Definitely going to grab it.
Naah, looks amazing. I wasn't interested much until I saw this video.
Me too.
A fast-paced puzzle platformer?
I'd like to try that.
It went from "I'll probably get this one it's localized" to "Hey, I bet you I can play it even if it's not in English - let's import it."
Last I heard, there were several modes.
Those puzzle scenes actually look pretty fun and fast paced. I mean look at it, you have to solve the puzzle and kill the other sheep people at the same time. And while you are doing that some crazy other shit is trying to kill you.
I have a feeling the gameplay is deeper than might appear at first sight. So yes, I'm also looking forward to the full details to come out.
looks cool to me. lets see the gameplay even if its a puzzle game.