The Entertainment Software Ratings Board have confirmed that PlayStation three puzzler Catherine is headed to PC. Not fairly the shock that it might have been, given writer Sega’s hinting on the information yesterday by way of a mysterious sheep popping up on Bayonetta’s Steam news page. Why a sheep? Convoluted plot causes, however Atlus’s game of anime infidelity and surprisingly tough block-shifting puzzle motion is on the best way. Despite some tone-deaf writing of a transgender character, I loved it when it first launched – take a look at a trailer from the unique launch beneath.
While marketed on its intercourse attraction and its field artwork that includes its main women in varied states of undress, Catherine is a surprisingly tame game. As confirmed by the ESRB rating, it earns its American ‘Mature’ tag by way of dangerous language, moderately than nudity. It tells the story of Vincent, a 30-something schlub who – in a match of directionless ennui – decides to cheat on his long-term girlfriend. This indiscretion results in him being cursed to spend his nights within the dream-world, making an attempt to outrun his private demons and ascend a tower of shifting blocks or die making an attempt.
Those block-shifting puzzles make up many of the game (the remainder is visible novel model segments with the occasional dialogue selection), and had been rather a lot trickier than I anticipated. You’re continuously being pursued, so must assume quick, and the fixed strain makes it simple to by chance minimize off your solely route up the tower. The additional you get into the game, the extra sophisticated issues turn out to be, with cell enemies and extra sophisticated hazards launched. Once the prolonged story is over, there’s survival and multiplayer problem modes – there’s a number of mutton on this game’s bones.
Hopefully this launch indicators the beginning of massive issues for Atlus on PC. Vincent made a short cameo in Persona three on PSP, and each Catherine and the Persona collection share some supernatural theme, so I’ve bought my fingers crossed for a correct Persona game coming to PC sooner or later. A slew of Persona 5-related bulletins have been teased already, however in accordance with Atlus’s own site, we gained’t know something concrete till March.
No phrase on when Catherine will likely be ascending to PC but, however given how shortly issues launched after Sega’s teasers for Vanquish and Puyo Puyo Tetris, I’d anticipate it sooner moderately than later.
