A warning, do not play the demo infront of your younger family members there are so many suggestive scenes .

I gone thru the entire demo :

My conclusion : probably not going to buy the game at launch , it looked to be a potentially 5-10 hours game, with replayability ( as the director said there will be multiple game endings )


* The entire game most likely revolved going in the flow chart of Cutscene ->Chatting -> Multiple choice questions -> Puzzle solving -> Cutscene ...

* The story is engaging , the character design is very nice as well. Both of the Katherines Looked stunning. There is a sort of SMT atmosphere to the entire game ( but without the combat and exploration, or role playing part )

* now The Puzzle solving stage, which looked interesting at first, but involved moving around Square boxes with a given time limit , You clear a stage by climbing to the top of the box . Occasionally there will be something that happens, such as giant hand chasing you down, boxes collapsing down ...
After awhile it gets boring . If this is what all the gameplay is about,I actually had more fun playing Tetris HD than this.

*This is by all means very identical to a visual novel , there will be no combat (as predicted) , Exploration is quite limited as well ( aside from the Multiple choice answers ), avoid buying the Japanese ver if you dont understand Japanese.

*the animation looks fantastic, the menu and game presentation is good. But some of the character model looks abit blocky when rendering in real time.. I guess Atlus is not so ready for the HD yet...

This post has been edited by Convael: Jan 28 2011, 02:04 AM

I like the story too , but maybe when it isnt rm 200


oH Most importantly I liked the Girls too hahaa..

Famitsu cross review is out , Catherine is scoring 9/9/8/9 out of 40 making it a 35/40 game.

These are what the reviewer says :


PS3 Ver :

a)Intriguing and interesting story , complete with some erotic illustrations, The nightmare puzzle stage has simple rules to get hands on , traps designed within the stage adds to the atmosphere of finished product.
The game was easy to play on the beginning, and becoming much harder later. Beginner would have problem solving the puzzle in the late game.

b)Fantastic presentation and Stunning game graphics ,the adventure aspect and the unique story makes the game very interesting . The puzzle solving part is somewhat nice , but is perhaps a little bit too difficult to deal with. (and would confuse you somehow )

c)Jaw dropping cinematic and Multiple story ending makes the game very satisfying to play. The 'ACTION' part of the game is actually a puzzle stage and is somewhat difficult to solve. It was ' easy to play , hard to master ' , but then it was designed so you can easily retry the stages again.

d) A well composed story , surrounded by Charming characters that makes you want to continue playing the game , the game presentation is amazing.The boxes climbing session could be challenging , but satisfying if you reach the top. Although there are options to adjust difficulties and items to use , but if the puzzle game could spare a little more helps would be nice.

This post has been edited by Convael: Feb 9 2011, 11:27 PM

I dont think the game is long enough for me to invest over rm 200 +
Might have considered it if it was below 200 .


It is like buying a Visual Novel for rm 250

This post has been edited by Convael: Feb 18 2011, 01:03 PM

The game isnt very well received among 2CH and the Chinese .


Most people are extremely frustrated by the puzzling levels, which according to them were repetitive and boring . Players are having troubles finishing the game even on EASY mode .


You might wanna think twice before getting it .

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They did , but they have also warned you about the difficulty.


http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/02/19/c...play-laid-bare/

Famitsu somehow tend to judge a game without playing through the whole game.

So their score is heavily based on 'Impression' . There are exception of course ( like MGS 4 which was release to them a month before release ) , but often they didnt get to finish the game by time the review is required to be published.

This post has been edited by Convael: Feb 24 2011, 06:25 PM