About Catherine
A puzzle-platformer from Atlus combining block-climbing puzzle sequences with a story about a man confronting commitment and infidelity through surreal nightmares.
Catherine is a platformer/visual novel developed by Atlus for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2011.
###Plot
The plot follows the adventures of Vincent Brooks, who is choosing between the two girlfriends — Katerine and Catherine with the opposite personalities. While making relationship choices throughout the daytime, Vinet is forced to participate in realistic nightmares at night. The setting of a title is two narratives folded one into another: on the outer layer, the game has TV-Show "The Midnight Versus" which tells the story of an inner layer — the adventures of "Catherine" world.
###Gameplay
The gaming process consists of two stages, according to the protagonist's activities. While the ventures during the day resemble the usual visual novel mechanics: walking, listening to dialogues and watching cinematics pieces, the action gameplay reveals itself in the night. There Vincent has to climb a set of stairs by removing and climbing blocks to avoid traps. If he fails — the protagonist dies in real life.
###Reception
The game journalists generally liked the game but were disappointed by the sexists and misogynistic stories found within it. The title obtained commercial success, and thus there is a remaster coming out for PS4 and Vita. The remaster was half-ready in late 2017.
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How long does it take to beat Catherine?
Players report about 4 hours of playtime on average for Catherine. Actual time varies with playstyle, difficulty and how much side content you do.
What genre is Catherine?
Catherine is an Adventure, Action, RPG, Puzzle, Horror game, released in 2011.
Is Catherine worth playing?
Catherine is an adventure game from 2011. Fans of this game often enjoy titles like Catherine: Full Body, Yakuza Kiwami 2, White Shadows. You can add it to your backlog on nxto.app to track it.
What games are similar to Catherine?
Games similar to Catherine include: Catherine: Full Body, Yakuza Kiwami 2, White Shadows, A Way Out, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Limbo, Raging Loop, The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories, Silent Hill 2 (2001), MO:Astray. You can discover and track all of them on nxto.app.