»Dating Sim for adults" not true then, however. One half of "Catherine" turns out to be more than a sort of "grow up" -Adventure ". And also "Adventure" in the sense of a Western game like "Monkey Iceland" it is true actually not. Because many decisions there are not taken. And puzzles have been around the same not to solve. Specifically: After about 5 hours of play me no puzzles have come under; I orakele times, that this will not change.
The "Adventure" turns out more like this: The protagonist of the game is confronted with the sudden pregnancy of his girlfriend and an impending marriage with all the responsibilities of an expectant family father. At the same time he learns in his favorite bar know a mysterious stranger who him - or he so knows one does not - towing and henceforth turned his head. It's about conversations with buddies as well as guests in that bar, as well as various messages to be answered on the phone. In between refreshes a video slot machine game and you can learn through the use of various kinds of alcoholic beverages (Un) important about the origin of the drink. Who is tired, go home, where the hero falls into a deep sleep.
And here begins the other half of the game. The shipped the hero in a dream, where he has to climb a flight of stairs out of sheer blocks to the top. But he does not have much time because gradually crumbling one step after another and fall into a bottomless pit. Lame hero fall with ... and so in death. His only chance is the output at the top of the stairs. Now however, there are gaps in the square layering that push the player through or push of blocks must be bridged. Generally helps only a considered tactical approach to the way to pave upwards and at the same time not to obstruct the path itself. In later levels can no longer be some square or move slowly, there are extended deadly spikes, enemies block the way in addition or gigantic monster climb the cuboid-stairs on the hunt for the character. You also get the game more and more "techniques" shows how one should deal with the blocks in the nightmare. I would say gently: one has to do.
What sounds like a rather random and crude together tinkered game works perfectly in practice. As a player, you have to be not only the impression of a nightmare level. The adventure scenes just work beautifully. And you really want after a bar visit not really home, because you know exactly what for now blooms again. Contributing a very excellent synchronization of the key scenes in (although in English, but with English subtitles). There are also more than just a piquant scene to admire the player makers were always careful to conceal through creative camera angles any naked breasts and genitals. However, the real star of the game is almost perfect successful cel-shaded look, which gives the illusion of not playing a computer game but an anime here.
My personal criticism is actually a very personal: Due to the time constraints of the nightmare level degenerated this for me but often times in working out. Who gets so solved under time pressure no mystery that could well see more than just a moment of frustration. Atlus games buyers know that, however, because the company is not squeamish concerning the degree of difficulty.
One might as Catherine bellied tactics game in the style of Sokoban call. Yes, you could really. But Catherine is also a game that can hold other game companies before the nose and want to scream at them "SO! POWER! MAN! ! THE "And it's damned good - really SAU-GUT - made. And there is something else. That's enough for me.
