a summary of my thoughts on this game are "that was Cute™, but a very anticlimactic ending." cat quest has lovely art, and the combat is fun for a little while. the combat reminds me of cult of the lamb, but not as fast. the story is normal fantasy stuff, nothing that will blow your mind. the dialogue has some charm, but the honestly kind of uncreative cat puns did get tiring- and that is from someone who usually enjoys cat puns. i didn't have enough of a good time to personally feel like picking up the sequels, but for a little game i spent about five hours in one and off between other stuff, it was a good enough experience. it was definitely something to do with my hands while i was watching something else when that is all i needed. cat quest is good for the price and fun enough for being short, but nothing i feel like i'll ever replay.

i don't have the energy for an in depth review so to keep this short: fantastic remake. genuinely the portable version of this game i've wanted since i was a kid. there's a small amount of completely new content in post-game bosses, but there are dialogue changes and new poses for all characters that contribute to making this a fun refreshing experience even if you've played the original before. i've seen complaints about the game being slower because it's a lower fps but personally the only time i noticed was during cuts between scenes in the final story cutscene, which was slower than it needed to be. everything else was fine.