that's a great cat right there.
it's going to be easy to tear this game down and a lot of those criticisms will be valid. does it commit to just being a cat and running around? not at all! i do wish it was less video game-y and i had hoped for more exploration in both gameplay and the, almost there, post-human story.
overall though i can’t help myself when those little cat animations play out. the game is clearly built on a genuine and sincere love for cats and that rules. i’d meow 10 times in a row, scratch at every wall, rug, door, and couch i found. taking a pause to map out how i would scale boxes, pipes, and a vending machine to get onto a roof before pushing vaguely in that direction and watching it all awkwardly play out. it all feels comforting in a special way.
there are moments that you can curl up and sleep while the camera slowly pans out and shows you the surrounding area and i don’t think they ‘do anything’ because the exploration isn’t all that deep. however, you’re never really forced to stop and look around so those became my favourite thing and i would settle for a good 5 minute catnap every time. i just hope this means more cats as the player characters outside of silly cat simulator games.
my least favourite bits were anytime the cat was put in some trouble. genuine ‘i’m not sure how much of this i can take’ stuff that i’d rather have seen gone as the ‘failure’ points felt unnecessary. the game also has a very French vibe and that checks out with the developers so idk if that sways you one way or the other? there’s also an arrow to the knee joke at one point but i understand that the game has been in development for a while..
even in writing this, it all feels like i’m being a lot more critical than i’d like but i can’t overstate how much simply controlling a cat was a wonderful experience. it's also very pretty and the music is nice.
lots of minor annoyances but overall incredibly charming and soul-rejuvenating and i’m better for experiencing it. that's cat ownership baby!
it's going to be easy to tear this game down and a lot of those criticisms will be valid. does it commit to just being a cat and running around? not at all! i do wish it was less video game-y and i had hoped for more exploration in both gameplay and the, almost there, post-human story.
overall though i can’t help myself when those little cat animations play out. the game is clearly built on a genuine and sincere love for cats and that rules. i’d meow 10 times in a row, scratch at every wall, rug, door, and couch i found. taking a pause to map out how i would scale boxes, pipes, and a vending machine to get onto a roof before pushing vaguely in that direction and watching it all awkwardly play out. it all feels comforting in a special way.
there are moments that you can curl up and sleep while the camera slowly pans out and shows you the surrounding area and i don’t think they ‘do anything’ because the exploration isn’t all that deep. however, you’re never really forced to stop and look around so those became my favourite thing and i would settle for a good 5 minute catnap every time. i just hope this means more cats as the player characters outside of silly cat simulator games.
my least favourite bits were anytime the cat was put in some trouble. genuine ‘i’m not sure how much of this i can take’ stuff that i’d rather have seen gone as the ‘failure’ points felt unnecessary. the game also has a very French vibe and that checks out with the developers so idk if that sways you one way or the other? there’s also an arrow to the knee joke at one point but i understand that the game has been in development for a while..
even in writing this, it all feels like i’m being a lot more critical than i’d like but i can’t overstate how much simply controlling a cat was a wonderful experience. it's also very pretty and the music is nice.
lots of minor annoyances but overall incredibly charming and soul-rejuvenating and i’m better for experiencing it. that's cat ownership baby!