Catherine

[invisiblestories]

nsfw

New Atlus game for PS3 and Xbox360. A guy in mid thirties or so, gets to know this 22 years old girl. After that he starts having nightmares and stuff.

 

[Sheva Alomar]

This game looks really interesting. Maybe this'll be the first Atlus game I play and own.

I was late getting to know about the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei series, so I never got around to trying them out on PS2 and other platforms.

 

[Geostigma]

This looks like a really good change of pace, think it will come to america though? It seems like one of those games theyll choose not to bring since it might be to obscure or something.
I hope thats not the case :<

 

[Max Payne]

You could have mentioned that it's an action adventure game flux

 

[looneymoon]

...woah. I haven't played any Atlus games but I'll DEFINITELY play this one for the art direction alone. The music+design+animation+everything just looks awesome.

Some of the animation reminds me of Eva. Did some Gainax animators work on this or am I just seeing things?

 

[HylianMogget]

Awesome trailer; looks like it'll be very interesting. I wonder how the gameplay is going to work, though.

It seems like one of those games theyll choose not to bring since it might be to obscure or something.
I hope thats not the case :<

Yeah, this had better be localized. Maybe since it's action adventure it'll come off as somewhat less niche?

 

[Celes Chere]

I saw this trailer a few days ago! It looks REALLY freaking awesome. *O*

 

[Alessa Gillespie]

This game looks really interesting. Maybe this'll be the first Atlus game I play and own.

I was late getting to know about the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei series, so I never got around to trying them out on PS2 and other platforms.

give me your address bitch and ill mail you P3

When I saw it, I was quite interested, since most of the Persona games have people who are school aged... a businessman is older, and hopefully the games will have a lot more dark shit than they already have.

 

[Hisako]

a businessman is older

Japan

 

[Strangelove]

I think the first I heard of this was someone being disappointed it wasn't a new Persona. Personally I'm more disappointed it wasn't a new main series, console Shin Megami Tensei But I don't mind them trying something different and it looks interesting enough so far.

 

[Max Payne]

As mentioned last night, the game stars Vincent, a 32-year-old bachelor who's become something of a "herbivore man" (a Japanese slang term for men who've given up on finding love), at least until he meets the 22-year-old Catherine, who's described as having a "charming face" and "well-rounded proportions".
Soon after, Vincent starts having nightmares, wherein he, stripped down to his boxers and somehow equipped with ram's horns, must climb an endless staircase to wake up, lest he end up slaughtered, like the other "lambs", who happen to be talking sheep that walk on two legs (and occasionally wear neckties).
As might be expected, there are some ties between the dream world (where the in-game action should happen) and the real world, as a news broadcast in the trailer reports a young man's dying in his sleep, and rumors that if one falls while experiencing a certain nightmare, one dies in real life.

Overall Famitsu's coverage was a bit light on information about Catherine's actual mechanics, but had some intriguing quotes from the staffers working on the game:
Director/Producer Katsura Hashino said that he and the team "wanted to try something different" for their first HD outing, before going with a "mainline" RPG, and that the results they got were "quite interesting". They're aiming to provide a deep experience with lots of play for gamers to get into, while feeling new and interesting.
Character Designer/Art Director Shigenori Soejima said that Catherine provided the opportunity for the team to try things they wouldn't otherwise dare, as well as enabling them to do things that are definitely more adult-oriented, with more "daring and audacious" visuals as well as some "shocking" scenes.
Composer/Sound Director Shouji Meguro, aside from providing helpful keywords for the game's music ("classic", "adult", and "erotic"), noted that when he answered questions with "I'm working on a game that's not an RPG", he was referring to Catherine. He joked that perhaps once this project was done, he'd be able to respond with "I'm working on a game that's an RPG".
Catherine's 2D animated scenes will be produced by Studio 4°C (Transformers Animated, Tekkon Kinkreet, Thundercats 2011). Vincent's Japanese voice will be provided by Koichi Yamada (Cowboy Bebop's Spike), and Catherine will be voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro (Durarara!!'s Celty and Bakemonogatari's Kanbaru).
The game is about 80% complete, and is scheduled for a "Winter 2010" release on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The official site should open up on August 23, and more information might come out as the Tokyo Game Show rolls around.
Until then..well, I guess I'm stuck with a case of game-preview blueballs.

interesting.....interesting indeed.

 

[crack]

This game looks gorgeous. Even if the gameplay is crap I might buy it for the animation and story alone.

 

[Alessa Gillespie]

This game looks gorgeous. Even if the gameplay is crap I might buy it for the animation and story alone.

which, if the persona games and the SMT games are any indication, it shouldn't be.

 

[Strangelove]

New Catherine trailer:

 

[Max Caulfield]

I don't have a PS3 or an Xbox 360.

Someone invite me over if they get this game.

 

[Celes Chere]

Come over any time, Amy. : )

Love the style of art... damn.

 

[Alessa Gillespie]

I AM INTRIGUED BY CATHERINE AND KATHERINE. I WANT TO KNOW THEIR CONNECTION

 

[Strangelove]

KATHERINE IS HIS GIRLFRIEND OR SOMETHING.

WHO CATCHES HIM CHEATING WITH CATHERINE.

WHO'S A SUCCUBUS.

[/WILD CAPLOCK SPECULATION]

 

[Alessa Gillespie]

OH JESUS I AM SO FASCINATED

NO WAIT KATHERINE IS CATHERINE'S ACTUAL PERSONALITY, BUT CATHERINE IS HER SPLIT PERSONALITY THAT KILLS SALARY MEN WITH HER SEXY WAYS

 

[Strangelove]

KATHERINE'S BABY.

IS LIKE.

ROSEMARY'S BABY OR SOMETHING.

 

[crack]

Hopefully it won't suck as much as Rosemary's Baby did.

 

[looneymoon]

Hopefully it won't suck as much as Rosemary's Baby did.

dead2me

 

[Strangelove]

So the Japanese release of this is in less than a week.

And there's been a bunch more trailers:

There was also a demo (Japanese again) but for some reason they've taken the PS3 one away now so I missed it Don't know if the XBox one is still there.

 

[Ryushikaze]

The demo is very interesting. The 'gameplay' is basically a time limited platformer puzzle, separated by story and investigation segments.

 

[Ryushikaze]

Atlus not retarded: to release Catherine stateside

http://www.catherinethegame.com/home.html

After a release that completely blew away MVC3 sales, and a good half a month of cock teasing English speaking audiences with messages on their email lists, Atlus has announced they will be releasing their puzzle platformer Catherine for US consumption.

So grab your favorite pillow and strip to your skivvies as you get ready to push, pull, and climb for your life to avoid massive hands with equally massive forks, giant baby dolls with chainsaw everything, and even stranger stuff.

They've announced the release date and are accepting preorders. In less than a day, it had become a Top Seller on gamestop.