Catherine

 PlayStation 3
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 520 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 408 out of 520
  2. Mixed: 69 out of 520
  3. Negative: 43 out of 520
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  1. hogworthy
    Jul 29, 2011
    3
    Just too much on the difficulty scale!!! The anime/choice sequences are the shining portion of this game. The action/puzzle portions are so difficult that they take away from the experience. Attempting to get to the next anime "daytime" requires you to spend all of your patience on a "nightmare", to the point of actually rejecting the game as a a whole. Don't get me wrong.. the gameJust too much on the difficulty scale!!! The anime/choice sequences are the shining portion of this game. The action/puzzle portions are so difficult that they take away from the experience. Attempting to get to the next anime "daytime" requires you to spend all of your patience on a "nightmare", to the point of actually rejecting the game as a a whole. Don't get me wrong.. the game is beautiful during the non-action portions... but if you have to an action sequence 13 times, start over and try it 7 more times, and finally get to the next chapter just to see the good stuff... that I can't deal with. I have been playing video games since 1985 and I am opposed to ANY game that is this inaccessible. There was no sense of accomplishment due to the lack of any increase of ability of the characters. This could've been a great anime film if there was no game play at all.… Expand
  2. Wolfmother
    Oct 4, 2011
    0
    Very underwhelming, you cannot deny the fact that this game lacks variety. This game was made by the people who made persona, so its only fair that I attempt to compare it a little. The ONLY place you can interact with is the bar, other than that its just the puzzles, in persona you can move in ALL different areas of the town. When I heard it was a puzzle game, I assumed there would beVery underwhelming, you cannot deny the fact that this game lacks variety. This game was made by the people who made persona, so its only fair that I attempt to compare it a little. The ONLY place you can interact with is the bar, other than that its just the puzzles, in persona you can move in ALL different areas of the town. When I heard it was a puzzle game, I assumed there would be several different puzzles, not the same way one over and over again. Personally I hate games with alternate endings and this one has 8, its just a cheap way to give the illusion of a long game, which it was not. It was fairly short. The concept and story are ok, but once again compared to the story of persona series, its just ok. This would have been a good game maybe if it was released for the ps2 or psp, but for a huge console like the ps3, we expect a little more from the people who gave us Persona 3 and persona 4. The block puzzles dont get boring, but they also dont get fun either, it simply isnt addicting and has not much of a replay value. I can only guess the bright side of this is the ability to fight with your friends, but even that comes with some restriction, you need to achieve certain things to go online. Bottom line is, this game lacks variety, Persona was very long and had a big amount of variety. It was too underwhelming, nothing about it is grand, everything was short, story, characters, gameplay, etc. Im not saying its a bad game, but for its time, its not good enough.… Expand
  3. AdamStarks
    Nov 1, 2011
    0
    I like the anime sections, and am cool with the vaguely interactive bar sections, but the puzzles are the worst thing I've ever played in a shipped product. They are annoying, repetitive, unintuitive, frustrating, and difficult. You can't even lower the difficulty during these sections, meaning you can get well and truly stuck! I won't dignify this crap by looking up an FAQ or havingI like the anime sections, and am cool with the vaguely interactive bar sections, but the puzzles are the worst thing I've ever played in a shipped product. They are annoying, repetitive, unintuitive, frustrating, and difficult. You can't even lower the difficulty during these sections, meaning you can get well and truly stuck! I won't dignify this crap by looking up an FAQ or having someone else beat The Inquisition's boss level for me. The game is back in the box, and I refuse to play this again. The developers should be ashamed.… Expand
  4. GrumpyReviewer
    Oct 5, 2011
    2
    Not my kind of game. It's different, yes, and I never played anything like it. But... then again, is it normal that I enjoyed the cutscenes more than the actual gameplay? By one time, I just wanted to finish it to see what would happen, having 0 fun. Not for me, definitely and - definitely - not for everyone.
  5. k014
    Feb 20, 2012
    2
    This is my first review, and only want to say that this game is not for everyone, i get bored quickly climbing the puzzle, and only cause i want to see the cutscenes, is ok that cutscenes are more fun that actually playing the game?, if you are considering buying this game, consider first to rental and play it.
  6. paolo_howl
    Oct 5, 2012
    0
    Frustrating, annoying, boring, cheap.

    Worst game I've ever played since Small Soldiers on psx...my God, this isn't even a game, it's a mediocre anime cartoon, brutally interrupted by random and nonsense puzzle sessions with the only purpose of reaching the top of a bunch of boxes...It was so bad that i actually was annoyed by the puzzle levels and wanted to skip them to watch the    Frustrating, annoying, boring, cheap.

    Worst game I've ever played since Small Soldiers on psx...my God, this isn't even a game, it's a mediocre anime cartoon, brutally interrupted by random and nonsense puzzle sessions with the only purpose of reaching the top of a bunch of boxes...It was so bad that i actually was annoyed by the puzzle levels and wanted to skip them to watch the cartoon, but obviously it was not possible... WORST. GAME. EXPERIENCE. EVER.    … Expand
  7. dreamcastler
    May 5, 2018
    0
    Dont waste your time or your money this game sucks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  8. max1c
    Mar 30, 2019
    2
    The game itself is good. It's got great voice acting, nice art, good game play. However, the controls and camera are some of the worst pieces of **** I have ever seen. Buggy, inconsistent, just plain trash.
  9. tsakiym
    May 15, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it............................… Expand
  10. 40days
    Jan 29, 2017
    1
    One of the worst games I've had the displeasure of playing. I really kick myself that I had to see it to the end instead of dropping it halfway, because I dreaded every second of puzzle gameplay. Insane difficulty spikes (it's hard even on easy if you're not a die-hard fan of puzzles - they even added a patch to add "very easy" difficulty later on), a lot of unexplained game mechanicsOne of the worst games I've had the displeasure of playing. I really kick myself that I had to see it to the end instead of dropping it halfway, because I dreaded every second of puzzle gameplay. Insane difficulty spikes (it's hard even on easy if you're not a die-hard fan of puzzles - they even added a patch to add "very easy" difficulty later on), a lot of unexplained game mechanics (trap blocks), "techniques" that describe what I did half the game before, severe punishments based on randomness (for example, you climb the tower, the game adds more blocks to indicate that you're going in the right direction - and then at one point it stops adding blocks and shows you that you've been climbing the wrong tower all along, wasting all your time and effort - too bad, restart! should've chosen the one on the right/left instead. It even has checkpoints at those dead-end towers where you reach the top and there's no more blocks to further taunt you), absolutely dull and uninspiring story - they want to tell me the guy's acting like a baby at 32 (!) and can't talk properly without stuttering or take responsibility for anything he does.

    Give me back my time, Atlus.    … Expand
  11. sisiv
    Feb 11, 2023
    0
    A lot of spitting on symbols that are holy for Christians - with a parody of Christ on the cross included.

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#69 Best PS3 Game of 2011
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#24 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2011
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#6 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2011

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 61
  3. Negative: 1 out of 61
  1. Games.cz
    Oct 17, 2012
    90
    A gorgeous hybrid. It's a puzzle-solving platformer and sexually-forced anime that's been combined into a well balanced title. The game is going to please the fans as well as it will whet nosy parkers appetite for actually playing it. It shows the Japanese developers know how to appeal to European and American gamers without giving away the bizarre ideas trademark.
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  2. CD-Action
    Mar 13, 2012
    75
    An interactive story enriched with puzzle elements or an arcade/puzzle game with an exceptionally mature and expanded plot – depends on how you look at Catherine. Either way it's both frustrating and fascinating. [April 2012, p.80]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Mar 5, 2012
    70
    One of the most obscure games we've ever seen. It's not a platformer and it's not an adventure game, but it combines elements of these two genres in a spectacular way. If it wasn't for the -sometimes- extreme difficulty and some poor design, Catherine would have been a must-have.
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