Catherine PlayStation 3
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79 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 195 Ratings

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  • Summary: Vincent is a normal salaryman with a somewhat normal life, With a girlfriend of 5 years or so named Katherine, Katherine is pushing to get married, and Vincent is a bit afraid to do the final tie-downs. During a night of drinking and contemplation of marrying with Katherine, Vincent meets a rather beautiful, young girl by the name of Catherine. Catherine's charms and beauty are just enough to sway the intoxicated Vincent into sleeping with her, and after that night of sleeping with this mysterious girl, Vincent begins to have horrible nightmares of falling, and strange sheep men. The nightmares are slowly getting worse, and Vincent can't shake off this strange feeling that Katherine knows of his cheating on her, as if that wasn't enough, Vincent learns of unfaithful men, dying in their sleep, and his friend tells rumors of dreams...."When you have dreams of when you're falling and you can't wake up, you'll never wake up again, and die."… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 61
  3. Negative: 1 out of 61
  1. 1UP
    Jul 19, 2011
    100
    In an era increasingly defined by developers' ever-growing fear of creating anything that isn't a safe, conservative million-seller, Atlus' willingness to create and publish something as unique as this is truly commendable. Best of all, it's not just a weird game -- it's a great one, too.
  2. PSFocus
    Feb 27, 2012
    86
    It's definitely not for everyone, but Catherine is a unique and challenging game that will leave you impressed and wanting more, even though you will likely have experienced quite a lot of frustration by the time you reach the end credits.
  3. Games Master UK
    Feb 15, 2012
    72
    Great anime rudely interrupted by a messy game. Patience is rewarded though, just about. [March 2012, p.92]
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  4. Giant Bomb
    Jul 28, 2011
    40
    Catherine's limited character interaction, shallow characters, and monotonous puzzles combine to form a unique experience that feels frustratingly limited in every respect.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 68
  3. Negative: 6 out of 68
  1. fachriunited
    9
    Great story, art design, and character design by soejima the atmosphere feels like persona game, the bad things is only repetitive gameplay and the game is way to short,… Expand
  2. namDa65
    8
    Just finished the game. Catherine is a unique puzzle game, one that has a potentially great story, and fun gameplay. The story is just hampered by occasional cheese voice acting/dialogue, but it is still good for a video game. I did not appreciate the twist at the end, and the ending I got was pretty boring. The art style and graphics I found were excellent. Overall a solid game!… Expand
  3. SweetPixels
    6
    Catherine is a game with an amazing art direction (if you're into artsy stuff and anime), with quite unique story premise...
    Unfortunately as     a game that supposed to entertain, Catherine leaves a lot to be desired.
    It's a way too repetitive, pushing blocks gets old very fast and you will soon wish you could just skip those sequences to see how the story evolves...    … Expand
  4. k014
    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.… Collapse

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