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A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Magwitch - My name is Mags and I am funky. Posted May 4, 2012
Good stuff, people, I can see I need to do some rewriting in places.
Geggs
>>I kinda sounds like the game has a split personality, with one half of the game being a morality-play-cum-murder-mystery, and the other half being a bold-coloured fast-moving puzzle game<
Not quite either and the 'split' makes perfect sense (in a video game kinda way ) I'll clarify both points.
>do the nightmare bits serve any purpose?<
They do. I'll clarify that too.
>and are these people dying as a consequence of Vincent talking to them?<
Quite the contrary. As a consequence of Vincent's responses to them both in RL and in the Nightmare they might *not* die. More clarification needed methinketh.
I've no idea about where the game developers heads were when they conceived this cute little baby, but hopefully my rewording will provide some insight.
Tav,
>jump and run but part of it also seems to be a detective story?<
Not a detective story at all, more a sort of 'Final Destination' type thing and not jump and run, more climb and pull, but I'll add more detail so you can get a better idea.
>And maybe you should split the part of where you talk about the characters from the part about locations<
As most of the characters are only seen (and can be interacted with) in one RL location, the Stray Sheep, and most of the male characters are also in the Nightmare, I'm not sure how I'd do that, tbh. I'll give it some thought.
I think I'll leave me commas and stuff for a bit, Lanza
You see? it all makes perfect sense to me, because I've played the game. Keep 'em coming folks
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Lilith Posted May 5, 2012
This is a cracking little game (I've played it, so I know where you're coming from magwitch)
I'm keeping me eye on this.....
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
AlexAshman Posted May 7, 2012
I'm glad to see someone else writing about a video game, but while this is a well laid-out entry you end up listing details quite a bit. I don't really need to know the name and CV of each character unless I'm going to play the game, in which case I expect I'll find out via the game itself. I'd rather know what the game feels like, what makes it stand out, etc.
One other thing that you make me notice is that each element of Catherine is rather familiar:
Block puzzles? (seriously?)
Angsty anime love triangles? (Final Fantasy XII, 2007)
Binary choice morality? (Bioshock/Bioshock 2, 2007/2010)
Multiple possible endings that play depending upon your actions? (Fallout 3, 2008)
Having to talk to and care about your friends to avoid them dying? (Mass Effect/ME2, 2007/2010)
Anime cartoon by day, alternate reality violence by night? (Persona 3/4 - oh, wait...)
But it can't be that bland, can it? As I understand it's not a terrible game - you get to be a sheep being chased by a baby with a chainsaw while the land beneath you crumbles away.
So really what I'm asking for is a little less listing and a bit more enthusiastic reviewing. It's not a bad entry - it just needs some editing, imho.
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Magwitch - My name is Mags and I am funky. Posted May 11, 2012
I'm not ignoring you all, just been rather busy elsewhere.
Your points are noted, Tufty and I see what you mean. I think I was trying to get too much detail in and not enough 'detail'
I'll get on the updates and editing this weekend, hopefully.
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Vip Posted May 18, 2012
Hi Mags,
I think a lot of my queries have been echoed elsewhere but it comes down to the difficulty in explaining what a game is like and how it works without ~~spoilers!!!~~
It does give the impression that the game has two halves that aren't really related - do the nightmares influence real life or are they more like a minigame that isn't plot related but keeps your interest?
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Magwitch - My name is Mags and I am funky. Posted May 18, 2012
...and another week goes by and I've not touched this...I've been really busy, honest
It's more the other way round actually, Vip, the day time bits are more an explanation of why he has the nightmares and the game is mainly to push/pull/run over blocks.
When I do me update, I'll hopefully make everything a lot clearer.
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Magwitch - My name is Mags and I am funky. Posted Jun 5, 2012
Finally got around to this, I've edited it heavily and changed some bits.
Let me know what else needs doing, folks
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Lanzababy - Guide Editor Posted Jun 6, 2012
I think you have clarified it very well, and it reads as a taster into this game, explaining the outline well.
I think you have been successful in clearing out a lot of unnecessary portions.
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Magwitch - My name is Mags and I am funky. Posted Jun 6, 2012
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Geggs Posted Jun 6, 2012
Still a little confused about the Catherine/Katherine thing.
From the intro:
You play as Vincent, a young man engaged to Katherine who believes he is having an affair with Catherine.
From the Gameplay section:
During the day Vincent is an ordinary man who goes to work, has lunch with his friend and colleague, Orlando, and coffee with his girlfriend, Catherine.
Should the one in the Gameplay section be Katherine? Or is this the Catherine that Katherine thinks that Vincent is having an affair with?
Other than that, it makes a lot more sense now.
Geggs
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Researcher 14993127 Posted Jun 6, 2012
Page turner:-
Entry: Catherine - The Video Game - A87756835
Author: Magwitch - Cloud, Aeris - back to the planet - U780990
As a non serious gamer this is looking good. The right amount of info without giving anything away.
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted Jun 6, 2012
I also think this is better but the whole Katherine/Catherine stuff is still not clear. You should write a few more sentences about that.
You also still write 'At night he is a sheep dressed only in boxer shorts and carrying a pillow. '
I would change it to something like this:
At night Vincent is experiencing nightmares in which he is a sheep dressed only in boxer shorts and carrying a pillow.
Because otherwise people could still think it's real and he is a weresheep or something, although you mention the nightmares later.
I have also made the experience that people don't know what a 'boss' is, you should make a footnote I think.
Are there only boss monsters or are there other enemies on the way? You only mentioned blocks and climbing, is the only difficulty to climb as fast as you can or does someone try to stop you? I think you mentioned a baby with a gun in an earlie version? Does he use the pillow as a weapon?
A87756835 - Catherine - The Video Game
Lanzababy - Guide Editor Posted Jun 6, 2012
I agree about explaining what a 'boss' is, in a foot note? And I was also intending to suggest a link to your Entry, Tav, about 'How to speak Gamer' at that point, once it has become Approved.
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