Catherine (2011) for Xbox 360

One of the most original games in the Xbox 360 catalog.

We know there are games for everyone. We have titles where guns and violence are the basis, others where we are offered to escape from everyday life by immersing ourselves in an immense role-playing game, even by pretending to be a high-level athlete. What if we played a man trying to deal with infidelity and its consequences? This is what he presents to us original proposal from the Atlus studio called Catherine.

Vincent Brooks he is a man concerned with commitment. Vincent is dating an old friend from high school. called katherine, and while she pushes for them to marry, Vincent is less enthusiastic about this proposal. It doesn’t sit well with Katherine, which leads to a bit of tension in the relationship

. It was then that a beautiful young woman named Katherinewho ends up seducing Vincent and spending the night with him. Catherine then sets off in pursuit of Vincent. and try to take it away from Katherine. Unbeknownst to Vincent, Catherine is not a young woman, but a succubus who seduces men for his own ends. Thus, we must escape their clutches during this original adventure.

The game itself is split into two halves, with the story divided into day and night sections. During the day, Vincent has to interact with his friends and girlfriends at the bar. The lost sheep, where different events will take place through conversations. Once Vincent has talked to everyone, when he leaves the bar, the night section of the game begins.

It’s more of a nightmare than anything else, since Vincent will sport a pair of ram’s horns and will be dressed only in boxer shorts.

. You will find yourself in a tower made of blocks, which you will have to climb to escape. However, not only does the tower crumble behind him, but he also has to rearrange the blocks to jump higher, staying clear of the deadly trap blocks that are also present. If Vincent is the victim of a trap or the landslide reaches him, it will fall and you will have to start over from the last checkpoint. And yes, Catherine, it’s as strange as it sounds and completely unlike anything I’ve played before.

During the title we will try to manage our social relations during the day, before trying to climb a tower all night. not surprising that Vincent begins to descend into madness.

. With plenty of conversation options to choose from and a story that builds based on how you respond, Catherine has several different endings. Will Vincent end up with Catherine, with Katherine or alone? Whichever ending you choose, the final moral is that the tower is meant to represent a journey to adulthood and that separates the men who want an exciting life from those who want a life of comfort, which is also personified by the two women in the story.

Of course, here we are not dealing with a game for everyone, because with its Japanese style and execution, it can be a title that falls in love with many and does not trap others. If it caught your attention, the title is backwards compatible on Xbox consoles, be it Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or Xbox 360.