Catherine Will Feature "Topless Female Demons"

[cydvis]

I dunno... after all this hype and build-up, if the best they have to offer is mostly-obscured toplessness, I think a great many people are going to be disappointed. Specifically, the sort of person targeted by this "sexy times with sexiness and sex, too sexy for your country" marketing campaign.

Basically, they've acquired an audience based on a pretty particular promise, and it's sounding like their offerings in that department are in for a lukewarm reception. They haven't really been selling this thing on the intrigue, after all.

I don't think the people following this game hope for some kind of virtual porn. The intrigue and the mature themes aborded in that game (how Vincent see his relationship, his fear of engagement, etc.) are what make Catherine different.

 

[DaHero]

And let the controversy pot boil.

I'm waiting for the inevitable Fox News freakout.

But didn't Dragon Age do the same thing and get away with it?

Maybe not, since it's Japanese, they might not.

 

[Elosandi]

Ratings aside, this kind of sounds like a bad game on its own merits.

 

[Tahmoh]

No Uk release date? sorry not interested till there is, atlus seem scared to open a EU distribution company though so unless another gamers company picks this up...

 

[Folksoul]

Catherine has been described as "ICO meets Tetris meets Silent Hill." That description alone will get me to buy the game.

 

[rbstewart7263]

strange the esrb description managed to intrigue me more than any news description of the game so far.

 

[Grufflenark]

Meh, as long as I have google I don't need my daily amount topless coming from a game.

Interesting fact: Google stores all searching information to your IP for up to 9+ months.
Wolololo

 

[Maverick Dorotheo]

should i be ashamed that i only read this article cos i saw the word topless in it?

Don't be, my friend. You are not alone.

On another note, will they be one of those:

Default Human Female Body + Horns + Devil Tail + Red skin color + Bat wings - Upper clothing + Cup size = Topless Female Demon

Or

Default Demon Body Type + Long Hair + Br**st & V*g*n* - Upper clothing = Topless Female Demon

 

[WonderWillard]

Lol it's always funny to see the ESRB's reports on new games. For Dragon Age 2, they very formally reported that there is an instance of "a female character performing fellatio on a male character" or something like that.

 

[Hachura]

Dudes. There's this thing called Image Search that'll let you look up tittays and chainsawed babies to your heart's content without having to fork out $60!

 

[standokan]

Meh, as long as I have google I don't need my daily amount topless coming from a game.

Interesting fact: Google stores all searching information to your IP for up to 9+ months.
Wolololo

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.... I use Bing now

 

[Grufflenark]

Meh, as long as I have google I don't need my daily amount topless coming from a game.

Interesting fact: Google stores all searching information to your IP for up to 9+ months.
Wolololo

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.... I use Bing now

BE AFRAID.
Be very afraid.
Googoloos commin' fo' ya!

 

[The Sorrow]

Fingers crossed for demon hipster chicks.

 

[face_head_mouth]

Catherine has been described as "ICO meets Tetris meets Silent Hill." That description alone will get me to buy the game.

That description, more than anything else I've heard or seen relating to this game, made this a must-buy for me. Well played.

 

[Biodeamon]

Quite frankly, i'm not surprised.

Not in a bad way, i was just expecting that.

Seems like silent hill meets inception(you know with dreams)

 

[Internet Kraken]

Catherine received an "M for Mature" rating, which, honestly, comes as a surprise to nobody who's been paying attention to the various news stories about the game.

So how is the game featuring naked demons anymore surprising? Not sure why this would raise any eyebrows, even from sensationalist news stations. If they do focus on this game and beat it into the ground it will be becuase the sex aspect of it is heavily emphasized. Other games have featured topless females before and gone right under the radar becuase this wasn't heavily advertised.

This does led me to wonder if any mainstream game has ever portrayed full nudity before. I figure one must have by now.

 

[ckam]

Sounds like my kind of game. Also, I hope this doesn't get severely restricted by those stupid laws supported by Fundamentalists.

 

[cobra_ky]

I think we've crossed the line for legitimate journalism about a game that breaks new ground by seriously addressing mature topics in way the medium hasn't before, and we're squarely in "heeheehee boobs!" territory now.

Stay classy, escapist.

 

[Alucard788]

....and....and what? Good game play? Good story?

Really I mean exposed female boobs, are becoming so common place in games now a days, this should hardly be a surprise to anyone.