Catherine Will Feature "Topless Female Demons"

[SuperSuperSuperGuy]

I kind of expected this, to be honest. I mean, it's a game about sexuality. If they DIDN'T have a topless something-or-other, it'd be weird.

I mean, c'mon. God of War had topless women, and you could do it with them. Other Atlus games have had topless demons, too; the Priestess boss in Persona 3 was practically naked (though I don't know if that really counts because it had letters on its boobs in place of nipples).

I don't know if I should pre-order it, though. I'm currently 15 years old, though mentally mature enough to handle this kind of thing. However, due to my age, I need my parents to go out to get it. The box art may leave a bad impression upon them, as the PS3 version (which I would need to get) has Vincent falling into Catherine's cleavage. What could I say to them to convince them to help me procure a copy...?

 

[AgentNein]

The Witcher 2 had a topless demon (and loads of topless women), but it didn't quite feel the need to advertise it. I'm not sure this game has all that much going for it.

This isn't an advertisement. It's a release from the ESRB.

 

[rileyrulesu]

Why has this game gotten so many news posts? I mean honestly, i bet portal 2 didn't get this many. Are the writers on this site really that interested in a game that features nudity? I mean, this is starting to seem really wrong!

 

[Faux Furry]

Wouldn't it be novel if in a game where babies and breast appeared, that the former might actually be fed by the latter? It's so crazy that it just might work!

 

[Xman490]

A puzzle game based on moving blocks around to reach an exit? Well, at least the theme is rather original.

 

[Harry Mason]

I just preordered this again...
IN MAH PANTS!

YYYEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!

 

[triggrhappy94]

Does Altus want me to make my own porno with the pizza box, shirt, underwear, and pillow?

OT: Catherine HELLA reminds me of someone I know....

Maybe I won't need the pillow after all....

 

[VanQ]

I just pre-ordered the special edition of this today. In Australia. F- yeah it's gotten through our censorship, probably because it looks like "a cartoon." Anyways, I can't wait to get this game, it's taken everything I have to not have already bought the Japanese version.

 

[Beautiful End]

If anything, I think the chainsaw wielding babies would the ones causing controversy. Just look at Dante's Inferno and the creepy babies from that game. Sure, the controversial part is the trophy/achievement that you get for killing such babies, but still. Personally, I'm more shocked to see chainsaw wielding babies than boobs.

You can pretty much find boobs everywhere: God of War, Dante's Inferno, Dragon Age, and so on. Hell, there was a game not too long ago that was released as a Special Edition and it had a mousepad shaped like boobs. No big deal (Sorry, I forgot the name of the game). So...I don't see what the big deal is anyway. I thought we had settled this years ago.

 

[lacktheknack]

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?

I don't recall babies with chainsaws, but otherwise, yes. FOX News may get freaked out by the animated aesthetic of the game, though.

 

[Drakmeire]

THIS GAME CANNOT BE RELEASED FAST ENOUGH!!!!
Someone be sure to cosplay as the chainsaw wielding baby.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Oh, Japan, will you ever stop being so zany?

 

[Corporal Yakob]

Oh.....it said "Topless female DEMONS" not Dragons.....I never cared about this game before I misread that title and right there and then decided I was going to buy it.....

 

[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.
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