Cat Gets Medieval

They started another game without finishing this one. No new updates since December. Woe to you developers. Woeeee.

This game is the epitome of an ocean with the depth of a puddle: huge world, nothing going on. It's incomplete, and it boggles the mind that this doesn't have the early access label. This is maybe a $5 meme game (Lol, cats, amirite guys?!) experience, don't purchase it for more.

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The gameplay is sort of like an MMO, but on a much smaller scale. It feels a bit empty and unfinished in places, which I guess makes sense for an Early Access title, but I do hope a lot more content is added for the release. I played this with a friend and we both found it fun, but I tend to think I'd get bored if I played on my own. More specifically, because of the smaller world, a much stronger story line and defined characters would enhance the experience. Still, I think there are a lot of good ideas here, and I felt that it was worth the $10 I paid.

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This indie action-adventure game would’ve been a lot better with quality of life features and better quest mechanic. First you need to pick your cat. This is purely a visual choice and has no effect on the gameplay. There are already a few pre-set cats, but you can customize your own with color, body type, and several fur patterns. Controls are easy because you don’t have to worry about many buttons and keys. Besides basic movement, your cat can jump, attack with its paw, and cast spells. Paw attack is also used for every interaction with the world like talking and activating something. Although there are humans walking around or minding their own business, you can’t talk to them. However, each important person has a cat counterpart that takes their role. So you have a king cat, wizard cat, etc. All important NPCs are marked with a flashing circle so you can spot them from afar. The world is a huge playground. Since you’re a cat, you can go anywhere you want in the kingdom. There are no basically no limitations because you have the ability to climb anything without getting tired. The only rule is that the surface has to be more or less flat, otherwise you’ll constantly get prevented from climbing to the top. Cats are immune to fall damage, so you can jump from the highest tower and you’ll always survive. Fighting is not exciting because you can only scratch. Spells use mana that doesn’t recharge, so its use is very limited. The only threat are enemies and water. Death isn’t a big deal because you respawn at the nearest portal and lose some candy. Candy is the game’s currency and is found in chests scattered everywhere. Some can also be found by scratching people who then drop a wallet you can steal. An interesting move that’s sometimes needed in quests is that you can jump on people and take control over them. You can move around and jump, but that’s all. Portals are quick travel points you can always teleport to by selecting them from the map. You have to visit them first, but you can use them any time. Teleporting to a portal also resets every chests and people, so you can use this to farm some candy. Candy is used to buy hats from two stores. Some hats can also be found in the world, and almost all come with some kind of perk when equipped. So you might equip a jester hat that spawns more candy, or a soldier’s helmet that gives more armor, and so on. However, you also need a certain level of chaos or harmony. Chaos is easy because you just need to jump on people and knock things over on tables. The main point of the game is doing quests. Sadly, this isn’t handled that well. It involves a major issue because, except for the main quests, side quests aren’t marked anywhere. You have to look for flashing circles from quest givers, but that’s not always possible because they might be hidden inside a house or a dungeon. On the other hand, once you activate a quest, a very helpful waypoints show you the exact location of your objective. The exception is a very bad quest where you search for Easter eggs on every major location. Waypoints show up only when you’re very close to an egg. Another problem with quest waypoints is that it doesn’t show up if an objective is located on another map. Completed quests give you harmony and experience points. XP can be invested into more damage, mana, or armor. Harmony is a very rare resource because you get very little of it in single player. The main source is actually when you play the game in multiplayer and complete quests with others. Although you don’t have to return to the quest giver to receive experience points, you do have to return for key items. Quests are generally a mess because you have no clue what you’ve already done (because quest givers still have a pulsating circle), where they are, or if they have a new quest. As already mentioned, the world is pretty big. Bigger locations are separated by loading screens, but you can go anywhere you want. Unfortunately, maps don’t really give you any reason to explore. The only interesting places are dungeons where you might find a new spell or an upgrade to increase your health. Although you have detailed maps for every single location, it’s still a big shame important spots or characters aren’t marked. This is a nightmare for completionists. Big problem are also clipping issues that occur when you go beyond the main path and in stages where you simply drop through floors.

good game many cats