Copycat

Qué hermoso juego, de verdad. Lo recomiendo muchísimo si quieres sentir una mezcla de emociones, porque lloré como magdalena y no es broma 😭. Incluso en algunos momentos de decisiones tuve que preguntarle a mis dos gatas gordas qué hacer, y ellas me miraban con una cara de “¿qué weá quieres de mí?”. Pero en fin, qué lindo juego. Se nota muchísimo el cariño que le pusieron.

one of the best/saddest games i have ever played

тупорылые файты с гопокотами и сны х♡йни (бекрумс). + Фонгай до того как стал известным. 5.5/10 за двух разрабов (костяну 4)

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Дом-это не там где вы живёте, а там, где в вас больше всего нуждаются... Из меня вышло 10 литров слёз играя в эту игру (╥_╥) . 10 разочарований в людях из 10

Copycat is a lovely game that I would recommend to pet-lovers. It's an emotional story and may be difficult for anyone with experience of family abandonment, rejection and suicide. I would recommend carving out 2h to play all the way through with whatever you need for full immersion (headphones, lights out etc) if you can for the full experience. Things to be aware of: - This is a small indie game made by just 2 devs with a completion time of about 2h. - The game is narrative-focused with a mix of gameplay styles, including some levels with free exploration, others with platforming, others as running games etc. - The game gives you choices as you play, but I would need to replay to find out if these choices are meaningful! Positives: - Visually lovely, especially the night time levels. A lot of care has been put into crafting environments and animating the cats. - As a cat, you can do a lot of pleasing cat things: scratch the sofa, unravel the toilet paper, jump in the box, knock things over, etc. - The story is well-written and deeply emotional. Keep a box of tissues nearby and have your pet on standby for cuddles when needed. - I appreciated that the story wasn't black and white. It's easy to hate on certain characters for their behaviour, but the game also shows you why characters are behaving the way they are so while you may not agree with their choices, you can see where they're coming from. - The narrative effectively utilises a lot of 'show, don't tell' with appropriate amounts of dialogue, narration and captions. - The voice acting is nice, especially Mae. - The use of the nature documentary narrator as Dawn's narrator, the big cat/domestic cat comparisons and the dream sequences were unique and clever storytelling methods which were well executed. - Variety in gameplay kept the game feeling fresh. - The game felt like the perfect size. It told its story, was well paced, and didn't feel like random extras had been shoved in just to lengthen it out. - Variety of cat meow sounds. - At no point was the game ever too difficult. You can play through the full story even if you're not good at games. Negatives: - Frequent load screens. These were short so it wasn't an issue, but it did sometimes interrupt the flow of the story and there were one or two points where I had a load screen, a few seconds of gameplay, and then another load screen. - The shifts between first/third person, the camera being fixed in some levels but freely movable in others, and the jerking around of the camera to highlight things at times gave me a bit of motion sickness. - As with many narrative-driven games, it did feel at times like the gameplay had no impact on the predetermined script. For example, does it matter if I line up the paw in the circle when hunting, if I can only catch the bird at a certain point in the story anyway? TL;DR emotional, narrative-driven indie game with a mix of gameplay, artfully constructed. Genuinely very impressive for only 2 devs making their first game. Clearly talented devs and I will be following their future work.

Нехай кожна кішка у світі матиме дім, де її люблять