Kathy Rain

There are a lot of point and click adventure games out there, and I feel Kathy Rain has a lot of things going against it that you should consider before purchasing. Feel incredibly Twin Peaks from the start. Small town mystery, with immediate hints at a fantastical element, and potential conspiracy. But the story is very slow to get going, and is slow once it gets going. Both in terms of rhythm, as well as the literal movement and action of the characters. Just walking across the screen can get boring when you're retracing you steps for the 2-3 time if you feel you might have missed something. The game is missing a strong hook, initially - neither the mystery, nor the main character provide enough to get me personally interested. Will probably try the second installment.

I was looking for a game similar to Night in the Woods and while I can't say they are exactly the same, the supernatural, metaphorical and somehow comfortingly eerie nature of the games draw parrelles in my mind. This game was charming and emotional and after playing through in one day I was delighted to see there were achievements left to obtain in later playthroughs! I hope everyone who comes across this game gives it the time I so humbly claim it deserves because you will not regret it, I can't wait for a while to pass so one day I forget the captivating story of this game and that allows me to experience its craftmanship and charm with fresh eyes once again. This game is, and I don't say this lightly, a true 10/10 adventure.

very fun, some head scratchers in there, story was interesting, definatly playing the other instalments, will say depending on your moral values certain topics in this might not be to your likeing, like suicide for example. all and all i enjoyed the mystery and gameplay

I was initially dismissive of *Kathy Rain*. After playing the demo, I thought it felt too much like a weaker imitation of *Gabriel Knight* and the *Blackwell* series. Giving it a second chance changed my mind. The influence is certainly there, but *Kathy Rain* has enough personality of its own. It belongs to that familiar but effective subgenre of supernatural detective adventures: an apparently ordinary mystery gradually opens into something darker and stranger. Kathy herself initially looks like a stock rebellious college student - leather jacket, cigarettes, motorcycle, dyed hair - but the family history behind that persona gives her considerably more depth. The story begins when she returns home for her grandfather's funeral after years of estrangement, and her reunion with her grandmother sets off an investigation into long-buried events. The grounded mystery and character work are stronger than the overtly supernatural side of the story. In fact, one of my strongest memories of the game is that the final, more nightmarish stretch felt like its weakest part. Some of the story elements never quite came together into a fully satisfying ending. That said, the journey there works extremely well. The pixel art is beautiful, the voice acting is excellent, and the puzzles are generally challenging without becoming frustrating. I only needed help a couple of times, and most solutions felt fair. It took me about five hours to finish, which felt like the right length. *Kathy Rain* is not quite on the level of the games that inspired it, but it is a very good adventure in the same tradition, with a strong protagonist, an engaging mystery, and a world I would happily return to. In fact, rereading my old review made me want to drop everything and play it again. ** Originally published in Hebrew on the “Olam HaQuestim” (“The World of Adventure Games”) Facebook page. Translated, edited and updated for this review.

If there was a neutral option, I would probably use that, but as it is, I don't know if I would recommend this game to anyone outside of a very specific audience, and even then, there are other games I would recommend first. It's really the most 5/10 game I can think of. Not great, not terrible. Nice concepts, mediocre execution. Voice acting is passable but nothing to write home about. Puzzles aren't too hard, but not especially engaging either. The central mystery is somewhat engaging, but also very derivative in certain areas and gets a little repetitive and half baked near the end. It wears its influences, especially its Twin Peaks influences, on its sleeve, but it doesn't really have anything to say about or add to those influences, aside from "wasn't Twin Peaks cool?" The Kathy character is also one of the more annoying game protagonists I've encountered, which made the game a chore to get through by the end. I don't mind a snarky character, but she's a very millennial epic bacon Twitter user snarky character, which gets old FAST. It also makes me question why the game is set in the 90s if the character is going to speak and act like she lives in 2016 (which is when the game was released). Overall I can't say I hated my time with this game or that I regret playing it, but I also can't say I especially enjoyed it or that I would recommend it to anyone else, at the very least not at full price.

This is a fun, quick point-and-click game with good dialogue, an intriguin mystery, and interesting puzzles. I wouldn't have minded if it were a bit longer, or if it hadn't taken its turn to the supernatural, but I definitely enjoyed the game.

Great game. Feels a lot like Full Throttle and even has some references to it as well. Some of the dialogue writing felt off, but for the most part it's really good and has an excellent conclusion. Word of warning though. The game can crash when on the travel screen pretty frequently. Be sure to save pretty often so you do not lose progress.

Jest to świetna propozycja dla fanów klasycznych przygodówek point-and-click, która udanie łączy nostalgiczny klimat lat 90. z wciągającą, mroczną fabułą. Gra zachwyca przede wszystkim dobrze napisanymi dialogami oraz wyrazistą, charyzmatyczną bohaterką, której losy śledzi się z dużym zaangażowaniem. Historia jest pełna tajemnic i stopniowo odkrywanych wątków, co sprawia, że trudno się od niej oderwać. Oprawa graficzna w stylu pixel art buduje wyjątkowy klimat, a dopasowana ścieżka dźwiękowa dodatkowo wzmacnia napięcie i emocje. Zagadki są logiczne i satysfakcjonujące, nie frustrują, a jednocześnie dają poczucie prawdziwego postępu. Całość tworzy bardzo spójne i dopracowane doświadczenie, które z powodzeniem trafia zarówno do fanów retro, jak i nowych graczy szukających ciekawej historii. Polecam.