This is essentially the same CAT Interstellar game but on Unreal Engine 5 with different textures and lighting. Back in the day I was very sceptical about the original and rated it negatively cause it seemed like some engine test or tech demo and not like a finished game. And I would rate this remaster the same if it was not for the next episode which is promised to be released some time in the future. I'm also quite amazed that the developer still works on this project and releases updates cause such small projects usually end up abandoned and forgotten.
So, I think this time I will give this game a positive rating, provided that we get a finished story in the future with the new episode(s). Nevertheless, 5$ for this game is too much in my opinion, so unless you really want to support the developer I recommend to purchase it with at least a 50% discount.
If you wonder what was my initial opinion on this game, here it is:
[i]Frankly, I have strange feelings about this game. Seems like a nice indie that went all the pass from greenlight, through early access and up to complete release but at the same time seems like some crap. The developer warns that game is short, so I thought that it would be something like walking simulator with cats and space setting, but I got something strange…
No need to discuss every element in details, so in short: graphics – usual Unreal Engine 4, though if you leave the story path and decide to explore locations, you are likely to meet textures from the year of 2005. Gameplay – in this case it consists not of walking but rather hovering above the ground, though it changes nothing. Atmosphere – meh, so-so, you don’t feel like you are in space or on Mars. Music – also strange, youtube has an OST video, though I had only one composition playing during the whole game which is not even in this soundtrack.
As for the plot… Well, things are not simple at all… It seems like the developers had a complete 3-hour story and they could fit only one hour of it into the game, so they, without much thinking, just squeezed the first hour of it and released this as a complete game. The result is that the game ends when the actual interesting events start to take place. And if this was only the first episode I would compliment the game and start to wait for the continuation, but no! It is presented as a finished product, which it doesn’t seem at all. Plus, there is a nice twist at the end of the game, but in fact you are distracted from the main story and made to observe this twist, so the impression from it becomes something like: “Oh, okay…”
And it seems like I should give a negative rate to this game, and that’s actually right. But, however, the game has its pros too, the major one I consider the voiceover. Yeah, indie game, made in garage with the budget of two sandwiches has great voiceover and sound effects. I don’t know what’s the soundtrack lying on youtube but both it and the melody I had during the game are nice. The global story is also interesting but too little time is dedicated.
So, in the end we get a weak and unfinished game with decent potential. If the developers somehow will make a continuation they may create really interesting and decent game. As for now, it feels like a ripped out chunk of some story or its first episode, but not like a finished game at all.
P.S. I can’t get why the game is entitled CAT Interstellar, cause whole game we are playing as a robot named DOG and we are gonna play as kitty only at the end of the game. So, from this point of view, even the declared feline in the tittle is in very small amounts here, so buying game only to see these cute furry creatures in space also has no point.[/i]
