New Catherine info with some gameplay explanation.
http://www.examiner.com/video-game-in-national/first-catherine-gameplay-details-revealed-new-screens-and-character-detailsThe latest issue of Japanese magazine, Famitsu, has the lowdown on some new information about Atlus' upcoming PS3 and Xbox 360 title, Catherine. Created by the same team as the Persona series, Catherine has gained a lot of attention for a unique look and premise. Finally, Atlus has shared the first details about the gameplay for the title, picture emails, and some story elements.
Vincent isn't the only one suffering from these terrifying nightmares. It turns out that three of his guy friends are also having the same dreams. There is Johnny, Toby, and Orlando. All of which are friends with Vincent for many years and have a narrow-minded view on love and marriage.
As for gameplay, you have witnessed Vincent running away from monsters in an odd world during the trailers, but now you can make sense of what is going on a bit more. According to Famitsu, the action part of the game will take place in this nightmare world were Vincent has to run from mysterious creatures. You'll have to avoid monsters, obstacles, and other obstructions to get by, but if you fall off the level or get captured by the monster, it's game over. The level design looks to be a mix of 2.5D and 3D.
There will also be a phone email system in place, which was revealed in the last trailer. Emails will serve as a means to communicate with Katherine and Catherine, but Catherine is one to send "naughty" pictures to Vincent. How big of an impact this element will play remains to be known, but it could be interesting.
A new monster is also revealed. This is what will chase you in your nightmares throughout the game. The creature has muscular arms, but appears to be a female body or a joint body of a man and woman -- hard to tell.
Details are slowly being revealed on Catherine as the title creeps towards a Fall release in Japan.
Friend profiles from Andriasang
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/10/13/flying_get/Johnny (CV: Takehito Koyasu)
A single 32-year-old who works at his father used car dealership. Regarding love, he has the policy of "Marriage is something you should do with your destined partner."
Toby (CV: Kishou Taniyama)
A single 23-year-old who serves as Johnny's subordinate at the used car lot. He has little experience with girls and believes that as soon as he gets a girlfriend he'll marry her.
Orlando (CV: Hiroaki Hirata)
A 32-year-old divorcee who lives with Vincent.
These three characters end up seeing the same nightmares as Vincent.
The email system from Andriasang's article
It also looks like the game has an e-mail system where you exchange mails with Catherine and Katherine. Some of the e-mails include pictures. Let's just say, Catherine isn't particularly camera shy.
Monster pics (the second pic seems to be the one described in the article)
