Catherine Is Coming To Europe, Thanks To Deep Silver

Atlus are a development team well known for making rather sought after titles, that tend to take forever to come to Europe. With a game like Demon’s Souls under their belt, which came out and ended up being a huge cult hit, it’s not hard to see why.

Although Catherine has just been released in North America, fans were fearful that the only route to getting hold of the game would be importing the region free PlayStation 3 version, but publisher Deep Silver have stepped in to make it available to Europe, without the need for importing!

“We are very proud to be able to publish Catherine in all PAL territories as a Deep Silver game”, says Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Deep Silver. “Catherine is something new, fresh and exciting; unlike anything else in the gaming world – a unique mixture of genres. This agreement proves once again that games published under the Deep Silver label are not ‘more of the same’, ‘run of the mill’ productions.”

“ATLUS is very pleased to collaborate with an experienced, passionate publisher like Deep Silver for the release of Catherine in Europe,” stated Shinichi Suzuki, President and CEO of ATLUS/Index Digital Media, Inc..  “Like us, they are dedicated to releasing interesting, unique entertainment content for their fans.  They share our belief that Catherine’s unprecedented exploration of the psychology and horrors of commitment and relationships, its breathtaking visual design, and its frantic action-adventure/puzzle gameplay make for a thought-provoking, entertaining experience that cannot be missed.”

Catherine from Atlus and Deep Silver will be released in PAL territories for multiplatform consoles. Catherine will feature localised text in French, Italian, German and Spanish.

About Catherine:
Vincent likes his girlfriend.  Katherine’s pretty, smart, and successful.  Trouble is, she’s starting to talk about long-term commitment, something Vincent’s spent his entire life avoiding.  Since romantic complications are the last thing he wants to deal with, Vincent meets his friends for their regular night of drinks.  Little does he know that he’s about to be blindsided by a beautiful, seductive, irresistible freight train named Catherine.  Suddenly, he’s hung over in bed next to the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen, unsure about the previous night’s events.  Was it just making out, he wonders, or did something more serious happen between them?  Should he tell Katherine?  Will he ever see Catherine again?  Vincent’s about to find that a stumble on the staircase of love can turn into a horrific, fatal plummet…

Key Features

• The Horrors of Love – Vincent’s waking fears, doubts, pressures, and growing guilt about commitment and fidelity now gleefully follow him into his dreams, manifesting as horribly disfigured monsters and a ticking clock.
• Between a Rock and a Soft Place – The player must navigate Vincent through heavy moral decisions.  As in real life, hardly anything is black and white.  What is the value of honesty?  What is the right thing to do?  Either way, someone’s going to get hurt.  Worse yet, someone could die.
• The Nightmare of Your Dreams – Under the watch of producer Katsura Hashino, acclaimed director of Persona 3 and Persona 4, famed character artist Shigenori Soejima and master composer Shoji Meguro create sights and sounds unlike anything else.  As unforgettable and original as the game’s narrative, Catherine’s visual direction and musical score define and perfectly complement Vincent’s terrifying ascent into the dizzying perils of love.
• Escape With or From a Friend – Local competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes, in addition to leaderboards, ensure that the many thrills and horrors of racing through twisted stages can be enjoyed by more than one player and add hours of extra gameplay to the overall experience.

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