Out of necessity of reviewing the new content, this review contains spoilers for the new “Rin” Route in Catherine: Full Body! If you don’t want spoilers, come back later when you’ve finished the game! The spoiler-free take? It’s a largely appealing game hampered by some mean-spirited and poor writing choices that undermine many of the very things the game is trying to do.
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Moving boxes around quickly is always a hoot
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New multiplayer options feed into Catherine's raw appeal
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Difficulty selections make Catherine more accessible for the full spectrum of Persona fandom
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Alcohol trivia still rules
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Storytelling trips and falls over itself constantly, from contradictory and awkard dialogue sequences to an overall unchallenged pessimism and toxicity masquerading as positive character development
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Bizarre and aggressive beef with trans people
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Choices are weird and make judgments and comparisons between behaviors that don't make sense either morally or practically
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All of the above and more can be summed up with "bad writing"
