Cute cats, sad robots, and detailed environments. That’s a good combo for a game. Stray follows the story of a Cat exploring the …
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Wow I absolutely loved stray! Maybe because I didn’t complete everything but I found the atmosphere so unique and playing as a cat was fun and the graphics are amazing!
If you like this game, check out "A Plague Tale: Innocence". Also from a French studio and "Stray" was clearly inspired by it. The tunnel chase sequence at 10:05 seems to be an homage to "Innocence", as there is the exact same sequence too.
If you did everything in the game but trophy for ps5 you completely finished the game.
Cmon dude. Do you really have to drop F bombs every other sentence? Sure you semi bleep them out but the thing is you are the one making the video. So you could edit it out completely. I love your channel and think it would be so much better if you dropped the swearing and using the Lord's name in vain. I hope you seriously consider this.
With love,
Chris from Cali
a very well done indie game that deserves accolades
They missed the part where the cat shits on your bed and pisses on your shoes
The years have not been kind to you Cptn. Comp. Still, your content is awesome.
Very late comment for the algorithm
Jirard really is the fucking worst.
Yeah, fair enough. I love beardkitty tho <3 and i'm delighted to hear about the purring controller!
The Waffle House has found it’s new host
Any trophy hunter should play this game. I REALLY took my time. Talked to probably every NPC. Searched every nook and cranny. Found everything except one collectible by myself which took a fair bit of time… and still only played for 9 hours. And that includes the 1 hour of sleeping for that trophy. If you followed a guide instead and did everything as fast as possible I'm guessing you could get the platinum in about 5 hours if you count the hour of sleeping.
Only just gotten around to playing and finishing the game.. Now on my way to getting the platinum trophy, and i can say – the game is great buut the movement and jumping could be tweaked a tiny bit…
"The Calisto Protocol is just okay and that's disappointing"
"God of War Ragnarok is a complete masterpiece"
"Stray"
Do you have a new channel that's called Game Theory
Nice wavebird
this dude will review stray, but doesnt even bother to make an elden ring video. this dude is a fuckin dork lol
Man I haven’t watched you for like a year or so and I gotta say: you don’t need to walk on eggshells so much bro 😭😭 I feel like you need a break or something
I highly enjoyed this game! Played it with my husband and we passed the controller back and forth. He also really enjoyed Stray. It was a great indie title! Now. I firmly believe this game should be only purchased at $20 or less instead of the full $30. That’s just me.
is that red beard's cat at the end?
I'd say the otherwise. This game does NOT simulate being a cat very well. The camera height is definitely at human level, which rips away a lot of the immersion, but is probably a trade off to make all those action sequence work (as otherwise you won't be able to see far enough), except still isn't enough to make those sequences not annoying because a cat just controls differfently. Also, many of the puzzles relies on that the cat is actually controled by a human, rather than that the cat would be able to perform the same without all the knowledge of how things work anyway, which just doesn't feel like acting as a cat, but rather acting as a human that has its mind trapping inside a cat body, except there are indeed puzzles/mechanics that does make the player act like a cat, for example all the paint can stuffs, or that you totally didn't intend to mess up the mahjong table but "acidentally" did it anyway. And, as a bonus, how could this game claims to simulate being a cat when there isn't a pee button? I mean, cats do pee, right?
And all these aside, just level design wise, my main criticism is that there are too little things that the cat can jump on. It's weird seeing all the hints that's supposed to help the player get through the puzzle, when there's literaly not another route the player can take that leads to a dead end. I'd say the devs could have just "un-spike" most of the AC units and have the player figure out how to get through the puzzle with just those hints.
I think Ephemeral tattoos should carry much stronger warnings about how they may take much longer than a year to fade for some skin types. The company has started to get into trouble because a number of clients are more than a year out and still have very noticeable tattoos. I appreciate your caveats about different skin types and care levels affecting how it fades, but I think the company suggesting all of their tattoos fade in a relatively short time frame is disingenuous. Regardless, happy to hear you had a positive experience!
The bearded cat at the end is NOT okay.
Legit the only way that intro could rock any harder is if you get some Japanese guys to sing in German over it.
Yeah, I agree. The “cat things” thin out later, to be replaced by action/adventure tropes. I wasn’t digging the ending so much. But it was a cute, enjoyable playthrough.
My first time seeing the new intro. Holy balls
WHERE IS ELDEN RING
I can’t wait for you to play Tunic if you are doing game of the year nominations!😅 I came more obsessed with it than this game, mainly because how much more interesting the language is in that game, and how much more fun the fights are!
can you please review Prodigal , this game is really distinct, looks like zelda but way way original, this gem of a game needs to get atleast one of the most in depth reveiws as such a person as yourself.
Can you The Adventures of Darwin Review? I played it long time ago and i like it. But i want you're take on it.
I really preferred the rating to be near the end of the video, but you do what makes your work easier.
I enjoyed my initial play through but will definitely agree it does feel very lackluster going through it more than once & I was kind of left wanting/expecting more out of it.
The ending also left a lot of open questions so even after completing it I was left feeling slightly disappointed, which is kind of sad as the concept was really awesome. The other thing that felt off was the almost quicktime-esq jumps, it would've been good to be able to jump when ever you wanted not just when you had to.
Third purr-son perspective. Come on, missed opportunity! And btw, dogs are far more annoying than cats. Dogs need constant attention, and cats need attention when they damn well please need attention. Loved this game as a non-completionist. Short and sweet, need more like it for sure. Great indie title.
Just FYI, your intro is so f*@*ing epic!!!