In similar games, there is a hard line to walk in terms of keeping puzzles difficult enough that players feel a sense of accomplishment when completing them and not making them too obscure and difficult.
There is a specific control (with one of the joysticks) that allows the player to more precisely select a certain interaction and choose it from this menu, which definitely spared me a lot of skipping through dialogue! Interacting with objects in this game was simple and clear. After I realized the extent to which I could use them, I began to enjoy testing objects in conversations with different characters and within my inventory. I have found with other point-and-click games, particularly on consoles, it is very easy to select the wrong object or continually investigate the same thing while trying to move on to the next one. The mechanics in this game, while simple, are pleasantly smooth.
I was pleasantly surprised with the extent to which lines were voice acted, and this element genuinely enhanced the experience.
Kathy, the titular character, has a particularly compelling voice actor ( Arielle Siegel) that establishes exactly who the character is from the first scene. Locations have their own music, the constant sound of rainfall adds a bit of calm spookiness, and the voice acting brings the characters to life. Other aspects of the game that contribute greatly to its truly engrossing atmosphere is the sound design, between the sound effects, music, and voice-acted lines. I even found myself sitting on and watching the sequence that plays while moving between locations, just because I felt like I might notice something new. The environments in the game are vibrant and detailed, naturally encouraging the player to investigate every possible corner.
From the first scene of the game, Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut establishes the tone and characters masterfully. It employs a familiar style-backgrounds are static and somewhat detailed, characters are more pixelated as they move across the screen, and their faces as they speak are shown within a border and are much more intricate.
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