Cat Quest
Developer(s)The Gentlebros
Publisher(s)PQube
EngineUnity[1][2]
Platform(s)macOS
Windows
iOS
Android
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
ReleasemacOS, Windows
  • WW: 8 August 2017
iOS
  • WW: 10 August 2017
Android
  • WW: 15 September 2017
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: 10 November 2017
PlayStation 4
  • EU/AU: 10 November 2017
  • NA: 14 November 2017
  • AS: 24 November 2017
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Cat Quest is an action role-playing video game developed by Singapore based team The Gentlebros and published by PQube. The game was released in 2017 and received generally positive reviews from professional critics.

Gameplay

Cat Quest is an action role-playing video game played from a top-down perspective.[3] The game is set in an open world kingdom called Felingard.[4] The player takes controls of an anthropomorphic cat who embarks on a quest to rescue his kidnapped sister.[4][5] The game features real-time combat, dungeon crawling, and equipment progression.[4]

Plot

The game starts with an opening cutscene showing the hero and his sister on a boat in the open sea. His sister is then abducted by a white cat who destroys the hero’s boat and disappears. While the hero is unconscious, it is revealed that he possesses a strange purple mark on the back of his head. Some time later, the hero washes on the shore of Felingard, an island kingdom ruled by cats. He is awoken by his guardian spirit, Spirry, who takes the hero to a mage to learn what the purple mark means. The mage reveals that the hero is a Dragonblood, one of a group of warriors who defeated Felingard's evil dragons a long time ago, but vanished mysteriously. The hero again encounters the white cat, who is revealed another Dragonblood named Drakoth. Drakoth offers to return the hero's sister if he defeats Felingard's dragons, and the hero resolves to defeat them.

It is eventually revealed that the Dragonblood were created by a long-dead race of beings called the Old Masters, with the primary creator of the Dragonblood being an Old Master named Aelius. After exploring a number of ruins throughout Felingard, the hero learns that many years ago, the Old Masters turned against Aelius and imprisoned him in a realm called the Zero Dimension. In response, Drakoth led the Dragonblood in a rebellion against the Old Masters, wiping out both races. With Spirry's help, the hero soon defeats Felingard's dragons, but unwittingly follows Drakoth into the Zero Dimension: There, Drakoth reveals that the hero has no sister, and that the opening cutscene was only a false memory created to get the hero to follow him. Spirry admits that Drakoth is actually his master, and that he has been training the hero to get stronger with the goal of luring him into the Zero Dimension. Explaining that the death of a powerful Dragonblood is needed to free Aelius, Drakoth fights the hero, but loses and is slain. The hero and Spirry make amends and flee the collapsing Zero Dimension: At the exit, the two witness Aelius leaving before them.

Development and release

Cat Quest was developed by The Gentlebros and published by PQube.[3] Cat Quest was released for macOS and Windows on 8 August 2017,[3] and 10 August 2017 for iOS.[5] It was released for Android on 15 September 2017.[6] The Nintendo Switch version was released on 10 November 2017.[4] It was also released on the same day for PlayStation 4 in Europe, and on 14 November in North America.[7] A physical release for the Nintendo Switch launched in September 2018 for Europe and North America.[8] Tesla made Cat Quest available to play via their in-vehicle infotainment systems in the 2020 Holiday update (2020.48.25).[9]

Reception

Cat Quest received "generally favorable" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[10][11][12][13]

Cat Quest was nominated and won the Excellence in Visual Art and Design in the 2nd SEA International Mobile Game Awards 2017.[20] It also received a nomination for "Mobile Game of the Year" at the AIAS' 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.[21]

Sequel

In May 2018 the developers announced a sequel, then titled Cat Quest II: The Lupus Empire.[22] It was released on 24 October 2019, for Windows (via Steam), Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch,[23] and in Japan on 30 January 2020,[24] simply titled Cat Quest II.

References

  1. ↑ "Introducing the Game: Cat Quest — Ninichi". 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Cat Quest - Unity Connect". Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Fuller, Alex (7 July 2017). "Cat Quest Arrives on Steam in August". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Fuller, Alex (1 November 2017). "Adorable quick-fire action-RPG Cat Quest is heading to Switch next week". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 Sowden, Emily (10 July 2017). "The eagerly-awaited RPG Cat Quest arrives on iOS August 10th". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Madnani, Mikhail (4 September 2017). "'Cat Quest' Will Claw into Android Devices on September 15th". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Romano, Sal (16 October 2017). "Cat Quest for PS4 launches November 14 in North America, November 10 in Europe". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Craddock, Ryan (7 September 2018). "Add Another RPG To Your Collection With The Physical Release Of Cat Quest On Switch". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Merano, Maria (25 December 2020). "Tesla 2020.48.25 release notes". Teslarati. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Cat Quest for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Cat Quest for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Cat Quest for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Cat Quest for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  14. ↑ Werner, Jillian (16 August 2017). "Cat Quest Review: Dovahkitty". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  15. ↑ Ronaghan, Neal (13 November 2017). "Cat Quest Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  16. ↑ Slater, Harry (10 August 2017). "Cat Quest review". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  17. ↑ Fitzgerald, Simon (16 November 2017). "Cat Quest review". Push Square. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  18. ↑ Fretz, Andrew (12 September 2017). "'Cat Quest' Review – An Interactive How-to on Mobile RPGs". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  19. ↑ Chan, Stephanie (10 November 2017). "Cat Quest review — pawsitively delightful though not purrfect". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "2nd IMGA Southeast Asia". International Mobile Gaming Awards. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  21. ↑ Mackuch, Eddie (14 January 2018). "Game Of The Year Nominees Announced For DICE Awards". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  22. ↑ Madnani, Mikhail (18 May 2018). "The Gentlebros announce 'Cat Quest II' for iOS, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Android". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "Cat Quest II". Nintendo America. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  24. ↑ "Cat Quest II". Nintendo Japan. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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