Kathy Rain

I've recently returned to adventure gaming, so I don't know much about AGS, but I thoroughly enjoyed Kathy Rain. The characterisation, settings, and music were all extremely well done. Puzzlewise, I never really found myself stuck, which is good or bad depending on your perspective. Personally, I enjoyed being able to progress logically and got a thrill when that object that had been in my inventory since forever finally had a use. But if you're a fan of ambiguous illogical swerves then this game's unlikely to wow you. There were a couple of complex affairs, mind, but the game provides enough hints through the protagonist to walk you through them. I'm torn on whether I wish there were more of those, because honestly, the few that were there were pretty satisying and well done. Where the game shines is the interesting story and exploration of more adult themes. It's not a long game by any measure, but the cult story mixed with Kathy's own tragic upbringing makes for a tasty dish of drama to consume. Unfortunately, what makes it shine for me is also what let it down, since I found the ending very abrupt, and though the story touched on brave topics like abortion, mental illness, and giving up your children, none of these arcs were ever resolved. *SPOILER WARNING*I felt there should have been something more to do with Kathy's aborted child, and we never found out whether her mum or any of the other afflicted recovered. It was just business as usual, and while the end sequence put Kathy in a position of dealing with her torment, it felt like she never grew from the experience and was, in all essence, the exact same person at the end as who she was in the beginning.*END SPOILERS* It felt like the designers were laying the foundations for a sequel, which was disappointing, where I prefer to view sequels as separate stories building on the foundations of the earlier ones rather than part 2 of a part 1 that was never fully told. So is Kathy Rain worth £14.99? It's difficult to price these things, and undoubtedly a huge amount of work went into its creation. Back in the 80's / 90's I have no doubt it would have sold for £29.99, Nowadays though, not so much. I have to confess I got it on offer at £2.90. That was a bargain for sure. But I probably wouldn't want to pay more than £9.99 for it.

Strongest parts of this game are the characters, story and great atmosphere. You will find buckets of all 3 in this title. The dialogue and voice acting are really good too. Puzzles were enjoyable but not too challenging, some of them were perhaps a little too simple. If you were expecting harder puzzles you may not be as challenged as you hoped HOWEVER: do stay for the story and characters. Our protagonist, the plucky and unrelenting Kathy was extremely interesting to follow and you feel invested in her and her story. I had a very very good time with this game and recommend this title to all adventure & point n' click fans.

Had a great time with this game, really liked the main character particularly and I'm hoping there will be more Kathy Rain games. Could have done with it being a bit longer is there ever enough of something you really enjoy?

A bit short but absolutely great old-style adventure! Some parts needed me to peek at the solutions but I did definitely enjoy the wonderful written story and the depth of the characters! Looking forward to part 2 if there would ever be one!

Hello, gamer, Here are my comments which could help you to give this game a try : Kathy Rain is an independant point&click game. A classic hommage to the point&click style of the 1990s Mature theme story. No spoil here but very good thriller atmosphere at the second part of the game. As the title says 'a detective is born', you are following Kathy's story. And you will get to know her and fell closer to this character's aventure. Puzzles are numerous, and no you won't find anything in trashcans..... A few references at the Secret of Monkey Island shows up from time to time in the story (well, fans of MK will easily spot them) . The soundtrack fits well with the atmosphere and it i is never boring, even if you have to travel a lot through the same spots. Voice and noises are well crafted and bring a lot to the atmosphere (special mention to the audio cassette noises) Through this game, the developper shows us how he master the codes of good point&click genre. The game deserve to played in your library if you are an adventure fan. With Kathy Rain, the developper deeply show us how a big point&click fan he is. Thanks. Negative point : no soundtrack available as a bonus.