Posted on: June 14, 2024
Shadowcat78
Verified ownerGames: 409 Reviews: 1
Charming adventure game set in the 90's
Kathy Rain is the story of a motorcycle riding rebellious young woman who revisits her hometown after hearing word of her grandfather's death in the paper. Being estranged from her family, she reunites with them for the first time in years and senses something off about her grandfather's death, Kathy pokes around town and does some detective work to get to the bottom of the strange happenings. Its a great setup, but honestly the story just didn't pick up enough steam for me by the end. And the endgame was a little...weird. This is a traditional inventory puzzler adventure game not unlike the Sierra and LucasArts titles that were popular in the 90's. In fact, this particular title reminds me a bit of Gabriel Knight, as you'll be interviewing key characters and piecing together clues from your inventory and tape recorder. Quality of life features are present here, such as the greying out of locations no longer needed (cutting down on aimless wandering). As with most modern adventure games, you won't have to worry about dying or having to restart your game because you forgot to pick up a rusted nickel from a vending machine in the second chapter. There are some pretty gorgeous backgrounds and the character models are expressive. The artwork gets the moody tone of the game just right. The music tracks were decent but not memorable. The riff going between scenes on her bike was pretty good. The voice acting was also well done. Most puzzles were challenging, some were very easy, with just a couple "wtf" moments. As with many adventure games with a cursor interface, sometimes you end up solving puzzles before you figure out why you're doing it. Overall the game is challenging but not too difficult for adventure game veterans, though I have to admit there were a couple puzzles that had me scratching my head. Typically, there are hints to the puzzles in the dialog and tape recordings, so if you pay attention you'll be ok.
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