This game reminded me at first glance of the Sega Genesis game Subterrania, which my neighbor had and I obsessed over, so I naturally purchased both this game and its sequel when they debuted on the PSN Store. It was love at first sight: While it's presentation isn't anything to write home about, Pixeljunk Shooter's myriad puzzles and the intricacies of combat immediately won me over as an avid arcade shooter fan. The music is utterly fantastic, thanks to High Frequency Bandwidth, and the game's bosses--I think there are three of them in this entry if I'm not mistaken--are some of the best I've seen in this genre. This game is well worth your money, and when it ends you will be longing for its sequel.
I've played a lot of games made in AGS over the past couple years. Many were very good, some were even great, but this... The Cat Lady is simply the greatest game ever made in AGS full stop. What impressed me most was not the beautiful backgrounds or care given to the character designs, but the immense care taken with the dialogue and voice acting, which were absolutely fantastic all around. I can hardly believe that a game made in AGS could be as perfect as this game is. Forget the plot for a second--which is excellent in its own right--the real star of this show is the cast of believable and truly interesting characters, many of whom you will swiftly grow to care about, which makes every scene much more terrifying, as you hope to whatever god you believe in that they aren't going to die. The Cat Lady is absolutely phenomenal.
