High anticipation for Atlus' Catherine

Katsura Hashino, is surprised and pleased at Catherine being one of the most anticipated titles in Japan

Director of Catherine, Katsura Hashino, was so surprised at the anticipation for the game he has been working on he may have been photographed with a hilarious reaction, as explained on his blog post. With other huge titles such as Monster Hunter and Dragon Quest the game is something the public is looking forward to and Hashino is very thankful to all the fan support thus far. Coming from a team famed for RPGs such as Persona it would be assumed that the game would be in a similar vein. However Hashino has made it clear the game is not an RPG. It is more like a “fusion of adventure and action-puzzle”. Even people with little skill in adventure games should be able to enjoy what apparently plays like a movie, featuring everyday adventure scenes as well as nightmare scenes all with a very unique feel.

For anyone yet to experience the mind-boggling, raunchy mad cap experience that is Catherine, please enjoy the trailer below. The game is out in Japan on February 11th 2011 with no date confirmed yet for North America or Europe.