History VideoGame / Catherine

* KickTheSonOfABitch: You may feel bad about pushing the other sheep around or zapping them with the Grimoire. But the crazy, murderous sheep in the later levels? Not so much.

* NintendoHard: To the point where Atlus had to patch in an Easy Mode in Japan so players can make actual progress. The international releases included it from the beginning.

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Catherine and Vincent's "relationship" basically begins with DateRape. Okay, so you ''could'' argue that Vincent's first drunken hookup with Catherine was consensual, since they ''might'' have both been smashed at the time. Except for the ''little'' fact that [[WhatDidIDoLastNight he can't remember it in the morning]]. Nor can he remember any of their other sexual encounters either. [[spoiler:And by the end, we realize it ''definitely wasn't spontaneous'' on Catherine's part.]]

** Erica is ''very'' supportive of Rin right from the start, especially considering they'd only just met. She invites her over to participate in the group's discussions, most prominently the subject of [[spoiler: same-sex relationships.]] She's also Vincent and Rin's biggest ShipperOnDeck if you decide to go with their relationship. [[spoiler: She knew Rin was male the entire time, and as a transwoman, likely understood the kinds of struggles Rin would face. This foreshadowing is doubly important if the player is unaware that Erica a transwoman; she's clearly trying to get Toby to be more receptive of the idea before her reveal.]]

** The first look inside Rin's apartment should raise a lot of questions. She has a big, fancy piano, a seemingly random assortment of toys, one spare outfit, blankets, a white feather... ''and nothing else.'' No bed; Vincent finds her sleeping under the piano. No food; there are boxes blocking access to her fridge and kitchen sink, and there's a disco ball sitting on her stove. No phone; Vincent gives her one and shows her how to use it. While her amnesia plays some factor into this, [[spoiler: her being an [[AngelicAliens alien]] posing as a human woman is the real cause.]]

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:Big Brother, who is encountered in the Extra Stage: Close Encounters.]] It can only be fought at the end of Rin's route in ''Full Body''.

''Catherine'' is a PuzzleGame made by Creator/{{Atlus}}' ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' creative team, with animated cutscenes by Creator/Studio4C. It is available for [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 PS3]], UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}, UsefulNotes/XboxOne via backward compatibility, and [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

An UpdatedRerelease titled ''Catherine: Full Body'' was developed for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita and released in Japan on February 14, 2019. The [=PS4=] version was released in the West on September 3, 2019. It was brought to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on July 7, 2020. It adds a new character named "Rin" (short for, somewhat unsurprisingly, [[PlanetOfSteves Qatherine]]), over 20 new animated {{Cutscene}}s, new {{sidequest}}s, new {{Fanservice}}, new endings, over 500 total puzzle stages, a [[StoryDifficultySetting story mode difficulty]], new toggleable gameplay mechanics, and a new PlayerVersusPlayer online mode. Paid [=DLCs=] (pre-installed on the Switch version) add 9 additional voice actress options for Catherine, the Horn-Rimmed Glasses, 8 playable characters for the Babel and Colosseum modes[[note]]Catherine, Katherine, Rin, Jonny, Orlando, Toby, Erica and Boss[[/note]] and Joker from ''VideoGame/Persona5'' for the same modes, with special commentary from the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Vincent first appeared in the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Portable}} remake of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', complaining of Nightmares.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Vincent's cameo in the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]] port of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' received much hype when ''Catherine'' still was in production, talking to him will summarize some of his great frustrations in his own game, like how a girl suddenly made his life take a new turn (Catherine), and that his actual girlfriend (Katherine) is expecting his child.

** Catherine in the True Cheater Ending [[spoiler:appears as a demon with black and white zigzags all over her body, like how Asherah appears in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTensei''. Fitting, as Asherah's Semitic mythological roots are closely related to Mesopotamia]].