Cat Lady Enters Steam Early Access
Viz Media and Rose City Games, who previously partnered up to release The World Next Door last year, have introduced their second collaboration: Cat Lady! In this fast-paced action roguelike, you’re stuck in a haunted house. Who will save you? Cats….lots of cats. Cats are the weapon. Keep a cat loaded at all times! It just so happens I am in a unique position to report on this game. Rose City Games and Viz had a booth in the arcade area of Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) this weekend, and a demo of Cat Lady was there to try. I HAVE PLAYED CAT LADY; here is what I experienced. You control a little girl, Ally, who is holding a cat. You move Ally around with the left stick and the direction she’s holding her cat with the right stick. The left trigger fires what is either a fireball or a hairball; all character sprites are rendered in solid black and white lineart. As you enter each room, the doorway is