Via Persona CentralAtlus has announced that a remake of Catherine will be released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, called Catherine: Full Body.
Developed by Studio Zero, a live stream for the game will take place on December 22, 2017 at 7:30 JST.
UPDATE:
More info at Gematsu
- Development is a collaborative effort between Atlus and Studio Zero.
- [There is a new] third "Catherine" named Rin (voiced by Aya Hirano). She is a pianist at Vincent's regular bar, and has an exceedingly honest and gentle personality. Rin's involvement in the story will introduce new branches for the other two "Catherines."
- A large amount of new endings, episodes, anime movies, and sexy events are being added.
- The subtitle "Full Body" was chosen from the wine term, and exemplifies an even richer and somehow more erotic new Catherine.
- There is cross-save support.
- The new "Catherine," Rin, is described as a healing existence that assists the nightmare-ridden Vincent and shows him new values. While her speech and conduct give off an aura of considerably lacking in common, she is a very straightforward and gentle character.
- The scenario is mainly being made by full-time staff.
- The wide range of difficulties and convenient systems being prepared will enable people who are interested in the story to enjoy the game until the very end.
- In puzzle action stages, there is a new mechanic where you have to think about not only how to move cube-shaped blocks, but also blocks in a state where multiple are connected.
- You can switch between new and traditional modes during the story.
- There was unexpected excitement for the competive mode overseas, so online battles are being included.
- There is more than one new ending.
- Development is currently 50 percent complete.
- A release date and price are still to be announced.
MY THOUGHTS/SPECULATION:
It's possible that if/when the game is announced for the West, it will be releasing on more platforms such as Xbox One. It's fairly common for a game to be announced for PS4/Vita in Japan and then an XB1 version is announced along with the localization. The Vita version will probably be localized given Atlus' track record of continually releasing games on Vita in the West, but it won't surprise me if it's digital only. If Troy Baker is unable to return for English voice work, they'll probably try to get Matt Mercer.
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