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    Catherine

    Game » consists of 14 releases. Released Feb 17, 2011

    The first game developed by Atlus for the PS3/Xbox 360. Made by the Persona Team, The game is an "adult oriented" action-adventure/horror game with puzzle platforming stages.

    Catherine 360 vs PS3 demo comparison

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    #1  Edited By SomeJerk
    http://blog.livedoor.jp/ps360/archives/51675117.html
     The 360 takes the back seat but it's still riding in the same car as the PS3, who enjoys eye-friendly anti-aliasing than the 360 who simply looks far too sharp - might as well not have any at all. Blu-Ray storage provides flawless cutscenes for the PS3 and once again - colour and contrast differences between the two. I personally favor the PS3 version - have a gander at the images in that blog. 
     
    Framerates on both are steady at both at 29.8XX FPS. Five-six days left until you 360 guys can get a shot at the demo, make a Japanese XBL account in preparation?
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    #2  Edited By WickedCestus

    Those images look exactly the same to me. Good thing too, because I have a 360, the apparently inferior version. Also, I've already played the demo on my 360, you just need to have a Gold Japanese account.

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    #3  Edited By ShadowKnight508

    Hmm...I can not wait until this game arrives in the United States whenever Atlus publishes it for the western audience.

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    #4  Edited By Icemael

    I can see a difference when looking at those screenshots, but it's so small, I highly doubt it'll be the least bit noticeable when I'm actually playing the game. 

    Not that I will actually be playing the game. From the trailers and the demo, it doesn't look like a lot of fun. In fact, at this point I suspect the most enjoyable way to consume the game will be watching a playthrough on Youtube (perhaps even completely skipping the game part and just going straight for the cutscenes).

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    #5  Edited By Vinny_Says

    how are the ahnime scenes different on both versions, that seems weird to me....

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    #6  Edited By Axersia

    Wow, the 360 version has jaggies all over the place. Wasn't it the 360 that handled anti-aliasing better? Or maybe the PS3 just doesn't need it?
     
    @blacklabeldomm said:

    " how are the ahnime scenes different on both versions, that seems weird to me.... "

    Compression.
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    #7  Edited By EpicSteve

    We're still doing screen shot comparisons in 2011? 

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    #8  Edited By mutha3
    @EpicSteve: If you've got both consoles, why not? Nets you the best performance.
     
    I know for sure as hell that I would have liked to know how crappy Bayonetta played on the PS3.
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    #9  Edited By xyzygy

    I see absolutely 0.000 % difference in any of those shots. 
     
    EDIT: After carefully looking the PS3 version has extremely slight jaggies on the environments, while the 360 version has extremely slight jaggies on the characters. No difference otherwise. Looks like both versions will be getting the equal game.

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    #10  Edited By dtat

    The difference is so minor it doesn't matter. Blacks look a little blacker on PS3 to me. But if you hadn't put them right next to each other I couldn't have told you that.

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    #11  Edited By Dizzyhippos

    If there is a difference it's minor. Plus its not like its the kind of game where losing a few frames is going to ruin it. Its not like its bayonetta where the port is shit

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    #12  Edited By RE_Player1

    Very minor differences that when the game is in motion you probably can't tell. Glad to see PS3 and 360 getting equal versions of this game. 

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    #13  Edited By papercut

    Based solely on box art I would say ps3. 360 owners have to deal with Katherine. Yuck.

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    #14  Edited By scarace360

    Cant wait to import. 

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    #15  Edited By JJOR64
    @RE_Player92 said:
    " Very minor differences that when the game is in motion you probably can't tell. Glad to see PS3 and 360 getting equal versions of this game.  "
    Yeah.
     
    If this comes to the states, I'm getting it on Xbox 360.
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    #16  Edited By JJWeatherman
    @somejerk said:

    " Five-six days left until you 360 guys can get a shot at the demo, make a Japanese XBL account in preparation? "

    Whaaa? The demo was released on the same day on both systems. I already have it and have played it on 360. Am I missing something?
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    #17  Edited By Aus_azn

    Well, provided that there actually is a difference, it does confirm that Persona Team hates the 360.
     
    (I didn't bother looking. Too bad, trollers.)

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    #18  Edited By mrfizzy

    These sort of comparisons always annoy me. There may be some sort of difference between the 2 of them, but it is so tiny that you're never going to notice it, especially seeing as you're not going to be playing the 360 version next to the PS3 version. 

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    #19  Edited By Mcfart

    lawl @ this thread
     
    if i can get used to playing 800x600 Persona 4 in 2008 on a PS2, then I'm pretty sure I can get used to the "inferior" Xbox 360 version. Hell, it's gotta look better then a game on console thats older then my mother.

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    #20  Edited By LiquidPrince
    @EpicSteve said:
    " We're still doing screen shot comparisons in 2011?  "
    In case games pull a Bayonetta.
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    #21  Edited By klaptos
    They look almost the same, goodness all around. 
     
    @papercut
    said:
    " Based solely on box art I would say ps3. 360 owners have to deal with Katherine. Yuck. "
    I only have a ps3 so I'll have to get that version, but I do like the 360 boxart better. We should wrestle, since our opinions diverge!
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    #22  Edited By toowalrus

    It's close to the point where it's irrelevant. It looks like they're practically identical.

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    #23  Edited By SomeJerk

    I'm very happy about what that blog and what DigitalFoundry are up to, part of me thinks that publishers and devs are paying attention to it, and getting guilt-tripped real bad when they see what they've done. (Bayonetta PS3, and to some degree FF13 360).
    And I must say again that GameBryo is a fine engine when used well, Bethesda need a right spanking for giving it such a terrible name.

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    #24  Edited By I_smell
    @EpicSteve said:
    " We're still doing screen shot comparisons in 2011?  "
    I know right!? Who gives a shit!
    If you know the game runs "at a steady 29.8XX fps" then you've completely missed the point.
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    #25  Edited By ViciousReiven

    Took a look at the comparison, saw a difference, but honestly don't prefer either.

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    #26  Edited By dagas

    360 looks better because I have a 360 =P 
     
    seriously, when playing a game you rarely notice differences anyway because you are not staring at a static image and you don't have another image to compare it to directly.

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    #27  Edited By papercut
    @Klaptos said:
    " They look almost the same, goodness all around. 
     
    @papercut
    said:
    " Based solely on box art I would say ps3. 360 owners have to deal with Katherine. Yuck. "
    I only have a ps3 so I'll have to get that version, but I do like the 360 boxart better. We should wrestle, since our opinions diverge! "
    I'll bring the baby oil!
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    #28  Edited By Cube

    I want this to be localized so bad. I don't care much for the gameplay, but I like the setting and the story looks crazy. C'mon Atlus!

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    #29  Edited By eroticfishcake

    Somehow I thought this would be the last game to get a console comparison. Maybe because most Atlus games aren't multi-platform. Anyway, from I can tell the 360 has ever so slightly better anti-aliasing on the characters but like everyone else says, it's practically irrelevant. Still, it's nice to know that both versions are more or less the same. Kinda surprised that the Atlus team have managed to do this actually now that I think about it. Regardless, I'm buying this one way or the other.

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    #30  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @Cube said:
    " I want this to be localized so bad. I don't care much for the gameplay, but I like the setting and the story looks crazy. C'mon Atlus! "
    Wouldn't it be weird for Vincent to appear in the English version of P3P yet for "his" game to not be released in English?
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    #31  Edited By Cube
    @FluxWaveZ said:
    " @Cube said:
    " I want this to be localized so bad. I don't care much for the gameplay, but I like the setting and the story looks crazy. C'mon Atlus! "
    Wouldn't it be weird for Vincent to appear in the English version of P3P yet for "his" game to not be released in English? "
    True enough.
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    #32  Edited By Dizzyhippos
    @FluxWaveZ said:
    " @Cube said:
    " I want this to be localized so bad. I don't care much for the gameplay, but I like the setting and the story looks crazy. C'mon Atlus! "
    Wouldn't it be weird for Vincent to appear in the English version of P3P yet for "his" game to not be released in English? "
    Yep and atlus never does anything weird...
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    #33  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @Dizzyhippos said:
    " @FluxWaveZ said:
    " @Cube said:
    " I want this to be localized so bad. I don't care much for the gameplay, but I like the setting and the story looks crazy. C'mon Atlus! "
    Wouldn't it be weird for Vincent to appear in the English version of P3P yet for "his" game to not be released in English? "
    Yep and atlus never does anything weird... "

    I'm talking about marketing and publishing, not software development.
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    #34  Edited By OllyOxenFree

    I think I'll stick to playing on the PS3 due to how I prefer the Dualshock 3's D-Pad over the 360's.

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    #35  Edited By TheGremp

    Because this game is going to be the graphical powerhouse of 2011, right?

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    #36  Edited By mutha3
    @TheGremp: Well, it does look really nice....
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    #37  Edited By TheGremp
    @mutha3: I agree with you wholeheartedly.  But what I'm saying is that the visuals aren't pushing the consoles to their limits, making comparisons completely pointless.  Comparisons like this are generally reserved for "ultra-realistic" games where the developers are trying to get every ounce of detail in without harming the framerate.  In those games, the differences are blatant.  But this game has a simple but very attractive art style, and they can achieve their aesthetic goal without putting too much work on the consoles.  Because of that, the two look almost identical, give or take a few jagged lines.
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    #38  Edited By thepantheon

    Colour definitely looks livelier and brighter on the PS3, but its not that much of a noticeable different.
     
    And yeah, who actually cares when we've come off Persona 4. I didn't think about the graphics at ALL on that!!

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    #39  Edited By HaVoK308

    Played the demo for both PS3 and 360 and saw absolutely no difference whatsoever. 
     
    I am struggling on what version to buy but it has nothing to do with visual quality. 98% of the time buy multi-platform games for my 360 but since E3 I have had some issues with MS business strategy. Right now I am leaning towards the PS3 version. 
    Anyone else struggling with the same decision?

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    #40  Edited By HaVoK308
    @OllyOxenFree
     
    Don't hear that too often. If the 360 controller was compatible with the PS3 I'd buy more multi-platform games for it.
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    #41  Edited By OllyOxenFree

    @havok308 said:

    @OllyOxenFree: Don't hear that too often. If the 360 controller was compatible with the PS3 I'd buy more multi-platform games for it.

    You mean the D-Pad? Almost everybody agrees that the 360 D-Pad leaves something to be desired.

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    #42  Edited By sixtyxcelph
    I played both demos, and I'm torn because I liked playing it with the PS3 controller better, but, I really like the 360 box art better.  Ugh.
     
    @OllyOxenFree: I'm not sure I understand the argument for the d-pad being shit on 360 since you don't even have to use it, I tried both versions and the thumbstick played just fine. 
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    #43  Edited By benjaebe
    @SixtyXCelph said:
    I played both demos, and I'm torn because I liked playing it with the PS3 controller better, but, I really like the 360 box art better.  Ugh.
    Do as I did and buy both! There, problem solved.
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    #44  Edited By Catolf
    @SixtyXCelph said:
    I played both demos, and I'm torn because I liked playing it with the PS3 controller better, but, I really like the 360 box art better.  Ugh.
     
    @OllyOxenFree: I'm not sure I understand the argument for the d-pad being shit on 360 since you don't even have to use it, I tried both versions and the thumbstick played just fine. 
    the thing is when it comes to how the game get's so intense so fast, using the thumbstick becomes less and less accurate. But to each his own.
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    #45  Edited By sixtyxcelph
    @Catolf: That makes sense.  I didn't have a problem in the demo, but obviously it would get more difficult later.
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    #46  Edited By Catolf
    @SixtyXCelph: yeah, thats the only issue. Especially on the time limit the game has being accurate is a must.
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    #47  Edited By risingsunset7890

    im wondering if you can use a fightstick for this game then...

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    #48  Edited By buft
    @papercut said:
    Based solely on box art I would say ps3. 360 owners have to deal with Katherine. Yuck.
    yeh that seems like the most noticeable difference
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    #49  Edited By Catolf
    @risingsunset7890: I believe you can, but once you get to certain puzzles I doubt you'd wanna continue, but again to each his own, i just think you'd make it harder on yourself though XP
     
    @buft said:
    @papercut said:
    Based solely on box art I would say ps3. 360 owners have to deal with Katherine. Yuck.
    yeh that seems like the most noticeable difference

    thats why you get both like I am. lol
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    #50  Edited By sixtyxcelph

    I'm leaning toward the 360 version, because I like the Katherine box art and I have more friends on the 360 than the PS3 who may actually buy this game, so, maybe then I'll actually get to play it online.

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