I finished Catherine last night, not going to spoil the story but here is a SPOILER WARNING!!! just in case musings count as spoilers.

The game kind of goes JRPG crazy at the end, I don't know why I didn't expect it because it is made by the persona team. But there is a part 2 hours before the actual ending where it should end but just keeps going. But even with this I did enjoy the ending that I got and it tied everything up nicely.

I don't think less of the game because of where it ended up because I will remember the journey of the game rather than the ending when I think back on it. Like I said it's flawed and most of that has to do with the block puzzles and some of the story beats near the end but I would rather play a flawed (but still great game) that is trying something new and interesting over a competent 8 out of 10 shooter any day.

This game handles the stuff all games do poorly (relationships, love and sex) and does it so fantastically that it will be the standard to hold all other games that tackle these themes against. I would give the game a 8 despite my problems with it because it dares to do something new and original and is so close to greatness but just short of the mark. Still a must play for any gamer