New Folder Games’ I Am Cat is available now for PC VR and Meta Quest. It’s a game that, surprisingly, allows you to become a cat. On the surface, it may not seem that appealing. However, as you’ll find out in 131XR’s review, I Am Cat uses the immersion of VR to become greater than the sum of its parts.
Become a Cat in VR
Yes, I Am Cat allows you to become a cat. And not just play as a cat; this isn’t a 2D platformer or a new type of Nintendogs & Cats. It’s not even got a weird sci-fi storyline of a human and some machine or experiment going wrong. I Am Cat immediately puts you in the shoes – or rather paws – of being a cat. The game delivers precisely what that title promises.
This is both for better and worse, as the game is a thoroughly enjoyable experience for the most part. However, as you’ll learn in the review from 131XR below, it’s certainly not purrfect (sorry).
I Am Cat Review
If you think I Am Cat sounds like a janky mobile game brimming with microtransactions to sucker small children, you’d be forgiven. The subject matter does give the general air of untrustworthiness. In reality however, I Am Cat is an entertaining use of VR as an immersive medium.
In 131XR’s review (below), you’ll learn that I Am Cat gives you a playpen in which to experience life as a cat. Navigating around the area using your paws, you’ll be able to interact with all manner of objects, and even your owner. Moreover, for the core gaming audience there is a series of missions to engage with. The experience is open to how you as a player wish to engage with it; are you just here for a good time, or do you relish a challenge?
Check out the bite-sized review from our partners at 131XR below, and be sure to hit up their channel for many more VR game reviews!
Who are New Folder Games?
New Folder Games is a relatively new developer on the VR scene. The studio currently has two titles available: the above I Am Cat, and also I Am Security. This second title has already proven very popular amongst the VR audience, casting the player as a nightclub security guard and tasking them with sorting out the legitimate customers from the riff-raff. Think Papers, Please, but with a significant dash of comedic value. Similar to Border Bots VR, but again, far less serious.
The studio also has a third title, Fruit Salon, on the way. This game appears to be presented similarly to I Am Security, in that you can mess about with your patrons’ appearance significantly, but pushing even more into the realms of ludicrosity.
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