Literally just finished beating this game..I couldn't stop playing..the story of a stray cat was amazing..u even forget at times you are a cat because u get so caught into the emotional story and it's addicting..I honestly would give this 9/10..well done..concept was great..the different areas and cities and graphics were amazing..I hope they do part 2!
I've never understood why on earh there are not more animal sims. The perfect way to produce novel gameplay and visually you can make even the mundane appear interesting because you are seeing it from a new perspective. Thousands of feral parakeets from all over the city roost in a park near my house. For about an hour before bed, they do low flying, death-defying aerobatics together and catch up about the day's adventures. Wtf is that not a game yet? You could basically do San Andreas where all missions are the RC plane ones and you're a parakeet ffs.
Stray is also listed as a "free" title under PS Plus Extra. For anyone who hasn't upgraded from Essential to Extra yet, it's actually cheaper to do that than it is to purchase this game outright.
⚠️⚠️ A little reminder. The DEVs said part of their revenue of the game is to help homeless cats. They teamed up with Cats Protection. So they deserve our money! ☺️ 🐱
FYI, other reviewers have stated the main story takes about 6-10 Hrs if you do all the side quests and collect all the collectibles. So, it's still short, but not too short where they didn't feel they didn't get their money's worth, nor did the premise overstay it's welcome. Quality over quantity.
Just finished this. Absolutely in love with it. The world building and atmosphere is some of the best I’ve experienced, and there’s this weird mix of like charm/allure and deep sadness and melancholy over what’s left of…us. A real work of art.
@@sald142 ugharg it's free on ps plus extra 🙄 all these extra memberships. Three years from now: you need to plus extra supreme deluxe pro membership tier VI
They used limitations to their advantage, cats do NOT fall off stuff! The lack of danger when jumping around perrrrfectly puts you in the mind of a cat. Just go, figure it out later.
@@chrisandreas3142 lots of people don’t enjoy games as challenging as elden ring. For a lot of reasons, stray is better. Anyone can enjoy stray. Only souls players or skilled players can enjoy elden ring.
This game looks gorgeous and it’s free with ps+ looks like a decent exclusive to give somthing different in the paint by numbers games we’ve been getting
In my opinion, the most heartwarming moment I’ve ever seen in a video game was actually shown in a photo at 2:57 in this video even though he doesn’t cover it. The cat, gives a musician a sheet of music paper and the musician robot says he’s going to practice, you then curl up next to him and he slowly strums you to sleep with beautiful music playing. I’ll repeat it again, arguably the most heartwarming moment in any video game/video game history.
I’m very interested in playing this game. Can’t wait to see what my cat does. Also jumping on a table with two robots playing a card game and messing it up priceless.
Been waiting for Stray since last year. Can't wait to play it. In fact one of my seven cats looks exactly to our feline protagonist, gonna play it with along side with him, Game of the Year Definetly
This is exactly what someone else said: a game to play after a day's work. So comforting, relaxing, fresh and cute. If you like cats, you will love this game even more.
Been watching my girlfriend play this over the past week on ps5, and we both had a lot of fun, honestly one of my favourite games to have come out this year
This review reminds me of the overall feeling of the first Portal game. A bit shallow and short, but novel and interesting enough mechanically to make up for that. Hope we don’t have to wait a decade for more of Stray, though.
Love this game and waiting for it since the first announcement. But knowing it doesn't allow us to freely jump is a little bit disappointed. Can anyone who has played tell me if it really affects the exploring experience?
was gonna get this game just for the wild idea of playing as a cat in a cyberpunk world. we need more of such experimental ideas in video games. and for some reason it reminds of titanfall 2.
Definitely do not have to be. Just one of those games you appreciate for what it is intended to do for the player, obviously being a cat person this hits home for those...it's almost like...advertising to gamers for the game aspect and cat people for the cat aspect. Two communities brought together by this game?
Seems like Kena Bridge of Spirits from last year in that it will be a fun, graphically pleasing experience that doesn't require a huge time sink. We need these kinds of games sometimes. Breaks up the monotony of all of these open-world games trying to pump 40+ hours out of you. Shadow Warrior 3 and Concrete Genie too.
They need to make a “animal” game, where you can be any animal and free roam around the whole earth. Scavenging for food, if your prey hiding from other predators, forming groups with other animals/players. Basically like ARK but your an animal
I've also had that idea for a while. A multiplayer mode would be halarious and awesome for something like. You play to survive and reproduce, and each species has special abilities, with their own methods of gathering food (xp). Animals with bad abilities never get used by the community, and therefore go "extinct." That would be a fresh game lol.
Easily one of my top 10 favorites of all time. All you had to tell me was 'playing as a cat in a robotic cyber atmosphere' and you'd have sold me, whether it a $10 or $100 game.
The children had their fun with Elden Ring, now it’s real men’s turn
This is a perfect comment
True
lol
Move aside kiddos
Step aside children, time for papa to shine.
Was really worried this game would be overhyped. It wasn’t. The team really delivered a labour of love in this game. Bravo.
It sounds pretty over hyped to me. Does the pre determined jump platforms take away from it? I'm contemplating buying lol
Its free to play with premium plus. If you don’t have it it’s worth it! A lot of free games to play
@@Roxus1 It's the kind of game you enjoy best going in blind, as you have no idea what to expect. Expect to much and risk getting disappointed.
@@Roxus1 Bro just pirate it
@@Roxus1 it did for me. You walking just straight and press jump when need to.. walking cat simulator
“bleak without being pessimistic” is a PERFECT way to describe the setting
You butchered the chance to say PURRfect, Gerald.
@@allu30 Rookie mistake
That sums up my view of the world.
@@ponraul1221 start living then
This game is dumb the fact it’s even been made is crazy
The cat sounds, the cat behaviour, the little cat mannerisms... They captured it all so incredibly well. 🧡
except the movement of the cat could be swifter
Well the studio that made it is mostly cats. Says so right on the Steam page.
The cyberpunk we didn’t know we needed
Most perfect description.
Cyberchonk (although the cat is not chonky)
@@meeponinthbit3466 you misspelled PURRRFECT lol
Such a sheep comment.
@@RelentlessPedigree found the cyberpunk Stan
Support Indie games people! They're the ones that truly think out the box and give a unique experience. Will have to check this out sometime.
When it's on 50% sale so can show your support?
Sometime? Why not straight tomorrow when it comes out?
Hotel? Trivago
@@mathmurdock Its an indie title bro
@@mathmurdock minecraft is like the biggest game in the world, but yet it's still technically an indie game
To a gamer who has an open world fatigue, this game seems to be a breath of fresh air.
true
Open world games are very overwhelming and overrated.
@@noahbonanno6783 yeah, especially as they are in over abundance.
@@aligillani7107 almost every damn new adventure/RPG game nowadays has an open world that's just empty and boring
@@noahbonanno6783 overwhelming for you sure, overrated? Not so much cause there's alot of disdain for them
As everyone else has stated, this looks like a much needed breath of fresh air.
and it also makes you feel like a cat
You mean Kneaded right ?
finished it 2 times already, moving on to another air
@@shubhamkulkarni964 gameplay's short? How long from start to finish?
@@aliantro2012 If you play relaxed it will go for 9 hours, if you played focused it's 5 hr game
When you're both a gamer and a cat lover.
How unique of you.
me
This game was made for me 😅
Literally just finished beating this game..I couldn't stop playing..the story of a stray cat was amazing..u even forget at times you are a cat because u get so caught into the emotional story and it's addicting..I honestly would give this 9/10..well done..concept was great..the different areas and cities and graphics were amazing..I hope they do part 2!
Same. Was really nice.
What happen after the pipe broke event,does stray reunite with friends?
@@arikidkwtff do u really want me to play spoiler? Lol
why do people say "beating" the game? what you mean is "finishing"
@@gothicm3rcy426 wdym? You're supposed take the game cd and beat it with the belt...
This game really makes you feel like cat
The first cats-like game
cat (confirmed)
@@darkstormvoyager9281 cats-bourne is next
meow?
The first stray-like game
Just finished it, great game! So much more potential too. Wish it was longer.
Love your videos 💖
nahi chahiye ji
pause
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I've never understood why on earh there are not more animal sims. The perfect way to produce novel gameplay and visually you can make even the mundane appear interesting because you are seeing it from a new perspective.
Thousands of feral parakeets from all over the city roost in a park near my house. For about an hour before bed, they do low flying, death-defying aerobatics together and catch up about the day's adventures. Wtf is that not a game yet? You could basically do San Andreas where all missions are the RC plane ones and you're a parakeet ffs.
We need Tokyo Jungle 2
That'd be an interesting way to experience storytelling.
Webbed
Eat the peyote plants in GTA V
Maybe this game will be a cat-alyst for more animal sims!
No spoilers, but that opening scene in the game totally made me cry.
Then the ending is going to make you cry even more
@@lonleybeerbro 😭
@@lonleybeer ending was not a grim or sad ending. it was great set up for sequel and reunion of cats
Same!
For real. It had me in my feels..
Stray is also listed as a "free" title under PS Plus Extra. For anyone who hasn't upgraded from Essential to Extra yet, it's actually cheaper to do that than it is to purchase this game outright.
Is it overtime tho
Fact!
@@mrwiz124 no, but you get other stuff with the Extra subscription so it evens out
Just saw that too. It made my upgraded even more worthy.
Except you don’t actually ‘own’ the game..
⚠️⚠️ A little reminder. The DEVs said part of their revenue of the game is to help homeless cats. They teamed up with Cats Protection. So they deserve our money! ☺️ 🐱
this game really makes you FEEL like you're a stray cat
What makes you think that you're NOT?
So what you're saying is that being a stray cat "just works"? Looks like a swell game 👍
Does it make u feel like Catman?
This comment really makes you FEEL like it's 2018 again
Or a cat in general
FYI, other reviewers have stated the main story takes about 6-10 Hrs if you do all the side quests and collect all the collectibles. So, it's still short, but not too short where they didn't feel they didn't get their money's worth, nor did the premise overstay it's welcome. Quality over quantity.
Yeah, I'd take a short but meaningful game over a Ubisoft style bland 20+ hours game that's padded by boring filler content anytime.
Sounds like a $70 game to me.
That sounds like a reasonable length for a game like this. Any longer would probably get really repetitive.
Meanwhile everyone was calling kirby "incomplete" because it lasted 10 hours...
Suits me, prefer this over open world crap
Can't help but smile looking at this game. Stunning concept
It's been a long time since an "original" looking game actually looks original.
It's about time 🙏
What have you always dreamt of being? “A cat in the future.” PERFECT!
Don't you mean "Puuurrrrrfect"?
@@thefacebehindthemask7007 yup, we definitely mean "Purr-fect".
How bout Pawfect
yas mait
Can’t wait to play this tomorrow 💯
Do you know when it will be available to download via ps plus?
@@gamingzen1020 right when it releases
@@pyneq soooo…. 9pm ?
Fr fr... I'm not sure how long I'm gonna have Premium for so I'm jumping right in.
@@victorespinoza3151 if its coming out on the 19th then it should be available right at 12 am where ever ur timezone is
Easy game of the year. Would love to see a longer, extended follow up in the next few years!
Yeah, this game is getting followup for sure. There is no way it doesnt.
Just finished this. Absolutely in love with it. The world building and atmosphere is some of the best I’ve experienced, and there’s this weird mix of like charm/allure and deep sadness and melancholy over what’s left of…us. A real work of art.
Gonna be spending 90% of my time taking in-game screenshots of the cute cat
Pretty unique looking game, gonna give it a go sometime.
It's free on ps plus if you have any doubts
@@sald142 ohhhh yeah baby
" Sometime"
This is a very wait for deep sale in a couple years kind of game imo
@@sald142 ugharg it's free on ps plus extra 🙄 all these extra memberships. Three years from now: you need to plus extra supreme deluxe pro membership tier VI
They used limitations to their advantage, cats do NOT fall off stuff!
The lack of danger when jumping around perrrrfectly puts you in the mind of a cat. Just go, figure it out later.
Just finished this game. Almost 100% completion. This game is a GOTY material.
GOTY nominations yes, but Elden Ring is GOAT.
@@chrisandreas3142 But isn't Elden Ring just another souls game? Asking for a friend.
@@realzionygo yes it is.
But why ask, its obvious?
@@chrisandreas3142 lots of people don’t enjoy games as challenging as elden ring. For a lot of reasons, stray is better. Anyone can enjoy stray. Only souls players or skilled players can enjoy elden ring.
@@kingfamily1294 😂😂😂
Just finished Stray. An absolute gem of a game. Needs a sequel.
Would you say that’s it’s worth the money? I’m on the fence with it
One of the most well polished games I’ve ever played.
All games should have cats in it! 8/10
preach
Agreed
100% agreed!
10/10
Like the section in FF7 Remake where there are cats everywhere.
This game looks gorgeous and it’s free with ps+ looks like a decent exclusive to give somthing different in the paint by numbers games we’ve been getting
PS+ Extra or Premium to be exact. The basic PS+ plans Essentials does not get it for free.
@@EverythingEvo Which is understandable, essential is the equivalent of Xbox's Gold membership.
its not exclusive lol
@@MartinsVoltech its console exclusive.
@@quinsey9211 timed
It missed 9 out of 10 by a whisker, but I'm feline fine about 8 out of 10.
These puns are pawsitively awful.
It has a little something fur everyone.
This review convinced me to buy it still. It really helped meowt!
In my opinion, the most heartwarming moment I’ve ever seen in a video game was actually shown in a photo at 2:57 in this video even though he doesn’t cover it. The cat, gives a musician a sheet of music paper and the musician robot says he’s going to practice, you then curl up next to him and he slowly strums you to sleep with beautiful music playing. I’ll repeat it again, arguably the most heartwarming moment in any video game/video game history.
“Not a sentient super cat,just a regular cat”
Proceeds to open safes,fight monsters, and do complex fetch quest for robots…just a regular cat
My cat does all those things
what do you think cats do when we are not looking? taking naps? jeez...
He means the physicality of the cat, duh.
You'd be surprised at how many things just an "average" cat do, on a daily basis, when we're not looking
@@Tabaskospecial you should set up a youtube chanbel, youd make millions
IGN: The cat is adorable
People: GOTY
IGN: The cat is adorable
People: GOTY
Cats (staring intensely at people): We know where you sleep.
I’m very interested in playing this game. Can’t wait to see what my cat does. Also jumping on a table with two robots playing a card game and messing it up priceless.
'what my cat dose'
As in, your daily dose of cat ?
@@RioFordays as in, the English language is dying a slow, yet sadly inexorable death as evidenced above.
@@ScorpioNick as in? As in?
@@RioFordays Feeding on cat's scent is pretty normal nowadays.
My cat heard the cat sounds and started to watch me play for about 15 mins lol
Been waiting for Stray since last year. Can't wait to play it. In fact one of my seven cats looks exactly to our feline protagonist, gonna play it with along side with him, Game of the Year Definetly
So glad this game delivers and that it's getting the attention that it clearly deserves
I'm a 40 year old mom, I'm having my son buy this for me ASAP. This looks better and cheaper than therapy. 😊
every single second of this game you can take a beautiful picture, the game is the best looking I've ever seen.
being a cat person this is such a refreshing game to play
9/10
"It makes you feel like a Stray. 8/10" -IGN
Finished this game in a day and immediately started a second play through. The world building is 10/10.
I'll be doing a 2nd playthrough and probably stream it to my friends.
The environment looks like the combination of Nier Automata and FFVII Remake. Wonderful
B-12
Just finished the game and it was a lovely short story with amazing detail and care gone into it.
Glad this turned out alright. Playing through right now and it’s fun and relaxing
you don't know
Bud, didn’t it get really frustrating at times? Great game but it really frustrated me sometimes.
@@theyeshhh you gotta use your brain
@@joshuamathew9220 obviously.
@@theyeshhh it's okay at best. The platforming is brainless and there's no jump which just seems dogshite
This is exactly what someone else said: a game to play after a day's work. So comforting, relaxing, fresh and cute. If you like cats, you will love this game even more.
This game was a form of meditation for me.
'Press O to Meow' will be as iconic as 'Press X to Jason' (Heavy Rain)
Been watching my girlfriend play this over the past week on ps5, and we both had a lot of fun, honestly one of my favourite games to have come out this year
But can you customize your cats appearance? Everyone's gonna want to play as a cat that looks like their irl pet 😅
No you can't
@@Osu930 Dang. Missed opportunity.
@@Osu930 For now. 😈😈
My cat went missing long ago, maybe this game will tell me about his adventure the day he left home
Maybe in future DLC
Nobody:
Absolutely Nobody:
BlueTwelve Studio: We made a cat video game.
Everybody: Holy crap, thank you! This is AMAZING and SO refreshing.
Sounds as wonderful as a warm hug wrapped in a fuzzy sweater. Can't wait to give it a play.
Just finished it and it’s absolutely worth it
ngl it should be 15-20 bucks
how long did it take you to finish it?
@@Tattooed_goldenretriever around maybe 4-5 hours :)
@@Tattooed_goldenretriever 3.5 hours for me
Damn, even the town design is better than Cyberpunk. Even better, this game release isn't delayed compared to big dev (cmiiw)
This game is incredible, I’ve have a blast with it
You’ve convinced me to pre-order this game today!
too bad the playstation store won't let you pre order it! But yeh I'm downloading it as soon as it releases.
preordering games sends the wrong message to devs big and small
it's free with ps plus extra
@@kill3rbyysight Extra.
@@DMacB42 what is the message?
This review reminds me of the overall feeling of the first Portal game.
A bit shallow and short, but novel and interesting enough mechanically to make up for that. Hope we don’t have to wait a decade for more of Stray, though.
IGN has garbage critics, this game is clearly a 10/10
Big disagree
My only complaint is that it wasn't long enough. And that's a compliment really
Probably my most anticipated game of the year!! Can't wait to play this game!
The most anticipated game of the year for who
People all over the internet 🤷
@@bait5257 oh well he was already edit it
@@bait5257 I'm sure lots. It's my second, behind Callisto Protocol
Yes its the most anticipated game of the year for people who dont actually like video games.
Graphics is great, cool artistic feelings, and the movements and animations are just smooth
The one time everyone wants ign to give a 10/10
Nah
No negatives throughout the entire review. 8/10 no battle royale
@@deftone330you want to battle as a cat come on now 😂😂
This game was so beautiful to play through, from the art style, the music and the story, just amazing !
Love this game and waiting for it since the first announcement. But knowing it doesn't allow us to freely jump is a little bit disappointed. Can anyone who has played tell me if it really affects the exploring experience?
Nah it doesn't really affect exploring experience but rather makes it slightly easier
Not all games need a jump button, but more games definitely need a "meow" button
Nah the exploring experience honestly would have been worse if it was free jumping
From what I've seen from watching oyhers play it, it makes some parts be a bit of a puzzle on it own figuring out how to get from one spot to another
“A not so nimble cat” sounds like my cat to me lol
was gonna get this game just for the wild idea of playing as a cat in a cyberpunk world. we need more of such experimental ideas in video games. and for some reason it reminds of titanfall 2.
Not gonna watch the review til I’m done playing but so far I’m loving this game. It’s super simple but very engaging. Was not expecting all of that.
Just played this game. Was calming at the end of a long day. Highly recommend
Worth it, was nice to have a short relaxing and linear game for once!
For a gamer who likes to praise graphics, animation and mechanics (and sometimes cleverly executed puzzles).
Stray blew me away like a hurricane.
Stray looks really fun, unique with a fresh concept, hope it’s a huge success, great to see indie games do well 👏👏👏😊
Such a lovely, fun, and pure game. This is what we needed after a crappy past couple of years. Hooray for cats! ♥🐈
Can u pick what kind of cat u wanna play as ? If not that would be a dope addition...
Finally a game developer saw all the cat videos out there and the light bulb went off. Can't wait to see more games from the perspective of animals.
My dream of becoming a cat has moved a step closer to it's goal. Thank you technology!
Now all we want is vr version
This would have been a great addition on gamepass...I'd probably buy a PS5 just for this game...
it is on steam as well if pc is an option available to you
Yes! It's literally the only thing that makes me want a ps5 at the moment!
@@matp8479 Don't you guys have PCs?
It's Limited time exclusive. It will be on the other platforms according to Google
@@KenneyTrent how much time thought? 👀
This game is just really relaxing to play. I’m not even a cat person.
Definitely do not have to be. Just one of those games you appreciate for what it is intended to do for the player, obviously being a cat person this hits home for those...it's almost like...advertising to gamers for the game aspect and cat people for the cat aspect. Two communities brought together by this game?
Pretty excited to try this one out. Happy to see it's getting quite a bit of coverage
No info on release? Physical? Digital only? Price?
Stray really does make you feel like a cat.
"7/10 makes you feel like a cat, 8/10 because our 7/10 quota's been met and we're not heartless cat haters"
Yea they gotta throw an 8/10 in there here and there to keep everyone guessing
This is the best game I’ve played in a very long time. Beautiful game
PC or PS4?? wgich best plzzz answer. PS4 beacue the controller? but pc better visuals. so??
How long is the gameplay btw
I've heard around 5 hours. Depends on the player tho
@@delbertgrady1949 thanks, appurriciate it
Seems like Kena Bridge of Spirits from last year in that it will be a fun, graphically pleasing experience that doesn't require a huge time sink. We need these kinds of games sometimes. Breaks up the monotony of all of these open-world games trying to pump 40+ hours out of you. Shadow Warrior 3 and Concrete Genie too.
This is one game that justify how the protagonist never speak and why everyone allows them to enter their house
This comment
They need to make a “animal” game, where you can be any animal and free roam around the whole earth. Scavenging for food, if your prey hiding from other predators, forming groups with other animals/players. Basically like ARK but your an animal
Totally agree
Play the Isle
I've also had that idea for a while. A multiplayer mode would be halarious and awesome for something like. You play to survive and reproduce, and each species has special abilities, with their own methods of gathering food (xp). Animals with bad abilities never get used by the community, and therefore go "extinct." That would be a fresh game lol.
Ancestors the humankind odyssey does kinda like that but it fell short.
I've seen a couple not that great mobile games like that, but we really need an actual, well made video game like this. It'd be so fun
spoiler:
Stray is gonna be Game of the Year - 2022
My only problem is the jump mechanism...it's not seamless and sometimes needs you to be at a certain angle, even if you're almost at the right angle.
The intro when the protagonist gets separated had me bawling my eyes out 😭
Super happy this wasn’t a flop and hope there will be DLC to extend the life of this unique game 🙏🏼☺️
Bro the game just got released you are already thinking about dlcs smh
It hasn't even been out a full week yet. There's no telling if it's a flop or not yet until sales numbers come back 🤦♂️
My girlfriend is a cat lover, and she is forcing me to play this game.
It has a dedicated button for miaou.
What more do you need to know ?
This review was just heart warming to see the robot get confused then have a heart logo when the cat slept on the robot.
This stray cat had ran away from my cousin's home and she has been looking for her ever since. We finally found her or him
2:56 bro my heart melted
Meow button but no jump button… weird choice but I’m still gonna pick this up(for free on plus extra 👍🏻)
Easily one of my top 10 favorites of all time. All you had to tell me was 'playing as a cat in a robotic cyber atmosphere' and you'd have sold me, whether it a $10 or $100 game.
When will this be available for iPhone????