That’s the complete marketing campaign in a nutshell: discover fish, do facet quests, gather some cute hats as you go, and scratch all of it off of your kitty agenda. It’s arduous to think about that mild construction a flaw since Little Kitty, Big City doesn’t aspire to be something better than a comfy sport the place you information a cat round city to do issues a cat would possibly do. It’s eager about being a enjoyable technique to spend a day, not one you lose your self in for the remainder of the month. It’s cute to observe the kitty sunbathe in a pile of laundry simply because it may well, however attending to that pile of laundry won’t essentially fill you with a way of accomplishment.

All this might make Little Kitty, Big City appear over-simplistic, however I got here to imagine its simplicity is definitely its power. There was no half the place I used to be at a lack of what to do, nothing to disturb the great vibes of being just a little cat in a world full of recent discoveries. There was no hazard round any nook or fight I wanted to remain prepared for – it’s completely about making associates with different animals who’ve large personalities whereas celebrating a fun-filled neighborhood alongside them. Little Kitty, Big City just isn’t failing to be extra, it’s selecting to not be greater than it must be.

The place it may well grate on my endurance, sadly, is within the precise act of reaching these objectives. Climbing up varied buildings via a patchwork path of air conditioners, pipes, and vents can often really feel outright irritating on account of imprecise leaping and digicam controls. Jumps don’t all the time journey precisely to the place the touchdown interface signifies you’ll go, typically leaving you midway between one pipe and one other with no selection however to leap off the wall like a spring. That is sophisticated additional by the digicam slamming in opposition to partitions and violently zooming in to compensate, one thing that occurs very often when you’re attempting to scamper up someplace and want a greater view.

The lovable cartoon aesthetic no less than holds up over the course of all the marketing campaign. The animations have been clearly created by somebody who has spent numerous time watching precise cats, and are practical sufficient to make me instinctively whisper “large stretch” underneath my breath no less than as soon as. I additionally had a enjoyable time urgent the “Meow” button and watching my real-life cats whip their heads round in confusion.