Cat Quest: The Fur-tastic Trilogy
Genre: Compilation / Action-RPG
Players: 1-2 Co-Op (Local)
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Review:
Cat Quest: The Fur-tastic Trilogy, released in 2024, is a Compilation containing the first three games in the Cat Quest series, all Action-RPG games with cutesy anthropomorphic animals and a lot of puns.
I have separately reviewed these games. Here is what I thought of all of the games in this collection:
| Game | Genre | # of Players | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Quest | Action-RPG | 1 | B |
tl;drCat Quest is a family-friendly Action-RPG that simplifies numerous elements of the genre to produce something streamlined, user-friendly, and… well, full of cat puns. It may not have the weight of some of the more impactful games in the genre, but it is nevertheless a thoroughly enjoyable game, and one fans of the genre would do well to give a look. | |||
| Cat Quest II | Action-RPG | 1-2 Co-Op (Local) | B+ |
tl;drCat Quest II, like the first game, is a family-friendly Action-RPG that simplifies numerous elements of the genre to produce something streamlined, user-friendly, and… well, full of puns. And this game builds on its predecessor by adding an exceptional and well thought-out co-op mode. It still may not have the weight of some of the more impactful games in the genre, but it is nevertheless a thoroughly enjoyable game, and one fans of the genre would do well to give a look. | |||
| Cat Quest III | Open-World Action-RPG | 1-2 Co-Op (Local) | B- |
tl;drCat Quest III takes the great Action-RPG gameplay of the earlier titles and adds Open-World seafaring elements. While liberating, these elements also cause wild difficulty spikes and make it difficult to gauge when you’ve wandered into an area where you’re out of your depth. As a result, this game loses the wonderful accessibility of its predecessors. There’s still a lot to love here, but this time that comes with its fair share of flaws. | |||
Overall, I think that all three of these games are good, but the second game is the clear winner of the group – it added the much-appreciated multiplayer that the first game lacked, and doesn’t have the crazy difficulty spikes that the third game’s poorly-balanced Open-World adds into the mix.
When you look at the value this provides as a bundle, you’re saving $8 off the price these games would cost separately, which is a decent but not great savings. Unfortunately, this bundle looks worse when you look at the sale prices for all of the games, because when you do you’ll find that this bundle actually costs a few dollars more when everything is on sale. If you’re looking to save cash, this just doesn’t make sense.
Ah, but what if you’re looking to get these games in physical form? Surely a few dollars in difference might be worth it then, yes? Well… not quite. For the physical release, you do get all three games on one cartridge, which is nice. And it comes with a digital artbook and a vinyl sticker too! But all of this comes at a price of $50, a few bucks more than the games sell for separately at full price, and as of this writing the physical release has not yet gone on sale.
As a result, Cat Quest: The Fur-tastic Trilogy is a bundle with a solid trio of games, but in most situations it’s overpriced compared to the individual releases. Unless you absolutely want the physical release of these games and don’t mind spending considerably more to get it, I suggest you just get the digital versions of these games instead.
tl;dr – Cat Quest: The Fur-tastic Trilogy is a Compilation containing the first three games in the Cat Quest series, all very good Action-RPG games with anthropomorphic animals and tons of puns. Unfortunately, in most cases this bundle is going to be overpriced, and unless you’re willing to spend considerably more for the physical release, you’re much better off getting the individual releases of these games on the Nintendo Switch eShop.
Grade: B-
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