In the cyberpunk cat ADV Stray, you can also do claw sharpening. The special cat expression full of cat love attracts attention

The action-adventure game Stray will be released this month. Annapurna Interactive, the distributor, has begun posting a short video on social media to convey the appeal of this work for launch. The realistic expression of the main character, the cat, in the video seems to be attracting attention.

Stray is a work with a cyberpunk world view, in which a stray cat is the main character. The cat gets separated from his family and wanders into the decadent city of Cyber City, where robots live. Then, in order to return to his hometown, he unravels the mystery hidden in this city with the flying small drone B-12 that he met and became friends along the way.

Annapurna Interactive posted a video on July 9th with the comment Cat scratching the wall. In the video, the main character, the cat, approaches the wall, raises her front legs and touches the wall. Then I started scratching the wall. This is a claw-toggle that cats often do. Cat claws are said to be used for care such as promoting the metabolism of the claws, marking to add one's own scent, or for changing the mood when stress is felt. In this work, the appearance of the nails is realistically expressed.

The fact that the cat in this work can sharpen its claws has already been clarified in the previously released gameplay video. However, in the previous video, it seemed that the nails were sharpened without permission when interacting with a specific place, but in this video, there is a display of the L2 / R2 trigger. Apparently, each trigger corresponds to the cat's left and right paws, and it seems that the player's operation can scratch it. Furthermore, if you look closely at the wall, the scratched area will be scratched, and the peeled wall will fall apart.

It's unclear at this point what role this claw clip has in the gameplay of this game, or if it has no particular meaning. In any case, it is a scene where you can get a glimpse of the developer's love for cats. The PS5's DualSense controller uses haptic feedback for this claw. Even those who are laughing bitterly when the walls and sofas of their house are torn apart by the claws of their cats may be able to understand the feelings of cats that are clawed by the feeling of this work. do not have.

There are other cat-like expressions in Stray besides claws. The above video is cut out from the gameplay video of this work. When I think that the cat is approaching the robot of the inhabitants, I rub my body against the robot's legs. This is also one of the actions that cats often do, and is said to have meaning such as marking.

By the way, the above tweet is from a famous account known for introducing works that have elements that can be stroked by animals such as dogs in the game. In the video, the robot thrilled by the cat displays a heart symbol on the face monitor. It's interesting that it's the opposite of the pattern that the account usually introduces, where animals make people happy by touching them.

In addition, the above image is a fast traveling cat. Not only is the forefoot attached to the edge of the bucket cute, but the way you move your eyes feels like a cat. If you do not aim to complete the collection elements, this work will be about 8 hours in volume. However, this probably does not include the time spent simply loving the hero's cat.

Stray will be distributed domestically on July 19th for PS4 / PS5 and July 20th for PC (Steam). Japanese display is supported in the game.