I started Catherine: FB with low expectations, hoping to just play a simple game with a fun story in my cellphone, to end up liking it more than I'd imagined.

Its simple puzzle gameplay is very fun and the story is quite charming, especially the message behind it. Like I said, I started the game expecting just a easy game to play on my cellphone when I was bored, and I got exactly that, the gameplay is fun and not hard (to play on a cellphone) and saved me from boredom when commuting to my very far away college. One thing about the game that it is very remarkable, is the multiple endings. Of course, this is not new in games, it is actually very overused, but here in Catherine, the multiple endings matches so well with the story and its goal, that for the first time in a game (with choices), I felt that my choices were actually MY choices, since the theme of them were very connected to actual human feelings and thoughts. It was very enjoyable to see the reflections of my feelings, thoughts and opinions taking shape in the ending of the game, so this gained a lot of points with me.

Although Catherine: FB was a quite enjoyable ride, it didn't start that good in my opinion. The beginning was repetitive and a little boring, it took a little to finally take off and get me hooked.

Overall, it was a really great game that surprised me. I'll definitely cherish my memories playing it and recommend it to friends.

Started in 2017 and finally finished in 2023.
I really liked the atmosphere and the world building, but most of the routes didn't engage me that much.

My favorite routes were:

Hisui > Arcueid > Ciel > Akiha > Kohaku