improves upon the original in almost every way - more customisation options , the mission structure is similar to the original but spices it up with the boss battles and being unlocked through the amount of cats in your colony rather than just collecting items from the game and going to the place (and getting good reputation with the other colonies in the original) and yes while the 'collecting items from the game' is here , that's to serve gathering cats which makes it feel different and more fulfilling . the rival marriages are a nice touch and so is the buddy system , both help make the characters feel more alive and the world more lived-in . you can date any cat and thats epic the only thing that kind of disappoints me is the fact you will always have 4 kittens , instead of the number being based on your marriage level or being random , but i think that's just a me thing and it doesn't actually detract from overall enjoyment .