Cat Quest II cover art

Cat Quest II

A breezy action RPG testing light dodge timing and simple gear planning.

Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
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EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    4/10

    Dodge-roll telegraphed attacks - forgiving timing windows

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    0/10

    Monsters telegraph fixed attacks and never adapt

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    1/10

    Loot and dungeons are largely fixed placements

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    5/10

    Gear, spells and level routing decide the pace

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

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Game details

Released
2019
Developer
The Gentlebros
Platforms
PS4, Android, PC, iOS, Mac, XONE, Switch
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
IGDB critics
78/100
IGDB users
75/100
Role-playing (RPG)AdventureIndieActionFantasyKidsOpen world