Konrad the Kitten review

Reviewed on: PS VR

Virtual Meow

When we think of video games, many genres have followed the industry’s natural evolution and migrated from 2D to 3D and more recently to VR, such as puzzle, adventure, platformer, simulation; in short, a good part of games has been evolving, but one genre was missing from showing this evolution, and it is the virtual pet, very popular in the 90s, yet somewhat forgotten nowadays, but FusionPlay presents us with Konrad The Kitten. The burning question is whether this game on PSVR will be tomorrow’s tamagotchi. Let’s find out!

The game follows the basic structure of the genre where you have a virtual kitten called Konrad, whose needs you must meet daily, and as he evolves, new areas of the house, with new activities, are unlocked for you and your little friend to enjoy. The activities are feeding the kitten, playing with him, putting him to sleep and others that will let you earn “Love” (experience) from the critter and little virtual coins, with which you can buy accessories or unlock new items to use in play.

But don’t worry because, unlike other virtual pets, Konrad will not die if you don’t show up for a few days; at most he will be upset and feeling lonely, but at least you won’t have to start from scratch with our little friend after some absence from the game nor deal with the weight of conscience of having the little animal dead, even if virtually.

The cool thing is that playing less than an hour a day already guarantees good fun with the virtual kitten, the controls are efficient, not frustrating the player, although a few times I had to do a synchronization, but I believe the simplicity of the activities is suited to the game’s genre, earning a mechanics score of 8.0.

The game’s visuals are competent, managing to lend credibility to the player’s interaction with Konrad, but they don’t fill the eyes, merely serving their purpose and encouraging the player to explore the settings and activities with the virtual kitten, earning an audio and visuals score of 7.0.

As for the plot, there is nothing to evaluate, since the genre doesn’t bring a narrative, generally speaking, so the game can be judged on its fun, encouraging the player to return for the activities that are unlocked little by little, as well as new areas in the house that appear according to your interaction and the activities done with the critter, earning a fun score of 8.0.

So, anyone who was missing a virtual pet, Konrad may be the game you were waiting for; with the plus of the immersion provided by virtual reality, the title deserves to be in your library, at a fair price for the return the game offers.

Final score 7.6