Stray
Playtime - 5 hours
PlayStation 5
Rating - 4/5
Story
The story of Stray takes you through a dull world name unknown as it is filled full of darkness, there is no natural sunlight and there are only neon lights and lamps to be considered the main sources of light, you are playing as CAT in this world which is extinct of human beings and now occupied by Robot like creatures as the world is occupied by cartoonish creatures known as the Zurks, you are let into this open world after you are seperated from your CAT friends after a thing happens, you meet several robots and a buddy known as B-12 as you are tasked on an adventure to get out of this world and possibly save the world
Gameplay
You play as CAT and you can do almost everything a CAT can, a seperate button for meow , jumping and squeezing through everything possible, able to push things of heights and my favourite, blast lazer beams at Zurks, could the gameplay have been better? Absolutely, but it is very good for what it is
Characters
There aren't many memorable characters in the game as there are no humans at all, but I'd say the most memorable are CAT/B-12 and some of the robots that you meet along the way on your journey, most of the characters are very basic and offer no speciality
World
The World is honestly one of the best I've seen in Indie games, there's no HUD in game so you can just stop at any moment and click the photos you want, the neon lights are so beautiful and honestly i stopped playing the game and admired the graphical beauty of this gameCriticism
There's not many points to say but I would've loved more ways to kill the Zurks, some more memorable characters and some more side collectables, but i guess due to the story being 4-5 hours there wasn't much they could've added
Verdict
Overall Stray is a very good game and easily one of the best Indies I've played, it's free for PS PLUS extra and deluxe users so why not try it? Trust me you'll end up thanking me for playing it, i never thought they'd be able to make it work as i myself called it a walking simulator but Annapurna interactive did it, this game gets a 4/5 from me and it may change overtime but as things stand i finished it day 1 within 6 hours so my thoughts are as fresh as it is. Also don't forget CAT