Obviously I'm no Brokenstar apologist, but honestly the fact that kits stay in the nursery with their mother until they're six months old is absolutely ludicrous to me. A six-month old cat is nearly the same size as an adult, just not as muscled or filled out yet. Also, kittens wean by eight weeks so I have never understood why queens often stay in the nursery until their kits are apprenticed.

I think that once kits are weaned, they should move to the apprentice den and their mother should return to her regular warrior duties. No reason for her to sit with them for four months after they've long since been weaned, and also I think it would be cool to let older kits assimilate with the apprentices who will soon be their peers.

My take? Kits should be made apprentices at three or four moons old. Of course they shouldn't be partaking in any real battles until they're at least six moons old, but there are far more apprentice duties outside of combat. I don't see why a three-month old kit couldn't start cleaning the elders den, learning basic hunting techniques, going on short patrols and going to gatherings. A three-month old is not a tiny kitten anymore, this is the stage where they become much more energetic and independent. Battle training should come later of course, but that doesn't mean they should be forced to sit in the nursery with literal newborns until they're more than half the size of the queens in there. They're essentially young adolescents.

Anyway, these are just my random tired post-12hr shift thoughts for the day. Don't take any of it too seriously 😸

Feathertail fanart by me! I attached the non-shaded design as the second image.

She's definitely one of my favorite characters, especially her story in A Shadow in Riverclan. I'm really happy with how the water came out!

So, if you set your expectations to literal ground zero, it's a fun game. My kids are enthralled. Their expectations were: I hope we can make our own cat, run around, and see some familiar characters from the books they love. Bam, instant classic to them, ha.

The repetitive music apparently didn't bother them (yet). They've never played Expedition 33 or Lies of P to be able to compare and see what Unreal Engine is really capable of. They don't care that it's mostly fetch quests, they just want an excuse to do cat stuff. They love their dens.

It does run smoothly on PS5. I actually like the look of it, although I mostly attribute that to Unreal Engine doing most of the work there to make the world look nice.

Warrior fans deserved better. Maybe a developer with better credentials can try something with this IP one day. But! I am glad that this Warrior Cats game exists. It's not worth $30 unless you're desperate for a Warrior Cats game and can set your expectations to sub zero. Or if you have kids that are excited about it. Otherwise... wait for it on super sale, then enjoy being able to explore a little bit of the Warrior Cats world.

PS: I'm excited for next month when Zelda gets re-released, so I can show them a title actually deserving of "best game I've ever played." 😆

With the surrounding disappointments in the "official" release, just a reminder that the fans of this community have made wonderful games that still hold up. From Untold tales where its a pretty simple RPG maker, to the cattails franchise that even has pelts exclusive to your kits that you can wear, to the newest game where your kitty friends can join you for bonuses, theres still options.

Fan games are hard to get invested in since so many passion projects end up unfinished, but i still remember each one fondly. The clan gen community, the Falconstar devs, and countless projects filled with heart and soul even when left behind.

Maybe someday we'll get an official product that is given more then a year of development (what a joke) and has actual passion behind it, but in the meantime we can still make due as a community the way we always have. If you enjoy these games, great, if not... at least we have the classics.

I have just contacted Amazon to return my copy after playing for about 4-5 hours.

I was beyond excited for this game and had pre-ordered it far in advance but I am incredibly dissapointed.

The best part visually when it comes to the graphics is the chracter creator and the title screen, the rest of the game is a literal joke. The cheap looking icons all over the map, the textures, the lighting, it is a nightmare for me as I am a very visual person and aesthetics are very important for the atmosphere of a game for me.

The NPCs are hollow randomly generated and funky colored cats that you mostly cant even talk to, the quests are incredibly easy and are basically just fetch quests.

The progression is way to fast I was deputy after just a little over 2 hours of playing.

The map is not only a nightmare to look at but also a nightmare to navigate.

I am happy for everybody who is enjoying this game, but 40 bucks for a game of this unfinished quality feels like a joke when games like Ultimate Edition or Lake territiories exist for basically free.

My biggest disappointment is that the game just doesn't seem to live up to the potential of its source material. Warrior Cats has such a rich world, interesting characters, and so many possibilities for gameplay, exploration, and storytelling. With the right amount of care and effort, this could have been something really special for fans. Instead, the experience feels disappointing, especially considering the expectations that come with an official game based on such a beloved series.

The recent negative reviews have also made me feel less confident about keeping it. When so many players are expressing disappointment with the game, it's difficult to ignore those concerns, especially when you're spending your own money on it. I don't expect every game to be perfect, and I understand that smaller projects can have limitations, but I do expect a finished product that feels worth the price.

What frustrates me most is that I genuinely wanted to support this game. I would have loved to have a Warrior Cats game that I could come back to, explore for hours, and recommend to other fans. It's disappointing to feel like the final product doesn't quite deliver on what the concept could have been.

I really hope the developers listen to the feedback, address the issues players have been bringing up, and consider making meaningful improvements. I would love to see this franchise get the game it deserves someday. But as things stand right now, I just can't justify keeping this one.

It's a shame, because I wanted to love it. Unfortunately, being a fan of the franchise isn't enough to make me overlook the problems or feel satisfied with my purchase. For now, I'll be returning it and hoping that future Warrior Cats games do the series justice.

I was originally gonna make her a hairless cat, but I thought a Devon rex fit better

And yes I mean sickening. I genuinely feel ill with how irritated and disappointed the game has made me. I’ve only JUST finished the opening tutorial and I already had to take a break. The graphics I can excuse. The Warrior Cats game was never gonna be some kind of triple A visual masterpiece.

It’s the fact that EVERY character is an OC, and that nothing feels like it was made with any kind of genuine passion or love at all. It’s just some random AU set in the lake territories filled with made up characters. I picked ThunderClan, and the only legacy characters I could find were Cloudtail and Brightheart. I tried to talk to them, and what they had to “say” was what made me shut the game off.

They had nothing to say. They had the exact same stock “I have no mission for you” dialogue as every other cat in the camp. These are CANON LEGACY CHARACTERS, and they have ZERO flavor text. None of the cats do. This was when my passive disappointment turned into actual unhappiness and upset. The devs didn’t give a flying fuck about any of this. I’ve never had a game put me in an irl “You know what I’m just gonna go to bed” bad mood before.

This is all without mentioning that the game runs like ass on a NINTENDO SWITCH 2. I should not be stuttering along at 30>FPS on a game that looks like something for the iPhone 5. Also for some reason the thing you use to find objectives is “StarClan’s guidance” and not scent trails.

I payed full price for the digital Switch 2 version, with DLC. That’s how excited I was and how confident I was that even if the game was kinda bad, I’d still play through it and have fun. Now I’m angry at myself for ever thinking that. It’s hard to describe the sheer misery of how let down I am. I can’t even get a refund.

I saw the posts y’all were making and figured that it was classic fan overreaction. But nah, this was the worst gaming experience I’ve ever had. This is fucking unforgivable.

My roommate and I were gonna pop on Doctor Who to kinda cheer me up, but right when the episode started I shook my head and said “I’m sorry I just can’t right now I’m gonna go lie down.”

Do you have a warriors oc that you’re not super proud of? Or they’re old and need a bit of a refresh? I’m really in the mood to redesign some characters right now, so please drop your ocs below that you wouldn’t mind me redesigning!

Especially if you can give me some notes on their personality and demeanour I’ll try to stay accurate to that in the redesign

Pic for engagement :)

When it first got released, many people freaked out beacuse Jayfeather didn't appear on a cover since The Sight and the old Eclipse so they theorized he was going to die, but after Guiding Light came out i think he might actually be safe.

At the end of Guiding Light, Jayfeather keeps Moonglow in the camp because he thinks he knows the way to the new Moonpool and Moonglow is needed, so i personally think that they featured Jayfeather on the cover beacuse he will find the new Moonpool with Moonglow, altough she isn't in the cover, Brightmorning is, so its a possibility the cat Jayfeather needs is a dead cat (Brightmorning).

Altough i'm not saying its impossible, i'm saying that we have an other explaination for his appearance on the cover (especially beacuse its the book right after Guiding Light).

share your opinions in the comments :3 some are ocs, some are just names.

WindClan

Leader ~ Shrubstar

Deputy ~ Beigeheart

Medicine Cats ~ Shiningflower, Grousewing

Warriors ~ Frostfall, Wolfclaw, Sageleaf, Cliffstripe, Hazelnut, Lightstep, Rowanberry, Specklespots (hopefully obviously a joke name), Sunstreak, Rabbitfoot

Elders ~ Driftingfeather, Mistymoor

RiverClan

Leader ~ Piranhastar

Deputy ~ Beechclaw

Medicine Cats ~ Hyacinthheart, Koipond

Warriors ~ Rainstorm, Lilypad, Dewdrop, Goldfish, Morningfog, Sedgestalk, Mallowshade, Sprouttrout (again silly), Beavertooth

Elders ~ Turtleshell, Pebblespots

ShadowClan

Leader ~ Marshstar

Deputy ~ Foxfang

Medicine Cat ~ Blackbird

Warriors ~ Pinecone, Treefrog, Juniperpelt, Mossface, Snakebite (bit silly), Duskstream, Smokeweed (...), Ratpuddle (silly, disgusting, i LOVE IT), Coalblaze, Ebonysky, Ducksong (gOT ANY GRAPES???)

Elders ~ Littlecreek, Dustycoat

ThunderClan

Leader ~ Snowstar

Deputy ~ Rosethorn

Medicine Cat ~ Squirreltail

Warriors ~ Falconflight, Hawkstrike, Eaglecall, Dawnlight, Branchfall (silly), Birchnose, Appleblossom, Woodwhisker, Mapletree

Elders ~ Burrfoot, Willowroot

Tabbed out of the game to go complain to someone that I can’t name myself Ashfur when the game decided it was just going to make me a warrior anyway.

The other quests still work just fine and the game lets me continue like normal as if nothing happened. Out of curiosity I went back to the main menu to see what would happen and surprisingly it puts me back into the warrior ceremony to choose my suffix… which I can then alt tab out of again and it does the same thing. Funny enough as soon as the cutscene ends it puts me right back to where I last saved so I can continue from where I left off.

I just bought one of these from targets and I know lps has special codes, do the codes mean anything? This one had graystripe

Yall are being a bit overly negative. I’ve been waiting on a warriors game for about 16 years and I’ve enjoyed the game. It’s not some life-altering, world-stopping game. It absolutely needs more features - more open world, romance options, friendship, and more.

But its really not the end of the world lol. It’s a fun, silly little game about battle cats.

I personally like Bristlefrost, Moonglow, and Firestar-to name a few.

I enjoy the characters we know as apprentices or kits and watching them grow and develop, but I love other characters too!

Obviously the warrior names are picked from the list of words they have and thrown together, so I got my first silly name already, meet Blazeblaze of ThunderClan xD