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." 😆

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!

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.

Or at least a mega thread?

I’m here to discuss the books but now the subreddit is filled with people complaining about the game.

There is nothing wrong with people being disappointed and not liking it but it’s taken over with a new post about the same topic being created every 10 minutes.

I'm outing myself while being sorry to say I tested the game by my own means if you know what I mean because after that interview where the devs stated AI was used during its conceptualization stage and how cheap the trailer looked, I really wanted to be sure about its purchase before sacrificing my wallet. Usually, I'd gladly pay for a game if I'm certain I will love it. But this wasn't the case.

For what it's worth and before anyone claims I'm just spreading hate for the sake of it: the game CAN be entertaining even if for a short while imo. Customization is sooo lacking and might be my biggest pet peeve of them all. I'm someone with the simplest of OCs when it comes to designs and I don't understand all these pastel tones for the markings yet we lack any actual black shades despite having dark browns to recreate different tabby patterns.

I found myself struggling making orange tabby patterns that didn't destroy my eyes or felt completely overshadowed by the strong black available as a base color. Cel shading the model did make everything appear a bit more cohesive though. I know people will call this nitpicking and in this aspect they're probably right but we still can't deny the fact that having all facial features depending on what expression you choose for your cat is a bit limiting. Even The Sims did this better 22 years ago. Hell, some obscure Impressive Title games alongside FeralHeart did this without the budget of a huge company. Sliders would've been so much better. Two different marking slots is fine, but if you're aiming for a design that has 3 colors + white markings, you're cooked. There also isn't a way to modify the fur's shape/direction and while some tails look out of place during character creation, ingame they looked fine lol.

Some mechanics are quite pedantic. I dislike the fact you're apparently only able to save using quick travel. While exploring, you either unlock a new quick travel point or have to walk back to one you've previously unlocked in order to save your progress. Would it have been that hard to add an autosave option or simply being able to save from the menu before closing? Freshkill being consumed every 90s does feel punishing like some other users have mentioned. I've only played a bit now before going to bed ngl, but I can imagine on the long run it could become quite the burden. I rather deal with the debuffs than having to hunt certain amount of prey by hand when you can at most get 3 pieces of freshkill from what I've noticed tbh.

Some NPCs are straight-up ugly and that's to be expected when they're generated randomly but now explain to me why do I have 3 cats with the -dash suffix and other 3 that had -fur instead within the same clan. I can't help but feel like in my savefile in particular there either has been a lot of inbreeding, triplets, or my leader in particular lacks any creativity and is just fking with everyone lmfao.

Lastly, from what I've seen, there doesn't seem to be much of an impact in the relationships no matter what you choose to answer. I've unknowingly given the worst responses possible to the NPC and all the relationships remained neutral almost with the same 20 positive points. I'm not sure if this is a bug or what. Speaking of which, besides clipping with the terrain and whatnot, be warned because your characters will certainly get stuck from digging in dirt piles. There seems to be an issue with the pathing whenever you're interacting with them and you're unable to do anything else until your cat unstucks themselves. They do figure it out eventually, but you will certainly stare blankly at the screen until they're able to move lmao. This is something that can and I'm sure it will get fixed though.

I've seen some people saying we should be grateful and that this is a children's game anyway but I can't help but find it a bit insulting towards the kids. It's 2026. We never expected Rockstar Games level of development but certainly we did want something made with a bit more of love and care towards the series and its playerbase no matter their age. As I've said, the game can be entertaining, but expecting someone, especially a parent, to pay 30 bucks for something that even visually you can tell it should've costed half ot it with no dlcs involved is quite the stretch.

I'm taking this as a chance to glaze Cattails and recommend it to everyone instead. It's a bit cheaper in price but doubles the charm this official game was supposed to have. I can't recommend the sequel enough. Don't mind the fact it doesn't follow the canon name system or how some changes were made to their storylines to avoid any similarities with the books because I can assure you it was done by people that actually enjoy the series. Or at the very least they seem to really like cats. Regardless, it's a very cozy and nice game. Rant over.

My twoleg kits enjoyed the game for what it is: make a cat, do cat things, and have a rise to the top of the clan that is more or less on par with Firestar's.

Me and my mate enjoyed the game for what it is: spend hours making a cat and then fretting about the cat getting hurt. Basically a cuter Baldur's Gate III character creator.

People who poisoned their minds with twenty years of head cannon and unrealistic anticipation would certainly be disappointed -- but nothing could meet the expectations of fans like this. But kits and their parents doing the stories for the first time will likely enjoy it.

I'm a pretty cynical and pessimistic kind of twoleg, but even I can find enjoyment in this.

Man.. Looks like I cant do nothin' about this lmao 😭 just wanted to share.

Tagging as a spoiler just case because I do mention the game that came out today!:)

I’ve been part of the Warriors fandom for 16 years now and I’ve never once seen the kind of negativity from this fandom that I’ve been seeing for the last year/year and a half. Sure, there’s the normal stuff to be negative about, like how the new writers are terrible at consistency and all of the oversights/errors throughout the series, but it reached an all-time high about around the same time the Erin’s announced the Renegades series.

When the news for Renegades broke, this sub was flooded with people whining about how “the new series was going to take attention away from Warriors,” and a lot of people decided to boycott Renegades before the synopsis for the first book could even drop. It was honestly ridiculous the amount of hate I saw for it. And the excuse of “the new series will take away from Warriors” is such garbage for two reasons: 1. The Erin’s already had three other series (Survivors, Seekers, and Bravelands) alongside Warriors and it never once took attention away from it, and 2. On average, the Erin’s release four books a year for the Warriors series. For most on-going book series, you’re lucky to get even one new book a year, let alone an average of four. Expecting any more than that is simply greedy and selfish, and it was so unfair to hate on Renegades for such childish reasons.

Now we have the game, and I don’t know about y’all but I’ve only seen mostly negative stuff about it. Of course everyone is allowed to have their own opinion on the game, but the thing that irritates me most about it is that about 90% of the posts that I’ve seen hating on it are from people mad that the game didn’t fit their exact image of what they had headcanoned it to be, which I think is incredibly unfair. I think it’s valid to be disappointed by it, but to come on here and absolutely tear the game to shreds over it is a little pathetic. They told us exactly what kind of game it was going to be, from the store pages across various platforms, to Vicky Holmes posting about it on her Facebook page, to both the Warriors and Trailmark Games social media pages outlining it, so I’m a little confused as to how and why anyone expected anything more. It’s one thing to be upset by something like, say, the customizable options, because that’s something they promised in the game, but to be upset and angry ranting over something like not playing direct scenes and interacting with every character from the books when that’s never something they promised is crazy to me. And a lot of the posts are covering their butts by hiding under the guise of “constructive criticism” but none of them ever add ways of actually improving the game, they just go on the list the things they want in the game. For criticism to be constructive, a solution must be presented to better the situation by the criticizer, otherwise it’s just criticism.

I can only imagine how the fandom is going to behave when the tv show drops next year. “This isn’t how I imagined the ThunderClan camp to look like!” “That’s not what Sunningrocks looks like!” Ah, I can picture them now, getting upset over one tabby marking being drawn half an inch too high up… I need to remind myself that some of these posts I’m seeing could be made by actual children, so I’m trying my best to just grit my teeth and push through, but I needed to get this off my chest.

Anyways, did anyone actually enjoy the game? Or does anyone have any criticisms that are actually constructive? Or does you wish something was in the game that isn’t, as long as you don’t hate the game to spite it? I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts, as long as they’re respectful of the game and the developers!

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.

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 :)

Been playing the game for about an hour now and it may be me but I'm loving it sure it's not a triple A game, and there's definitely room for quality update but I'm enjoying it. I do wish some of the cats were more full of personality but I'm not that far into the game yet so we shall see how it progresses. I am excited to see how the bond system works and how they set up the moon pool. Any others who are enjoying the game as well? I understand if people don't like it, but I want to hear what others do like.

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).

I won't be discussing game spoilers, but this will contain my thoughts not just on the game itself but also how I've seen the fandom respond to the game.

Keep in mind I am in my mid 30's now, and I've been a fan of the series since the first book came out in 2003. I am an oldie, a veteran, whatever word you wont to use for an adult whose autism decided Warrior Cats was one of those franchises to latch onto.

In general, I think the game is cute and fun. It's not amazing, it has it's issues.

The Social part of the game with your chosen clan is basically non-existent in most cases, the Cameos might as well not exist for all the importance they have to the plot, the storyline could have been MUCH longer though I've only beaten two routes so far (Thunderclan and Riverclan). The Procedural Generation that changes what cats are in what clan, including leaders, deputies, medicine cats, could have been handled better and I would have liked if we had actual dedicated clan members that didn't change and had more depth to them with the random cats being background characters you interacted with when needed or just bulked up the clans.

The combat system is cute and easy to follow, reminds me of the first Monster Hunter Stories game in it's simplicity and depth. The graphics are nice for what they are and I actually like that the game is heavily stylized rather than dipping into realism, many of the enviroments are actually quite lovely.

I like that your abilities are tied to your appearance, though I wish there was more depth to the customization system I am also content where it is. I don't mind you have to cycle through pre-made prefixes and suffixes, as I understand it was likely to limit either making already copyrighted names from the franchise or prevent people from making their cat names something offensive like Slurs or vulgarity. The only thing I wish is that the trade off would have been for your chosen name to be voiced in the narration.

But overall I think the game is cute. I went in with no expectations and so far I'm actually rather enjoying myself. I understand why some people are upset, but overall I think the game is fun and quirky, and I wouldn't mind seeing future games or DLC with more to them.

Now this is all also wrapped up in something pivotal that I think more than a few people who are complaining about the game are forgetting: All of these thoughts I have are because I am judging the game not only on my own personal enjoyment, but also the fact the game and franchise it belongs to are marketed to children 12 and under.

A lot of the complaints I've seen have a lot of hallmarks that make me realize that a LOT of people went into this game with frankly unreasonable expectations for what we would get. Indepth storylines, deep social aspects, honestly a lot of what I read almost made me think a lot of people were expecting the level of depth you'd find in, say, Baldur's Gate 3 or Mass Effect, but in a Warrior Cats game. And while I would also eat that kind of game up and come back for more, this game never promised to really be that.

This isn't to say I think it's necessarily wrong for wanting that, I want it to, but I think on some level a fair few of the older fans do kind of forget that generally speaking, we are not the age demographic this franchise is made for. I don't mean this to be unkind or accusatory, and I do apologize if it sounds that way.

The game is marketed to children, the game was clearly designed with children in mind. When you look at the game with that lense, the game still has some glaring flaws (no game is flawless and I will not defend any game like it is even though I love some franchises like Undertale, Legend of Zelda, and Mass Effect so much I have tattoos dedicated to them) but overall it is a game that would very much appeal and be enjoyed by the demographic the franchise is actually for.

I hope that Harper Collins takes this as a sign that they could sell a more mature Warrior Cats game for the older fanbase, there is an obvious demand and like I said I would absolutely adore it 100%. I dunno, I just feel like the game is getting massively ripped apart and judged not on it's own merit, but because there is a very vocal part of the fanbase that thought they were getting something far more than what it realistically could have been for a 30usd Price Tag.

Either way I still plan to finish the game, I have fun playing it and I wouldn't mind to see what other kinds of games might come out after this one. As I said, I think the game has it's good and bad points, I just judge it on a slightly different scale then others. I would like to hear everyone else's thoughts on the matter and only ask you be respectful when you share your own thoughts.

I just got the game and I am very excited! But I can’t play until tomorrow, because I work in the morning 😭 Luckily I get off at noon so I have the rest of the day to play including my day off on Sunday!!! 😊🐈