{"id":23796,"date":"2023-10-11T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T00:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=23796"},"modified":"2023-09-06T13:32:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:32:11","slug":"catlord-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/11\/catlord-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Catlord (Switch)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There\u2019s a popular game I\u2019ve been hearing about over the past year or so called Vampire Survivor.\u00a0 It\u2019s a top down retro styled game where you have to fight off waves of enemies, and when you die you can spend your winnings to upgrade your character so you can survive longer next time.\u00a0 And with any popular game, there will be imitators, and here\u2019s one called Catlord on Switch.\u00a0 But instead of a vampire killer, you are a cat and must defeat waves of animals like chickens, dogs, snakes, ducks, etc.<\/p>\n

In Catlord you\u2019ll mostly be moving around a top down map with the L stick.\u00a0 You\u2019ll automatically shoot bullets at the nearest enemy.\u00a0 Defeated enemies leave behind balls of yarn and money that you\u2019ll want to pick up.\u00a0 You can press the R shoulder buttons to fire off more powerful balls of yarn, but you\u2019ll have to pick up more when you run out.\u00a0 You can also shield yourself with the L shoulder buttons.\u00a0 You can also jump, which is handy for avoiding baddies, and when you land you\u2019ll dish out damage when you stomp, too.\u00a0 But you can only use that move so many times before you can use it again.\u00a0 You can see your energy, balls of yarn, and stomp energy via meters on the bottom left of the screen.<\/p>\n

When you run out of energy and get a Game Over, you can upgrade your stats with the money you\u2019ve collected during your run.\u00a0 You can upgrade everything from your shot speed, power, stomp strength, stamina, energy, movement speed, and much more.\u00a0 You can also get new maps if you have enough points and can even buy new kinds of cats to play as.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never played Vampire Survivor, so I don\u2019t really have much to compare this one to.\u00a0 But I\u2019m not seeing what\u2019s so addictive about it from playing this imitator.\u00a0 Just feels more repetitive to me.\u00a0 But if you can\u2019t get enough of that style of gameplay, here\u2019s another one for you.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Catlord is rated E for Everyone with an ESRB descriptor of Mild Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 Enemies just fly off the screen and disappear when defeated, and when you run out of energy you just fall on your back.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the menu text, but not necessary just to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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