Fans called out Erica’s role as offensive in reviews and essays following launch. This is confirmed both by a subplot in which a man she’s slept with is admonished for having done so, and in the end credits, where Erica is referred to by her deadname, the name she went by prior to her transition. Consider this a spoiler warning for the ending of the game.Ī character named Erica plays a significant part in the storyline, and over the course of the game, there are several clues that she’s a trans woman. Catherine already features another trans woman.

It wouldn’t be the first time that the studio has failed transgender fans in this regard. But the trailer’s final scene is the most concerning indication for Dale and others that Atlus is using Rin’s gender for shock value and comedy. Along with the trailer, new artwork focuses on Rin hiking up her dress to expose her crotch, which is pointedly obscured. Dale, however, believes there are a number of reasons to believe Rin will be portrayed as a trans character. editor Laura Kate Dale, who has written about trans issues and games for Polygon in the past.Ītlus declined to provide comment on Rin’s potential portrayal in Catherine: Full Body. “Everything about the way was revealed hits on tropes regarding stories of men who realize they've slept with a trans woman,” says Kotaku U.K. As Vincent looks at her crotch, his eyes widen with shock. That’s made most clear by the stinger at the end of the new trailer, where Vincent and Rin end up in a bedroom alone together. We don’t know much about Rin yet (even her age is a mystery), other than that she’s voiced by popular actress Aya Hirano and that Vincent becomes romantically entangled with her as well. The remake adds a third woman, the aforementioned Rin, into the mix. Hints that Rin, who makes her debut in the upcoming game, is a trans woman have fans concerned that her storyline may not handle representation well.Ĭatherine: Full Body again stars nightmare-prone Vincent, who finds himself torn between - and cheating on - women named Catherine and Katherine. The first trailer for Catherine: Full Body, a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita remake of the 2011 game, is garnering criticism for what some are interpreting as a gag making fun of trans identity.

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