13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has a strange relationship with difficulty. The game has difficulty settings, but they only affect the combat-centric Destruction Mode, which makes up about one-third of the game. When it comes to the story-based Remembrance mode and the encyclopedic analysis mode, the main source of difficulty is just keeping up with 13 Sentinels' complex nonlinear story.
However, there are several exceptions: points in Remembrance mode where it's not immediately clear how to proceed. It's rarely a huge problem; normally, it's just players not knowing where to find the next progression flag, but these moments can be frustrating when trying to unlock 13 Sentinels' entire cast.
One of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim's trickier puzzles doesn't involve anything like time travel, dimension-hopping, or other sci-fi concepts. It's simply how to feed a stray cat.
Feeding the Cat in Iori Fuyusaka's Story
The cat puzzle takes place in Iori Fuyusaka's story, at around the 14% mark. The scene involves Iori hanging out with her friends Tomi Kisaragi and Miwako Sawatari, trying to figure out where to eat.
While this conversation is happening, players will eventually notice a cat on the far right of the screen, which appears multiple times in 13 Sentinels' story. If the player tries to approach it, the cat runs off, and they have to wait for it to re-appear.
The answer to this puzzle, strangely enough, lies in the snack conversation that Tomi and Miwako are having. When the player talks to them, they'll get to decide whether they all go for ice cream or crêpes. Both have unique dialogue and are worth seeing, especially since Vanillaware loves drawing gourmet-looking food, but players need to choose crepes to advance.
Miwako will mention offhand that she has cat treats in her bag during the crepe conversation. This will add "Cat Treats" to Iori's thought cloud, 13 Sentinels' inventory of important topics.
With this in hand, players can approach the cat again. When Iori says "Oh!" and forcibly stops her movement, the player can open her thought cloud and choose "Cat Treats." Iori will walk over to Miwako and beckon her to use them. This will let the girls approach the cat, and the conversation while petting it will lead to the next story-progressing flashback.
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is available now for PS4 and Switch.
