They did the same with demons souls, no EU release but then 6 months or so later did release it. If you get it on PS3 you can just import it since it's region free anyway.

As for the game, well i've been watching 'let's plays' of it on youtube and although the story seems good the puzzle gameplay doesn't intrest me too much too justify buying it on release not too mention it doesn't feature the Japanese voice acting which is what usually sells these games for me. I think i will pick it up much later.

There's no Atlus EU, so it's pretty much up to whether another publisher picks it up or not. No Etrian Odyssey 2 or 3 in the UK. =(

I know... I had to import 2 from the US and then discovered that the password from my EO1 is longer than the US EO1 password. Not a big deal, but the European password is basically a dead end since there's no European EO2.

Catherine has now been confirmed for an EU release

Catherine is a strange game. In cinematics it looks almost like erotic thtiller, but in gameplay... it's just another puzzle game. Weird.