Katana ZERO

Katana Zero’s time-bending samurai action is the star of the show here, but its unique presentation and entertaining dialogue go a long way in supporting a plot that suffers from feeling like it’s saving its best ideas for a sequel. As action games go, Katana Zero’s shorter length makes it a quick fix, and I’ll no doubt suffer withdrawal while I wait for the next hit.

The visual style, music, branching dialogue options, and unique time bending abilities certainly separate it from the crowded pack of 2D side scrolling indie action games. Unfortunately, this isn’t enough to save it from repetitive and aggravating game play. This could easily be a “git gud” situation, but the puzzling story and lack of true replay-ability might not be enough to keep you pushing through the grind.

Katana ZERO is pixelated samurai bliss, delivering one of the most impressively polished narrative and gameplay experiences of the year.

Katana Zero's gameplay is genuinely fantastic. It's the perfect choice for someone looking for the next frantic and challenging indie darling.

The narrative contextualization of both your abilities and role within Katana Zero's world is expertly written, with a clever dialogue system letting you inject personality into character interactions. Katana Zero is bloody and brutal, but it's also a heartfelt tale that you shouldn't overlook lightly.

Overall, Katana Zero is an inspired effort. Askiisoft could have easily relied on the action formula alone, called it a day, and it would have been a solid indie release. However, Katana Zero dares to go bolder, with a story that takes more than one left turn, and an innovative dialogue system that can paint both the story and the main character in a different light. No matter how you opt to play this game, Katana Zero is one of the best Hotline Miami homages I've seen yet.

Katana Zero kicked me into a bloody pulp, but I’m compelled to continue regardless. If not for the challenge, then for my raw hunger to soak in every scrap of this exceptional story. Don’t sleep on this one, friends.

Be the ultimate badass and kill your enemies in slow-motion. There are a lot of games that try to be like Hotline Miami, moving from area-to-area murdering with sheer ruthlessness, but few games match the execution and style like Katana Zero. Great pixel art, a wonderful use of color, and fantastic synthwave soundtrack. From start to finish, it's a fever dream worth having.

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Katana Zero logra una acción vertiginosa que nos lleva a manipular el tiempo para limpiar todos los enemigos de cada fase con estilo y rapidez. Posee una narrativa original, un diseño impecable y una animación exquisita, pero también es cierto que el juego termina abruptamente, dejando la historia con muchos cabos sueltos, y que su planteamiento jugable sin desplegar todo su potencial. Pese a ello sus mecánicas sobrecogen y enganchan desde el primer momento.

La mécanique de ralentissement du temps trouve sa place avec habileté dans un exutoire d'une violence délicieuse, assez pimenté mais pas trop, qui pousse également à la réflexion, et auquel on ne pourra finalement reprocher qu'une relative brièveté. Quand c'est bon, on en veut toujours plus.

Le Troisième District de la Nouvelle-Mecque est un coin sinistre, où tout schlingue la déprime. Météo grisouille, bâtiments en ruines, forces de police omniprésentes. Dans ce futur-là comme dans beaucoup de pays qui sortent d'un conflit armé, c’est tout sauf la fête.

Il gameplay fulmineo ma anche ragionato, con il suo sistema di combattimento esaltante, è l'elemento centrale di Katana Zero, in grado di renderlo un gioco impossibile da mollare finché non si è concluso. Il bello, però, è che l'azione in pieno stile samurai post-moderno è anche perfettamente supportata da una narrazione di ottimo livello, che propone dei momenti alquanto memorabili nelle sue pieghe più strane.