Katana: ZERO is a frustatingly fun game to play. Everything dies in one hit, even you. The game is short and sweet and straight to the point. The story is something that needs to be experienced instead of being told about it. A complete blind play-through would be the best experience. The animations are smooth, the OST is a banger (I still listen to it on a regular basis), and the gameplay is tight and responsive. Paired with amazing visual and audio feedback, playing through Katana: ZERO makes you feel like a badass--more so in the later stages. The characters are full of life and personality and compliment the dystopian-noir atmosphere the setting has going. There are some neat little unlocks that you can find throughout various stages that can alter your game-play experience and adds some replay value. Once you finish your first playthrough, you'll unlock speed-run mode and hard-mode. And as the name sounds, it cranks the difficulty up for a true samurai. The story insofar is incomplete with future content coming, but with no specific release date, but in it's current state, it's worth the asking price. A must buy indie game from Askiisoft and Devolver Digital.
