Katana Zero
Katana Zero
Katana Zero, développé par Askiisoft et édité par Devolver Digital et Netflix, est paru le 18 avril 2019. Ce jeu de plateformes d'action à l'ambiance néo-noir propose un combat acrobatique rapide et mortel, où le joueur manipule le temps grâce à la drogue Chronos et utilise son katana pour progresser dans une ville fracturée et découvrir son passé. Les niveaux offrent de multiples approches possibles, mêlant pièges et explosifs, au sein d'une narration originale dévoilée progressivement jusqu'à un dénouement inattendu. Le titre est disponible sur PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android et iOS, a été réalisé avec le moteur GameMaker, et son histoire principale est jouable en environ quatre heures et demie, pour une expérience complétiste avoisinant les quatorze heures et demie. Commercialisé au prix de 14,79 euros, il affiche un score Metacritic de 83 et un score OpenCritic de 84. La presse a salué ses visuels, sa musique, ses mécaniques et son écriture, Screen Rant le qualifiant de l'un des meilleurs jeux de 2019 et DualShockers louant la liaison entre son récit sombre et son gameplay rapide. Certains joueurs sur Steam ont apprécié son gameplay énergique, son intrigue et sa bande-son, tandis qu'un avis Metacritic en espagnol l'a décrit comme l'une des meilleures expériences de l'année avec une histoire et un art magnifiques.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Katana ZERO, a time-warping samurai escapade, boasts stunning visuals, music, mechanics, and writing. It's one of 2019's best games thus far. »
« Katana Zero ties an incredibly dark and thrilling narrative directly into fast and deep gameplay to create one of the best games of the year. »
« Katana Zero is a singular piece of art, with an earnest intensity rarely seen in gaming. Moving, exciting, and beautiful, it’s something best left played rather than explained. »
« 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. »
« If you haven’t gleaned it already from reading up to this point, Katana Zero is unmistakably a game that you need to add to your Switch collection at earliest opportunity. The tough, hair-raising action sequences, gripping narrative, and impeccable sense of style elevate Katana Zero high above many of its peers, cementing it as a modern classic that sets new standards for what a side scrolling action game can be. This is the kind of game that you’ll blindly play through once and soon find yourself wishing you could have that first-time experience again; there’s nothing else quite like it on the eShop and we can’t recommend it enough. »
« Completing each of the 11 missions only took a few hours but my playtime increased dramatically trying to earn each of the different endings. In so many aspects I was left wanting more. I want to play more as the secondary character, I want to understand the story better, and in so many cases I just want to know what the hell is going on. Katana Zero is such a wild drug-crazed adventure that I just can’t get enough of and I will continue to be getting my fix of it for weeks to come. »
« Katana Zero is super cool where it counts with very little faltering it. The action is practically flawless and begs you to learn from every small mistake you will make by throwing you back into it instantly. The story clearly has ambitions beyond this one title. While it doesn’t fully stick in a cohesive manner, I really hope we will see more of it in the near future. With action and style this good, some misgivings can be accepted. Carve some time out for this one. »
« Katana Zero has been a surprise for everyone since it always kept a low profile and in the midst of the number of high level pitches that we have is able to carve a niche and get up as one of the best games so far this year. Perhaps its biggest problem comes in the sense of the duration that does not end up being exact to obtain the development of the whole plot and that certainly can be exploited more. Otherwise it is an indispensable this month and perhaps this year because without much pretension shows that the heart of a video game is in what is in itself and nothing more. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« De lo mejor que he probado de lo que va el 2026. La historia, el arte, el gameplay, el ost son hermosos y hay momentos que llegan a tocarte en el corazon. Katana Zero no es solo una joya en el mundo indie, es una joya en el mundo de los video juegos en general. »
« JOGO INCRIVEL. História cativante, plot twist previsivel, porém, muito bom, gameplay maravilhosa, desafiadora na medida, e platina muito boa de se fazer. Esse foi o primeiro jogo indie que deixou totalmete viciado, eu dormia pensando em katana zero, dormia pensando em katana zero. De uma chance, se você tem duvidas »
« This tried to be hotline Miami and failed miserably. The stories mystery didn’t get me hooked, and gameplay was too repetitive and easy. As soon as I could end the game I did, not bothering with additional endings. Won’t pick it up again. »
« My gripes with some aspects of the combat not withstanding it's a 10/10 game man, just play it. The way this game does story is without a doubt, the single best implementation of conveying story in a 2d game I have experienced. »
« indie oyunlar arasında çok iyi bir oyunsun sen hikayen muazzam oynanışın harika ama 2 son var biri oyunun yarısında bitiriyo oyunu o değişik :D »
« The fast-paced hack-and-slash combat , mixed with time control was thrilling and fun. Other features like dashing, deflecting bullet, and aim a slash with mouse makes killing enemies so satisfying. The story also interesting, despite the cliffhanger at the end. »
« An incredible story, full of twists and turns, captivating characters, and a unique mechanic. »
« Loved this game. The speed the intensity and THE STORY! I loved it. I replayed this game like 10 times and i never get tired of it. »
