This puts it in a perfect spot as a powerful ability to get you through a tough situation while still being limited enough to keep the action quick.Īs I got better, I found myself trying to wean myself off using slow-mo as much as I could, because storming into a room full of enemies, deflecting bullets, dodging shotgun blasts, and cutting up baddies all at full speed feels incredible. It never feels too strong it’s on a pretty strict cooldown, and since enemies will hear whenever gunfire rings out, you’ll rarely have time to stay safe long enough for it to replenish. My favorite thing about the action of Katana Zero though is the slow-mo effect – specifically, how optional it is. There’s a great flow and feel to your character’s movement thanks to small touches like how each sword swing gives you a slight boost of momentum, or how you can cancel out of any roll, and the way each kill gives a satisfying screen-shake and pause to the action (both of which can be adjusted or disabled in the options). Your character can slash in eight directions, slow down time, use a dodge roll to avoid bullets, or reflect bullets back with his sword. Like Hotline Miami, it’s one shot, one kill for both you and any enemy that isn’t a boss. Working up to that moment is a blast because Katana Zero’s action is fast-paced and empoweringly flexible. Every level even ends with a security camera recording of what “actually” happened, which serves not only as a way to see your moment of triumph played back, but also to subvert expectations in interesting ways later on. So, instead of your character dying, you’re told “No… That won’t work,” as your precognition rewinds to the start (complete with old-timey VCR effect), giving you a chance to find a solution that doesn’t end in your death. In an extremely clever and fun framing of the action, every level is contextualized as being the planning of an assassination. Day one for sure.Katana Zero puts you in control of a nameless samurai assassin with the power to manipulate time and see into the future. Nuclear Throne - I never played it, maybe it's the time?īlaster Master Zero 2 - I need to pick the first one.Ĭadence of Hyrule - Obviously, the great surprise of the show. The Red Lantern - Looks great! I'll follow it.Ĭreature in the Well - Arcade hack'n slash + pinball? Day one! My Friend Pedro - The best gifs of indies dev diaries. I was following it since the first prototype screens. Overland - I'm really happy to it beign featured here. I already waited a lot without playing it, so I can wait a bit more. I'll wait to the physical release with all the DLCs. I'm interested in most of the games presented in the direct, some of them that I previously know, but gladly surprised by the new ones!Ĭuphead - My second most surprise of the direct. My wallet, and Switch storage, is going to cry this year. There were literally about three games that didnt really grab me and even they looked just fine, though not for me. Cadence of Hyrule has me interested as a LoZ fan but I've never played Crypt of the Necromancer so I need to look into it more. I'm eager to see what all the fuss is about. And obviously Cuphead on Switch was the megaton of the presentation. Neocab, Darkwood, RAD, Pine and Creature in the Well all piqued my interest too. Using resources around the environment to seamlessly string together cool, quirky combos looked incredible.
Speaking of unique combat, Bloodroots was one of my favourite featured games. My Friend Pedro looks like it uses time manipulation really well and encourages unique combat.
Katana Zero looks so much fun to play, and I'm not usually a hack and slash kind of gamer. The premise is cool and the art style (and in a way, gameplay) reminds me of Firewatch. The Red Lantern is the game in most excited for. Not because of one particular mega announcement but because of the sheer quantity of games that really appealed to me. That was the best Nindies showcase ever and one of my favourite Nintendo presentations of all time, even including Directs.
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