History YMMV / AkaiKatana

* BrokenBase: The City Connection edition of the game for Platform/NintendoSwitch, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/XboxOne, and Platform/MicrosoftWindows via Platform/{{Steam}} has been met with ambivalent reception. On one hand, there are those who enjoy the game being brought to modern platforms and a wider audience, and find it a sufficiently well-done port, but others are turned off by the 5-6 frames of input lag (especially the Switch version) and think it doesn't do a whole lot to save City Connection's reputation for high input lag.

* BrokenBase: The City Connection edition of the game for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and Windows PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} has been met with ambivalent reception. On one hand, there are those who enjoy the game being brought to modern platforms and a wider audience, and find it a sufficiently well-done port, but others are turned off by the 5-6 frames of input lag (especially the Switch version) and think it doesn't do a whole lot to save City Connection's reputation for high input lag.

* BrokenBase: The City Connection edition of the game for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and Windows PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} has been met with ambivalent reception. On one hand, there are those who enjoy the game being brought to modern platforms and a wider audience, and find it a sufficiently well-done port, but others are turned off by the 5-6 frames of input lag (espeically the Switch version) and think it doesn't do a whole lot to save City Connection's reputation for high input lag.

* BrokenBase: The City Connection edition of the game for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and Windows PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} has been met with ambivalent reception. On one hand, there are those who enjoy the game being brought to modern platforms and a wider audience, and find it a sufficiently well-done port, but others are turned off by the 5-6 frames of input lag (espeically the Switch version) and think it doesn't do a whole lot to save City Connection's reputation as "that company that makes laggy {{Porting Disaster}}s."

** Although it took a few patches to get the accuracy to a solid level, the City Connection release for [=PS4=], Xbox One, Switch, and PC (via Steam) is a pretty admirable port, being a mostly-faithful recreation of the 360 version with the addition of a new arrange soundtrack by Daisuke Matsumoto and a new screen frame that puts the HUD in less obtrusive areas and also features subtitles. The Switch and Steam versions additionally make it the first official portable version of the game (with the use of a Steam Deck in the case of the latter).

** Like other in-house CAVE ports and ports thereof, using the Restart command to quick-restart prevents your score from being saved to local high score leaderboards or replays from being saved. And furthermore, restarting is disabled in Score Attack. This is because the restart command takes you back to the start of the current stage, so it makes sense that restarting in a later stage disables those two mechanics...but it doesn't excuse voiding scores and leaderboards if you do a restart in Stage 1. In fact, the inability to quick-restart from the beginning of the game while in a later stage (e.g. you flubbed your run and you just want to try again) is a Scrappy Mechanic in and of itself.

* NightmareFuel: Shion and Suzuran's story is pretty horrific. First, in their backstory, when Shion gains the Blood Katana, she undergoes RapidAging, and the effect can be seen in the eyecatch at the end of Stage 3. Then in the ending, [[spoiler:with Emperor Basho dead, Shion looks up at Suzuran (who is still shown in her giant Guardian size, unlike the other endings where the Guardians have reverted back to standard humanoid sizes)...and Suzuran suddenly takes Shion into her hand and crushes her to take the power of the Blood Katana for herself. Then Suzuran herself rapidly ages, much to her own horror.]]

'''Suzuran:''' Hehe...you foolish woman...'''[[PrepareToDie It's time to die]], [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]]!!''' \\

* TearJerker:
** In general, at least ''half'' of the boss fights in this game [[ItsPersonal have personal connections with at least one of the player characters]], and if you know what the characters are saying (or playing the City Connection or ''EXA LABEL'' versions, which have subtitles), it's heartbreaking to watch as the {{Player Character}}s beg the enemy to come to their senses, but of course, as this game ''is'' a shoot-em-up, they have no choice but to kill their former allies and family.
** When Shion and Suzuran encounter the latter's brother Aogiri at the end of Stage 3, they find that [[ThatManIsDead he's renounced his old name and now calls himself Shakunage]]. Sadly, trying to talk sense into him predictably doesn't pan out, and he only has his HeelRealization when [[RedemptionEqualsDeath he dies]]. When the next stage begins, [[HeroicBSOD Suzuran is still distraught and crying out for her now-dead brother]].
** The FinalBoss fight against Emperor Basho, if playing as his children Botan and Kikyou. Unlike the other two pairs who make relatively generic "We'll stop you and end your reign of terror" (paraphrasing) speeches, Botan expresses disgust with their now-AxCrazy father while Botan pleads with him to stop, to which Basho simply responds that [[IHaveNoSon they're no longer family]]. Botan and Kikyou are forced to [[{{Patricide}} kill their own insane father]].[[note]]The following text is from the City Connection translation[[/note]]
---> '''Kikyou Saionji:''' Look at you, old coot! [[YoureInsane You're nothing more than a savage brute now!]] \\
'''Botan Saionji:''' Father, please! Stop this! \\
'''Basho:''' We're no family anymore!
** Tsubaki and Sumire's ending. [[spoiler:Tsubaki stabs himself dead with the Blood Katana so that Sumire can come back to life. But Sumire [[DespairEventHorizon can't imagine living without him]], and instead [[DrivenToSuicide joins him]].]]

** When Shion and Suzuran encounter the latter's brother Aogiri at the end of Stage 3, they find that he's renounced his old name and now calls himself Shakunage. Sadly, trying to talk sense into him predictably doesn't pan out, and he only has his HeelRealization when [[RedemptionEqualsDeath he dies]]. When the next stage begins, [[HeroicBSOD Suzuran is still distraught and crying out for her now-dead brother]].