History YMMV / KatanaZero

* FridgeBrilliance: How do you deal with V in the mansion? [[spoiler:By pissing him off until he's too upset to kill you personally. This requires you to replay the dialogue multiple times]]. How do you reach the secret boss? [[spoiler:By pissing off the Psychiatrist until he tries to kill you. This will almost certainly require you to replay the entire game multiple times until you get the result you want]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Fifteen has proven to be considerably more popular than Zero in spite of having considerably less screentime.

* MostAnnoyingSound: The death cry of the player character. You'll be hearing it [[NintendoHard A LOT]].

* AcmeProducts: Anytime a company name is mentioned, it is always "Juncture".

* ThatOneLevel: The main areas of the Slaughterhouse are not easy pickings, even for a warrior of The Dragon's caliber. However, The InescapableAmbush where you're locked in by [[spoiler: Leon von Alvensleben]] is vicious. It includes a gauntlet of smashing traps that are just dodged without slowmotion, follow by a multi-mook melee with mooks perfectly positions to shoot you in the back while you're killing their friends but the asshattery in the final section tops it all- a gauntlet of disintegrating lasers that is JUST wide enough to dodgethrough if you time it perfectly, which is followed by conveyor belts and [[spoiler: Leon's]]crosshairs following you around to ensure you mess up the timing. [[spoiler: Leon wasn't kidding about the murderous failure rate!]]

* NightmareFuel: The secret boss, which gives ''VideoGame/JimmyAndThePulsatingMass'' a run for its money as far as "Most Nightmarish Pixilated Horror" goes.

* AwesomeBosses/VideoGames: [[spoiler:The Psychiatrist]].

* ItsShortSoItSucks: One of the more common complaints of the game is of its length; the amazing gameplay, immersive story, and fantastic presentation is sadly cut short by the game being completable in around 3-4 hours - leaving most if not all of the main plot threads altogether unresolved. It's as if the developers cut the story in half or even thirds. [[spoiler: Which, given the 'ToBeContinued' in the credits, points to the team likely already planning a sequel.]]

* AcmeProducts: Anytime a company name is mentioned, it is always "Juncture".

* NightmareFuel: The secret boss, which gives {{VideoGame/JimmyandthePulsatingMass}} a run for it's money as far as"Most Nightmarish Pixilated Horror" goes.

* NightmareFuel: The secret boss, which gives JimmyAndThePulsatingMass a run for it's money as far as"Most Nightmarish Pixilated Horror" goes.

* NightmareFuel: The secret boss.

* TearJerker: The sequence in which Zero walks through the cathedral is incredibly sobering considering the stylized violence preceding and proceeding it. Whether it is Zero [[BreakingTheFourthWall talking to the player]] or [[spoiler:Fifteen]] talking to Zero, the monologue really hammers home how [[spoiler:badly the atrocities committed during the war affected him and how Chronos amplified it.]] The [[https://youtu.be/cKJA-D3ltPM soundtrack]] used further emphasizes the mood.

* TearJerker: The sequence in which Zero walks through the cathedral is incredibly sobering considering the stylized violence preceding and proceeding it. Whether it is Zero [[BreakingTheFourthWall talking to the player]] or [[spoiler:Fifteen]] talking to Zero, the monologue really hammers home how [[spoiler:badly the atrocities committed during the war affected him and how Chronos just amplified it.]] The [[https://youtu.be/cKJA-D3ltPM soundtrack]] used just further emphasizes the mood.

* NightmareFuel: The secret boss.

* ItsShortSoItSucks: One of the more common complaints of the game is of its length; the amazing gameplay, immersive story, and fantastic presentation is sadly cut short by the game being completable in around 3-4 hours - leaving most if not all of the main plot threads altogether unresolved. It's as if the developers cut the story in half or even thirds. [[spoiler: Which, given the 'ToBeContunued' in the credits, points to the team likely already planning a sequel.]]

* ItsShortSoItSucks: One of the more common complaints of the game is of its length; the amazing gameplay, immersive story, and fantastic presentation is sadly cut short by the game being completable in around 3-4 hours - leaving most if not all of the main plot threads altogether unresolved. It's as if the developers cut the story in half or even thirds. [[spoiler: Which, given the 'ToBeContunued' in the credits, the team is likely already planning a sequel.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The game's soundtrack is generally top-notch, featuring calm and quiet tones, loud and fast riffs, and terrifying drones, all depending on the mood of any given scene. Of note are the loud and bombastic "Chinatown", an upbeat tune going perfectly along with the scenery and the action, and yet utterly [[SoundtrackDissonance contrasting]] with the cops gaining on you and being subsequently slaughtered; "Rain on Brick", a tranquil piano piece for relaxing at home after whatever bloodbath you've just accomplished, sometimes with a little neighbour girl for company; and "Full Confession", a kickass yet poignant melody for a desperate battle of wills against [[spoiler:a fellow NULL]].

* ItsShortSoItSucks: One of the more common complaints of the game is of its length; the amazing gameplay, immersive story, and fantastic presentation is sadly cut short by the game being completable in around 3-4 hours - leaving most if not all of the main plot threads altogether unresolved. It's as if the developers cut the story in half or even in threes.

* MostAnnoyingSound: The death cry of the player character. You'll be hearing it [[NintendoHard A LOT]].

* AwesomeMusic: The game's soundtrack is generally top-notch, featuring calm and quiet tones, loud and fast riffs, and terrifying drones, all depending on the mood of any given scene. Of note are the loud and bombastic "Chinatown", an upbeat tune going perfectly along with the scenery and the action, and yet utterly [[SoundtrackDissonance contrasting]] with the cops gaining on you and being subsequently slaughtered; "Rain on Brick", a tranquil piano piece for relaxing at home after whatever bloodbath you've just accomplished, sometimes with a little neighbour girl for company; and "Full Confession", a kickass yet poignant melody for a desperate battle of wills against [[spoiler:a fellow NULL]].

* ItsShortSoItSucks: One of the more common complaints of the game is of its length; the amazing gameplay, immersive story, and fantastic presentation is sadly cut short by the game being completable in around 3-4 hours.