Askiisoft development updates - March 2021
Yeah, I’m talkin’ to you.
You lookin’ for news? I got news. Check this out.
The Katana ZERO DLC is now 6x bigger
That’s right! The free Katana ZERO DLC will be 6x the original planned size. That’s a bit over half the size of the main game. This means more levels, mechanics, enemies, bosses, and intertwined story elements. It’s less like a DLC and more like Katana 1.5.
It’s (still) on the house
Despite the significantly larger size, I’m still planning on releasing this for free. Development took an unexpected slowdown last year, but things are normalizing now and I want to repay the fans who have given me so much.
The short answer is - I don’t know yet. There’s a ton of content finished, but this is a large project and I’m aspiring to the same level of quality and attention of the base game. I’m also still doing all the programming and design myself - this is my passion project after all. But don’t fret! The game is progressing at a healthy pace, and the whole dev team is working full steam on production. The DLC won’t be expanding anymore either - the plan is set and now we’re focused on finishing it.
Pocket Squirrel is also going great
Thanks for asking! As some of you know, I’ve been splitting my time between Katana ZERO and a mobile game I’m making called Pocket Squirrel. It’s kind of like Pokemon meets Animal Crossing but taken in an entirely unique direction. Oh, and it also has a roguelike RPG dungeon crawler part now.
Maybe this should be a console game.
Our friends at Fangamer are working on re-pressing the Katana ZERO vinyl, so keep an eye out!
Here, you’ll encounter New Mecca scientists. They shoot bouncing bullets and have a couple of other tricks up their sleeves. It shouldn’t be too much for a katana-wielding assassin to overcome though, especially with a few new toys he’ll find in the secretive New Mecca labs.
Like this plasma blaster….
…or this gravity-warping robo-arm.
Who are these people, and what are they doing here?
Those are all great questions! But for now, I need to get back to work - these games aren’t going to make themselves!
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