Katana ZERO NETFLIX 17+

Amazing game but..

This game is amazing. I personally just adore pixel art. The gameplay is engaging and interesting, providing something not many other games have. The story is very interesting and I found myself wanting to know more every time the little tidbits of lore were given. But I have been having an issue with the game freezing completely when I break open a door and hit an enemy on the other side, more specifically the shorter more muscular brute type enemies. I dont know if this is a iPhone model issue or if its a bug but it can be very frustrating since I have to close out the game entirely to make it unfreeze.

Problem with the speedrun mode

This game is great, but there’s one problem I’d like to address. With the speedrun mode of the game, if you were to quit out and come back later, you aren’t able to actually go back to the run you were already in. Instead, there’s a textbox that reads “Cannot load current speedrun”. This is a big issue for people trying to beat hard mode, because it takes a pretty long time to complete that for the average person. I’ve seen that you guys do listen to the reviews for this game and update it accordingly like in Alcor0977’s case with the stealth button being added, so it’d be really nice if you could fix this problem aswell. Oh, and I’ve already went to the Netflix help website to try to get help there, but also thought this was worth a shot too. Thank you to whoever made it this far for listening.

Developer Response ,

Hi there, and thanks for bringing this up! We appreciate your detailed feedback on the speedrun mode issue. We'll make sure your thoughts are passed along. Thanks for your support and for being patient as we work on improvements!

A Lot of Problems

There is no tutorial. You will have to do levels ten times or more just learning what is going to happen in the level (it is all trial and error). And some of the levels are long, which means getting to the end just to see ANOTHER new thing that kills you and that means starting all over (and you still have four new things left to kill you after that last one, fun times). And if there is a conversation, you have to do it every single time you run the level.

The controls, mainly the joystick, feel terrible. There is no way to change the sensitivity of it. Half the time I’m crouching when I don’t want to, or dropping down through levels when I don’t want to do so. Jumping from wall to wall feels so bad and janky that I generally just use the attack to climb the walls instead.

The Skip Rewind toggle seems to do nothing, as I still have to watch the level every time I complete one. Or does this do something else? Not sure, as documentation is abysmal in the game.

There is also letterboxing, and the graphics are again blurry (same as Hades).

Netflix used to be killing it. Their last few apps though have been really awful IMHO. I use Netflix mainly for their video streaming, so I guess these mostly-terrible games are just a bonus anyways (for me, at least).

Developer Response ,

Hi Lil Pips, thanks for the detailed review! We're closely working with the teams in charge to ensure we deliver an enjoyable experience to everyone. We appreciate the feedback on the game's design and controls and we'll continue to look for opportunities to improve. If there are other tweaks that you think we should consider, please feel free to share more of your thoughts with us at https://help.netflix.com/en/contactus!