Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising Preview (Steam)
For this Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising Review, we take on Shinobi Rising, where players take on the role of a young Shinobi who must solve a murder mystery and discover the culprit behind the death of an innocent child heiress. This thrilling adventure takes place in the Japanese-inspired cyberpunk universe of Katana-Ra and features stealth combat, puzzles, and clues to uncover. With stunning graphics and an engaging storyline, you are on a timed effort to uncover the truth behind this dastardly deed!
Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising Preview Pros:
- Nice graphics.
- Download size.
- Full controller support.
- Graphics settings – graphics quality preset.
- One Shinobi challenge.
- Three difficulties – Novice, Assassin, and Master Shinobi.
- Tutorial pop-up on/off option.
- A full 3D game world with 360-degree camera control.
- Stealth gameplay.
- Movement is done by clicking the left mouse button.
- Shinobi knowledge is where you can scan an area and it will reveal enemies or items.
- The game relies on stealth killing enemies and avoiding combat.
- Ego is earned when killing enemies and once you fill the bar you get taken over by an Ancestor.
- In-game cutscenes.
- Hide in bushes.
Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising Preview Cons:
- The game shows five Shinobi challenges but only one is available and the rest say either coming soon or coming later.
- No graphics settings. (it has one but it is so minimal it’s almost nonexistent).
- No Steam Achievements.
- Cannot rebind controls.
- The fonts and colors used make seeing the game on a big screen really hard to read.
- The mouse cursor stays on the screen even when using the controller.
- Small text.
- Cannot skip cutscenes.
- The voice volume is so low it’s hard to hear.
- At times the controller will stop working in terms of movement, everything else works.
- The menus are clunky.
- The camera is very floaty and not tight on the character making movement a chore.
- Unskippable cutscenes and interactions.
- Hit detection is atrocious and you stealth a guy but then have to walk around smashing the attack button until it works.
- Tutorials are very basic.
- you never really know when you are in combat or when an enemy is attacking you.
- Stealth is a big part and it is not well implemented mostly by the camera.
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Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising:
Developer: W.R.K.S Games
Publisher: W.R.K.S Games
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