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PULSE / A CLOSER LOOK / 14

Katana ZERO

Askiisoft

Choreograph a split-second decision through time manipulation. Each fight becomes a scene.

A small train carriage seen from the side contains red doors and figures against a dark background.
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THE DESIGN LENS

What makes this worth a closer look.

Instant-death combat changes the scale of a fight: one mistake ends it, so each encounter could be read as a short scene to be choreographed. Slashing, dashing and manipulating time serve both the action and the effort to unravel your past.

Before you make it your next game.

Instant-death combat and graphic violence are part of this neo-noir.

ANOTHER WINDOW

Another window into this world.

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A night city dotted with purple and blue lights stretches beyond dark rooftops.
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FOLLOW THE THREAD

Follow this feeling somewhere else.

Hades II

Combine witchcraft and combat against the Titan of Time. Return with a different plan.

Celeste

Turn a mountain into a sequence of small leaps. Progress becomes something you can feel in your hands.