Katana Zero - Story Summary

[@catz9021]

Rip Strong Terry, you are lifting with baby jesus now.

[@grubbu7073]

Rip skinny jimmy, he finally accomplished his dream.

[@JustSoji]

I had no idea who strong Terry was until I my second playthrough and I felt like the villain after I realized it

[@Gentlemenpickleesq.]

"F"

[@donovanroundtree524]

F

[@tvflavoredpoptarts8752]

WHY DID IHAVE TO KILL HIMM

[@JW-bu1ew]

I saw an interview with the creator. The MC is not Japanese, he’s just a weeb.

[@retrorampager5373]

King Krimson Knew it.

[@vortexmilitant757]

@Emerus sword lady, the receptionist, your radical calm. Yeah thats all also decorations

[@weewoo719]

Where did you find the interview? I wanna see it too

[@girosvaldodeskate2214]

Japan is even a thing in their universe?

[@justeliot]

@@girosvaldodeskate2214 Well, they have anime in their universe. It means they must have Japan too.

[@flowwy_]

15:13 i beat this game about 5 times already and didn't know that Zero had anything other than the fish head to offer lol

[@thatonerandomguy3618]

Same

[@omoriperocondrip9130]

there's a butterscotch near the sofa too

[@cooljewel5039]

And there's pocky in the cabinet

[@KOPPEN-mx8xq]

same here lmao

[@arthurdurham]

😂

[@Pj_901]

The director of the game said he can’t slow down time . He just has hyper focus . Which makes everything to him seem slower

[@Krystalmyth]

That's all relative friend. As far as he's concerned time does slow down. He's moving faster than the others around him, which is inherently tied to the nature of time. If everything in the universe, were moving in the same direction, at the exact same speed, they would all suddenly seem as if they were standing. Time would stop. If they literally just moved precisely at the same speed and motion, there would be no motion. Your ability to perceive time, is time. They made that point when V took out his neighbors. They're dead to us, but they're still there. Right now. In hell. 11:30

[@femimark5021]

@@Krystalmyth i dont think so it was probably 10x slower or whatever but the withdrawal is exactly as you said which i why i think that woman fights you. Dying is better than eternally being motionless

[@crimson0004]

if he's not slowing time then what are the zwooop sound effects

[@TheAligatorRIP]

@@crimson0004 design choice....

[@yeahkeen2905]

@@Krystalmyth but he’s not moving faster, so everything you said is irrelevant.

[@mrgamingbro4033]

7:13 This game once again amazes on how much *ATTENTION TO DETAIL* this game has. You can see the red dot on his head and his face changing.

[@kitthekat6844]

I never noticed. Damn. That's cool!

[@kekyoin1261]

In the cathedral flashback, I think Zero's hearing Fifteen's words because the font is the same as the "He is not the dragon." font.

[@kxkxsjk2]

Agreed. Also he mentioned that he was in the jungle for 28 year, but Zero is only 22. And maybe killing this scientist was Fifteen's mission, but he asked Zero for a "favor" to accomplish this task instead of him. But that's just my theories

[@xeibei4804]

@@kxkxsjk2 it was said 28 years but they also said a week felt like a year in the jungle so it would have been only 28 weeks

[@wireboar7321]

@@xeibei4804 but the vets in the bar said the war ended 7 years ago, Zero would've been 15 when it ended

[@jded_404]

@@wireboar7321 It is possible, Zero was a child soldier that was taken into Gamma at an young age

[@wireboar7321]

@@jded_404 you right

[@acactus8353]

Who else didn't realize v had hair and thought it was a helmet

[@kaexewires7531]

lul me

[@efeselvi237]

Me 2

[@johndoe-uv3ss]

meee

[@Sanguinary797]

Yeah

[@rotciv212]

me

[@xanthangum1217]

34:50 I like this, they're fighting already, a conversation takes both of them Into the future, the battle was already over when they started talking to eachother, damn. time travel

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

One of my favorite parts too! I was a bit worried about it cause it gets hard to see, but I think it turned out alright! Lol. Thanks for watching!

[@zackhorker210]

Xanthan Gum -Anims- Just a matter of who is more skilled in the power of time and the power they had built up over the years.

[@xanthangum1217]

@@zackhorker210 it's more like, if one of them gives up completely, the die for real

[@zackhorker210]

Xanthan Gum -Anims- That’s real shit, mental capacity, I guess Zero was too fucked up in the head and with his terrifying power and rank of gamma NULL, I guess the unnamed NULL couldn’t best him.

[@xanthangum1217]

@@zackhorker210 they both fought hard, but the other one was more deep in withdrawal than zero, making it harder to see the fight without mentally showing something else.

[@tomjack1000000]

I really hope we get a sequel. It feels like the game we got was only half of the experience, a very solid experience but I want more

[@blternative]

There's free dlc that's really big coming at some point

[@tomjack1000000]

@@blternative some point is the key word, a few clips on their blog were released but theyve been working on another game so progress has been delayed

[@MultiSuperGuide]

Similar to Hotline Miami, where a lot of the lore behind the first game was explained in the second

[@Acesahn]

I'm just nervous it took them over two years for a free DLC instead of oh I don't know... an actual sequel.

[@fujiintouch1710]

@@Acesahn we’ll be here for awhile

[@neonboi8891]

Not even Squatch can explain why Zero has such amazing moves in the dance floor

[@albertlofling7310]

Those sick moves cant be cannon

[@zerobuddha]

it's just astounding how some devs are able to fit the whole new and wholesome world into just 200 megabytes while others fail completely no matter how many gigabytes they use.

[@QuantumFishFTW]

Ahem 2077

[@adonailr9667]

@@QuantumFishFTW Ehem 2077

[@SilkKreep]

@@imvictorhugs Zhem 2077

[@trueromani7262]

*coughs blood* uh.. 2077

[@jorgealcaraz6586]

Its not about the size, its how you use it.

[@samwow102]

Is the swordsman actually japanese? The constant comments about his outfit being a "bathrobe" and him being obsessed with samurai flicks gave me the impression that he was just a weeaboo.

[@noellesato311]

Here’s my theory: The Dragon (Null Fifteen) was the actual trained swordsman, carrying a blade during the war. Zero’s weapon of choice during the war is that pistol he uses to shoot the scientist. He wasn’t a swordsman, but he was quite aware of the awe-inspiring capabilities of Fifteen. Between Behemoth and the Leviathan, between Zero and Fifteen (note how Zero’s katana glows bright red before The Dragon chops off V’s arm like how Behemoth glows before meeting with Leviathan), who was stronger? Being an impressionable teen (albeit an unstoppable precognitive killing machine), he watches several samurai flicks and through Chronos-boosted super-training-montage, learns how to deflect bullets, slice with precision, and dodge like a pro. Like a pro. Not a pro. Not *the* pro. Fifteen is still leagues better than Zero in swordsmanship, able to cut through several distant targets in less than a second. Zero is definitely a weeb who plays card games and watches anime whilst wearing a bathrobe but he’s definitely a cut above most weebs.

[@BigBearBoi]

@@noellesato311 He did have training tho. When fighting V SNOW dashes at him to learn the art he uses - I can't remember which school she mentiones, but it has a japanese ring to to it. But the 'bathrobe' is still odd, and I don't think japanese 'samurais' would watch samurai movies.

[@omoriperocondrip9130]

@@BigBearBoi the Shin Kage Ryu school ?

[@BigBearBoi]

@@omoriperocondrip9130 yeah, that's the one I think

[@kekyoin1261]

@@noellesato311 I'd like to think that Zero's at least a little bit better than the average weeb

[@durandmefew]

This is an extremely welcome surprise. I finished the game recently. It is amazing to see you cover it. Keep it up Squatch

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Perfect timing! :) Thanks for watching, man!

[@adrianflores7269]

I know that 3 years have passed But I really hope you read this: I'm your 666th like

[@durandmefew]

@@adrianflores7269 🤟🤟🤟

[@sparkerplug1]

I felt as though the “monster” ending was not a vision, or the mind of zero fighting the psychologist. I think the psychologist did take the drugs and the drugs allowed him to mess with zeros mind. It then becomes a battle of zeros addiction versus himself. The giant monster is zero and the syringes are the addiction wanting to take hold. After the fight zero won, and didn’t have to take another dose. he was able to fight the withdrawal that every other null had fought and lost. Possible creating a “true ending” or “good ending”. This is just how I saw it at least.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

That's a really interesting idea! I like that a lot! Hopefully the sequel can confirm that in some way! Thanks for watching!

[@CrystallizedBlackSkull]

Yo hol up thats just Mother Russia Bleeds-

[@retrorampager5373]

S T A L K E R #SavetheLotus Oh shit

[@rove8620]

His addiction is physical rather than psyhical, though

[@utsufag]

i dont speak english so i didn't understanded anything

[@noplesnono9656]

16:30 to 16:47 was a good part of this video you manage to blend your narration with the glitching which is neat

[@noplesnono9656]

Not many people do that so its neat

[@louizeandrei]

It also happens at the tied zero section as well

[@theolabroers9614]

"The swordsman bust"

[@sneeznoodle]

In the "Kill the child" sequence, as it glitches away, you can just see the child turn into the girl fo a second. Thought that was neat.

[@Guru_1092]

Yo maybe the peasant child actually was the girl, and Zero's memory is just still a bit fucked? That would explain why she has the matching Behemoth to the Leviathan. She wouldn't have been afraid of Zero either, because when he shot the scientist, he was wearing a mask.

[@andrewz4515]

@@Guru_1092 in the Spanish version it says MATA A LA NIÑA. Niña is a female child.

[@daphats56]

I was under the impression that there were 2 Zeros all the time in that sequence, even after beating the game, that's why i came to this vid lookin for answers

[@CamperN00b47]

It's heavily implied that the girl was just a figment of Zero's imagination, that she is actually the manifestation of Zero's conscience, and there are multiple points to suggest this: like at the end, the landlady said that the man who is supposedly her "father" never actually had a daughter & he was just a junkie and the cops say that there aren't any children in the 3rd District; also, when Zero mentioned the girl to the masked men, one of them replied that "I didn't know you had a conscience".

[@lemonkes8618]

38:42 see how zero picks up leviathan. That explains why leviathan was under his couch.

[@jaedengessner298]

noooo really?

[@desko2041]

@@jaedengessner298 yes

[@roxas0133]

Wait THER WE'RE CHOCO STICKS?!!?! I WAS GIVING THAT GIRL FISH HEADS FOR THE PAST 6 PLAYTHROUGHS

[@OrangeSlices185]

There's also a butterscotch under the couch.

[@acoolcat860]

same

[@meneither3834]

Hahaha didn't even know there was fisheads in the place.

[@shaanminocha4079]

im sad now ;-; , i just gave her Fish Head

[@alex.5318]

you can feed the girl??? i always skip the dialogue

[@vikrantdandekar5245]

GUYS ITS GOING TO GET A FREE DLCCCCC GET HYPED ALSO COOL VID MATE

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

I am hyped! Hopefully it's as good as the full game! :) Thanks for watching!

[@BlahoMark15]

when?

[@vikrantdandekar5245]

@@BlahoMark15 developers have just said "soon" it's been months tho 😞

[@SF-ow9ym]

@@vikrantdandekar5245 Well in terms of game development, especially INDIE game development, "soon" could mean up to a year

[@Funkoh]

Sean Foster *cuphead*

[@TinyShadedForestCreature]

16:30 OK, this was cool

[@kaexewires7531]

the swordsman busts through a-- the s-. a-. -. -

[@chronoraiz1776]

When your ping is 301 and it keep again and again

[@jordantolkar2586]

The editing work for how he repeated his lines while the scripted glitching and looping went on as intended got me good there.

[@TheVichugo02]

When V talks about the eternal suffering the swordsman awaits, I think he is not referring to him dying over an over, but what happens as a consequence of the withdrawal of Chronos: time stopping indefinitely. V even mentions how the swordsman neighbour won't ever die from the neighbour's perspective, as he will be stuck in time, as V said, alone with his thoughts

[@adrielchavez5156]

You're right

[@executivelifehacks6747]

Yes, choosing life involves repeating the same string of questions ad infinitum with tragedy and comedy, until you realize the only choice that advances the game is to choose death.

[@azepato]

I felt that he would do a story summary on this game Hi, nice to see you back squatch

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Why would you think that?!?! A game where you run through bright neon colored environments while murdering a ton of people and listening amazing Synthwave music? Is that familiar or something? Lol. Good to see you, Ben. Thanks for watching, man!

[@shiroyakahagi2490]

@@SquatchGamingChannel are you still alive?

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

I am! Just really difficult to juggle making videos with all the responsibilities in my life nowadays (plus, I was working on a passion project for a buddy of mine). I’m working on a new video now that should hopefully be up in a week or so.

[@shiroyakahagi2490]

@@SquatchGamingChannel oh,Okay!

[@ralseibutitsacat8169]

Swordsman: dies Also swordsman: ah shit, here we go again...

[@greylithwolf]

No, that won't work...

[@razeredits6303]

If zero is only 22 years old then was he serving in war at the age of 14

[@gifgas4119]

Reference on musashi miyamoto?

[@Remington-wl7jp]

As a man should.

[@pietajunior3437]

@@Remington-wl7jp huh?

[@DawnApon]

Its been too long since I played the game, but I vaguely I remember there being a discrepancy between how long we're told the war lasted, and how long Zero claims to have been in it. Which, along with a lot of other stuff Zero says, leads me to believe that the time-distorting effects of chronos mean he has experienced 7 years in a shorter amount of time. But that's vague, and I really wish I could remember for sure to satisfy myself and you.

[@thearizonaranger4079]

@@Remington-wl7jp take out that David profile picture you are putting it to shame 💀💀💀

[@Saint_Wolf_]

Wish this game had more lore to had me coming back and watch it all, sadly is all very dark and misterious. A serious underrated channel, yours right here.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Unfortunately, it's all just questions right now, but hopefully the DLC/sequel will give us some closure on some of the plot points! Lol. Thanks for watching!

[@jeowjshjsj3918]

Man I love the details of this game. The receptionist lady being the cutest character in the game, strong terry, the shotgun scene, the scenes with the little girl, etc.

[@conboy147]

I think the cathedral part is one of the most beautiful parts in any game ever. Also i believe that the person talking in that part is the dragon not zero as they share the same color text.

[@Agent234sp]

When you can beat a game faster than the story summary video: I AM SPEED

[@kingslushie1018]

Really? I collected the main story part of this game in one night but it took me FOREVER to beat it. ESPECIALLY THAT LAST BOSS AT THE ENED I HATE THE LASER GIRL,. I love this game though, definitely one of if not my most favorite platformer on my switch!

[@Notvisibletoanyone56]

King Slushie101 duh headhunter is easy

[@crackededge9351]

@@kingslushie1018 Now beat it on hard mode

[@kingslushie1018]

Cracked Edge you know what? I WILL TRY TO! I hope I can!

[@crackededge9351]

@@kingslushie1018 I'M ROOTING FOR YOU!

[@ChineseCereal]

I’m legit happy that you made this, I waited for this for so long!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

I actually played the game when it came out, but didn't make this cause I had other priorities. Finally got around to it! Hope you enjoy the video, man! Thanks for watching!

[@bassoonplatoon3146]

Katana Zero is my all-time favorite game of 2019 and I bought the game mid-September. Awesome vid!

[@cheesebird4057]

I love the active text of the game. It's so creative.

[@executivelifehacks6747]

Especially when they get angry

[@SomeRedDude93]

Personal theory, the dragon is Zero's brother. When leviathan and behemoth meet, they glow red. When you first meet the dragon, the screen glows red as well.

[@ethanfox1469]

This story "summary" narrarates every single thing that happened in the entire game.

[@ohno4381]

The fact that you could flirt with the receptionist, made me realize I've been missing out on different outcomes.

[@jokubasrazas2255]

I think that the psychotherapy and the normal endings are different because the psychologists body is in different places in the office depending on the endings. Also the method of death is different depending on the ending. I also think they are different because in the end of the monster boss fight zero doesn’t take chronos. In my opinion the monster boss fight is zero overcoming his addiction. While in the normal ending killing the psychologist seems to solidify his addiction.

[@hugomcgovern4581]

They don’t call him lenient Larry for nothin’

[@BallAche994]

Absolutely one of my favorite games. Period. Thank you for reminding me of this absolute masterpiece.

[@FuzzyFirechu]

mmm I think you made a mistake when explaining the death of the psychologist, the mental boss battle and the head bashing resulted in two different end results: the boss battle left the psychologist with a sword in his head, the usual one left him with basically no head to speak of.

[@caprisces6139]

Also, the boss battle ended with zero leaving without using any drugs, while the normal one ended on him stocking up on several of them

[@yeahkeen2905]

@@caprisces6139 it’s been a while since I did it but I’m pretty sure you inject all the drugs regardless.

[@reyubarra7513]

​@@yeahkeen2905nope, I checked the cutscenes, zero doesn't inject any chronos when he stabs the psychiatrist

[@alexandermurray935]

I hate how no one talks about how the suicide bomber looks like an older version of the kid in his dreams

[@daphats56]

I always thought Zero was the older version of the kid, and it confused the hell outta me at the end

[@glungusgongus]

@@daphats56 it was supposed to. In Zeros memory when the child gets shot he says that he gets shot.

[@DawnApon]

Holy shit what

[@Abi93595]

Sometimes its hard to focus on both story n game but i understood everything after watching ur video . Thx

[@ShadowMark3_]

I didn't hear a damn thing about this game until a few days ago when a video about flitting with the receptionist was brought up. Then I watched a speedrun... then I saw a max screen shake speedrun... and now I just watched all of this. And I must say *_GOD DAMN_* does this have me hooked. I hope that little girl gets rescued in the end of this whole series. If it does become a series, that is.

[@masonrows1369]

Funny thing to say since I also knew about KZ by that video.Finished playing and right now trying to beat Hard Mode.

[@ezrahuszti7764]

I don't mean to burst your bubble but it's implied that the little girl, Comedy, and Tragedy are hallucinations brought on by Chronos. Comedy and Tragedy are Zero's addiction and withdrawal personified, while the little girl is the last bit of morality he has left. I'm not sure where I stand with the theory though. If the three are hallucinations, how did the little girl clean his apartment? How did Comedy and Tragedy kill an entire SWAT team at once? I love this game because it really gets you questioning the in-game reality.

[@saber1776]

@@ezrahuszti7764 I agree, the dreams where zero kills the family there was also a little girl there, the little girl had the same sprite as the one you meet while awake, it might be been some traumatic hallucination

[@arisenpawn425]

@@ezrahuszti7764 Late reply but Zero probably did both of those things himself

[@nekomei2640]

i’ve come across this game recently and have almost completed it, looking for anyway to indulge in the KZ community, this game, the creator, and those who also love it are amazing

[@jordantolkar2586]

16:30-16:47 was pretty well done with how you had your narration repeat with the scripted glitching in that part, same for how you loop your narration for Zero waking up multiple times when he was captured by V, and he was using his precognition to figure out how to escape. You not only tell the story pretty well, but you also find ways to make it engaging and entertaining like those moments I described! It also doubles up how these are moments in the game that break away from the standard formula because of unique scripted events that you wouldn’t see in most other levels, like the scripted glitching and looping. Keep up the good work, man! :)

[@slunks1698]

Phenomenally put together. The perspective/scope you give definitely shows how much work you put into understanding the story. A 40m video is no joke but I watched the whole thing. Keep it up!

[@astra8815]

seeing you repeat "busts through the door" was oddly hilarious for me.

[@maciekbeznazwiska6801]

Well, what can I say? You've made a great video as always. Covered the whole story in an interesting way, changing your voice depending on the situation, having fun with the editing (Like in 16:35 for example) etc. Not sure if you could make something better in this video, I just hope I will see the next one pretty soon, but take your time if you need it. Making videos like this one requires not only time but skill, creativity and patience.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

I was actually worried people would find that part annoying. Lol. I considered cutting some of that out, but kept it all in! Lol. Yeah, I'm not sure what the next video will be. Don't think it'll be something as long as this, but we'll see! :) Thanks for watching, man!

[@X_Nomad_]

@@SquatchGamingChannel Not at all, man! I actually found myself smiling a bit when I was watching that part just cause of how well executed it was. Awesome video again, Squatch. I loved your Hotlime Miami videos and it's great to see that you covered what is now my favorite indie game out there, Katana Zero. (With HM being second.) Thanks for taking the time, man.

[@jordantolkar2586]

@@SquatchGamingChannel Oh it wasn’t annoying! It made the storytelling feel that little extra bit of immersive and engaging, and I love it when there’s attention to detail in unique scripted events like this, and using them to your advantage to make it blend in seamlessly!

[@pocket5094]

wow, finally a game where you play as a soulless immortal physcopath

[@naenae2350]

based

[@JickAudio]

It’s crazy. I never did the doctors boss fight, after smashing his head the game ended for me

[@db5094]

There's extra steps to get to it

[@dominant2576]

@@db5094 not worth it since it's not rewarding enough, thank God for KZbin :p

[@jacekstepinski5245]

@@dominant2576 the fight itself is a reward

[@saber1776]

@@dominant2576 "not rewarding" I mean the fight is Hella fun and you get more of the story idk what's there that's not fun

[@jordantolkar2586]

If you want to fight him, I think you have to agitate him in every way you can by interrupting him in every opportunity you have, except for two instances I believe.

[@yeehawjuice8694]

This channel is so underrated- I love listening to these videos while playing or doing various things throughout my day. I hope it one day gains the exposure it deserves. Keep up the amazing work! 😊❤️

[@gamerofgamers1417]

You forgot to talk about the Murdower Hotel receptionist. She's without question the best character in the game.

[@Chan0art]

I never used the slow down time ability once you get the feeling for the game it feels sooo good to just play based on reaction

[@kekyoin1261]

I thought that Comedy and Tragedy were using their own wartime drugs, sort of like the psychiatrist was. It'd explain their strange powers, especially teleportation, killing the SWAT team, and being able to see Zero's future.

[@executivelifehacks6747]

I think they are in zero's head, no?

[@masterwolfgaming3436]

@@executivelifehacks6747 I thought about that too, but it doesn’t really make sense, at least with the information we have right now. Not only does the Masked Men seemingly effortlessly kill an entire SWAT team that Zero would have died to, but that same SWAT team sees Tragedy when they appear. The little girl that hangs out with Zero also knows about the Masked Men, and it’s very heavily implied that they kidnap the girl at the end of the game, which would be weird if they were a reflection of Zero’s mind, since the last level’s revolution is him overcoming his child-killing instincts. Don’t get me wrong, this is Katana Zero we are talking about here, so the story could take a path like that, I just don’t think the explanation works right now due to other people physically seeing and knowing them.

[@donovanjoseph737]

@@masterwolfgaming3436they’re also wearing lab robes. Considering the DLC is gonna kick off in the government lab, there’s a high chance they’re connected to the facility somehow

[@Saint_Wolf_]

I belive that, as the Huntress can teleport around, Fifteen can dash and Snow can Teleport seemingly longer distances, Zero can cause those mass deaths we saw in Chinatown, but he can't use a power he doesn't remember having, however, in withdrawl he is capable of tapping into his own subcontious and unleash this power. Also I belive the girl was a projection of Zero himself, perhaps a child he killed or just an idea to keep him sane and help him walk through the insanity of withdrawl, now, if V really gave the tape to the girl that we can't tell, most likely not. And given how he saw his psychiatrist and the girl dead, it's most likely a fear of harming those he feels some care for, specially the girl.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Some sort of hidden ability of Zero's could definitely explain that scene, and explain why he's so... Basic compared to Fifteen. Hopefully we get answers in the DLC or sequel. The girl is definitely an interesting part of the game... Like you mention, we're not certain whether she's real or not, especially since no other characters interact with her. I initially thought she was related to the Psychologist (he mentions having a Daughter), but that is so unlikely due to the Psychologist isn't Zero's neighbor, or a drug addict. Unless there's so to be revealed information where we find out Zero's neighbor WAS the Psychologist the whole time, and he was just hallucinating him to be different. Idk. That's kind of wild. We'll have to wait for answers unfortunately... Lol. Thanks for watching!

[@Saint_Wolf_]

@@SquatchGamingChannel people joke about Zero throwing stuff, but if we're being realistic, I think he really just can't remember his powers. And the worse part about the girl is that: okay, let's assume she's a figment of Zero's imagination *-one Harvard tier thesis breaking down what almost everything she does could mean-*- later- in all seriousness though, I really belive that our samurai is in that outfit really because of poor timing on the accident, so if we're to take the girl as a part of his mind trying to keep him healthy and sometimes, wholesome, maybe the Halloween part was meant to say that he is actually dressed in an costume from the day of the accident. And, well, the cathedral sequence he mentions 27 years killing people in the war, but Zero's own assassination contract mentions he's 22, and the war was over 7 years ago so he would have been 15 during the war. There's some crazy aging/unexplainable time reference littered throughout the game it just squeezes my brain and make a beautiful looking pretzel out of it. Also, it's interesting the fact that Zero was in such a state where he could not dodge/avoid/rewind to avoid the injury that made him amnesiac which probably suggests that to rewing one's gotta remember, but a bad hit to the head (or some brain surgery) could stop the nulls from rewinding before a certain point. Perhaps he was drunk as Comedy and Tragedy suggest he was a drunk. Maybe he tripper and hit his head.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

That's a good point. I'd like to know why Zero (seemingly) doesn't remember anything from his injury in the war to the start of the game. That at least 7 year gap is really interesting to me. Is he like Leonard from Memento and can't form new memories? Is someone purposefully wiping his mind every so often so they can continue using his as a weapon? Or am I just overthinking that gap? Lol. I like that thinking. I'd also mention the scene on the rooftop as significant too. It could be his mind/himself saying that he doesn't need to be who he was or who the Psychologist says he's supposed to be. He can shake that image, and become someone that he wants to be. Symbolized by him tossing the medal that represents his past , and accepting t who he is now as something that reminds him that he does good. Idk. I'm bad at explaining this kind of stuff on the fly. Lol. You gotta remember that Chronos warps the user's perception of time, something Zero admits in that hallucination ("It's only been a week, but it feels like a year). Maybe it wasn't 28 years, but 28 weeks that were stretched out to feel like years thanks to his Chronos addiction. Or maybe that's not it at all. I've seen some people theorize that Chronos not only warps the user's perception of time, but may slow their aging process as well. Maybe Zero did fight for 28 years in the war, but the Chronos that had been pumped into him since he was a child slowed his aging so much that it seems like he's barely aged, kind of like Bilbo with the One Ring. He has the appearance of a 22 year old, but is faaaarrrr older. But then this doesn't hold up because it seems NULL were introduced fairly late into the conflict, and they turned the tide in New Mecca's favor (from the vets in the bar: "Six more months... We would've blown those fuckers out of the water." and "You know, we woulda fuckin won..."), but their very introduction also led to New Mecca's loss in the war (also from the vets: "...in the First District weren't bitching about the child killings." and "...maybe we woulda won if they'd left the fighting to real soldiers."). I think to answer these theories/questions, we'd need more information on that war which we just don't have yet. I love that last point. Really good explanation as to why Zero's in the state he's in.

[@Saint_Wolf_]

@@SquatchGamingChannel Well overthinking it is the beauty of these games that gives us crums when we want to know more, we are set to spiral out of control by what the devs are not telling us the bastards. But I think it'd be much more of a coincidence, if anything, a recent and tragic one, Zero gets drunk, stumbles, hits his head and becomes amnesiac, it's hard to beat a person just right over the head to give him strong amnesia without better odds of killing them. And yea, I like that idea of the rooftop, maybe he comes to terms with letting go that man he doesn't know that lives along him through the medal as something new and better is being born. Now as I write this I realize that maybe that's what the masks meant, maybe that's the one life for another meant, that he had good things going for him, the girl, a new, young, softer side of himself he wants to protect and who's consciousness is burdened when he is drunk and stumbling, as he is letting go of his old persona and swearing to protect this new self, he ends up brutilizing his psychiatrists, embracing Chronos as that which will keep him alive, accepting that his nightmares were memories and that he was just a tool and will seek vengeance, a life of peace and serenity, moving forward from his duties as a hitman, killed, brutalized as he embraces Chronos, seeks to go for it and kill the responsables for what's happening, he forfeited the girls, this better path. The only thing I can't explain is who might have robbed his apartment, maybe Fifteen, but they also robbed the place next door, who was there to begin with? Many question comes as more things take a more discernable form. Also, about that aging thing, we'd have to assume that the psychiatrist is just using Zero as a random Chronos junkie he found off the streets. Which might be why he is shown as a homeless man in that image with Comedy and Tragedy, but he doesn't know who he is, which is a bit contradictory at some points, I mean, he either knows or assumes that Zero has the power to stop peoples hearts as he blames him for the death of the police squad, but also says he's 22 in his file, which would make him a teen when the war happened, I mean the vets admit he is way too young to have been in the war, and if the psychiatrist has info on him as he was such a big psycho as a kid, he should know the minimum basics such as his real age, not his look like age. Now I got thinking, maybe he went into a full "freeze" as an effect of withdrawal, and was stuck in the jungle for a couple of years, stuck in place, but maybe, somehow he was saved, someone shot Chronos at him, perhaps Fifteen himself saved him and that explains him saying he was so long in the jungle, but how you keep a tap of how many specific years during that only the devs can say. Also about the vets and killing children, maybe it was due to the NULL not knowing when to stop killing, and that image tortures Zero, naked peasants running for their lives and him not being able to stop himself, hell, if you don't talk to electro head and stick to not shedding blood in the prision, Zero's bloodthirst is released upon a poor, drunken man in the street, he has, what you greatfully called "an itch". Oh fuck… perhaps Zero remembering in his dreams allowed him to undo some wrongs in that village. The events were: walk in, kill scientist, kill children. Then walk in, kill scientist, still kill children, then maybe through this memories he ended up not killing the child, and him and the kid looking so similar is because he either is a clone of his he had to do in himself, but maybe he just saved some hope by remembering, this going back to the past and not killing. God these theories they don't stop coming and I love it.

[@saber1776]

Idk if it's just me but the sprite of the shadow girl in zeros memory looks like the little girl you meet

[@davidtyierejian1033]

Even though i already finished the story, hearing it from you is still refreshing

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Awesome to hear! Happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! :)

[@TheGodOfWarhammer]

I recently bought the game on sale and just wow. I can’t believe how amazing and fluid the animation and fighting are. 10/10

[@kaexewires7531]

2:24 i actually thought that was a cool blue helmet :0

[@okyeahbutwhythoe1804]

his abilities don’t actually make him slow down time or rewind it, they allow him to change his perception of time and plan ahead so flawlessly it appears he is looking into the future

[@Brainhorn]

I didn't know I had chocolate. I gave her a fish head

[@Rosem_Blossom]

33:25 I came all the way here with the Phoenix Sword to try and make the barrels explode but nothing happened.

[@dominant2576]

Thanks for letting us know! I was thinking about doing the same

[@yoji5759]

I rewatch this video every now and again since it came out just because its so well made

[@billalmetidji6012]

OMG I Can't believe You're back and reviewing one of my favorite 2019 games. This side scroller was a total gem when I launched it I was about to only try it for a bit cause I wasn't that Intrested in it but I ended up finishing the game in one go. Truly this game is amazing and I'm really glad you're here analazing it.

[@Brainhorn]

"Then dies before the door of the vault." She died, all right. Died when I sliced her head off.

[@TheAbysswalker]

Haha, same here. Satisfying af

[@-dennis3755]

I see Katana Zero, I like the Video I am a simple man

[@TheHippyProductions]

to get the trippy psychologist boss ending you have to do a red response and hang up on him at every possible moment except mission 3 or 4, where you have to talk to electrohead, and then later in the psychologist's office go through a certain series of responses to refuse medication

[@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy]

17:28 I actually never noticed the sword stabbed into his young neighbor my first playthrough. That is far more depressing than I first thought!

[@kgblagden]

I only really have one problem with the summery and that would be with the end. The therapist injecting himself with the wartime drugs isn't in your mind. The rest of the fight is but that's the side effect of the drugs the therapist took. He's mind raping the swordsman Cronenberg's "Scanners" style, that's what the drug he used was for which is why when the fight is over you're both in your respective seats. He propped your seizing, comatose body in the chair, took a seat himself and was likely going to keep probing your mind until it was a slush, it's only because you win the "fight" you were able resist for just long enough to chuck your sword through his head and end the control he had on you. There were drugs presumably with all sorts of effects made to make war other then Chronos (the name of which belonged to the Greek god of time, so I guess the appropriate name for whatever the therapist took would be Hypnos: Greek god of sleep/the mind). Guess what I'm getting at with this long pointless ramble about vidya gems is that the two endings are very much two different scenarios.. so.. ye.. I liked your video :P

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

I totally understand! Reason I didn't go too in depth with the surprise fight was that I wanted to have both endings seem like they happen instead of one or the other. I think your explanation of how it plays out sums it up perfectly though! Thanks so much for sharing! Happy to hear you enjoyed the video though despite that small gripe! Thanks so much for watching! :)

[@ryank2780]

I hope that in the DLC whatever drug the Psychiatrist took is elaborated and expanded on. The idea of a drug that rivals Chronos is interesting.

[@LOREWITHBLAZER]

16:30 bro I like how you tell the story for this part it was epic

[@jier9904]

"Summary" *41 minutes*

[@kingslushie1018]

And I enjoyed every minute of it!

[@imagamerlmgo7664]

you are not rewinding time, you are doing a preplan and if you plan wrong, you start over. That is why it says "No, that wont work"

[@kalebsprojects]

This is my theory - Juncture, the company behind pretty much everything being manufactured in New Mecca (soda bottles, Studio 51) is the main funder of Chronos and was the main funder of the NULL program. The Dragon has Juncture on the board while he stands and looks at it, implying that he thinks they play some responsibility.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

I agree with you there, but it's all just speculation right now. Lol. I have a few questions surrounding Juncture that I want answered, but I'll have to wait for the follow up to answer those! Thanks for watching!

[@saber1776]

Well it is shown that it's Leon

[@Cuunke]

loved the way you mixed the rewind ability with your dialogue.

[@scolkereybel]

Fun fact about the Leon area, if you dodge the cameras, none of the tests trigger

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Way easier to play through the level that way. Haha. Thanks for watching!

[@manuelacuna4188]

I just played this game two nights ago. I did finished it that same night. It was a powerful experience, including soundtrack, gameplay and story. I also recalled this video before when I was playing, thus returning here to clear my head with the story.

[@stephenosborne7855]

17:27 this legit disturbed me the first time I saw it tbh

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Yeah, I feel you! I was definitely thrown off by it! Thanks for watching!

[@shini183]

I'm confused by the little girl's corpse there. like, even if it's just zero's hallucination, why is she even in the psychologist's office?

[@History507]

Shini I think the psychiatrist mentions having a daughter near the end of the game

[@jeremymartin7403]

Just beat the game and I was really suprised how great and gripping the story was I love when game mechanics tie into the plot

[@tkorde8988]

So who was the family that Zero was assigned to kill?

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

I assumed it was Al-Qasim's family. Maybe his daughter and grandchildren. I haven't seen any confirmation on who exactly they are though. Thanks for watching!

[@incidentlyaniguana2193]

He was supposed to clean up any lose ends relating to Al-Qasim. Turns out those loose ends were his family, who he'd locked up in a vault to protect them since he knew the government would be coming after him.

[@snooplenny3765]

the game can be finished in less time than it takes for this story summary nice

[@Rosem_Blossom]

Heh, you also didn't flinch.

[@rintepis9290]

I have never seen a better game plot summary than this.

[@tupll997]

I NEVER KNEW THE SWORDSMAN WAS THE SOLDIER AT THE END I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS THE BOY HOLY SHIT THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING

[@americantoastman7296]

Its made pretty clear in the following cutscene? How did you miss that? :D

[@tupll997]

@@americantoastman7296 I dont know man haha

[@Continental_Champ]

Thank you for this. I understood next to nothing from the story when I finished it, you cleared it all up for me.

[@3024-r2j]

Hell yeah. Summary about one of my favourte game

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

It really is a great game! I hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching!

[@davidarenas3196]

Only now and thanks to this vid i notices the little girls was the pyschiatrists daughter, on the last day when she is taken by tragedy and comedy he says he hasnt been able to reach his daughter all day.

[@stolz4500]

Quite a story actually. I hope we will see the DLC soon (I doubt)

[@kyleedwards3974]

Only from you i learn about tons of awesome games i never heard about before....

[@mrmonkke71]

I felt so bad when he said he gave the girl chocolate sticks cuz I went to the fridge and handed her a fish head :((

[@adrielchavez5156]

JAJSJDJ

[@ryank2780]

You can check under the couch and give her a butterscotch.

[@baconater0814]

I'm glad you're back! This is a great refresher while waiting for the dlc

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thank you! I know it's long winded, but hopefully people find it useful for just that: a refresher before the follow up comes out! Thanks for watching!

[@r.i.p1066]

Yay! He's back!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Don't call it a comeback! I've been here for years! Lol. Good to see you, Rip. Hope you enjoy the video!

[@mr.ginger2616]

This vid highlights a detail I never noticed, in the scene with the bloodied psychologist, the little girl is impaled on the wall, I never noticed that before! Damn

[@seroclas]

wait there were choco sticks? I gave her a fish head 🗿

[@Uttambogati22]

I just finished the game and i was searching for videos regarding katana zero story cause i didn't understand the story clearly, by watching this video i perfectly got it, it was a very nice game and i am interested in katana zero second part, Thanks man for making this video.✌️🏼

[@ojisankusai]

Maaaan..So, I played through all of this game over the last day and a half after seeing it win some award somewhere. Really fantastic storytelling and gameplay, I can see why it would get the acclaim. That said, I can't believe it took me until this video to realize that those VCR replays of what you just did are what you're _actually_ doing, and the gameplay is literally just Zero finding the one way that works. Every time it said "Yes. That should work." I assumed it was some weird acknowledgment of what I had just done (i.e. dying over and over and over then finding a weird way of getting through). I sincerely thought it was just some weird aesthetic choice to be able to see how the game looks without, say, the time effects going on, which it does but that's not really the point. I used to be so much better at noticing things that are obvious. EDIT: After finishing your summary, I noticed you never mention Zero's employer: Junction. Little to nothing is known about it other than Zero uses a lighter to burn the dossiers with the name emblazoned on it, as well as one of the tapes of Alan's that infers Junction does solicitation (i.e. personal sales). If you look closely at Fifteen/Dragon's board at during the credits, it's split into two halves: One labeled "The Government" and the other labeled "Junction"; it's really easy to miss as the words are blurred due to the pixelation. Other words on the board: "Everywhere" under "Junction"; "Pure Chronos", "Null", and "[Unreadable] Chronos?" under "The Government". This will more than likely all be expounded upon in the sequel, at least that's my guess. Specifically what "Junction" is/does, as they were the ones employing the psychologist and tangentially Zero. Though, the biggest questions I want answers to are: What the hell are those white, humanoids in the vats? And, what the hell was on that computer that Zero disabled during the war? He could have had nightmares of any of his missions, but it's _that_ one that haunts him; why? I'm also curious if Leviathan and Behemoth will play a bigger role in the sequel, despite their current trashed state, especially when it's inferred that "the girl" only existed in Zero's mind, but also not? The whole thing with Tragedy and Comedy is kinda convoluted and open-ended in interpretation at this point. One thing I thought was weird was that the female Null agent's eyes worked on Al-Qasim's retinal scanner. Why the hell would _his_ vault open to _her_ eyes? And who the hell was the family in there? Al-Qasim's would be the the logical answer, but why the hell would they be in there in the first place with no way out? So many unanswered questions now that I'm typing all this crap out. I wonder if they even have answers, or are just things the developers stuck in for no purpose, which definitely happens. Only thing to do is wait at this point, I guess. And so ends my essay.

[@NuniaBiznaz]

I'm pretty sure those vats are some kind of statis vats filled with Chronos, like the one Leon was in. Not sure why they'd keep people in them, though. As for the retinal scanner thing, it could be that the female Null agent was related to either Al-Quasim or the family kept in there. Maybe both. I also find it interesting that the psychiatrist claims he and Zero are working for the government, but they obviously seem to be employed by this "Junction" entity, most likely a some form of corporation or private instituion. It's also strange how Zero is described as a "government contractor", which could mean Junction is using Zero do to some of the government's dirty work due to a form of contract between the two, or maybe that the government is handing Zero over to Junction instead. Either way, it's real interesting stuff.

[@xredhuntx5907]

The way ur telling story with those cutscenes when he sees same thing 2 times is just so genious

[@martinyoon5252]

Yo dude welcome back! When are those Outer World vids coming out? Also I got the game!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Thanks, dude. Idk about Outer Worlds now, man... Lots of stuff has changed in my personal life, and it's been hard to deal with. Think Outer Worlds is outside the realm of possibility now... Sorry to disappoint, but hopefully you enjoy this!

[@martinyoon5252]

No worries just goad your back... That said are you going to continue with Bioshock then? Or whats in store for the future

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Not sure really. Kind of do stuff that interests me. I'd like to try and work my way into voice work in some way, so I'd like to use this as a way to hone the skills for that.

[@brysonashcroft1742]

I like how the first quest makes you think it’s an escort mission

[@ryank2780]

Gotta love how the developer gave the scientist a health gauge mechanic that we never see used again through the game.

[@majdkassem6675]

If leon was in his cryo chamber all this time then who was shooting at zero during the tests?

[@Abi93595]

Yea I didn't think about that

[@ServeraServera0]

Maybe an automated gun or a sniper?

[@majdkassem6675]

@@ServeraServera0 i thought so too but then before you reach him he tells you the null project was a failure and blows up his computer. And there are instances were he says you've been an interesting subject or you have survived long enough or something like that. We could say it was all scripted but that's a bit farfetched

[@slavishtrazer]

One of my favorite games, truly a hidden gem

[@ZearthGJL]

Yet, what if we're meant to wait one year for the elevator to open up? After all, the game did say that ten days felt like a year.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

We'll just have to be patient and wait and see. Lol. I just hope the developers take the time to make sure the sequel is good. I can wait for it! :)

[@ZearthGJL]

@@SquatchGamingChannel indeed.

[@Fazoop]

Its been 4 months, glad to see you back

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Yes. Had some changes that pulled me away for a bit, but I managed to get something up! Thanks so much for watching!

[@spagandhi]

The two big mysteries that still interest me about the story is what the dudes in vats were and whether the girl was a delusion. Maybe the girl was the rest of zero’s humanity and innocence grappling with his mind?

[@modrell86]

I had to pause the video because didn't have a crazy battle with the psychiatrist at the end. I might need to replay this.