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Katana-Ra: Shinobi RisingNewsMajor Update In the Works
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Major Update In the Works

Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising · published 5 Oct 2023, 12:55 UTC

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Good morning community!

Apologies to start with, for the long radio silence. I am having a turbulent time these days between work and a home move that is hitting more hurdles than expected.

I have been listening to the feedback I have been getting on Steam, as well as our Korea and Japan launch that has now concluded. I see that the actual experience of the game fell short of what I intended for this at the launch version of the game.

In the last few months I have been poking around when possible to see areas of improvement and taking in feedback and there is now clarity on the path ahead.

A very comprehensive overhaul and update to the game is now afoot and I hope to complete by December end. I will be updating locomotion and movement, combat, adding new combat options, adding verticality, and adding more story and investigation elements into the game.

I will also be overhauling the game map with more focus on the traditional mountain village feel, that people seemed to like and less on the modern cyberpunk themes for this first map.

I will have comprehensive patch notes together with the update in December, until then - know that the game has not been abandoned and updates are coming! I am grateful for the people that purchased this and I have a clear path to improvement ahead of me now.

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