<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
platform	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
indie	O
developer	O
Justin	B-Application
Stander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
metropolis	O
,	O
the	O
neo-noir	O
storyline	O
follows	O
Subject	O
Zero	O
,	O
a	O
katana-wielding	O
assassin	O
with	O
amnesia	O
who	O
can	O
slow	O
down	O
time	O
and	O
predict	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
features	O
side-scrolling	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
gameplay	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
kill	O
all	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
level	O
without	O
being	O
hit	O
,	O
using	O
Zero	O
's	O
abilities	O
to	O
manipulate	O
time	O
,	O
dodge	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
environmental	O
hazards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-between	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
told	O
in	O
sequences	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
converses	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
through	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
freeware	B-License
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tower	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Heaven	I-Operating_System
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
conceived	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
as	O
his	O
first	O
commercial	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stander	O
sought	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
difficult	O
story-driven	O
game	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
force	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
wait	O
through	O
dialogue	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
—	O
which	O
they	O
favorably	O
compared	O
to	O
Devolver	O
's	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
—	O
and	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
cited	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
2019	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
numerous	O
year-end	O
accolades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
and	O
2021	O
,	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
is	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
Stander	O
intends	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
fictional	O
universe	O
in	O
future	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
and	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
game	O
presented	O
from	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
katana-wielding	O
assassin	O
Subject	O
Zero	O
,	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
completes	O
assassination	O
contracts	O
for	O
a	O
psychiatrist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
can	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
wall	O
kick	O
,	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
throw	O
items	O
,	O
attack	O
using	O
his	O
katana	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
dodge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
has	O
been	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
feature	O
levels	O
filled	O
with	O
enemies	O
,	O
one-hit	O
kills	O
,	O
and	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
determine	O
their	O
chosen	O
route	O
strategically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
neo-noir-style	O
storyline	O
,	O
with	O
psychological	O
horror	O
and	O
black	O
comedy	O
elements	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
metropolis	O
after	O
a	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
real-time	O
dialogue	B-Application
tree	I-Application
system	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
responses	O
during	O
conversations	O
and	O
can	O
interrupt	O
an	O
NPC	O
's	O
dialogue	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
girl	O
goes	O
missing	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
ends	O
on	O
a	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
six	O
years	O
by	O
the	O
indie	O
game	O
creator	O
Justin	B-Application
Stander	I-Application
under	O
the	O
studio	O
name	O
Askiisoft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Stander	O
's	O
first	O
commercial	O
game	O
;	O
his	O
previous	O
projects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tower	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Heaven	I-Operating_System
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
smaller	O
freeware	B-License
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Terry	O
Cavanagh	O
's	O
VVVVVV	B-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
Stander	O
concluded	O
audiences	O
only	O
pay	O
attention	O
to	O
indie	O
games	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cavanagh	O
,	O
like	O
Stander	O
,	O
had	O
started	O
off	O
making	O
freeware	B-License
games	O
,	O
but	O
none	O
were	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
VVVVVV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
originated	O
from	O
Stander	O
's	O
desires	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
larger	O
project	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
sold	O
commercially	O
and	O
tell	O
a	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
used	O
the	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
game	O
engine	O
and	O
spent	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
years	O
building	O
simple	O
prototypes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Stander	O
graduated	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
he	O
developed	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
full	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
budget	O
was	O
60	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
which	O
Stander	O
noted	O
was	O
quite	O
small	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
unveiled	O
because	O
he	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
good	O
console	O
for	O
indie	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
made	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
port	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
and	O
the	O
long	O
development	O
meant	O
it	O
was	O
already	O
well	O
optimized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Payday	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Heist	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
Stander	O
decided	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
continued	O
his	O
style	O
of	O
design	O
—	O
short	O
levels	O
filled	O
with	O
instant-death	O
scenarios	O
—	O
from	O
Tower	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Heaven	I-Operating_System
and	O
Pause	O
Ahead	O
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
one-hit-kill	O
gameplay	O
was	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
another	O
Devolver	O
Digital-published	O
game	O
,	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
said	O
he	O
only	O
played	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
once	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
remember	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
acknowledged	O
it	O
may	O
have	O
subconsciously	O
influenced	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
named	O
Samurai	B-Device
Gunn	I-Device
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
used	O
one-hit	O
kills	O
effectively	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
bigger	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
wanted	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
to	O
feel	O
cinematic	O
and	O
sought	O
to	O
subvert	O
expectations	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
soon	O
as	O
you	O
think	O
you	O
understand	O
how	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
play	O
out	O
,	O
then	O
I	O
just	O
try	O
to	O
completely	O
shift	O
it	O
on	O
you	O
...	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
 [ you're ] 	O
comfortable	O
in	O
[something],	O
I	O
try	O
to	O
shift	O
things	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
minecart	O
pathway	O
inspired	O
by	O
Indiana	B-Device
Jones	I-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Temple	I-Device
of	I-Device
Doom	I-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
took	O
over	O
a	O
month	O
to	O
create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
looked	O
to	O
indie	O
games	O
that	O
feature	O
"	O
tight	O
,	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
instant	O
death	O
combat	O
"	O
for	O
inspiration	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Trilby	O
:	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Theft	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
and	O
Gunpoint	B-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
this	O
meant	O
"	O
no	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
developing	O
small	O
freeware	B-License
games	O
,	O
he	O
could	O
scrutinize	O
minute	O
details	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
him	O
spending	O
a	O
year	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
short	O
,	O
20	O
–	O
30	O
minute	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
said	O
telling	O
a	O
story	O
was	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
motivation	O
to	O
develop	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
wanting	O
to	O
celebrate	O
his	O
favorite	O
tropes	O
and	O
provide	O
his	O
own	O
spin	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Stander	O
developed	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
focusing	O
on	O
one	O
element	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
only	O
had	O
a	O
basic	O
plot	O
summary	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
he	O
finished	O
outlining	O
all	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
Stander	O
conceived	O
early	O
on	O
included	O
a	O
protagonist	O
who	O
was	O
"	O
sort	O
of	O
trapped	O
in	O
their	O
situation	O
,	O
because	O
those	O
always	O
make	O
for	O
good	O
main	O
characters	O
in	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
disagreeable	O
psychiatrist	O
who	O
players	O
would	O
dislike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pastiche	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
Stander	O
enjoyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
structure	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
directed	O
to	O
kill	O
by	O
mysterious	O
phone	O
calls	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
themes	O
include	O
drug	O
addiction	O
and	O
mental	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
interrupt	O
any	O
line	O
of	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
because	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
he	O
grew	O
up	O
playing	O
"	O
would	O
grind	O
to	O
a	O
halt	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
banana	O
argued	O
about	O
politics	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
villain	O
deigned	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
winding	O
monologue	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dialogue	B-Application
tree	I-Application
system	O
originated	O
from	O
Stander	O
's	O
concept	O
for	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
that	O
centered	O
on	O
limitlessness	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
any	O
object	O
and	O
fight	O
any	O
NPC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
every	O
action	O
to	O
have	O
repercussions	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
likened	O
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
never	O
developed	O
the	O
RPG	O
,	O
Stander	O
reincorporated	O
the	O
dialogue	O
system	O
in	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
to	O
keep	O
the	O
pacing	O
consistent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
"	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
told	O
is	O
entirely	O
dependent	O
on	O
[	O
the	O
player's ]	O
choices	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
worldbuilding	O
and	O
character	O
relationships	O
can	O
change	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
synthwave	O
score	O
,	O
which	O
blends	O
Chicago	O
house	O
,	O
electronic	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
synth-pop	O
,	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Bill	O
Kiley	O
and	O
Thijs	O
"	O
LudoWic	O
"	O
Lodewijk	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
music	O
by	O
Stander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiley	O
had	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Stander	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
and	O
Stander	O
recruited	O
him	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lodewijk	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
never	O
composed	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
became	O
involved	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
after	O
Stander	O
found	O
his	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
and	O
recruited	O
him	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
single	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiley	O
and	O
Lodewijk	O
attempted	O
to	O
reflect	O
Zero	O
's	O
changing	O
psyche	O
and	O
moods	O
in	O
their	O
music	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
Zero	O
experiences	O
Chronos	O
withdrawal	O
and	O
snorts	O
cocaine	B-Application
in	O
a	O
limousine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiley	O
said	O
he	O
composed	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
monitors	O
Richard	O
"	O
Disasterpeace	O
"	O
Vreeland	O
used	O
to	O
compose	O
Fez	B-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Lodewijk	O
used	O
vintage	O
synthesizers	O
and	O
drum	O
machines	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Akai	O
MPC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
made	O
its	O
first	O
public	O
appearance	O
at	O
PAX	O
West	O
in	O
Seattle	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
obtained	O
the	O
publication	O
rights	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
Devolver	O
's	O
software	O
testing	O
process	O
for	O
catching	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
he	O
did	O
not	O
notice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devolver	O
released	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
offered	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscribers	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
rated	O
by	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
Devolver	O
's	O
most-preordered	O
Switch	O
game	O
,	O
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
within	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
Devolver	O
's	O
second-fastest-selling	O
Switch	O
game	O
behind	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second-bestselling	O
eShop	B-Application
game	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
behind	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
of	O
Cuphead	B-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
sold	O
500,000	O
copies	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
generated	O
5	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
said	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
most	O
successful	O
on	O
Switch	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
;	O
sales	O
were	O
originally	O
strongest	O
on	O
Switch	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
gradually	O
sold	O
more	O
since	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
often	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregate	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
considered	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
stylish	O
and	O
well	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
refines	O
the	O
tried	O
and	O
true	O
one-hit-kill	O
formula	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
that	O
makes	O
it	O
feels	O
fresh	O
,	O
exciting	O
,	O
and	O
innovative	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
standout	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
reviewer	O
said	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
"	O
bleak	O
,	O
beautiful	O
,	O
bloody	O
,	O
and	O
brilliant	O
"	O
and	O
changed	O
how	O
he	O
viewed	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
appreciated	O
that	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
did	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
retro	O
aesthetic	O
simply	O
for	O
nostalgia	O
,	O
and	O
alongside	O
Polygon	O
found	O
the	O
detailed	O
sprite	O
work	O
and	O
smooth	O
animations	O
added	O
emotional	O
weight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
fast	O
,	O
fluid	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
frequently	O
compared	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
to	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
strategize	O
and	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
2019	O
by	O
USgamer	O
(	O
#1	O
)	O
,	O
Thrillist	O
(	O
#21	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Red	O
Bull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Video	O
Game	O
Music/Soundtrack	O
"	O
during	O
its	O
Best	O
of	O
2019	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
Katana	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Stander	O
announced	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
quality	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
's	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
size	O
expanded	O
considerably	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
expansions	O
did	O
not	O
change	O
Stander	O
's	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
will	O
be	O
slightly	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
will	O
introduce	O
new	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
like	O
Katana	B-Operating_System
1.5	O
"	O
than	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
will	O
resolve	O
some	O
plot	O
threads	O
and	O
continue	O
the	O
worldbuilding	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
not	O
complete	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stander	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
story	O
beyond	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
has	O
its	O
conclusion	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
