1000 Cuts: Jomaku

Short and quite rough game. Found many bugs and annoyances. Good concept and since is free I will give it thumbs up.

Vamos Lá!!!! A proposta do jogo é interessante e tem bastante futuro e a gameplay e legal, porém o jogo tem uns bugs bem chatinhos onde as vezes você não consegue salvar, a tela fica preta do nada e teve um bug que eu tive que começar tudo de novo pois um boss não iniciava a luta. Conquistas Feitas: 10/10 = 100%: 100% [Para fazer 100% é fácil e é necessário duas runs uma usando as duas armas diferentes.] Avaliação NOTA: 6 / 10 Gráficos: 7 / 10 Gameplay: 6 / 10 Duração de jogo: Pouco Tempo Som/Música: 6 /10 Rejogabilidade: Baixa é um jogo para zerar e é isso.

I had to reload the game 9 or 10 times due to it randomly giving me a blank screen. The parry system feels very slow and unresponsive but I do love the fact that this is a love letter to Akira Kurosawa and other great samurai film directors of the 50s. If you're okay with mid gameplay that has a great story then I recommend this

1000 Cuts: Jomaku is basically a love letter to samurai cinema, and as a free prologue, it’s a hell of a hook. It’s got that gritty, high-stakes "one mistake and you’re dead" energy that makes every room feel like a puzzle you have to solve with a blade. - What works: The atmosphere is easily the best part. Between the pixel art and the "Kurosawa Mode," the game looks and feels moody as hell. The combat is simple but tense—you’re either a god-tier swordsman or a puddle of blood on the floor within three seconds. I also really liked the choice between using a real sword (lethal) or a wooden bokken (non-lethal). It actually gives you a reason to play through it more than once to see how the "Honor" vs. "Loyalty" paths play out. And yes, you can pet the cats. 10/10 for that specific feature. - Easily 7.5+/10: It’s a 7.5 because it still feels a bit "indie-janky" in the ways that actually affect gameplay. Physics are a bit chaotic: Since everything is one-hit-kill, accidentally clipping a lantern and blowing yourself up feels more frustrating than "hard." Technical hiccups: There are some weird transitions where the screen fades to black but your character is still moving in the background. It’s a great way to accidentally walk off a ledge or into a spike trap you can't see yet. Hitboxes: Most of the time they're fine, but every now and then you’ll swear you cleared an attack only to get sent back to your last tea break. - The Verdict: It’s a solid, stylish experience that takes about an hour to beat. It’s not perfect—the movement can feel a little floaty and the environmental deaths are annoying—but for the price of "Free," you really can't complain. It’s a great proof of concept that makes me want to see what the full game looks like once they tighten up the controls and fix the transition bugs. If you like Sekiro or Katana ZERO, you should definitely give this a spin. It’s a fun, bloody afternoon, even if you’ll spend half of it yelling at a lantern.