More information has been revealed about Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time's length and difficulty modes. The game was first revealed in February as a 3D hack and slash adventure where the titular Jack hops through multiple timelines in order to defeat the evil that is Aku.
The game is loosely based off the fifth season of the show, which was celebrated by fans who long awaited the return of the samurai. From the his foes from every season of the show, such as Demongo and Scaramouche, the latter played by voice acting legend Tom Kenny.
Nintendo Everything's interview with game director Hiroaki Matsui goes into further detail on how the game's difficulty will be structured. Matsui states that on the normal difficulty, known as "Samurai," the game will take roughly 10 hours to complete, but players won't be able to collect as many skills and items on normal difficulty. Therefore, he encourages players to play on higher difficulties should they want more of challenge, those being "Master Samurai" and "Master of Masters." He notes that the "Master of Masters" difficulty will "require guts to play with" and assures players that the game will provide a challenge for hardcore gamers, explaining:
"The game has a flow for the player to acquire many skills while proceeding with the play. Jack’s mobility, physical ability, and battle technique will be expanded as the players continues through the game. Naturally, the degree of freedom as a warrior will increase, but in higher-difficulty modes, more challenging enemies are waiting for the player, so I’m sure even hardcore players can enjoy the game up to a fairly challenging level."
The interview also goes into what the development process was like for Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time. such as how the game took inspiration from the show. Matsui talks of how he incorporated from the show's creator, Genndy Tartakovsky, saying that though his views are valuable due to his creativity with his work on the show, he was also "grateful to him for leaving many things to us instead and trusting our skills to follow his vision."
All of these signs and information point to Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time being an exciting romp through the world of Samurai Jack. The game having all of the cast from season 5 of the show also help provide further immersion within the world, including Greg Baldwin as season 5's Aku. The game releases this week, so it's only a matter of time before players will be able to undo the future that is Aku.
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time will be available for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on August 21, 2020.
Source: Nintendo Everything
