A game by Ácido Cinza for PC, originally released in 2015.
Cataegis - The White Wind: Ziggurat Chapter is quite a mouthful, and it comes with a lengthy premise as well: A self-proclaimed deity named Ishtar has descended from the heavens and wrought havoc upon the Earth, yet she spared the lives of humankind. This deity resolves to rid the world of death, provided that the people worship her, which splits the world into factions of supporters and those working against her. The protagonist, Cataegis, is sent in with a mission to “erase Ishtar’s existence”.
The game’s introductory text scroll is followed by a lengthy anime-style opening cinematic, complete with over-the-top actions, huge energy waves, giant robotic attackers, loads of evil villains, and our hero slicing a missile in half with his sword… an action that is actually possible during gameplay. While the sequence is clearly inspired by stylish anime intros, the whole thing is done in a gritty lo-fi style with a very limited color palette, as is the rest of the game.
