![]() |
Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Printable Version +- Universal Gaming (https://universalgaming.net) +-- Forum: Gaming Galaxy (https://universalgaming.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=1) +--- Forum: Video Games (https://universalgaming.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=3) +--- Thread: Kena: Bridge of Spirits (/showthread.php?tid=900) |
Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Moonface - Jun 2nd, 2021 ![]() Release Date: August 24, 2021
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a story-driven action adventure set in a charming world rich with exploration and fast-paced combat. Players find and grow a team of tiny spirit companions called the Rot, enhancing their abilities and creating new ways to manipulate the environment. Kena, a young Spirit Guide, travels to an abandoned village in search of the sacred mountain shrine. She struggles to uncover the secrets of this forgotten community hidden in an overgrown forest where wandering spirits are trapped. Build Your Team Find and collect Rot to gain powerful abilities, make discoveries, and transform the environment. Rot are timid and elusive spirits scattered throughout the forest. They maintain balance by decomposing dead and rotting elements. Explore A forgotten village and a strange curse. Draw on the power of the Spirit Realm to restore this once majestic world. Fast Paced Combat Spirits have become corrupt, trapped and unable to move on, challenging Kena at every turn. Anyone else interested in this game? I didn't actually realise it was releasing on PS4 and thought it was next-gen only, but I might wait and play it whenever I get a PS5 so I have more games to play on it when I get one, and it lets me finish up my PS4 games that I'm not done with yet. RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Karo - Jun 3rd, 2021 The graphic and animation really does feel like an animated adventure and I love it and the gameplay seem fine. I'm just not sure if it something I will pick up on release date or might wait for it to become a $20 game. RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Moonface - Jun 8th, 2021 I'm definitely waiting to see how much content the game has before I buy it, just in case it releases at $70 but doesn't justify the price. I think it might launch cheaper though, because it might be dead on arrival if it has a high price point. RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Moonface - Jun 11th, 2021 Kena: Bridge of Spirits Previews Various gaming media outlets have been sharing new previews for Kena: Bridge of Spirits, presenting more information and a look at the games earlier areas. These previews come off the back of a new developer presentation for the game that took place during the Tribeca Games Spotlight, where the developers at Ember Labs elaborate on the game's score, and cinematic quality, and speak on their background in Hollywood animation, and the influence of playing action adventure games growing up, and how that's impacted the direction of Kena: Bridge of Spirits. RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Dragon Lord - Sep 25th, 2021 Anyone try this game out yet? I'm considering picking it up when I have time for it, but wondering if anyone can give me any views on the game beforehand. Mainly I'm wondering how good the combat feels. RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Moonface - Sep 26th, 2021 I haven't tried it because I'm waiting to get a PS5 to play it, but I have watched people playing it on Twitch. I haven't seen any of them complain about how the combat or controls feel, and it looks a lot better than the promotional materials for this game makes it look. RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Moonface - Aug 19th, 2022 Details Revealed for Kena's Free Anniversary Update It's been almost an entire year since Kena: Bridge of Spirits launched, and to celebrate the upcoming one-year anniversary, Ember Lab are bringing an anniversary update to the game which includes: New Game+, Charmstones, Spirit Guide Trials, Kena Outfits, accessibility features, and more.
Happy I didn't get this game yet to start it so I can experience all this new stuff without having to go back to the game. It's nice to see NG+ is adding additional challenges and content so it gives something new and incentivizing to check it out. Most games just buff enemy damage to try and keep the player from being too overpowered. RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - ShiraNoMai - Aug 20th, 2022 This game is so gorgeous. Watched it get played a few times and each time it's such a treat to the eyes. It also looks fun to play as well and has surprisingly modern combat tech from a first time game dev. Their animation work is what truly shines here, though, through environmental storytelling to the character designs. RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - queenzelda - Sep 13th, 2022 I bought this game for my PS5 and I like it, I just need to get back to playing it. Thing is.... Even though yea it's pretty, the game play is interesting... Kena after a while I stopped playing and haven't gone back. o-O I need to but I'm just meh about it. XD RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Moonface - Nov 18th, 2022 Did you ever go back to it @queenzelda? I got the game recently on Amazon for $25, and started it a few days ago. I don't feel like I've gotten very far yet but either way, so far I'm really enjoying this game. For anyone who likes a bit of challenge, I'd suggest playing on the Master Spirit Guide difficulty since my time with that difficulty so far has been tough but fair and balanced, and I can't really imagine playing the game at an easier difficulty for myself. I think what I love the most about this game so far is the vibe it has. It has a particular charm about it that reminds me of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy in some ways and I love that game, so this one grabbed me really quickly in that regard. I also really like the level design. There's a good mix between very linear segments and more open areas that leave you struggling on choosing what way you want to go first. RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - queenzelda - Nov 24th, 2022 When I finish playing Pokémon Scarlet and Violet I'll try going back to it. :3 I just feel like I've played Kena before and I don't know why.. Still, yea. XD RE: Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Moonface - Nov 25th, 2022 (Nov 24th, 2022, 04:28 PM)queenzelda Wrote:How far in did you get? I found that the very early parts of the game are a little misleading into making me think it's going to be this animated-movie-looking platformer with melee combat and then I hit the first main boss and felt more like I was in a Souls game. Having got to before the final boss the game is definitely nothing I was expecting it to be. ![]() I think the biggest shortcoming the game has is that it gets a bit repetitive because of the whole "fetch 3 items, fight boss" approach it does in every area, and all of the areas don't really mix up their appearance very much. Everywhere is just "run down village in lush green setting with the odd cave scattered about" and I was excited for the mountain to offer some variety only to find there's actually just a boss there and no actual level. If a sequel happens then I'd like to see more variety in everything and I would like to see the developers come up with an actual story too, since this game feels like it has the plot of a 5th gen platformer. Don't get me wrong, the game is good, especially the combat and the boss fights, I just think it has some very noticeable shortcomings once you've gone through the first two main areas of the game. |