Kena: Bridge of Spirits

 PlayStation 4
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 252 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 191 out of 252
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 252
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  1. rodrigo7281
    Aug 8, 2023
    9
    very good game, nice mechanics. The sound track in the whole game is amazing but that last cut scene was a pleasure to my ears
  2. juniortiger
    Jun 21, 2023
    10
    I love this game and lot action game and graphic amazing and story amazing and good day
  3. alex82101
    Jun 10, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. KENA: Bridge of Spirits is a heartwarming game about dealing with grief, guilt, and bonds between people. The game's graphics are very pleasant to look at, being very similar to the style of Disney/Pixar movies. Combat is very fast-paced and Souls-like. The highlight of this game is definitely the story and the combat but the music and graphics shine as well. This one definitely has the potential for a sequel and I am sure there are a lot of fans who are eagerly waiting for one… Expand
  4. OrangeRood
    Jun 9, 2023
    9
    Phenomenal art style, music is great, storyline is fun. Combat can hower feel repetitive at some points, and some of the Upgrades don't feel very useful.
  5. galanteo94
    May 21, 2023
    9
    Juegardo del que se va a hablar durante generaciones. Estéticamente un primor y una jugabilidad más que competente.
  6. CamyVero
    May 7, 2023
    9
    Hermosa aventura. Un videojuego excelente en el que se combina plataformeo, combate a lo zelda, exploración, puzzles y jefes. Y vaya combates contra los jefes. En este caso puede recordarnos a un souls-like puesto que hereda un poco la mecánica de este subgénero del RPG de acción. Alguno nos causará graves complicaciones, teniendo que estudiar bien nuestra estrategia, probando con nuestrasHermosa aventura. Un videojuego excelente en el que se combina plataformeo, combate a lo zelda, exploración, puzzles y jefes. Y vaya combates contra los jefes. En este caso puede recordarnos a un souls-like puesto que hereda un poco la mecánica de este subgénero del RPG de acción. Alguno nos causará graves complicaciones, teniendo que estudiar bien nuestra estrategia, probando con nuestras diferentes habilidades cómo podemos encontrar su punto débil. Mención especial tambien para el diseño del escenario y los puzzles y los personajes, llenos de ingenio y belleza respectivamente. En este último aspecto, podríamos estar ante una película de animación sin ningún tipo de problema.

    Con una historia basada en la mitología asiática. En ella encarnamos a Kena, una joven guía espiritual cuyo trabajo consiste en ayudar a las almas atrapadas en el mundo vivo a transicionar al mundo de los espíritus. En su viaje hacia el templo de la montaña se encuentra con una aldea muerta, víctima de un poderoso espíritu que ha corrompido el bosque y cortado el acceso al templo. Nuestro deber será liberar la aldea y llegar al fondo del problema para así poder llegar a nuestro destino.

    Recomendadísimo exclusivo de PS que tambien está disponible para PC. Uno de los mejores juegos de 2021, sin duda.    … Expand
  7. Skipet
    May 1, 2023
    9
    Beautiful and fun game, but with bugs like locations won't load in time and one just wait for them to load by invisible wall, and also drop of fps sometimes. Keeping in mind that probably all performance issues because of PS4
  8. CA_ScottH
    Feb 1, 2023
    8
    Kena Bridge of Spirits is a solid game and an impressive first outing by the developers at Ember Lab. Its positives include its beautiful art direction, difficult yet ultimately fair combat especially the boss fights, and fun platforming.

    But Kena is not perfect by any means. Its drawbacks include rather superfluous collectibles (in the form of Rot hats) and performance issues (drop in    Kena Bridge of Spirits is a solid game and an impressive first outing by the developers at Ember Lab. Its positives include its beautiful art direction, difficult yet ultimately fair combat especially the boss fights, and fun platforming.

    But Kena is not perfect by any means. Its drawbacks include rather superfluous collectibles (in the form of Rot hats) and performance issues (drop in frames, temporary invisible walls that exist because the game is clearly trying to load content).

    Still, I'm overall happy with my time with Kena Bridge of Spirits on PS4. It's fun and I recommend it.    … Expand
  9. Krazerack
    Jan 16, 2023
    9
    Story 10/10
    Gameplay 9/10
    Sweetness 10/10
    Playtime 7/10 (upside the main story, there was nothing from interest)
  10. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  11. AlifinalD
    Dec 1, 2022
    9
    Para un estudio independiente y ser su primer juego, es una maravilla, me gusto el combate, los gráficos, la historia, aunque también tiene algunos problemas como el agarre de las orillas es algo tedioso y un poco el que la cámara se sienta pesada al momento de moverse, a pesar de eso, me encanto.
  12. Link_the_garden
    Aug 5, 2022
    8
    The art and animation in this game are unreal. looks absolutely stunning. This alone has allowed me to overlook some of the games missteps

    Unfortunately, I found the story to be quite weak and boring at times. It started well but after the first chapter things started getting a bit loose. I don't understand why you collect currency in the game. it's just to buy hats and that's it.    The art and animation in this game are unreal. looks absolutely stunning. This alone has allowed me to overlook some of the games missteps

    Unfortunately, I found the story to be quite weak and boring at times. It started well but after the first chapter things started getting a bit loose.

    I don't understand why you collect currency in the game. it's just to buy hats and that's it.

    I thought the combat was quite good. pretty straight foward and simple.

    The difficulty ramp was steep. I was playing hard and part way through the game it got out of control. ended up getting sick of it and lowering to easy.

    Solid entry from Ember Lab. I'm looking forward to what they do next. A sequel to this would be interesting, really expand on the core of the game.    … Expand
  13. C0QUINH0
    Mar 23, 2022
    9
    “Kena bridge of spirits is a awesome game
    +
    • The history (for me) is the best of the year.
    • The ambition is very creative.
    • The rots have a very good use.
    • The visual is perfect.
    •The música of the game are spectacular.

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    • The combat is simple.
    • The exploration is very simple.
    • The game has a lot of invisible walls.

    Kena Bridge of Spirits: 90%
  14. Shenandoah
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    Kena is a true masterpiece. It’s one of the best games you can play right now. The visual artwork is incredibly good. Also gameplay and world design is polished to a maximum. This a simply a must-have for Playstation owners.
  15. ZoeNight
    Mar 21, 2022
    9
    É um jogo excelente, que te desafia, todo Boss (e há uma variedade imensa) você é testado em suas habilidades.
  16. Tommey
    Mar 20, 2022
    9
    Fantastic game, plot is decent, music is very calm; combat is simple and engaging. The background, animation and scenery are all pristine and delicate. Only marked off a point for wanting to be a more compelling plot and longer game, but overall highly recommend this title.
  17. Kindlar
    Mar 8, 2022
    8
    I enjoyed this game.

    I thought the world was interesting, and the style cute. I had some fun If I could change one thing it was the difficulty ramp up, the second to last boss did not seem inline just jumped in difficulty compared to the other areas. I beat him anyway, but my son had a hard time with this section, especially compared to the boss after. I would have enjoyed it    I enjoyed this game.

    I thought the world was interesting, and the style cute. I had some fun

    If I could change one thing it was the difficulty ramp up, the second to last boss did not seem inline just jumped in difficulty compared to the other areas. I beat him anyway, but my son had a hard time with this section, especially compared to the boss after.

    I would have enjoyed it there was less focus on the hats, or maybe if the hats did something besides change just the look.    … Expand
  18. Lozabia42969
    Feb 22, 2022
    10
    I have fallen in love with this set, it is so simply beautiful, I don't understand how something so simple can look so perfect. I love it.
  19. Lorde_Astral
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Melhor jogo estilo rpg que eu ja joguei!!
    A história e os gráficos são simplesmente incríveis
  20. Ginger_Avenger
    Feb 15, 2022
    8
    If I could evaluate this game only on the sights and sounds, it would be a 9 or 10. Even on my lowly, non-pro PS4, this game looked amazing and I enjoyed exploring it. The gameplay was good, although I was very surprised at times by the combat challenge (I am no action RPG maven, mind you, but I have played a fair number of them). So, this is just my experience, but after a number ofIf I could evaluate this game only on the sights and sounds, it would be a 9 or 10. Even on my lowly, non-pro PS4, this game looked amazing and I enjoyed exploring it. The gameplay was good, although I was very surprised at times by the combat challenge (I am no action RPG maven, mind you, but I have played a fair number of them). So, this is just my experience, but after a number of slugfest slogs, I found it much better for me to set things to easy mode, and enjoy the platforming and puzzles and work through the combat when necessary. I don't recall a great amount of items and upgrades being worth much (perhaps as a result of my easy mode choice?), but I really enjoyed my time wandering around in the game's world. I would love the studio who did this to make a sequel or a different game with a similarly impressive world to explore.… Expand
  21. DrZomboid
    Feb 15, 2022
    8
    Wonderful game. Fresh and simple, fun and beautiful. Story could be better also the voice acting. The are speaking like there are shy and dying
  22. ONEEX
    Feb 12, 2022
    8
    Хорошо исполненная игра.
    Графика 7/10
    Звук 7/10
    Геймплей 8/10
    Оптимизация 6/10
    Повествование 8/10
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    Well executed game.

    Graphics 7/10
    Sound 7/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Optimization 6/10
    Narration 8/10
  23. Playblueberry
    Jan 3, 2022
    8
    Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a surprisingly short story-driven action-adventure game set in a relatively small yet still unfilled open world, that delivers a very exciting and diverse gaming experience with amalgamation of environmental puzzles and combat in it being pretty balanced, but ultimately fails to actually be story-driven, with it continuously going wrong in making the player atKena: Bridge of Spirits is a surprisingly short story-driven action-adventure game set in a relatively small yet still unfilled open world, that delivers a very exciting and diverse gaming experience with amalgamation of environmental puzzles and combat in it being pretty balanced, but ultimately fails to actually be story-driven, with it continuously going wrong in making the player at least minimally care of what’s going on in the game’s plot. Unfortunately, the narrative is quite dull, tedious, and absolutely incapable of raising the player’s curiosity. It hasn’t got even a glimpse of something that could be called plot twist, being absolutely linear and predictable, while trying to be dramatic and deep, eventually failing to do so, as the characters lack decent backstory, what makes it hard to relate to them. Besides the main story, some side activities are also available, though none of them is actually interesting, so replay value of the game is rather questionable. Speaking of absolutely solid advantages of the game, it’s impossible to not note its awesome art style that makes it look much better than many major AAA-projects developed by the largest studios, and a unique, impressive, soothing soundtrack inspired by traditional Balinese music. It also should be noted that at some points while running at PS4 Slim hardware the game appears to show insignificant FPS drops, although the player’s experience is barely affected.… Expand
  24. FRIST_008
    Jan 2, 2022
    8
    Очень красивый и незамыслованый слешер/платформер. Но ему банально не хватает глубины, не только в сюжете, но во многих игровых аспектах.
  25. Chempion1
    Dec 30, 2021
    8
    В принципе мне игра понравилась.
    Картинка очень сочная, похожа на Pixarовский мультфильм. Временами игра подлагивает, но только в каких нибудь сценах поиска, в боях всё работает нормально. Ещё в игре мне понравилось музыкальное сопровождение, хорошо подчеркивает атмосферу игры.
    Сам геймплей игры очень похож на таковой в Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. Боёвка очень схожа. Плюсом есть    В принципе мне игра понравилась.
    Картинка очень сочная, похожа на Pixarовский мультфильм. Временами игра подлагивает, но только в каких нибудь сценах поиска, в боях всё работает нормально. Ещё в игре мне понравилось музыкальное сопровождение, хорошо подчеркивает атмосферу игры.
    Сам геймплей игры очень похож на таковой в Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. Боёвка очень схожа. Плюсом есть паркур в стиле Uncharted. В игре не очень много разновидностей рядовых врагов, но много боссов которые в свою очередь напомнили мне таковых из Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice.
    В игре есть головоломки, не сложные, но их много.
    Прокачка ну совсем простенькая. Зачем её добавили, не знаю. Ты зарабатываешь типа очки опыта которые можешь потратить на открытие новых приёмов. Можно было бы просто открывать их по мере прохождения игры, ничего бы не изменилось. Так же по всей игре можно собрать некое подобие кристаллов, которые тратятся исключительно на покупку новых шапочек для тленышей. Я так и не понял прикола с этими шапочками. Они, ни на что не влияют. Поэтому к концу игры у меня скопилось около 7000 этих кристаллов, больше ни на что я их потратить не смог.
    Да о тленышах. Это такие забавные, десятисантиметровые чудики. Которых мы будем находить на протяжении всей игры, некоторых как корокские семячки в Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Они будут перетаскивать для нас предметы, сражаться с врагами превращаясь в рогатую каплю, а так же даут нам пару суперсильных атак, без которых биться с боссами было бы очень трудно.
    История мне понравилась, но я так и не понял из за чего начался мор в деревне изначально.
    Ну и атмосфера. По началу как то так себе, но потом когда ты понимаешь, что все без исключения персонажи с которыми ты общаешься давным давно мертвы... как то холодок пробегает по спине. И атмосфера появляется и держет до конца.
    Игра не длинная, за пару вечеров пройдётся.
    Ну теперь о злободневном. В игру засунули лесбиянок! Зачем? Зачем в игре с мультяшной графикой это надо было делать? Просто нет слов.
    Резюмирую. И так игра хорошая, не без нареканий, но 1390 рублей которые я за неё отдал явно стоит.
    Если последний абзац не критичен, то советую всем, кроме детей.    … Expand
  26. Pietrovish
    Dec 7, 2021
    8
    Me gusta mucho este tipo de video juegos, es una lastima que sea tan cortito
  27. Rehanshk86
    Nov 18, 2021
    10
    Great game and gameplay is excellent!anyone who liked ghost of tshushima will most likely love it.
  28. overdrive
    Nov 14, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is very beautiful and the story is great yes some of the boos fights do have you thinking on how to do them which most games nowadays don't do, I can't recommend this game more then I am already… Expand
  29. Frankie_Sp
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Videogaming at it's best!
    I very rarely give a 10 but this gem needs to be played.
    Great overall atmosphere, awesome combats with a bit of tactic involved with various difficulty levels that make it enjoyable for everyone.
  30. marmotmx
    Nov 8, 2021
    8
    Kena is simply a gem. The first game of Ember Labs delivers, the gameplay sometimes it is kinda simple but effective. Kena shines in bringing to the table an interesting and moving story for all ages.

    Lovely and emotional characters and their stories allows us to have a glimpse into this world that has a lot of love and dedication poured in it.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. KeenGamer
    Oct 6, 2022
    70
    In the medley of action-adventure games, Kena: Bridge of Spirits stands out with its soundtrack, unbeatable graphics, and creative storyline. It’s a fantastic first impression of Ember Lab’s game-developing skills. A few kinks need fixing, but that shouldn’t deter you from playing the game!
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  2. Cultured Vultures
    Oct 15, 2021
    80
    Kena: Bridge of Spirits grounds itself on relaxation, healing, and cuteness, getting us to reflect and meditate on the beauty in the world when there is darkness abound.
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  3. RPGamer
    Oct 6, 2021
    70
    As its first major release, Kena: Bridge of Spirits must be considered a success for Ember Lab. There are areas where significant improvement can be made, especially its combat, but the game provides a strong base to build upon. The overall gameplay will be very familiar to 3D adventure fans, but the visuals and charm help to make it feel like a fresh experience in the genre. More adventures for Kena and the Rot would be very welcome.
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