Kena: Bridge of Spirits

 PlayStation 5
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8.4

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  1. Burzyk
    May 29, 2022
    7
    Pretty, fun and satisfying little game. Too bad that Xbox has this kind of games in Game Pass, and here (Sony) you have to pay for it.
  2. slaine130177
    Oct 12, 2021
    7
    Le jeu est trop juste pour mériter le 8/10, mais mériterait un 7.5.
    Plutôt beau, on sent que les développeurs ont l'expérience de l'animation et nous en fait profiter. Les décors sont chatoyants, les effets plutôt sympa mais on voit tout de même les limites d'une petite équipe. Pas mal de bugs de collision, des pop ups de décors, l'eau qui est belle de loin mais insipide de près, des    Le jeu est trop juste pour mériter le 8/10, mais mériterait un 7.5.
    Plutôt beau, on sent que les développeurs ont l'expérience de l'animation et nous en fait profiter. Les décors sont chatoyants, les effets plutôt sympa mais on voit tout de même les limites d'une petite équipe. Pas mal de bugs de collision, des pop ups de décors, l'eau qui est belle de loin mais insipide de près, des soucis de gameplay (lourdeurs ou latence dans les commandes assez souvent), etc...

    Pour un 1er jeu, cela reste un bel exploit et une belle aventure. Les boss sont sympas et certains défis plus corcés. Ca manque encore de vie (tout est atrocement vide). De même l'histoire des chapeaux est inutile (dommage qu'il n'y ait aucune incidence sur nos compagnons, cela reste que cosmétique), donc argent inutile, quête aux trésors inutile, si ce n'est pour avoir le platine.

    Une belle promesse pour l'avenir et un titre qui se fait avec plaisir, tranquillement, sans prétention mais rafraichissant.    … Expand
  3. BluSegov
    Sep 24, 2021
    7
    What so special about This PS4 game???
    It’s good game, puzzle was good and nice graphics done by an indie studio.
    Fanboy
  4. Bloodwingxjorn
    Sep 22, 2021
    7
    I had high expectations when going into this game. I wanted this to be my new favorite but unfortunately that wasn't the case. Basic animations like jumping feel off. Side characters not really that interesting, not that special of a story and combat way to easy. (Expert) It took me a couple of hours to push through the beginning started enjoying it a bit more after upgrades and moreI had high expectations when going into this game. I wanted this to be my new favorite but unfortunately that wasn't the case. Basic animations like jumping feel off. Side characters not really that interesting, not that special of a story and combat way to easy. (Expert) It took me a couple of hours to push through the beginning started enjoying it a bit more after upgrades and more combat skills. Main character is cool, combat is fun even though it is easy. Game looks very beautiful. I would wait for for it to be on sale for 50% off. You will have a solid experience. I went in the wrong when I anticipated it to  much.… Expand
  5. zubiecup9999
    Sep 27, 2021
    7
    For the first several hours, I really loved this game. Unfortunately, towards the end, it just became an aggravating bosh rush. Boss after boss with almost nothing in between. I ended up sighing every time I realized that each boss near the finale wasn't the FINAL boss. It's pretty rare that I just want a game to end so I can see the story through, but this is just one of those titles.For the first several hours, I really loved this game. Unfortunately, towards the end, it just became an aggravating bosh rush. Boss after boss with almost nothing in between. I ended up sighing every time I realized that each boss near the finale wasn't the FINAL boss. It's pretty rare that I just want a game to end so I can see the story through, but this is just one of those titles.

    Honestly, up until about the ten-hour mark, I would have given this game a 9, but I truly believe the game overstays its welcome. If you explore even a little, you will unlock every useful ability well before the end of the game, so that sense of progression completely evaporates way too prematurely.

    Overall, it's certainly a solid first effort from this new studio, but the fact that this title was created by an inexperienced developer simply becomes all too clear the deeper you get into it.    … Expand
  6. IntoxicatedRush
    Oct 14, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like the story, graphics and music it was pretty fun to play. Now i'm playing on master difficulty legit and it is broken with the boss fights because you get attack and killed when you in an animation and that need to be address.… Expand
  7. Haannss
    Nov 17, 2022
    7
    Good work for an indie company. The art direction is just amazing and graphics are also good. The game is quite simple and intuitive to control. Major control issues, specially when new abbilities have been collected, because the control interpretation is not good. The difficulty is high at some points, but that's not the main problem. The worst part is that you really feel the game isGood work for an indie company. The art direction is just amazing and graphics are also good. The game is quite simple and intuitive to control. Major control issues, specially when new abbilities have been collected, because the control interpretation is not good. The difficulty is high at some points, but that's not the main problem. The worst part is that you really feel the game is unfair, and that bosses could kill you whenever they want. You win just because they allow you to, by not doing the combo that would kill you in two seconds. That feeling keeps going on final bosses all the second half of the game, and it's a pity because the game could have been incredible if more balanced.

    The story is good, and it's easy to discover Kena's world from her perspective. You always want to know a bit more about it.

    All in all, the game is very good in some aspects, and it could have been a great game if the control and difficulty were a little bit more balanced, instead of a souls wannabe. A pity.    … Expand
  8. Schmaerzkeks
    Feb 24, 2022
    7
    Für ein Indie Spiel wirklich traumhaft. Die Story hätte etwas komplexer sein können.
    + Optik
    + Gameplay
    + Charaktere
    - Umfang zu gering
    - Story zu blass
  9. tracyjnsn
    Jan 28, 2022
    7
    This is important for every buyer to know that this game, similarly following other sony titles has incorporated LGBT elements. This time, into a game also aimed at children. There is a lesbian couple on which a subplot is heavily based upon and it is described heavilty through cutscenes about how much affection both have for each other. I believe this is definitely not suitable forThis is important for every buyer to know that this game, similarly following other sony titles has incorporated LGBT elements. This time, into a game also aimed at children. There is a lesbian couple on which a subplot is heavily based upon and it is described heavilty through cutscenes about how much affection both have for each other. I believe this is definitely not suitable for children as children are too young and innocent to be exposed to such topics and understand them, better for them to discover it on their own as they reach adulthood rather then play with their mind and indirectly fill them with lgbt things. This game should have Teen rating.… Expand
  10. StIwY
    Jul 26, 2022
    7
    Game is mediocre. Weak design, weak plot, the last boss without checkpoints is a bulls_it, Rot searching is useless along with hats...what's the point ? And at cherry on the top, is quite short. I was expecting much more.....
  11. tsznx
    Feb 18, 2022
    7
    The game is good, very interesting at the beginning, but it gets very repetitive after some time. Nice look, but lack of NPCs. The world looks very empty. And I have to say, some bosses are too hard compared to all the rest of the game. I haven't finished the game yet, but seriously considering to stop playing.
  12. GRX3m0m
    Dec 24, 2022
    7
    Excellent game, breathtaking graphics, but completely ridiculous difficulty spikes in certain bosses.
  13. Richard4949
    Aug 17, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There’s a lot of good in this game for sure. The graphics are simply amazing. The world is surprisingly large and extremely fun to explore. The combat is fairly simple, but some of the boss battles are very difficult. You’ll see what I’m talking about towards the end. And there is no checkpoints either. And there is the worst camera assist system ever. Like, who ever approved this needs to be fired and go work at Pizza Hut. Ember labs clearly can make a good game and they’re competent, so I don’t understand how this made it in. Even when you turn it off, it still will pop up and prevent you from looking at the boss you’re trying to attack or parry, and it’ll highlight what it thinks you should be doing. It literally prevented me from beating the final boss many times. It’s beyond frustrating. If you’ve played it, then you know.… Expand
  14. StaTplay6
    May 21, 2022
    7
    I find this game fun and challenging. I wish there was a 2 player mode though. The controls are hard to learn at first but you will understand them eventually.
  15. Evac1996
    May 22, 2023
    7
    I like the game, for an indie game its awsome, great features with the dualsense, good gameplay mechanics, and ok history
  16. gkehn
    Dec 21, 2022
    7
    + world and graphics
    + solid, difficult combat
    + story emotional at points
    + the rot

    - story a bit jointed
    - not much depth
  17. JoseCal
    Jul 11, 2023
    7
    I think it’s okay. Honestly, it’s very repetitive and the graphics could have been a bit better. The story was very weak, but at least the gameplay was smooth and quite enjoyable.
  18. RGames2k
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    اللعبة رائعه
    القصه غير محمسه ولكن القيم بلاي جيد
    الشخصيات جيده
    الجرافيكس جيد

    اللعبه جيده
  19. thaesino
    Jan 27, 2023
    6
    Wonderful game. Nice music. Nice story. Nice, simple combat (no DS here, which is a nice break sometimes as everyone these days seems to want to copy FromSoftware).

    Only one reason I game a 8/10... the animations and voiceovers just aren't there. Small studio, I believe, which is fine. But something about the animation feels unpolished - almost like Kena isn't "attached" to the world.    Wonderful game. Nice music. Nice story. Nice, simple combat (no DS here, which is a nice break sometimes as everyone these days seems to want to copy FromSoftware).

    Only one reason I game a 8/10... the animations and voiceovers just aren't there. Small studio, I believe, which is fine. But something about the animation feels unpolished - almost like Kena isn't "attached" to the world. The facial gestures are also really limited which probably means there was no mocap. And finally... voiceovers at times sound (in English at least) as though they hired the first people they could find off of Tik Tok or something.

    But definitely give this one a try if you own a PS4/PS5. Wonderful fun, and the closest thing to a Zelda game you'll play in a while.

    EDIT (after 100%): Buy it on sale. What I thought was just the beginning 1/3rd of the game ended up actually being the whole game. Because all the narrative parts didn't quite connect with one another, the various parts of the game felt more like side-quests than different chapters of the same story. I'm not quite sure why the studio didn't hire better writers if they knew that other parts of the game would naturally suffer under the limitation of a smaller studio.    … Expand
  20. Edgard86
    Nov 20, 2021
    6
    This game is so boring. So much repetitive, the difficuld doens not match with the gameplay. The gameplay is too generic. I wouldn`t buy this game at lauch is i could come back. Buy it when it has for about 50% cheappear than now.
  21. Rad_Pitt
    Sep 23, 2021
    6
    No idea what game everyone else played but mine was full of jank, cheese, and bugs. Has some potential but fails to get remotely close to it.
  22. paduladiego
    May 25, 2022
    6
    BR = Jogo, bonito e fluído, porém completamente desbalanceado, quanto mais forte fica menos dano causa e mais dano sofre... ainda com muitos bugs e falhas nos processos de luta de colisão. jogo chega a ficar chato e revoltante devido ao desbalanceamento de golpes e falhas em ataques.
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    EN = The game is beautiful and fluid, but completely unbalanced, the stronger it gets, the more    BR = Jogo, bonito e fluído, porém completamente desbalanceado, quanto mais forte fica menos dano causa e mais dano sofre... ainda com muitos bugs e falhas nos processos de luta de colisão. jogo chega a ficar chato e revoltante devido ao desbalanceamento de golpes e falhas em ataques.
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    EN = The game is beautiful and fluid, but completely unbalanced, the stronger it gets, the more minor damage it causes and the more damage it suffers... still with many bugs and flaws in the collision fighting processes. The game gets dull and revolting due to the unbalanced blows and failures in attacks.    … Expand
  23. Lajouasse
    Sep 22, 2021
    6
    Un jeu vraiment sympa mais un peu trop linéaire et classique.
    Un jeu indé très beau, on sent que le studio viens de l'animation.
    Pour le gameplay je suis un peu déçu, c'est assez redondant et manque d'inspiration. C'est du déjà vu. L'histoire est sympa, mais sans plus, un peu trop enfantin pour moi et vraiment maladroit par moment, Comme certaines scènes qui ne sont pas du tout    Un jeu vraiment sympa mais un peu trop linéaire et classique.
    Un jeu indé très beau, on sent que le studio viens de l'animation.
    Pour le gameplay je suis un peu déçu, c'est assez redondant et manque d'inspiration. C'est du déjà vu.
    L'histoire est sympa, mais sans plus, un peu trop enfantin pour moi et vraiment maladroit par moment, Comme certaines scènes qui ne sont pas du tout cohérentes avec e qui c'est passé plus tôt. Des dialogues un peu long et sans intérêt etc... Je pense que le fait qu'ils viennent de l'animation ils ont essayé de faire comme dans un film d'animation mais pour un jeu ça ne marche toujours car on est actif contrairement à un film.
    Le jeu est un peu trop linéaire, on suit l'histoire et pas grand de plus. Peu de chose à coté à faire, peu de possibilité d'exploration et de liberté.
    J'ai eu un bug super chiant dés le début après le tutoriel lors de la première quête quand j'ai récupéré le masque de Taro. Dés que je le mettais je rester en mode vision FPS. Très chiant et même en prenant une ancienne sauvegarde le problème continuer. J'ai dû recommencer une nouvelle partie et tout recommencer.
    La musique est sympa et correspond très bien à l'univers du jeu.
    Un jeu indé sympa mais un peu maladroit et qui n'apporte rien de vraiment original    … Expand
  24. Bodipo86
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    Creo que kena es un buen juego. Creo que no es notable ya que en lo personal me ha parecido un juego un tanto aburrido en sus combates, exceptuando quizás el último Boss que realmente destacaba con respecto a los otros. Un juego entretenido con puzzles sencillos pero funcionales y una historia que guía bien al juego en sus mecánicas. Pero su punto fuerte es a nivel artístico y visual, queCreo que kena es un buen juego. Creo que no es notable ya que en lo personal me ha parecido un juego un tanto aburrido en sus combates, exceptuando quizás el último Boss que realmente destacaba con respecto a los otros. Un juego entretenido con puzzles sencillos pero funcionales y una historia que guía bien al juego en sus mecánicas. Pero su punto fuerte es a nivel artístico y visual, que sencillamente es excepcional. En resumen un juego audiovisualmente muy vistoso pero con una jugabulidad que no es nada del otro mundo.… Expand
  25. 5thavenuecrazy
    Oct 4, 2021
    6
    While I was fairly excited for this game, ultimately I didn't really like it and I quit after an hour or two and I have no plans to go back.

    The game is unimaginative and boring. Everything the game does has been done by a thousand other games. Kena adds nothing new to the mix and it is hard to keep on going. Add to this the same repetitive gameplay, the boring obtuse puzzles, and    While I was fairly excited for this game, ultimately I didn't really like it and I quit after an hour or two and I have no plans to go back.

    The game is unimaginative and boring. Everything the game does has been done by a thousand other games. Kena adds nothing new to the mix and it is hard to keep on going. Add to this the same repetitive gameplay, the boring obtuse puzzles, and the enemy difficulty that is all over the place and it doesn't make for a very fun game. This game might have had a review score of 7 or 8 from me had it came out a decade or two ago but right now I don't see how anyone could play this and think anything other than this is a "blah" game. Generic as can be. Nothing inherently bad, just nothing to keep you wanting to go on other than maybe "to get your money's worth" since you can't sell this digital-only game.    … Expand
  26. GrubletsOnIce
    Oct 2, 2021
    6
    Great puzzles, platforming and challenging combat, but don't be fooled by it's Pixar/Rated E for Everyone. There is gay couple representation here. This isn't for children mind you. Parents and/or the rating board should be aware.
  27. marcos979797
    Oct 14, 2021
    6
    It makes it obvius it's their first attempt at creating games.... Graphic is cool, soundtracks too, but it totally needs a revision in originality, plot, and environment variety (there is just a forest and some snow at the end of the game)
    The plot is super predictable and character has no personality
    The gameplay and the puzzles are still very enjoyable
  28. Daanvandam
    Jun 17, 2022
    6
    I had pretty high expectations going into this hoping the devs would not follow common western design trends but when the uncharted climbing sections came in my heart sank. I think its best to go into this game blind and set the expectations somewhat lower. For some reason I thought the action gameplay was going to be great but the combat is really simple. Not as precanned animation asI had pretty high expectations going into this hoping the devs would not follow common western design trends but when the uncharted climbing sections came in my heart sank. I think its best to go into this game blind and set the expectations somewhat lower. For some reason I thought the action gameplay was going to be great but the combat is really simple. Not as precanned animation as Spider-Man but it is close sadly. Length of the game was perfect though.… Expand
  29. Gosticouilles
    Aug 7, 2022
    6
    I was really looking forward into playing this game and sadly, I'm really really disappointed. Besides being pretty, this game doesn't offer much. I feel like playing a Ps2 Remake. Mecanics are really outdated, the music is sometimes good but sometimes really annoying and the combat system is one of the worst I've seen in decades. I usually play my games on hard or normal difficulty and II was really looking forward into playing this game and sadly, I'm really really disappointed. Besides being pretty, this game doesn't offer much. I feel like playing a Ps2 Remake. Mecanics are really outdated, the music is sometimes good but sometimes really annoying and the combat system is one of the worst I've seen in decades. I usually play my games on hard or normal difficulty and I just put this one on story mode since controls aren't responding at all and bosses are just damage sponges that take 50 hits+ to kill. Parrying is really tedious and frustrating too. I would recommend to play this game when it's 20$ or less :(… Expand
  30. Tonykov
    Jan 29, 2022
    6
    A Zelda game with Dark Souls level of difficulty bosses. An example of mixing two concepts and ending with a result worse than the sum of its parts. Frustrating final bosses destroy the overall positive perception of the game.
  31. Javimartin_drum
    Jan 18, 2022
    6
    I must admit I was expecting more from this game after all the good reviews, and it´s decent game, specially it´s beautiful game, one of te most spectacular in this aspect that I have ever played, but the combat, the story, etc were a little boring to me, I ended up the game running from one place to another in order to finish it as soon as possible...
  32. poopydan
    Feb 2, 2022
    6
    Totally overrated. The combat system is extremely basic. It can be ridiculously challenging even on the lowest difficulty settings (no idea how a child would enjoy it). Of course, it is undeniably cute and all that. Overall, not worth it.
  33. Dathmach
    May 9, 2023
    6
    While the game has excellent visuals, the rest of the experience feels hollow with a lackluster story and uninspiring gameplay
  34. Lokendens
    May 14, 2023
    6
    The game is ok, but I have not finished it because I got bored after 3 hours.

    Most of the game is combat and solving puzzles. The puzzles are fine, but the combat feels super unsatisfying. From the hits in animation that just go through the oponent like a lightsaber to unsatisfying sound design when fighting. There is no punch and crunch. There are a lot of side activities but in the end    The game is ok, but I have not finished it because I got bored after 3 hours.

    Most of the game is combat and solving puzzles. The puzzles are fine, but the combat feels super unsatisfying. From the hits in animation that just go through the oponent like a lightsaber to unsatisfying sound design when fighting. There is no punch and crunch. There are a lot of side activities but in the end they dont give tou any rewards except for money you can spend on buyng hats for your little sweet friends. This made me stop even going for the sidequests since I dont really care for that.

    The game looks great and the animations are superb, but the overall gameplay left me unsatisfied.    … Expand
  35. Lastnight1
    Aug 22, 2023
    6
    This game is a good game but sometime it will be dull,ı most love boss fight in this game because most enemy is same so it is boring .if you don't like a animation things ,you mustn't play
  36. Wlados3d
    Sep 24, 2021
    5
    Nice, but extremely boring game. Kena borrows elements of metroidvania, but research is nothing. Basically you find hats or shards to buy these hats. The cutscenes are beautiful, but because of this they are very discordant with the rest of the game. Reminds of old games based on films or cartoons, in which they simply inserted excerpts from the original (this is just a personal quibble,Nice, but extremely boring game. Kena borrows elements of metroidvania, but research is nothing. Basically you find hats or shards to buy these hats. The cutscenes are beautiful, but because of this they are very discordant with the rest of the game. Reminds of old games based on films or cartoons, in which they simply inserted excerpts from the original (this is just a personal quibble, not a real flaw). Kena seriously copies many Overlord mechanics, but the second one is a cut above: there is a full-fledged hub, the presence of some kind of economy, personal upgrades, different types of minions and a more consistent exploration of the world, instead of corridor wandering. The game is also a quasi-twin of the American McGee's Grimm series.… Expand
  37. dr0nzer
    Oct 17, 2021
    5
    Visually looks great, story is interesting (but not super cohesive, it’s feels random at times) it’s well animated but there are a lot of technical issues with the game that detracts from the experience, it suffers from a lot of frame rate issues and stuttering, even the pre-rendered cinematics aren’t spared from this, the dual sense pressure triggers feel off, not dynamic but a presetVisually looks great, story is interesting (but not super cohesive, it’s feels random at times) it’s well animated but there are a lot of technical issues with the game that detracts from the experience, it suffers from a lot of frame rate issues and stuttering, even the pre-rendered cinematics aren’t spared from this, the dual sense pressure triggers feel off, not dynamic but a preset value on each press, and doesn’t work 100% of the time.

    I didn’t expect this game to be so heavy on the puzzles. I’m not a major fan of puzzle games and I can tolerate a few here and there but this game is just full of it everywhere, I’d say it’s part of the core gameplay and to me, this is far too annoying and frustrating to deal with.

    The technicals, stuttering and low frame rates are the biggest killer, I know it’s this studios first game but optimisations should be figured out before a release, not endlessly patching it after the fact.    … Expand
  38. ehtaco
    May 1, 2023
    5
    One of the biggest disappointments in recent memory and genuinely slightly confused by all the egregiously high scores, but preferences and stuff.

    Nothing about this game will stick with me outside of the visuals. The combat is clunky, the world and the exploration within it are kind of bland and quite repetitive, the boss fights are uninspired as hell and absolutely frusturating. Not    One of the biggest disappointments in recent memory and genuinely slightly confused by all the egregiously high scores, but preferences and stuff.

    Nothing about this game will stick with me outside of the visuals. The combat is clunky, the world and the exploration within it are kind of bland and quite repetitive, the boss fights are uninspired as hell and absolutely frusturating. Not even because of difficulty, but because the game does not play very well. The story is fine albeit for sure nothing worth remembering.

    I understand it's a new studio and in a lot of ways it's definitely an impressive outing in that regard. But I'm not rating based on that fact or based on the idea that future sequels may have potential. I'm rating this game and it just, simply put, is not very good. It does nothing great, few things well, and most things pretty poorly.    … Expand
  39. SprigganXIII
    Sep 30, 2021
    5
    So Kena is a great adventure game marred by terrible combat and even worse lock-on camera.
    When you’re locked on to a monster that is taller then you and it get close your camera will go into the ground and have a watery effect, this causes a lot of bad outcomes.
    Boss areas are usually very small/tight arenas and all they have large sweeping attacks. Its so bad that the developers    So Kena is a great adventure game marred by terrible combat and even worse lock-on camera.
    When you’re locked on to a monster that is taller then you and it get close your camera will go into the ground and have a watery effect, this causes a lot of bad outcomes.
    Boss areas are usually very small/tight arenas and all they have large sweeping attacks. Its so bad that the developers actually put two healing flowers in every boss fight, but these are surrounded by small areas of corruption that slow you down if you walk thru them and seeing the arena is small and your trying to keep the camera on the boss you will hit them and usually end up getting hit due to it.    … Expand
  40. Fanchbretagne
    Sep 23, 2021
    5
    Jeu qui fait passer le temps mais qui n'apporte rien de nouveau. Jeu indé mais vu ce que propose d'autre jeu indé en terme de level design, Kena est loin de beaucoup autres jeu indé.
    C'est beau mais ça s'arrête là. J'aime les jeux indé parce qu'ils essayent de se démarquer par le gameplay et leur originalité, là Kena n'a malheureusement rien d'originial et surtout ne propose rien de plus    Jeu qui fait passer le temps mais qui n'apporte rien de nouveau. Jeu indé mais vu ce que propose d'autre jeu indé en terme de level design, Kena est loin de beaucoup autres jeu indé.
    C'est beau mais ça s'arrête là. J'aime les jeux indé parce qu'ils essayent de se démarquer par le gameplay et leur originalité, là Kena n'a malheureusement rien d'originial et surtout ne propose rien de plus que l'histoire principal et le fait d'avancer tout droit sans avoir de vrai challenge.
    Dommage car niveau direction artistique c'est bien.    … Expand
  41. Sweetonn
    Sep 22, 2021
    5
    Je l'ai attendu surtout après plusieurs mois sans exclu PS forte. Et assez déçu en fin de compte.
    Je trouve le phases de jeux assez simple et surtout sans aucunes originalités. C'est du gaming copié sur d'autres jeux. Et quand on voit la beauté de la DA c'est vraiment dommage. Et c'est là le problème, le studio a tout mis dans la DA et le reste passe un peu à l'as. L'histoire est assez    Je l'ai attendu surtout après plusieurs mois sans exclu PS forte. Et assez déçu en fin de compte.
    Je trouve le phases de jeux assez simple et surtout sans aucunes originalités. C'est du gaming copié sur d'autres jeux. Et quand on voit la beauté de la DA c'est vraiment dommage. Et c'est là le problème, le studio a tout mis dans la DA et le reste passe un peu à l'as. L'histoire est assez simpliste et pas spécialement intéressante. Ca reste mignon en fantaisiste mais bon.
    Et surtout c'est encore un énième TPS narratif sur PS et j'en peux plus des TPS sur PS. Surtout que des TPS sur les autres supports t'en a plein qui sortent depuis quelques temps. On se plaignait des FPS qui sortaient de partout mais là c'est les TPS par ci, par là. Stop.
    Le jeu est aussi assez cours et avec quasi aucune rejouabilité. A part l'histoire principal c'est quasi vide. J'aurai aimé qu'ils fassent plus dans ce secteur surtout après avoir repoussé le jeu plusieurs fois.    … Expand
  42. stasweb
    Dec 11, 2021
    5
    Pretty good game, with good plot, awesome music, interesting puzzles and good looking graphics. Technically it's not so good.
    - on PS5 I had tons of freezes,
    - sometimes if you fall in the water the only option to get out is to load save - jumping is kinda buggy, double jump is useless, using bow while jump creates not only slow motion, but gives extra movement forward, - difficulty is    Pretty good game, with good plot, awesome music, interesting puzzles and good looking graphics. Technically it's not so good.
    - on PS5 I had tons of freezes,
    - sometimes if you fall in the water the only option to get out is to load save
    - jumping is kinda buggy, double jump is useless, using bow while jump creates not only slow motion, but gives extra movement forward,
    - difficulty is not balanced, on low it's too easy, on medium sometimes too hard    … Expand
  43. Oxfordjon
    Jan 9, 2022
    5
    Great graphics but the game is totally hampered by mediocre gameplay and boring, uninventive puzzles and quests that amount to “find x of these”
  44. Blastoff
    Oct 12, 2021
    5
    Fairly average. Beautiful but not very interesting. The story is not great. The game is very classic. For an independent game, it lacks risk-taking. The game quickly becomes redundant. It's a good start for a first studio game but I didn't really like it and I struggled to finish it.
  45. Davlin
    Oct 5, 2021
    5
    Kena is an acceptable game visually strong and simple with a lot of colour, cute characters and silly collectables its seemingly targeted towards a younger crowd but with challenging combat that feels meant for older gamers, it falls short of being a good game for anyone and is mostly forgettable.
  46. aandrade81
    Apr 6, 2022
    5
    Kena tem um visual bonito, historia legal e um gameplay bem legal até uns 70% do jogo, na parte final o jogo muda de figura (se transforma de um jogo de exploração/aventura em um souls like), e aqui é onde eu acho que ele peca, pois falta coerência da parte final com a primeira parte ou faltou astúcia para os desenvolvedores abraçarem um souls like desde o começo.
  47. Yakumo_NL
    Dec 1, 2021
    5
    Awesome game with classic jak and dexter kind of feel to it. Love the music, graphics and gameplay.
  48. Scty
    Dec 19, 2021
    5
    I found this game boring, formulaic, repetitive, with little meaningful character or skill progression. This is the only game I’ve bought that I had to push myself to find motivation to actually complete it. Having said that, it is a very beautiful game and the animators and sound designers are doing literally all of the heavy lifting.
  49. pelota18
    May 19, 2023
    5
    meeeeeh... Not amazing! A game with good ideas and decent story, beautiful, but very repetitive.
  50. Sixpack6
    Dec 18, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fair storyline, okay open world. Hats and gems are useless collectables. Very stingy with upgrade material where you don't even get to enjoy charms and the differences because there's not enough 'karma' to even finish your weapons. You're essentially an underpowered kid with a stick and low power bow fighting souls type mobs. And if your succeed you get a hat. Or gems. Which do nothing. Why not be more generous with karma where we can have fun and enjoy the charms. I've unlocked one.… Expand
  51. Tintler
    Jul 15, 2023
    5
    Oyunun grafikleri ve animasyonları kaliteli. Konusu, müzikleri, dövüş mekanikleriyse vasat. Ortalama bir oyun olmuş diyebilirim. Oyun kısa olmasına rağmen biraz sıkılarak oynadığımı belirtmek isterim.
  52. Masanity24
    Sep 24, 2021
    4
    This is possibly one of the worst games I ever played. The level design is atrocious, janky, and pretty much non sensical. I have no interest in exploring the world as it’s incredibly shallow and empty. You get currency and all you can do with that is buy hats? The combat on the other hand feels like garbage and you fee like you’re hitting air not enemies. The only thing going for thisThis is possibly one of the worst games I ever played. The level design is atrocious, janky, and pretty much non sensical. I have no interest in exploring the world as it’s incredibly shallow and empty. You get currency and all you can do with that is buy hats? The combat on the other hand feels like garbage and you fee like you’re hitting air not enemies. The only thing going for this game is its graphics and animation. It’s really a shame that this game is well regarded and games like The Pathless which is actually a competently made indie game aren’t. I completely regret my purchase, don’t fall for the hype unless you just want a pretty playable movie.… Expand
  53. Yourmumsbills
    Oct 9, 2021
    4
    I love the music, the art style, the characters and the beautiful scenery. Sadly this is all let down by ludicrous difficulty spikes very early in the game, coupled with a horrible checkpoint system that makes you replay drawn out sections and cutscenes just to get back into a boss fight you've had sprung on you while still woefully underpowered to have said fight and with very littleI love the music, the art style, the characters and the beautiful scenery. Sadly this is all let down by ludicrous difficulty spikes very early in the game, coupled with a horrible checkpoint system that makes you replay drawn out sections and cutscenes just to get back into a boss fight you've had sprung on you while still woefully underpowered to have said fight and with very little practice time before hand. Add some laggy unresponsive controls, and a shield/parry system that has a significant delay making it incredibly difficult to block anything. All this adds up to frustrating irritating gameplay that ruins what could have been potentially very fun.… Expand
  54. Akma
    Jan 16, 2022
    4
    This is overrated indie game. This being so overly hyped makes me even thing PS5 game collection is currently terrible... Had bit of fun but meh after an hour.
  55. RanGom007
    Sep 25, 2021
    4
    Why did I play this?. No emotions, nothing left behind by Kena bridge of spirits. I understand that this is the first project of a studio that has not made games before. But damn it, why is it so soulless? I do not know, I regret the purchase and the hours spent in it.
  56. Lnx
    Dec 24, 2021
    4
    A cute yet boring graphical showcase.

    The game starts out strong thanks to its visuals, pretty light effects and particles with an amazing amount of foliage all running at a silky smooth 60 FPSs, you will be able to find out later that the detail is lost at certain distances, but aside from a few hidden spots, the game looks always amazing. Unfortunately, right after you start the game    A cute yet boring graphical showcase.

    The game starts out strong thanks to its visuals, pretty light effects and particles with an amazing amount of foliage all running at a silky smooth 60 FPSs, you will be able to find out later that the detail is lost at certain distances, but aside from a few hidden spots, the game looks always amazing. Unfortunately, right after you start the game you will be tasked with collecting things, and that's most of the game.
    Even thought the game has a simple yet fun combat system, which ends up evolving the more you progress through the game, most of the game itself is based on collecting things, collectibles, collectibles everywhere, do they have a purpose? Yes, yes they do, but is it worth it spending so much time for them? No.

    The story is... alright, but the actual "quests" themselves make it very boring, the usual "I am the protagonist who needs to reach place X, but in order to do so I need to help person Y, which needs to help person Z, which needs me to collect 3 artefacts, which requires solving other side quests, puzzles and simple yet boring and repetitive platforming".
    The platforming is easy, but manages to become annoying due to the huge amount of wasted time that you have to go through in case you make one small mistake.

    Lots and lots of walking around without really doing anything, except for looking for collectibles.
    The boss fights are mostly fun and interesting, same goes for fights in general, however they should have added more of those, and less walking around and collecting things, or solving simple yet boring puzzles, or simple yet boring platforming. Add more combat, add more fun.

    Another complaint is about the checkpoints, could have been made better. For example there is a point in the game in which you will need to move an object which will stay in place for X amount of seconds, then you will have to jump on it, reach the other side, activate another thing, go back, do it again on the other side, go back again. Now you will have to fight some enemies and win, now, in case you die what happens? Do you restart the fight right away? Nope, because you need to re do all the jumping around, why? I don't know, to waste your time on the boring part of the game instead of the fun one.

    Don't get me wrong, platforming is not necessarily bad, but when it involves too much waiting, it uses the same gimmick over and over again and it punishes with more waiting once you make one mistake, it starts to become less interesting.

    Another side note, moving the character is a bit awkward at first and sometimes the animation for walking to standing still skips entirely, this happens if you go from running to walking to standing still instead of running to standing still. So essentially, if you push your stick to the limit to run, and then slowly move it to the center instead of releasing it, the character will completely skip any animation and just change posture, a bit weird and kinda annoying considering how well the other animations have been made.
    Also the character itself is not very responsive when walking, it's not as slow as RDR2, but it's a bit slower than what you might except, movement in general may seem a bit awkward at first but you get used to it after not too long.

    Overall what could have been a decent game if it wasn't ruined by boring mechanics such as walking around the same place for too long, collecting things, and gimmicks recycled a bit too often. Could have been a good game if it had less of that and more of the actually fun combat. Simply add more enemies or shorten the game by cutting out useless things. But they probably needed the game to last a bit longer.
    You can pass on this, watching it on your PS5 might be slightly better than watching it on youtube, but you're not really missing out on anything too special when it comes to actually playing it.    … Expand
  57. Aenkh
    Apr 27, 2023
    4
    Painful. If you are not completely in love with the art style, then the game has nothing for itself. The gameplay mechanics are nothing new, and poorly executed. And don't even get me started on the outrageous number of game breaking bugs ...
  58. HansiH
    Jun 22, 2023
    4
    Nice graphics with cute scripted scenes and characters, but clunky and frustrating gameplay. Fights are mostly scripted without any variation in finding alternative solutions. Guess if you're into these kind of thirds person hack & slay games you can enjoy it. I'm not and playing the first 5h was no joy. After reading reviews saying it becomes even more frustrating lateron, I gave up.
  59. xenomorf
    Nov 19, 2021
    3
    The mechanics & controls do not fit the challenge. Skill does not matter in this game
  60. IntrovertRobot
    Sep 24, 2021
    3
    Good:
    -Animation
    -Music
    -Boss Fight
    Bad:
    -Story
    -Characters
    -Collectibles are useless
    -Upgrades are useless
    -Combat is extremely simple and is extremely repetitive
    -Gameplay was repetitive
    I did a review on the game on my YT channel
  61. linuswilson
    Sep 27, 2021
    3
    The game has save issues that make progression too hard. The music is repetitive and annoying. There is no crafting or economy in this RPG. There are no weapon or armor upgrades to craft. Friendly, non-story NPCs are non-existent. The art takes shortcuts by a claustrophobic scenery. There is not even the illusion of choice in dialog. All combat is in arenas and enemy NPCs cannot leave theThe game has save issues that make progression too hard. The music is repetitive and annoying. There is no crafting or economy in this RPG. There are no weapon or armor upgrades to craft. Friendly, non-story NPCs are non-existent. The art takes shortcuts by a claustrophobic scenery. There is not even the illusion of choice in dialog. All combat is in arenas and enemy NPCs cannot leave the area even when it is not closed off. The rot attack prompt in combat is inconsistent making combat glitchy. This is less technically advanced than the Witcher 2 which came out in 2011. If you want a short Switch game with a repetitive 3 spirit, 3 artifact story structure on PS5 go ahead. This is a PS3 game at best. I received a free review copy.… Expand
  62. Piclets
    Oct 9, 2021
    3
    3 just for the graphics. The game was designed to be desliked. Controlls are slow and unresponsive while the clumsy camera just annoys the hell out of anyone. The reality of this game is that many players will frustrate themselves for enough time to simply switch difficulty to easy mode so that you can just finish this crappy game already. Story is weak and exploration seems pointless3 just for the graphics. The game was designed to be desliked. Controlls are slow and unresponsive while the clumsy camera just annoys the hell out of anyone. The reality of this game is that many players will frustrate themselves for enough time to simply switch difficulty to easy mode so that you can just finish this crappy game already. Story is weak and exploration seems pointless (unless you like collecting hats for potato-like minions). Definitely not worth the money. Decs should rework easy mode (making it less ridiculously easy) and normal mode (making it less ridiculously hard). If you enjoy playing this game on hard mode, congratulations, you are a masochist.… Expand
  63. GamerDad2023
    Mar 26, 2023
    3
    The atmospheric music, charming style, and great visuals give a strong start to the game. However, the clunky controls, monotonous combat, overuse of gimmicks, unrewarding exploration (hats and more hats!), and unbalanced bosses quickly detract from the experience. Add a simple, short story and you're left with the dilemma: is it worth breezing through on easy mode to enjoy the visuals?The atmospheric music, charming style, and great visuals give a strong start to the game. However, the clunky controls, monotonous combat, overuse of gimmicks, unrewarding exploration (hats and more hats!), and unbalanced bosses quickly detract from the experience. Add a simple, short story and you're left with the dilemma: is it worth breezing through on easy mode to enjoy the visuals? Not really.… Expand
  64. Showmethemowser
    Sep 22, 2021
    2
    I feel like my three year old would love this game. It’s a no from me, though. Beat it in three and a half hours. Save your money!
  65. Soco9135
    Sep 25, 2021
    2
    I will give this game a 2, because it is a generic game despite having decent graphics, how much we have to endure to get fresh created games?
  66. rangeman
    Sep 23, 2021
    2
    Kind of boring, the graphics are nice but nothing special, gameplay is very limited
  67. PolindoShop
    Sep 26, 2021
    2
    Let's be honest the graphics of this game are amazing but it's not much more than uninteresting story, dull and repetitive and monotonous gameplay;
  68. BubblegumYeti
    Sep 25, 2021
    1
    By the numbers gameplay, forgettable story. Not worth full price, pick it up in the bargain bin.
  69. dualprop
    Jan 28, 2022
    1
    The boss fights in this game are absolute garbage and completley ruin the game. Controls are janky and imprecise, boss hitboxes are exakt but bosses use alot of homing abilities, character has a **** huge hitbox when attacked by bosses and the iframes of dodge are too random and imprecise to learn them. Boss attacks are also very random, you can try a boss 10 times but on the 11th try itThe boss fights in this game are absolute garbage and completley ruin the game. Controls are janky and imprecise, boss hitboxes are exakt but bosses use alot of homing abilities, character has a **** huge hitbox when attacked by bosses and the iframes of dodge are too random and imprecise to learn them. Boss attacks are also very random, you can try a boss 10 times but on the 11th try it will pull a combo out of nowhere that just completely wrecks you.… Expand
  70. Tarean
    Sep 22, 2021
    1
    Le jeu est beau ,une belle DA, mais ne propose rien de nouveau, c’est du déjà vu, le gameplays et la durée de vie c’est nul !
  71. mikromisha
    Sep 26, 2021
    1
    DualSense не раскрывается... Геймплейно поломанная - зачем делать боёвку от парирования не понимаете как это работает...
  72. Wut1234
    Sep 25, 2021
    0
    All i can say is that thjese game don´t fill my need as a gamer anymore, and i am sick of it.
  73. faircritic
    Sep 23, 2021
    0
    A crappy indy silly game for small children with ok graphics.

    This game is overhyped by the fact that looks good. But is a whole different history between looking good and being a good game. In fact after playing the prologue I thought I was playing an unknown jewel. Far away from truth. But anyway, to know if youre gonna like it go and search Eyepet move an game for the PS3 and watch    A crappy indy silly game for small children with ok graphics.

    This game is overhyped by the fact that looks good. But is a whole different history between looking good and being a good game. In fact after playing the prologue I thought I was playing an unknown jewel. Far away from truth. But anyway, to know if youre gonna like it go and search Eyepet move an game for the PS3 and watch the cover. If you like what you see then go ahead and enjoy it.
    By my side I cant stand small silly children stuff like Barney the dinosaur or Dora the explorer.
    After playing a while and putting my best to enjoy it it only hit me a nerve.
    Besides in the technical department this game is abyssal inferior to other games. Your character only stand still like a doll just closing her eyes every now and then. The menu of abilities is a joke. So small that even the poor forgiven Biomutant was deeper in that area. In fact Biomutant the very mediocre indy released this year is way better than this. I heard that the game is profeminism like Frozen. Certainly I didnt torture myself bothering that much to notice but I cant rember a game that I hate it so much after a while. Dont belive reviews. All positive are from profitable income.    … Expand
  74. Brainache
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    This game takes the worst examples of what constitutes a decent level of difficulty and creates a conceit that is at odds with its presentation. Absolute precision, perfect timing, damage sponge bosses. Oh but it looks nice so let's all give it a 10. The control scheme for one particular aspect of the game is appalling and there's very little in the way of allowing the player to get usedThis game takes the worst examples of what constitutes a decent level of difficulty and creates a conceit that is at odds with its presentation. Absolute precision, perfect timing, damage sponge bosses. Oh but it looks nice so let's all give it a 10. The control scheme for one particular aspect of the game is appalling and there's very little in the way of allowing the player to get used to it other than through frustration. By all means play it on the lowest difficulty to at least try to have some fun but this has no effect on the timings and accuracy needed for sections of the game. The platinum trophy for this will be out of reach for most gamers, especially for many disabled gamers and it will frustrate the hell out of many more. I didn't have much fun with this game. Certainly not as much as it looked like I should.… Expand
  75. vitala
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Weak storyline, mediocre and boring gameplay, poor optimization. You can pass by, you will not lose anything.
  76. timquo
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    Visually Stunning but Lacks Substance
    "Kena: Bridge of Spirits" impresses with its beautiful art-style and enchanting music. However, the gameplay falls short, feeling repetitive and lacking innovation. The platforming mechanics are solid but fail to evolve throughout the game. The lack of variety in challenges and level design makes it monotonous. The characters and story lack depth and    Visually Stunning but Lacks Substance
    "Kena: Bridge of Spirits" impresses with its beautiful art-style and enchanting music. However, the gameplay falls short, feeling repetitive and lacking innovation. The platforming mechanics are solid but fail to evolve throughout the game. The lack of variety in challenges and level design makes it monotonous. The characters and story lack depth and originality, failing to develop meaningful personalities or deliver a compelling narrative. Despite its shortcomings, the game still provides moments of joy and wonder through exploration and puzzle-solving. However, the overall experience is overshadowed by underwhelming gameplay and storytelling. For those prioritizing visuals and atmosphere, "Kena: Bridge of Spirits" may appeal, but it leaves players wanting more in terms of engagement and fulfillment.    … Expand
  77. MrCarcosa
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    In order to illustrate where my problem with Kena lies. This is a game that offers beautiful facsimiles of Zelda, Uncharted, The Pathless and Pikmin that glide by through its 10 to 15 hour running time. But playing Kena gets very boring, very fast.
  78. Chain_Affinity
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Kinda overrated............................................................
  79. RFelan
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Story is Meh at best. Visuals aren’t next Gen, had high expectations and was let down big time. Sony has a terrible rest of the year lineup so I was hoping Thai would keep me tied up til the next big game. But this game doesn’t have much replay value.
  80. TheoreticalHero
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    Repetitivo a más no poder, es el típico juego pasillero de la play no aporta nada nuevo al mundo de los video juegos lo compre con la esperanza de que fuera una aventura increíble y me tope con otro juego genérico de la Play
  81. AllSupGo2Heaven
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    Incredibly boring, with annoying cutscenes that just dont blend in well with the gameplay.
  82. Satiofan
    Oct 3, 2021
    0
    Kena is simply a Game wich doesnt know what it wants to be on one Side its a Child Game on the other Side it wants to be a Soulslike with bugged rolling and timings this is Not good Gamedesign
  83. NickLovesCoke
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    I don't know why you idiots like this game. There's nothing good about it. Average story, terrible graphics. nothing to do with the currency in the game other THEN DRESS YOUR OOMPA LOOMPAS. The skill tree doesn't matter and isn't useful as you can just beat the game without it. no strategy involved. average zelda ripoff. there's no character in the main character. there's no character inI don't know why you idiots like this game. There's nothing good about it. Average story, terrible graphics. nothing to do with the currency in the game other THEN DRESS YOUR OOMPA LOOMPAS. The skill tree doesn't matter and isn't useful as you can just beat the game without it. no strategy involved. average zelda ripoff. there's no character in the main character. there's no character in anything or the worlds. the game is just bland. of course what do you expect. **** like you guys like anything. ign is paid to give good reviews no matter what.… Expand
  84. RoverDiscover
    Dec 16, 2021
    0
    Overrated beyond every limit, this game is nothing special. I guess being a Sony console exclusive made the rating go up a vote, as always.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 82 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 71 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 82
  3. Negative: 0 out of 82
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    80
    Kena is a playful and beautiful adventure, but it does not bring any breathtaking innovation. But it has the potential to take you to a fairy tale and let you experience the story of a young girl, which is a balanced experience.
  2. CD-Action
    Jan 19, 2022
    90
    Ember Lab didn’t try to reinvent the wheel. Instead the developers opted for tried and true mechanics that entertained us time and again in many action adventure games, and mixed them in an almost perfect way. The beginning might be a little slow, but when Kena: Bridge of Spirits gains momentum, it becomes truly great. It’s hard for me to point out any significant flaws apart from overall lack of originality. What a debut! [12/2021, p.74]
  3. Impulsegamer
    Oct 28, 2021
    100
    Kena: Bridge of Spirits should take most gamers around 10 to 12 hours to complete, depending on the amount of exploring and the level of difficulty. While the blockbusters games of 2021 continue to deliver the same ho-hum experience of 2021, Kena is a much needed ray of sunshine to the current choices of titles available and more importantly, looks fantastic on the PlayStation 5.
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