Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Deluxe Edition (PS5)

Nothing negative to really say about this. For a somewhat early next gen title, it does the PS5 justice. And gives a vibe similar to the early PS1/N64 games like Crash Bandicoot or Ocarina of Time, mixed with a Disney or Dreamworks movie.Visually, it's one of the best looking games I've seen, vibrant, sharp details and full of colour and texture (grass, tree's, sky box in the distance) plus the characters. The animation is also very nice, flawless actually, the dense trees and grass move on the wind and Kena's combat is smooth as butter as she transitions from one move to the next, there's no jank here. This is what Zelda: Breath of the wild should look like by now, yet sadly fails to; still relying on decades old washed out cel shading.The sound and music is very nice, whether it's the voice acting or fitting music. The music uses Japanese wind instruments, sparing tribal drums and delicate bell/wind pads to give a meditative and lonely vibe; perfectly fitting for exploring lonely ancient woodland where spirits remain.In terms of gameplay, there's some exploration and platforming/climbing mixed with a little puzzle solving and quite decent combat. You can lock on, do a weak or strong attack and evade or parry. You also gain some abilities from the little cute 'rot' creatures you find that become your companions. These range from binding enemies and heavy power attacks to a bow and using blue healing flowers in the battle area's. The collectibles extend to rot hats, costumes for Kena, unlockable perks or attacks, masks and charms that give passive abilities. There's even a trial area to complete difficult challenges for unlockables and a new game+ mode. For an indie game, this won't be finished in under 30hrs unless you rush through it on easy difficulty neglecting most collectibles.This game has an easy difficulty for those that want to enjoy the story or may be younger. And then on the hardest difficulty (master spirit guide) it will give veteran souls/borne/ring players a tough run for their money, trust me - it's brutal. On master spirit guide, some bosses are like those from Elden Ring but harder as perfect parry timing is needed and death comes in 1 - 2 hits.The story deals with spirits and death, your character Kena is a spirit medium or guide that can interact with the dead - helping them move on from 'limbo', but also must stop lingering evil or malevolent spirits. There's also a corruption caused by these malevolent spirits that is poisoning her village and land, killing the tree's and grass. Her little rot friends are able to heal and reverse this.Age rating, I'd say 10 or 12+ based on some of it's more somber themes and slightly darker/menacing looking enemies.I hope this indie studio make a lot more games, fresh and original games like this are strongly needed this generation. Between the Switch's vast copy/paste re-release library and the PS5/Xbox's many odd simulator and niche/generic titles, this generation is off to a bit of a slow start.

This is a beautiful and really fun game for both younger and older gamers. I bought this for my twin nieces, who are 11, and they really love the game. It can be quite difficult and challenging, but there are different difficulty levels, so players of all ages can enjoy the game. I think the game it is a really suitable gift for younger players. It's a really fun game that is also child friendly, which is increasingly rare these days.

Had a lot of fun with Kena: Bridge of Spirits. It's visually the most beautiful game I've played and it is a lot of fun (and surprisingly difficult at times on the normal mode)The music is lovely too.I can't quite give it a 5 stars because I don't think I'd replay it. There isn't quite enough depth.For all it's beauty and the lovely rot companions it does just feel pretty lonely, melancholy and I guess just a bit sad? But then I guess you do play a spirit guide, so what should you expect?As it's not a AAA title and the price is cheaper it is well worth it regardless, I'd definitely give it a solid 7.5-8 out of 10.

I was looking for something after finishing elden ring that was somewhat similar to the soulsbourne genre. This is great. Really fun and a great mix of cute and creepy at the same time.I played on the hardest difficulty thinking it'd be easy as I'm the kind of sad sack who's platinumed the souls games... This was a mistake! The game is really challenging! Don't be fooled by the pretty graphics, this game is tough on the hardest settings!

The graphics are good and the storyline is slightly different too. You not only have to fighting enemies, but you have to solve problems too. There could be a bit more done to allow you to get used to the system and how to use the benefits you can earn, otherwise it's a fun game to play.

The game is good. The story is quite interesting but it is quite short.There is nothing to do when you finish the main story.

Have just finished and loved it. Absolutely beautiful, with a moving story. Had assumed when purchasing it was a cute version of Hellblade. That was confirmed in the first few minutes of playing; and then the Alice: Madness Returns vibe kicked in (one of my fave games ever!) so it got even better. Happily played through for a few hours, and then....WHAT HAPPENED? Sudden;y it got SO difficult. Had to turn the setting down to story mode a few times, there were some bosses that were soooooooo hard (but so much fun!) - and I've finished Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne - some fights were harder than Amygdala in the defiled chalice dungeon!!!!!Might have another go at master level one day, can't wait to see what they come up with next!

Very happy with the item A***

It is a good game and fun time passer.

Técnicamente muy resultón, cumple muy bien en todos sus apartados, gráficos, música etc.No es difícil pero el sistema de combate es más profundo de lo que pueda parecer en principio.Un juego ligerito que entra por los ojos y no decepciona, recomendado.

doesnt work in ps4

Pour l’instant j’ai joué quelques heures sur leJeu. Attention sous titres en Français mais pasLa possibilité de mettre les voix en vf.Il a vraiment un très bon potentiel.Les decors sont beaux, il est assez original (par exemple pour augmenter sa barre de vie/ les rots etc) on joue sans voir le temps passer franchement on ne s’ennuie pas. Il est semi open world.Malheureusement quelques points sont à améliorer:Quelques beugs des rots (ce qui est normal, même les plus grand jeux en ont)Par contre le jeu manque de précision, des fois on ne comprend pas trop ce qu’il faut faire.Et la difficulté des combats n’est pas adaptée, on nous fait tuer deux trois monstres très faciles et peu de temps après on doit tuer un boss vraiment difficile à finir car on ne comprends pas comment le battre au début.A part cela c’est vraiment un jeu kiffant et très beau,Pour son prix foncez vraiment

In primo luogo faccio una menzione speciale ad Amazon, che non delude mai: ordinato martedì, il gioco è arrivato il giorno dopo come previsto dai tempi di consegna.Al momento di questa recensione ho giocato solo 3 ore, ma sono già soddisfatto del mio acquisto; il titolo è un indie ma è molto gradevole, anzi, si fa valere.Siamo nel mezzo della natura e dobbiamo cercare questi piccoli spiriti (di cui noi siamo una guida) per farci aiutare a debellare la "corruzione" di altri spiriti intrappolati e aggressivi. Il comparto grafico è spettacolare, le musiche sono piacevolissime, i comandi tutto sommato sono intuitivi, la trama per ora è semplice ma efficace, i combattimenti invece sono abbastanza frenetici; bisogna imparare bene a schivare e contrattaccare, altrimenti si muore in fretta. Sicuramente negli scontri semplici o con i boss bisogna metterci molto impegno, però ci può stare, il resto del gioco non è troppo difficile.In definitiva, sono rimasto sbalordito, e consiglio sicuramente l'acquisto, meglio se per ps5 che valorizza sia la grafica, sia l'audio.P. S. Ho acquistato il gioco martedì 3 maggio 2022 a 37,50€ (in sconto, il prezzo pieno era di 49,99€)