Xbox is hosting a Partner Preview livestream which will feature new reveals and looks at upcoming games from publishers such as Capcom, EA, and Nexon. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 6 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT and will run for 30 minutes. Games you can expect to see more of include, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, The First Berserker: Khazan, and more.
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "Reminiscent of The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU feels like 2024's definitive example of mismanaging Metroidvania 101 tenets. And it's a shame to be that harsh when its inspiration feels like a wonderful antidote to the soulless company (EA) backing it and the commercialized entity (TGA) which first advertised it. Through an impassioned sense of grief, Abubakar Salim wanted to craft a story that authentically tries to wrestle with those same feelings. That's a great achievement of the medium as a potential creative outlet. Unfortunately, though, it's saddled to a haphazardly-designed game that falls short of sustaining that enthusiasm and squaring up against its contemporaries."
Ouch. I'll admit this one is more of a 5.5/6 score coin flip (if you will), but that's about all I can muster for it. There's so many other Metroidvanias out there that do a better job at game design.
Antony writes: "We talk with composer Nainita Desai on how she poured grief and acceptance into Tales of Kenzera: ZAU's stirring soundtrack."
"Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a light Metroidvania that would bring a tear to a glass eye - a personal and moving tale in a stunning game world."
- Stuart Cullen, TechStomper
Big reminder of the non-Western games coming to Xbox. ZAU looks good for everywhere and everyone (one of the biggest highlights of TGA for me). Hope to see more gameplay of Khazan to get a better opinion of it.
Glad we're talking about games and not having to hear about lay offs in the industry. Let's get back on track.
the Alters looks cool, and that monster jam gives me motorstorm vibes. Man i wish that would get a new studio to remaster it.
Stalker!!!
Im liking the new presentation style