This Zelda-meets-Pixar game is a good first effort, but plays it too safe.
There's been plenty of news about Xbox games moving over to PlayStation recently, but how about one coming the other way? Well, 2021's Kena: Bridge of Spirits has just been ESRB rated for an upcoming Xbox Series X|S release
Kena is owned,developed & published by Ember Labs studios & it was a "limited" PS console exclusive. PS having it as a console exclusive for 3 years is enough time to pass it on to another console platform.
Kena was a really good game, anything that helps it get more exposure is welcomed.
what's that one Sony did before Kena that was like Ninetndo's pikimin, I forget, I missed that and it looked fun, might try to grab on sale, it would be my second ONLY ever digital purchase, (as I don't think it was ever physical as its a small game)
Amongst all the new PlayStation 5 releases, it's easy to miss some gems. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven most underrated games on PS5.
Returnal: such a great game that got some weird misinformation in the press. Like, if you don't know why lie?
Returnal: Yes.
Destruction AllStars: Hell no.
List lost all credibility right there.
Massive flop.
Returnal is still my favourite PS5 game. A really interesting concept and a fun as hell roguelike.
Gamesindustry writes: "Ember Lab has been around since 2009, starting out as a company specialising in commercial animation and digital content. But a decade later it would make its mark in video games with the release of Kena: Bridge of Spirits.
So how did its co-founders, COO Josh Grier and chief creative Michael Grier, go from wanting to become filmmakers to making a game that would catch the attention of Sony just as it was preparing to unveil PlayStation 5?
Speaking to the two softly spoken brothers at Develop, the difference between media matters less than being able to tell a story with original content."
Loved the game!
Wish there was a sequel or something new coming from them!
Been really quiet for a long time now!
I mean, that can be said for so many games...
Actually, you havent. This is DISNEY style OCD animation that only a real animator would get. The facial animation alone in the most subtle nuances like a simple smile on Kenas face, no, you havent played a game like this with this level of visual quality, my only regret right now is that Im having to play this on a 32" 720 (1080p) display while my 4K display sits in a storage unit.
Call of Duty of the same first-person shooter every year, recycled and gets rave reviews. How many Souls games are made? Many games ripped off the Gears of War formula? There are genres, this game fits into a genre and, thus, plays like that genre but is still a totally unique experience.
This could be one of those hidden gems that one day skyrockets in price, Ive already played into it and its worth the buy and the play, even if just from the visual experience alone. Ive said it before and will say it again, Ember Labs is an acquisition Sony shouldve been working on at the announcement of the PS5 or even before. Thats Sony Pictures Animation quality in gaming that would be humiliating to lose to Microsoft or Nintendo.
The haters have found their angle and are doubling down on it. If the game was made by Nintendo and had Zelda in the title it would be getting 11/10s.
I wonder why they won't say this to COD.
Exactly.