Yahtzee reviews Kena: Bridge of Spirits, a short, somewhat Zelda-like open-world game with bog-standard combat and a forgettable story. Find out if it's worth your time.
Walkthrough
- 1Kena is a spirit guide who comes to a ruined village to help ghosts move on.
- 2The gameplay involves exploring the open world, restoring life to corrupted areas, and fighting monsters.
- 3Combat is described as bog-standard, featuring light and heavy attacks, dodge, block, and parry.
- 4Puzzles and climbing sections are also present.
- 5The story focuses on Kena helping restless spirits and uncovering the cause of the disaster plaguing the land.
Tips
- The game is relatively short, with the reviewer finishing it in two gameplay sessions.
- There is a lack of extraneous collectibles and elaborate setpieces, which is refreshing.
- The upgrade tree is bare and autumnal.
- The main reward for exploration and side content is hats for the Rot, which the reviewer finds underwhelming.
- The character design, inspired by Disney Pixar, is noted as unsettling and ill-suited to the game's tone.
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