This game is gorgeously designed and thought out. The skills, combat, bosses and puzzles were all really fun for me. I love the side of collectables too, such a lovely small detail to give the rots different hats (they're so cute). The mixture between weapons (bombs, melee and ranged) was really enjoyable to play!

The story was touching and quite moving for me, I wasn't in tears like some other games I've played but regardless; the journey to help spirits move on from the physical world will always be a tear-jerker.
Kena is also a beautiful character and I loved her compassion and courage.

I really enjoyed this short game and anyone who likes fantasy, puzzle/adventure genres would be sure to enjoy it too. I was able to finish the game including collectables (meditation spots, rot, treasure etc) in about 11 hours!

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is one of those games that kids will play and create great memories that'll stick with them for the rest of their lives, a lot like we did when we first played Ratchet & Clank, Banjo Kazooie, or Jak & Daxter. This is an absolute wonderful experience filled with so much heart, jaw dropping graphics, and very impressive level design. For a debut game, Kena truly is impressive. It’s not perfect, but Ember Labs have truly succeeded in making one of the most memorable action adventure platformer game in recent memory.

I can't emphasise enough just how much care and creativity has gone into this passion project and it shows. It shows in it's mind mind-numbingly beautiful visuals (check my screenshots for reference). It shows in it's level design thats perfectly structured to optimize progression, exploration and puzzles. It shows in its combat system thats shockingly much more flushed out than any other game of this genre. It shows in it's heart warming story, filled with memorable characters and cut scenes that make pixar movies look like budget indie films. You can tell every part of this game was made with so much passion and soul and the result is a wonderful unique experience that i don't think many other games can offer.

One small shortcoming of this game is the difficulty. I can see why some have complained about it, as games like this sort of come with an expectation of how difficult it will be. Kena subverts those expectations, owing to it's surprisingly flushed out combat system that forces the player to interact with enemies a specific way based on their movement. This is indeed a souls-like game and has quiet some difficult bosses and enemies that force you to die a few times until it clicks. I certainly prefer a combat system that forces me to engage and change my strategy based on the opponents, rather than one like R&C rift apart, where all combat encounters play the exact same because of it's surface level combat system. With that being said, i do wish this game offered more abilities, combos and variety to make said encounters more exciting.

But even with its tiny short comings, this game is easily a Game Of The Year contender for me. For their first game, Ember Lab created an incredible work of art and I'm very excited to see what they come out with next. And for that, I highly recommend Kena: Bridge of Spirits

8/10

Love this game. It's a relaxing puzzle/adventure game. The game itself is also beautiful