#KENA BRIDGE OF SPIRITS HOW TO#
One of the more difficult things for devs, I would imagine, is how to keep the player interested and engrossed as they make their way from A to B. The environmental storytelling is where Kena really comes to life and this is also where Ember Labs has hit a home run. As long as you don’t overcomplicate them and really look at your surrounding environment, you’ll breeze through them all. In reality, the in-game puzzles were straightforward. I think I did this mostly because of how incredibly the game is made and how intricately it’s designed so, in turn, I imagined the puzzle element to follow through with the same concept. With the help of Kena’s staff, she’s able to coax them out where they will play a vital part in her journey to reach Taro, a wise elder who fell to a mysterious plague that afflicts the landĪs for the shrine puzzles, well, they are just a delight to solve unless you are like me who overthought almost all of them. Players won’t have to wait long into the gameplay before they meet the friendly yet shy but too cute for words Rot, who can be found hidden in different parts of the environment. You play as Kena, a young spirit guide who takes on the role of helping stuck spirits cross over and find peace and in the process, uncover the mysterious story surrounding the demise of a village. Note: I’ve tried my best to keep this review as story spoiler-free as possible, however, themes and characters are briefly discussed.
Of course, with this being the studio’s very first game, reservations are naturally justified but what many aren’t prepared for is how this relatively unknown indie team has taken an idea and not only wrapped it up in the most visually appealing animations I have seen outside of a Pixar movie but they’ve also included a deeply interesting and moving narrative set within a world that’s simply dripping in interactive beauty.
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