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https://opencritic.com/game/11516/kena-bridge-of-spirits/reviews

An 85 through 25 reviews so far this narrative based action adventure seems to really take advantage of the PS5 hardware in a game that's fun for everyone

IGN
8 / 10.0
With its elegantly simple combat and beautiful world, Kena: Bridge of Spirits harkens back to the days of the N64/GameCube-era Zeldas, Okami, and Star Fox Adventures, while also adding modern sensibilities and a distinct personal touch.

Game Informer
9 / 10.0
The world is fun to explore, and your time is rewarded with secrets galore and hats for your little Rot followers

Destructoid
8 / 10.0
I wouldnt call Kena: Bridge of Spirits overly ambitious. More like strategically ambitious. Ember Lab avoided biting off more than it could chew with its first game, and I dug it.

Hobby Consolas
86 / 100
"Satisfactory" is a well suited adjective for this game. It may not be as groundbreaking as other games in the genre, but it offers really interesting exploration and combats. And you'll love your Rots too!

DualShockers
10 / 10.0
I really cant recommend Kena: Bridge of Spirits highly enough that will see players partake in a meaningful journey absorbed in a vibrant world filled with fluid animations that cries out to be explored. With the games added photo mode, expect to add on a few more gameplay hours as you fill up your gallery with lots of cute Rot pictures, too.

Press Start
8 / 10.0
As an indie effort and a debut game, Kena: Bridge of Spirits makes a good impression. It balances simplicity and challenge while weaving a neatly-paced story into something that can be played over a chill couple of days. Despite fantastic production values it's still far from a AAA title so it's important to keep expectations in check, but anyone looking to lose themselves in a charming, gorgeous world ripe for exploration should look no further. It's exactly what I needed right now perfect cozy weekend entertainment.

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Sounding pretty great. Looking forward to grabbing a physical copy in November

same, I'm interested in the game, but don't have the time to play it right now

might as well wait for the physical release also

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Yessss I am glad it turned out to be good!

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Been interested for a while. I'm also in a position to just wait for the physical release.

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ninkendo posted...

Hobby Consolas
86 / 100
"Satisfactory" is a well suited adjective for this game.

I feel like video game reviews will never stop being a farce

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This makes it all the wierder that Sony basically stopped marketing it at all and just sent it out to die.

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masterplum posted...

I feel like video game reviews will never stop being a farce

Worth noting that that quote is machine translated from another language
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Mac Arrowny posted...

Worth noting that that quote is machine translated from another language

Oh. Does anyone know what it actually says then?

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masterplum posted...

Oh. Does anyone know what it actually says then?

Posiblemente, el calificativo ms adecuado es "satisfactorio": Kena da todo lo que cabra esperar en una aventura de este tipo, con algunas sorpresas y momentos muy placenteros en lo audiovisual. Quiz la falta un punto de genialidad para ser un imprescindible, pero si buscas una buena aventura, con exploracin y combates, aqu lo tienes todo.

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The actual review statement says satisfactory too, but essentially says it has good combat, good exploration but is missing the something more to make it truly great.

Satisfactory is probably not the best word to use to shorthand a review if you score it an 86, but the full review does a better job of explaining the score.

Note: I am not fluent in Spanish, but can understand/read majority of it.

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I imagine what it's trying to imply is that it's a great but forgettable game, that doesn't fail but also doesn't stand out.

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This looks like a game that I'll very much enjoy watching a playthrough of at some point but probably won't ever make time to play myself.

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It's apparently huge in Spain. There are a million big Spanish Twitch streamers playing it. I haven't seen any big American channels playing it. I wonder why.

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