

Kena unlocks four key skills over the course of the game that are useful to all elements of play, such as a long range bow to hit distant targets and spirit bombs to get through armored enemies or rearrange the environment.

This is also true of the main gameplay, which covers all the core strands of action adventure games in combat, puzzles, and platforming. Related: Tails of Iron Review: An Excellent Medieval Tale Ember Lab has kept the title tightly wound, not trying to do too much, and it’s all the better for it. Kena travels to a new area, roots out relics tied to one main spirit, then brings closure to the spirit and purifies the location, fighting beasties along the way. The Rots feed into the overall progression of Kena: Bridge of Spirits, with its primarily linear nature with chances to backtrack to a central hub leaving the game feeling like a compacted version of 2018's God of War.
