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I'm a bit worried that Kena Bridge of Spirits will disappoint alot of gamers

GrapplingGamer

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It seems Playtation gamers are hyping this title through the roof and mentioning it along the big hitters like Horizon, Ratchet, GOW of 2021. Am I the only one that thinks it won't review well? While the game looks incredible in cutscenes, looks a bit average in gameplay, it's animation looks choppy in combat and keep in mind it's a 30fps cross gen game, from an brand new Dev and we haven't seen new gameplay for 7 months.

But reading this on IGN from the dev interview made me lower my expectations quite a bit

"The game will not cost a full $60, and Ember Lab says you will be able to comfortably finish its story over a weekend."

I hope I'm wrong but anyone lowering their expectations with everything considered, or do you think Kena will be one of the great PS5 (and PC) exclusives?
 
Sabot

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Can't disappoint if you have 0 expectations.
 
Lord Fanny

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Are people really hyping the game up that much? It actually seemed like it was going under the radar to me, honestly.
 
Jawbreaker

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There's really no way to say how it'll be received one way or another. People are excited because it looks gorgeous, but that's the extent of it.
 
DragonSpear2462

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1) Where do you see this being hyped as much as the Sony AAA first-party games? I never felt that at all.
2) It doesn't mean that a game is short and/or is not full-priced that it will be a bad game.
3) It's "a lot", not "alot" =)
 
TheNexus

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I'm not seeing how game length and price have anything to do with that. I'm hyped for it's animation and artstyle and gameplay as I assume many others are. Price and game length have never even crossed my mind until I saw this post.
 
Uzupedro

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It's the first game of an indie studio, unless the person is expecting a GOTY 12/10 masterpiece(and this would be on them) is a bit hard to be super dissappointing, at worst will be underwhelming and well, it happens, even more so when is their >first game<
 
Fumpster

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The game not costing a lot and not taking a very long time to finish only serves to put it MORE on my radar, personally
 

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It's a launch window game. Expectations seem to be "this looks pretty and I have something new to play on my new console, yay!"

Which seems reasonable.
 
Ferrio

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Shit, I wasn't going to disappointed until you mentioned it, thanks for point that out.
 
PucePikmin

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That's about in line with my expectations -- I always expect a very, very pretty, but ultimately somewhat slight, Zelda-lite adventure.
 
KORNdog

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My expectations are about in-line with the original BG&E game...mostly because it reminds me of it a hell of a lot. I think it'll meet those expectations based on what I've seen.
 
Alienhated

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People are definitely going to be disappointed by its lower scope, length and budget. In the end it's a small indie game.
 
BeaconofTruth

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Average gameplay is not a deterrent from high scores. Plenty of 90+ metacritic titles have average gameplay. There are game of the year winners out there with average gameplay.
 
karmitt

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I don't think anybody is expecting something massive. If anything a < $60 game that you can finish in less than a weekend will sit pretty well with plenty of gamers. There's enough massive titles out there.

There's still the risk that it'll be a pretty but shallow experience with a weak story, but we've no reason to believe that'll be the case right now.
 
Bear

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People really thought this was a AAA title? Seemed pretty clear cut that it was smaller in scope in my opinion.
 
slider

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Hmm. I don't think I agree. If nothing else, I haven't noted much hype.

For me? It's looking pretty. And that's enough as I'm incredibly shallow.
 
salromano

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VisualFidelity said:
hyping this title through the roof
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I don't really see people 'hyping it through the roof.'

VisualFidelity said:
looks a bit average in gameplay, animation looks choppy in combat and keep in mind it's a 30fps cross gen game
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We've seen like 30 seconds of gameplay and the animations don't look choppy at all to me. As for the frame rate, I don't believe Ember Lab hasn't announced what it will run at. I imagine it'll be 30 frames per second on PS4, and 60 on PS5 and PC.

VisualFidelity said:
"The game will not cost a full $60, and Ember Lab says you will be able to comfortably finish its story over a weekend."
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Yeah, but the people talking about it already know it's not a full-priced release.

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Do you think Kena will be one of the great PS5 (and PC) exclusives?
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I don't know, we've barely seen it. I like what they've shown so far though.
 
Tatsu91

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VisualFidelity said:
It seems Playtation gamers are hyping this title through the roof and mentioning it along the big hitters like Horizon, Ratchet, GOW of 2021. Am I the only one that thinks it won't review well? While the game looks incredible in cutscenes, looks a bit average in gameplay, it's animation looks choppy in combat and keep in mind it's a 30fps cross gen game, from an brand new Dev and we haven't seen new gameplay for 7 months.

But reading this on IGN from the dev interview made me lower my expectations quite a bit

"The game will not cost a full $60, and Ember Lab says you will be able to comfortably finish its story over a weekend."

I hope I'm wrong but anyone lowering their expectations with everything considered, or do you think Kena will be one of the great PS5 (and PC) exclusives?
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I finished RE2 and 3 in a weekend and both were great games. Shorter games can be great and make excellent palate cleansers.
 
Tohsaka

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I haven't really seen anyone giving it massive hype like an AAA game, just that it looks nice.
 
Hybrid Rainbow

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Lol what? Nobody I know who is excited for this game is thinking it's going to be some 80 hour epic. Calm your fears OP.
 
Jedi2016

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If it does end up being cross-gen, then 60fps on PS5 should be more than doable.

I'm mostly in it for the pretties. And since I rarely finish games these days, having a shorter one will actually be a nice change of pace.
 

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I couldn't really care less about reviews. From what I've seen, it looks like it will have a really great art style and an interesting world, with maybe not great gameplay. So that's about what I expect, I'm not expecting it to be the best game ever or anything but it does seem like it will be interesting.
 
Thiago

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VisualFidelity said:
But reading this on IGN from the dev interview made me lower my expectations quite a bit

"The game will not cost a full $60, and Ember Lab says you will be able to comfortably finish its story over a weekend."
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Looks like you were expecting it to be AAA and recently discovered it's a smaller scope indie, maybe that's why you're feeling this way?

Most people know it's an indie game and have their expectations set accordingly. It's good to be optimistic about a smaller game as well.
 
Cheesebu

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Some receipts would be nice. Mentioning the game isn't really the same as hyping it through the roof.
 

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Not sure what hype you're reading, the game looks on par with an indie title. It looks great and I'll give it a shot.

Also, game length and price have nothing to do with quality.
 
Viceratops

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I have not seen a single person equate this with the release of God of War, Horizon, or Ratchet. Not a single one.

It's going to be okay. You don't need to worry about my well-being.
 
Vimes

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GrapplingGamer

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Bear said:
People really thought this was a AAA title? Seemed pretty clear cut that it was smaller in scope in my opinion.
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At least on Twitter, yes. People constantly list Kena as a reason why PS5 has a better 2021 than Xbox. I feel like Kena is along the lines of the Gunk on XSX, but a lot of people rank it up there with the likes of Horizon Dawn.
 
SilverX

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I have thoroughly read the OP and saw a lot of valid points, it was a big persuasion that was able to successfully make me concerned and doubtful of getting the game.....

PSYCHE! Im getting it still, sorry OP
 
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