Why don't you just use vpn to region hop and buy it cheap? Pretty sure it's still viable on EGS.
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits Gameplay Trailer
- Thread starter NeoRaider
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If you've made a purchase prior they don't allow.
At least according to reddit.
I won't regardless, I'll just wait.
It would be a shame not to pre-order the game at this regional price. Easily one of my most anticipated games of this year.
I rewatched the trailer last night and this game looks fantastic. The animations and overall color palette really gel well and looks like a lot of fun.
I just hope it isnt too short (based on the price tag) but hopefully it sells well enough to keep this going a series.
I just hope it isnt too short (based on the price tag) but hopefully it sells well enough to keep this going a series.
I hope the devs make that date.
the footage is gorgeous no doubt but man, really wish they coulda optimized for 60fps on PS5.
the footage is gorgeous no doubt but man, really wish they coulda optimized for 60fps on PS5.
Game does looks nice, and August is the perfect month for it to be released in.
I will certainly keep an eye on it.
I will certainly keep an eye on it.
I think the boss fight gameplay looks really solid. Many times games like these fail hard at boss fights these look like challenging puzzles with a good mix of melee and ranged combat thrown in.
I'm honestly fine with the, "can be completed over a weekend", length. Not everything has to be a 25-40 hour long experience, you know? If the game is short, yet packed full of incredibly fun and memorable experiences, with a good story on top, then I'm in. The problem would be if half of it was just pretty CG cutscenes, which doesn't seem to be the case.
Excited to pick this up on PC.
Excited to pick this up on PC.
I feel like disappointment over the game being short isn't taking into consideration everything else that comes (or should come) with a longer game. If the vast majority of long AAA games can't justify their length with actually meaningful content, what hope does an indie title with production values this impressive have?
This is an action adventure game with apparently quite a bit of combat. Making it longer without making it worse in the process involves things like increasing enemy variety, possibly expanding the main character's moveset, a bunch of effort into balancing and progression, and things like that. Most games don't do it, and it's not that uncommon to see games with like two enemies being 20+ hours long, but most games aren't exactly a good model, most games are way too long for their own good.
For the kind of game it seems to be, and with the production values it's aiming for, I'm not only "ok" with the shorter length, I think it's 100% to its benefit.
This is an action adventure game with apparently quite a bit of combat. Making it longer without making it worse in the process involves things like increasing enemy variety, possibly expanding the main character's moveset, a bunch of effort into balancing and progression, and things like that. Most games don't do it, and it's not that uncommon to see games with like two enemies being 20+ hours long, but most games aren't exactly a good model, most games are way too long for their own good.
For the kind of game it seems to be, and with the production values it's aiming for, I'm not only "ok" with the shorter length, I think it's 100% to its benefit.
This game gives me The Order 1886 vibes... I can't put my finger on what's exactly wrong with it, but that's my feeling.
I agree with your last sentence, I also believe it'll be to the game's benefit. That being said, there are so, so many amazing games out there that'll give you dozens if not hundreds hours of gameplay for less than half the price so you can't really fault people for passing on Kena because it's short... the competition for our time and money is more fierce than ever.
Oh yeah, for sure. But I think it's pretty safe to say that, whatever each person is comfortable with paying for the game, it'll eventually get there with time and enough sales. Even if that price point is free (or free* in PS Plus' case). With the exception of Nintendo titles, games stay such a small amount of time at their release price that I think we should always hope for the best relative quality, and never quantity. If they can deliver both, great, but if they can't, let them focus on quality and then each person can decide how much they're willing to pay.
Otherwise we're left with stuff like Mafia III, with around 6 hours of really high quality single player content, but stretched to 20 hours with mandatory grinding to unlock the next good mission. You can actually mod that out on PC, so at least there's that, but this game that eventually got absurdly cheap and even became part of bundles is stuck with shitty content to pad out its length forever on consoles, even though it no longer needs to justify full price with that.
It could've been a "sales favorite", with everyone saying how much it's worth it for whatever you think a 6 hour game is worth paying, but instead it ended up being mostly a "not worth your time, regardless of price" thing.
This game will end up being either critically-acclaimed with 9s across the board, or the next The Order: 1886.
but i also predict i'm wrong and it's a safe 80 on Metacritic
Presentation so far is top notch and the combat seems solid as well despite a few animations looking a bit stiff. We also saw a good variety of mechanics in this trailer.
I'm more curious about exploration, they say the game is wide linear but if the only things you can find are Rot hats that'll be a big bummer.
I played Fallen Order recently and it had the worst rewards for exploration I can remember, it was just cosmetic bullshit with the exception of stim canisters and a cool ability.
I'm more curious about exploration, they say the game is wide linear but if the only things you can find are Rot hats that'll be a big bummer.
I played Fallen Order recently and it had the worst rewards for exploration I can remember, it was just cosmetic bullshit with the exception of stim canisters and a cool ability.
Hoping to have a PS5 by the time it releases, it feels wrong to go old gen on this. And I would prefer a shorter game so that I can actually finish it.
I made this post in the PS thread but I'll post it here too:
Interview with Kena devs, covering the story, world, characters, gameplay mechanics, etc.
(02:27:30s if timestamp doesn't work)
Apparently all of these moves in the gifs below are from the same ability, called pulse.
Area attack:
Pressing it at the right time it becomes a parry:
Holding down the button becomes a shield:
They also talk about a "courage" mechanic involving the Rot (there's a button dedicated to it), which you can gain by performing well in combat and then use it for healing or Rot abilities, like charging your bow to fire a piercing arrow or the staff which can become like a hammer to perform a finisher move. We saw some of these abilities already in the last trailer.
There's about 45 minutes of animated content in the game. No motion capture.
Core team is 15 people, though there's also outsourcing involved from all over the world, since they already had a lot of contacts from their animation days.
Interview with Kena devs, covering the story, world, characters, gameplay mechanics, etc.
(02:27:30s if timestamp doesn't work)
Apparently all of these moves in the gifs below are from the same ability, called pulse.
Area attack:
Pressing it at the right time it becomes a parry:
Holding down the button becomes a shield:
They also talk about a "courage" mechanic involving the Rot (there's a button dedicated to it), which you can gain by performing well in combat and then use it for healing or Rot abilities, like charging your bow to fire a piercing arrow or the staff which can become like a hammer to perform a finisher move. We saw some of these abilities already in the last trailer.
There's about 45 minutes of animated content in the game. No motion capture.
Core team is 15 people, though there's also outsourcing involved from all over the world, since they already had a lot of contacts from their animation days.
