KENA: BRIDGE OF SPIRITS

A chat with Ember Lab will get you keen for Kena

“UNABLE TO MOVE ON, MANY SPIRITS ARE SPOILING FOR A FIGHT WITH KENA.”

FORMAT PS5 / ETA 2021 / PUB EMBER LAB / DEV EMBER LAB / PLAYERS 1

First things first, it’s ‘Kay-nuh’ and not ‘Key-nah.’ Far from being a caner, though, the protagonist of Ember Lab’s first console title is an extremely hardworking and wholesome sort. She journeys to an ancient village deep within an overgrown forest, searching for a particular mountain shrine. The young spirit guide packs her father’s staff for the journey, but soon finds that she’s in for anything but a quiet retreat in these weird woods.

A nefarious influence has pervaded the forest, scarring the land and scattering its denizens. The spirits, too, have become restless, with some even forgetting who they are. In our hands-on we’re trying to help one of them, Taro, and so we’re searching for a number of relics that we hope will jog his memory. His siblings, Beni and Saiya, accompany Kena on this quest but many spirits are nowhere near as helpful. Trapped between these trees and unable to move on, many are spoiling for a fight with Kena.