Topic: Kena: Bridge of Spirits

I believe I only have the final boss to go now but I’m missing one final Rot and it’s killing me

Edit: found it!

Edit 2: After several attempts, I got to what I hope is the last phase of the last boss. I had no idea what to do and died. I’ll try again tomorrow.
I also have 3 combat trophies left and I’ll have to go back for them but I think I have a manual save in a good place to get at least 2 of them - if I turn the difficulty down

I just beat the game and encountered a bug in the process (the only one in my entire time with the game): https://youtu.be/ATo16A5n9hQ (final boss spoilers inside)

@Splat Just take a pic. It doesn't show the icons when you view it afterwards.

I can confirm the Master difficulty exploit no longer works...
I need to replay some of the game for one of the other trophies as well so I think I'll do a quick run on easy and then I'll think about doing the Master mode later...

Kena was September's top downloaded PS5 game in Europe (3rd in NA): https://blog.playstation.com/2021/10/07/playstation-store-sep...

Not too shabby for an indie debut

@velio84 It would probably also have less downloads* if it released on disc at the same time but it’s still probably safe to say that the game is quite successful

• not to be confused with sales - what I’m saying is that other top downloaded games like Deathloop possibly sold more if you add physical sales

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-10-22/sony-s-...

The Griers wouldn’t say exactly how many copies of Kena they’ve sold, but they said they’ve recouped the game’s initial costs and have been pleasantly surprised with sales so far. “It’s hard to tell what's a huge success,” said Josh. “Sony’s happy.”

I haven't played this yet but it's on my radar and added to my wishlist. Good buddy of mine described it as a (Zelda Light) which piqued my interest even more. Reviews seem solid and I have avoided streams as I don't want game spoilers. I'll probably pick it up after in finish Bloodstained and Hallow Knight. It's looks fantastic.

I’ve been playing this game for the past few nights now and did not expect it to be as hard as it is. I’m just playing it on normal but I’m pretty sure these boss fights are tougher than Demon’s Souls.

I did malfunction though and probably made it harder for myself as for some reason I completely forgot about the shield. I managed to make it 7 boss / mini boss fights in before I remembered to use it. Even with it it’s not made it much easier though and it’s getting that dodge timing just right that’s the key. Most likely won’t be platinuming this.

@render The parry is absolutely essential for most boss fights but it requires tight timing too.

@render Don't forget you can change the difficulty at any time for no penalty. You unlock a harder difficulty after you have finished the game, which there is a trophy for completing the game under.

@JohnnyShoulder Bought it day one and I love it. Looks awesome and it can get quite challenging

@GoodGame Glad you enjoyed it too! Really interested to see what the studio come up next!

@Voltan @JohnnyShoulder Thanks guys, will definitely try and get the party right and drop difficultly if required. I like the movement of Kena, seems very responsive, it’s just my reactions that need an improvement 😆

Well i was late to the party as i bought kena a couple of weekends ago for the ps5 and its awesome..i have finished the game and now i'm hunting that last trophy down..finish the game on master difficulty..may take me a while as i'm older and my response time is slower..heres hoping there is a sequel..

Same troubles here, I died like 50 times against Corrupted Taro before I got lucky...32 years old but I've always had slow reaction responses and am uncoordinated on top of it.

Also still hopeful for a sequel, or just any new game from Ember Labs.

I finally picked this game up and decided to crack on over the last few days.

I've just finished the area for Taro and gone back to the village. Some solid boss fights so far which haven't proved too troublesome but they seem like they'll be hell on the top difficulty!

I've been finding it a bit jarring when it goes to one of the big cut scenes though and drops the frame rate down. I don't know anything about making games but it seems rather odd for it to get that little bit more stuttery when it's already made but run so smoothly when you're playing. And as much as I like the music, I've had to knock the volume down for it as it can get a bit much at times [/oldman]

@Thrillho I picked this up in a recent sale and have been mulling-over starting it… if you’re gonna try for the plat I’ll be real interested to hear about the Master Difficulty run. The things I’ve read remind me of the Children of Sissna run on Ashen, which was incredibly tough.

@Thrillho So far I’ve only struggled with one boss fight, the others haven’t been too bad after a few deaths to work out the moves. I’m only playing on normal difficulty though so I agree that it’s going to be pretty tough on master difficulty 😬

@colonelkilgore I was thinking about playing something between runs but I'm getting the feeling I'll want to keep my skills up. It's also not NG+ so you have to reacquire your gear etc which is a little annoying too. I haven't quite got my timing for parrying yet, or at least not well enough to rely on it anyway, so I want to try and get that nailed down better.

@render Yeah, I'm on normal too. I thought about going for hard to start with but thought I'd try and enjoy this run a bit more first. Some of the cursed chests are harder than the bosses so far!