Topic: Kena: Bridge of Spirits

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!

@Thrillho There’s two cursed chests I’ve had to leave because I just can’t do them. I keep going back and having a go but they are timed ones and I just can’t kill things quick enough.

@render Are they the ones in the village? Not sure which kind of cursed chest was worse tbh - the timed ones or the "don't get hit" ones

@Voltan One is in the village in the new section that opens up on the left with the open fields. That one is kill 6 enemies but they are the larger ones with the yellow weak points you need to hit to cause more damage.

The second one is in the upper area of the meadows section where you get the village heart. That one is kill 15 enemies in the time limit and the most I’ve managed is 10.

The no hit ones I managed to do after a few tries but those two I must have tried 5 or 6 times now and just can’t do them!

@render I think I know the one you are on about, kill 15 of those lower leveled enemies in about a minute? Think that was last one left for me to do, but I've not gone back to the game since finishing the story. Or the update making it easier to find the collectibles.

@render That village chest is one I’ve left too. I’ve only just got the first relic from that area so haven’t made it to the other one you’ve mentioned.

There was one in the village unlocked with spirit mail that took me plenty of goes. I think it was 15 enemies to defeat with normal goons, moths, and then the big guys.

@render I know exactly which one you're talking about...seems it's only possible to tackle on Easy mode.

Sadly I've already beat the game on Easy and am doing the Master trophy playthrough...so it's impossible.

@render I think I just beat the one in the field village heart you mentioned on my first go. I just used the rot infused arrow to take out two or three enemies whenever I could (slowing time down really helps this). I thought I'd fluffed it but got the last three guys in two shots to beat it.

@Thrillho @KidBoruto @JohnnyShoulder Seems these chests are quite a challenge then so I’m glad it’s not just me. Well done Thrillho for doing that first time, I’m impressed 😀

@render @Thrillho The cursed chests with christmas presents around them don't count towards any trophies, so I've decided to skip them.

All they give you is some extra experience, hat money, and new hats.

Sheesh, the Adira boss fight (the corrupted woodsmith) doesn't mess around! That's the first one to give me serious problems and it ended in proper Souls fashion with both of us one hit from death at the end.

Meanwhile I've been stuck on the Stone Guardian fight...I get HOW to beat him, but I keep getting killed by either him or his minions.

I'm really starting to think the Master Spirit guide/Platinum trophies aren't worth the trouble lol.

@Thrillho It took me a few deaths to even work out what I was supposed to be doing and you wouldn’t believe how many times I forgot to jump after hitting the middle bit but I thought it was a well thought out boss battle. The one I left it on last night is much more annoying.

Also had a go at that damn chest you beat on the first try and I still can’t do it, even after another 5 attempts. I get to 4 kills and that’s as many as I seem to manage.

I’ve just done the Hunter. It wasn’t pretty but after 5 goes I was glad to beat it. Straight after I went and nailed that damn chest in the village as I was determined to prove a point 😆

@Jimmer-jammer I ended up using the trees as cover but moving between them rather than staying in one place. That and rolling out of the way of his volleys of arrows meant I became quite effective at not getting hit and then it was just waiting for the right moment to attack. The best time to get him is when he generates that red sphere that increases to fill the area. I’d use the L1+R1 dash to get through and then immediately load up a rot arrow using the ability to slow everything down to ensure it hit home. He then falls to the ground so you can rush in and launch a few bombs at him followed up with arrows or if too far away just arrows. I’d then just wait it out again until the next chance. I got him down to just a sliver and had half a health bar left but rather than go crazy on it like I might have done when I started the game I used the rot ability I had to heal. Glad I did as it hit me hard straight after but I had enough health then to ensure I finished with some left over. It shows that patience definitely wins out with these bosses.

Just rolled the credits. This is definitely a weird game balance wise. I’d struggle with one boss fight only to find the next one way easier. The last few I actually quite enjoyed as I felt they were much fairer in their move sets.

The damage dealt by most of them seems extreme for “normal” difficulty. The Warrior fight is a good example as it gives you a few seconds to figure out what the deal is before it hits you 3 times and that’s it virtually all your health gone.

I still think Sprout Captain and Corrupt Taro gave me the most bother and actually the last boss fight was, as others have mentioned, not too bad.