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Forums - Sony Discussion - Kena: Bridge of Spirits reviews piling in + Why Sony?

 

Will you buy Kena?

Yes—I was always gonna buy it 22 50.00%
 
Yes—in light of the positive reviews 6 13.64%
 
Yes—when I can find a PS5 2 4.55%
 
No—I’m still not interested 13 29.55%
 
No—because reviews aren’t good enough 1 2.27%
 
Total:44
Eric2048 on 21 September 2021

Nice to see good reviews for this game. I hope this means we can get more great stuff from this studio in the future.



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Blood_Tears on 21 September 2021
Otter said:

Based on the game being delayed twice and the embargo lifting on review day I have a feeling the absence is more about the studio wanting to finish the game and not having promotional material ready in time.

I wouldn't be surprised also if their relationship with song isn't so rosy, sony are not behind the physical release of the game which is disappointing. But hopefully now they see they can deliver the goods, they offer the studio a lot more support. And yeah I'm definitely hoping for an acquisition here, give their next games all the budget & time they need.

I see kena actually outselling Returnals in its launch week alone



Well that's a given considering the price difference between the 2 games as well as the platform availability of each.



Mnementh on 21 September 2021

The poll misses the option for me: yes, once it releases on a platform i own.

The game looks fine, the reviews seem to indicate gameplay is fine, so it overall seems like a perfectly fine game. Nothing ground breaking or new, but not everything has to be. Yeah, would try it out, if on a platform I own. For the time being it is a nice game for PS5 owners.



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Runa216 on 21 September 2021

So basically exactly what I thought. Good game, full of charm, bit shorter than a full retail game, a bit rudimentary in terms of mechanics but well-made.

Perfect.



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smroadkill15 on 21 September 2021

I agree. They could have shown the launch trailer during Sony's showcase and it's weird that they didn't. It made me question the reception this game would get based on the little amount of info dropped leading to launch, but I'm glad it's getting great reviews!



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DonFerrari on 21 September 2021

That was one game that I was very interested in the reveal, good to see it is being well reviewed, hopes it sells well as well.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

DonFerrari on 21 September 2021
the-pi-guy said:
pitzy272 said:

Part 2 of thread:  Why has Sony seemingly sent this game out to die? It was very strangely absent from Sony’s recent PS5 showcase, but I was willing to forgive that, since I figured Sony would give the game a big marketing push leading up to launch. But, there’s been ZERO marketing from what I’ve seen. I actually forgot Kena was releasing tomorrow until I saw Kena articles from IGN and VGC, today. This is super disappointing on Sony’s part. What small developer will want to partner with Sony after seeing this severe lack of support?

It's still an indie game. They might not have thrown lots of money at the marketing, but they've been pushing it decently on social media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yExmnI46srY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V44I1TSFpOc

There were some other indies on their last show, and they overshoot their 40min by a long shot, so they could spare a few minutes for Kena there as well =p



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Jpcc86 on 21 September 2021

Bitch im so gonna buy Kena.
In 2 months tho.



fauzman on 21 September 2021
IcaroRibeiro said:

I only play games with 90+ score so I'm skipping it

Jokes. I will buy it eventually, just not now, I will finish some backlog first

Yes this. I was always planning to get this but it will be a year or so down the track. 



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NobleTeam360 on 21 September 2021

I'll be waiting for the physical release in November.