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Essays 22 December 2021, 14:45

author: Darius Matusiak

Kena: Bridge of Spirits. The best games released in 2021

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Kenya's sweet, almost Disney-like image cleverly hides the fact that the game features some pretty challenging boss fights. - Games of 2021 - current list of the best productions - documentary - 2021-12-16
Kenya's sweet, almost Disney-like image cleverly hides the fact that the game features some pretty challenging boss fights.
  1. Premiere: September 21
  2. Platforms: PC Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
  3. Our rating: 8.5/10

More and more productions of a completely new caliber are appearing on the market – the so-called "AAA indie" aka "triple-i." These are independent games by smaller or unknown developers, but created with a much larger budget and support from a large publisher. Kena: Bridge of Spirits is this kind of a game – theoretically an independent game, released without a huge marketing campaign, which with its quality, refinement and unique charm surpasses many of the most advertised works.

Kena impresses not only with a graphic style straight out of Disney or Pixar animation (after all, the authors of the game are veterans in creating these kinds of films). Behind the somewhat infantile setting is a great action adventure game, with clever puzzles and addictive exploration. What's more, the boss battle system can be a real pain and is a challenge even for soulslike fans. So, we got an incredibly balanced game in terms of content and various gameplay mechanics, in which there is something for everyone.

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Darius Matusiak

Darius Matusiak

Graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Journalism. He started writing about games in 2013 on his blog on gameplay.pl, from where he quickly moved to the Reviews and Editorials department of Gamepressure. Sometimes he also writes about movies and technology. A gamer since the heyday of Amiga. Always a fan of races, realistic simulators and military shooters, as well as games with an engaging plot or exceptional artistic style. In his free time, he teaches how to fly in modern combat fighter simulators on his own page called Szkola Latania. A huge fan of arranging his workstation in the "minimal desk setup" style, hardware novelties and cats.

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