THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS. Theres not enough games where you play as a mentor role (I can only think of a handful) and Kena is PERFECT for that. Your comment was an amazing idea, I wish the developers would see and makes this, Id spend any amount on this.

Yes please

Hey thanks for being here!

same here!

Yeah for real! You quickly became my favorite channel on KZfaq!

Me too I thought about that classic game. What a great game. Maybe if kena had more budget they could do big cities and animals too. I loved both games. Kena deserves a sequel ❤

Funny enough fable 2 was the first RPGI ever played. It opened up a whole new door for me. I jumped into oblivion after that then countless others. I personally loved this game. Even though I am more of a souls like player. I was worried this game would not be challenging, man was I surprised 😂 😂

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much, this has made my morning!

@@MontyZander hey man it's literally the least I can do. Hard working creators like yourself deserve all the recognition in the world. Keep at it 👍

Hate to be that guy but souls games just require some time! 99 percent of all 3 games can be cheesed with the right items. But i do understand where you arr coming from, a better explanation of whats important in the game (a better rolling, blocking and stamina management tutorial basically) would make the souls games 30 times more approachable

@ashy it affects the creators work at the end of the day, he made tge game to be played in a certain way so to speak, my suggestions were kinda workarounds for this but at the ens of the day he made a game he wanted to make and certain people want to play it, not everyone has to either love or hate everything a game has to offer

@ashy at that point you'd just have to throw in the towel and admit that DS style of games just aren't made for him. they're the sort of games that want to cultivate a particular audience that wants to be encapsulated by a harsh difficulty. it's made with a certain audience in mind and the games are built with a razor sharp focus for them. the developer had a vision to create and if their vision is a game that gives the players an intense unwavering challenge then there's nothing to truly change about that.

Ps. Jumping sucks balls

Hey thanks man!

Keep it up mate great quality videos on a bit of a binge right now 👏👏

Hey thanks!

@@MontyZander I'm pretty sure I've binged all your content this past week. Keep it up brother!

It's a fair question. I've plotted out content until January as of now - a Lore Dump will drop then on Kingdom Hearts, and I've got some other titles I want to cover after that!

I haven't! I haven't touched any of the Dragon Age games (despite being a big fan of Mass Effect)

Ooh, you’re definitely in for a treat (Origins in particular)! I don’t wanna color your perception of the series, but DA certainly highlights a fascinating change over time to not only experience as a player, but also an insight into the industry (EA + BioWare).

Thanks so much! Keep the thoughts coming!

@@MontyZander So I finally got around to finishing this. (Man I'm one good procrastinator). Everything you say, from the wide linearity to the vintage warmth and the emphasis on those foundations I agree with and also felt while playing through and I love how you compare this to vinyl because it scratches that same itch and feels like the game was made for me. I agree that the spirit currency could have had more use as well and I even had the same idea in the form of outfits for Kena and Staff skins like the Deluxe edition Staff. I also enjoyed your pokes at other critics comparing it to games with more "freedom" which I would say is massively overvalued by many game journalist and gamers alike. I was however surprised that you disliked Taro's boss battle and enjoyed the Rot God's. My experience was frankly the opposite. While I do think Taro has some technical setbacks, there are in fact ways around it and the boss only killed me six times on my first playthrough, which I did on Expert mode. The Rot God however I felt deviated from the expressive combat and climactic exchanges . There is little you can do to the Rot God to harm it, namely the Bow and Rot Binding. You can't whack it with the staff, use bombs, and the Dash is strictly used for evasion against the Rot God. I felt this made the boss feel more like a prolonged obstacle course than an epic battle. (I also felt there was a missed opportunity of putting Toshi on the Rot God's back and having a battle more akin to the horseback samurai from Sekiro but I digress). As for the Spirit Mail, I think you bring up a good point of adding some lore to the villagers but I think also keeping it simple adds to the subtlety in which Kena is purifying the land which I felt symbolizes her arrival being as naturalistic as the Rot's, so I didn't mind the lack of exposition on these sections because despite being brief, they felt just satisfying enough in their subtleties. Anyway those are all my thoughts. I love this channel and I watch every video but I fell in love with this game in particular so I really wanted to share my thoughts with you. Kena: Bridge of Spirits is likely in my personal top 5 games of all time despite some nitpicks I have. It's so gorgeous and I think this video really captures all the great things about this game very well. I your Guardians of the Galaxy video on my watch list as well and I'm looking forward to it. If you read all that then I thank you for reading my wall of text again! P.S. I agree the little flying bugs SUCK especially on Master where you need TWO FULLY CHARGED ARROWS to kill them.

So far it’s like you are reading my mind about 10 minutes in, however I disagree about seeing what kena thinks, you already explained exactly what kena thinks, compassion, she doesn’t think the kids are cute, she knows they are dead, she feels sorrow understanding compassion and mourning, and that won’t change because she has a duty and immense respect for the dead

I loved taros boss, him and the owl fight before toshi are probably my favorite bosses. (I found toshi too easy funnily enough) I will say the bosses in general are the worst part of the game because they don’t feel properly animated, and I suspect the reason is partly because ember labs aren’t experienced game designers but are experienced animators, so everything looks pretty and the combat is mostly well designed, but the bosses specifically do not have good telegraphs especially for how hard they hit and how little is explained directly to you. I would describe them as being a blend of dark souls, Zelda, and dmc, except it feels like they weren’t sure exactly how far they wanted to go in any direction. I HATE the final boss to the point on my second attempt which is when I beat it, I was going to give up due to not having even one checkpoint. The boss didn’t feel hard, it felt unfair because of how sudden you can die, taking about bs grab attacks, and the bosses roar is way to fast…. The bosses make you feel like you should have a mastery over them but I never felt that way once I brought them down, and I don’t think any boss killed me more than twice

That's a good point on Ember Lab's animation history impacting some of the telegraphing. I didn't consider that!

@@MontyZander like you said at the beginning of the vid, and I suspect at the end (I’m about an hour in now) I sincerely hope they make a sequel that is more personal to kena, expands the platforming akin to the final challenge during the last boss, and making the combat even more refined! And I absolutely agree you should be able to dash in mid air, it would have made a few of the dash puzzles more interesting and i was sad the platforming never got as challenging as the combat, I could see some hollow knight esque sequences in 3D and im sad it never really happens

Thanks! I played on normal (first go) and hard (second go) and struggled with him both times - upgrades-wise I remember feeling pretty well-powered, but it's been so long since that I couldn't be sure. I'm usually pretty careful of that though

With me? You sure? I'd happily hang out with Daniel but don't think we've met! Got the link?

@@MontyZander oh sorry, I feel stupid. He mentioned "Monty" and I assumed it was you! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gbigjLhqyseRhac.html At around 5:43

@@DissonantSynth Haha no - I'm a big fan of his highlight videos, but we're not friends online or IRL! I shouldn't have said anything and could get the rumour-mill going!

@@MontyZander certainly would be a lovely collab! Anyway, gonna enjoy watching your review now 😄

Oh yeah also I LOVED finding the golden coins in Shadow of The Colossus sooooo much.

(For context, I've explicitly not watched the fallen order video. Intend to after I get my thoughts out)

I think in hindsight I was too harsh on fallen order (I really like the game but get into the weeds in my critique of it). For Jedi Survivor I feel like it’s an entirely different game feel, and the mid-air dash is just a small part of that. I dashed EVERYWHERE because it felt so good to use!

@@MontyZander I feel that, and I'm quite excited to hear your take on it. For me, playing through Survivor left me simultaneously appreciating the, for lack of a better phrase, narrativization of the mechanics of Fallen Order while also spotlighting its flaws. I found myself frustrated on a replay, much more than on my initial playthrough. Both because the game doesn't shine in a straight point A to B style of play, and that Cal just didn't feel like a Jedi anymore. I remember feeling like, "damn I'm a badass Space Wizard". But not so much on that second go-round. To loop it back to Kena, it definitely felt similar to what I experienced playing bridge of spirits. I loved the game, yet did occasionally find myself at odds with the controls, particularly in traversal.

Aah my mistake - appreciate it!

*so many sticks and rusty swords

@@MontyZander toss your rusty swords at a sucking octorok and it’ll spit out high-powered weapons for you. Obviously TotK made it better by allowing you to fuse things to your crappy weapons to make them worth using, so it’s done better in the sequel.

Lay off the coke 😳

Yes. Before we got engaged I referred to my long-term girlfriend as a partner numerous times. This is really odd thing to pick up on out of everything I said.

@@MontyZander I commented 2 times. One saying that the game is really good. Your video is great too. I just found the “partners” line weird. Couples arent couples til they get married? 🤣 me and my boyfriend have been a couple for 10 years, no plans to get married 😂