I view gorgeously rendered game trailers with suspicion-a pretty game is not the same as a good one.
#Pikmin 2 objects series
When the game first emerged during a PlayStation 5 reveal event last year, Ember Lab's origins as a CGI animation house and its prior homage to a single Nintendo series set off as many alarm bells as you can imagine. Unsurprisingly, K:BoS looks quite similar to that video. The Zelda-adjacent elements shouldn't come as a surprise: the studio tested Nintendo's command of IP law with a 2016 CG animation video that loudly features characters from Zelda: Majora's Mask. (Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs.)Įmber Lab's debut game embraces the core of what makes Zelda games special, yet it finds unique magic by reimagining Nintendo's tunic-clad hero as a supercharged teenage grim reaper. But there's something special here in a debut game that most studios would kill to launch as their third or fourth game. K:BoS doesn't necessarily exceed what we got from Nintendo's 2017 classic Breath of the Wild, and its occasional slip-ups and issues are firm reminders that its creators are a bit green. This new, 15-hour series premiere is exhilarating, accessible, cute, gorgeous, ominous, and above all, touching. My praise for this week's Kena: Bridge of Souls, the first-ever game from Ember Lab, is that it is as close to that pitch as I've seen since the Zelda series revolutionized the 3D-adventure genre. I'm more curious how Nintendo itself might craft a 3D "E-10" rated adventure-full of magical melee combat, puzzles, charm, and meticulous art direction-that somehow takes the series into a more sinister direction. What would a legitimate "dark" Legend of Zelda game look like? I don't mean a game made by another studio that copies Zelda concepts while adding violence, cursing, or gothic architecture-we've seen plenty of those. Links: PlayStation Store | Epic Games Store | Official site
#Pikmin 2 objects Pc
Platform: PC (tested), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
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