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But Kena: Bridge of Spirits never really justifies its setting, in why its story needs to borrow from - a cynic might say “appropriate”, instead of borrow - the cultures that it does. Inari fox statues dot the landscape, torii gates are pulled from Shinto, and the game's lovely background gamelan orchestra score (more so when Kena is exploring) involves a collaboration with Baliense ensemble Gamelan Çudamani. This is all set in a world inspired by Asian cultures, primarily Japanese and Balinese. And all of them are at their best in Kena: Bridge of Spirits' photo mode, where they pose, say cheese, and come alive. Some side characters are really adorable too. Kena is accompanied everywhere by tiny cute little creatures who can be best described as furry black-coloured Minions (though they aren't bumbling fools). The titular protagonist Kena (voiced by Dewa Ayu Dewi Larassanti) feels like a Studio Ghibli heroine designed by way of Disney, Pixar, and Laika.

No wonder then that the most successful thing about Kena: Bridge of Spirits is its character designs and animations.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits - out now on PC, PS4, and PS5 - is the first game for California-based studio Ember Lab, which was previously in the business of making animated shorts and commercials.

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