Tales of Kenzera: Zau
MSRP $20.00
“Tales of Kenzera: Zau is more effective as a moving reflection on grief than as a Metroidvania.”
Pros
- Emotional story
- Nuanced hero
- Fluid movement and combat
- Gorgeous 2.5D environments
Cons
- Linear to a fault
- Backtracking is a pain
- Lacking enemy variety
As I sit down to write about Tales of Kenzera: Zau, I’m immediately at a loss for words. My instinct is to open with some wisdom about the act of grieving, the painful process that’s at the center of Surgent Studios’ debut. The longer I rack my brain for the perfect words to describe it, the more I come to accept that there is no universal truth. Grief is a messy emotion that takes each person wandering down different paths. The only thing that’s consistent about it is that it’s a journey.
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