The Kena Anniversary Update is out now, adding fresh content to the acclaimed PlayStation and PC exclusive Kena: Bridge of Spirits. With New Game+, new trials to complete and outfits, it’s a good reason to return to the game, and there’s a 25% discount to celebrate – it’s also debuting on Steam today.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits Anniversary Update adds a New Game+ mode, letting you replay the adventure with a fully powered up Kena, facing off against redesigned and more demanding combat encounters – Charmstones can now be individually equipped to boost Kena’s stats and abilities.
Aside from that, the Spirit Guide Trials in a new challenge mode that features obstacle courses, wave defences and boss reflects. Completing these trials will unlock outfits for Kena, all of them inspired by characters that she meets along the way.
Here’s the full details for the Kena Anniversary Update patch notes:
New Game+
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- New Game+ will become available after completing an initial playthrough – replay the main story while keeping all collected Rot, abilities, and upgrades.
- Most New Game+ combat encounters have been updated with new enemies and modified compositions.
- Special Green Chests with collectibles will become available in New Game+.
- Many bosses will include new attacks in New Game+.
Spirit Guide Trials & Outfits
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- Spirit Guide Trials offer unique challenges to test your skills and earn rewards. Interact with the carving behind the Mask Shrine to take on new Trials as they become available throughout your adventure.
- Unique Kena Outfits with color variants can be unlocked by completing Spirit Guide Trials and Bonus Objectives.
Charmstones, Abilities, & Hats
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- Equipable Charmstones have been hidden throughout the world that will modify Kena’s abilities by granting unique combinations of advantages and disadvantages in combat.
- Two new Bomb Ability upgrades have been added – Splatter Bomb and Split Bomb.
- New Rot Hats have been hidden throughout the world.
Enhanced Photo Mode
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- Photo Mode has been enhanced with Lighting Setups, Camera Animation, and more.
- Brand new Poses have been added to Photo Mode.
Settings
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- Apprentice Spirit Guide, a new difficulty setting, offers a balance between Story Mode and Spirit Guide settings.
- Text localization for Polish language has been added.
- DLSS and Dynamic Resolution support has been added. (PC Only)
Accessibility Features
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- UI scaling.
- Automatic sprint.
- Subtitle size and background opacity.
- Toggle input functionally for multiple abilities.
Deluxe Edition:
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- Kena: Bridge of Spirits Original Soundtrack has been expanded and remastered.
- The Shadow outfit has been included as a Deluxe Edition exclusive.
Fixes:
- Pre-rendered cutscenes are rendered at higher frame rate to fix frame pacing issues.
- Difficulty balancing has been improved.
In our review for Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Jim wrote:
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a great palette cleanser, not just in terms of tone but the way it’s carefully designed. Well-paced and beautiful to behold with plenty to see and do, Ember Lab has well and truly captured the spirit of the 3D platformers many of us grew up adoring.
You can read the full review by clicking here. Kena: Bridge of Spirits is available now on PS5, PS4, and PC.
Source: Emberlab
