Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Developers | |
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Ember Lab | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 21, 2021 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
IGDB | 84 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Adventure |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Fantasy |
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a third-person action-adventure game developed and published by Ember Lab. It is the first title of the studio.[1]
Announced on June 11, 2020 and initially set to become available later in 2020, the game was delayed twice, and subsequently to its final release date of September 21, 2021.[2][3][4][5]
In June 2021, participants of the Tribeca Festival were offered a chance to play a time-limited demo of the game via online streaming.[6][7]
The full version of the game was released for Windows as a timed exclusive on Epic Games Store.[8]
The Steam version released on September 27th, 2022 along with the Anniversary Update content.[9]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | Digital Deluxe Edition is also available. | |||
Steam | Digital Deluxe Edition is also available. |
Version differences
- Digital Deluxe Edition includes a golden Rot skin, a unique silver Kena staff, an exclusive Kena skin, and the digital soundtrack.[10]
- Pre-orders included celebration hats for the Rot.[11]
Essential improvements
Skip intro video
Delete or rename the intro video file[12] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Kena\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1954200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Kena\Saved\SaveGames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1954200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Photo mode screenshots location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Kena\Pictures\ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Hor+ gameplay and cutscenes after the Anniversary Update. Some cutscenes remain pillarboxed for which the ultrawide patcher is required. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ Gameplay and Cutscenes after the Anniversary Update. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Scales with the Textures setting.[13] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Sharpened TAA with its quality controlled by the Post Processing Quality setting.[14]. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS 2.0 |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | FMVs are at 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | [15] | ||
Ray tracing (RT) |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Field of view (FOV)
Use Kena Bridge of Spirits FOV Changer |
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Use the latest version of the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker to modify the FOV in real time[16] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Some actions are not remappable.[Note 2] See Remapping for a workaround. | |
Mouse acceleration | No acceleration option. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Labeled Camera Sensitivity. See Input sensitivity for unexposed values. | |
Mouse input in menus | Backing out of a menu requires keyboard use.[12] | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Y and X axes inversion toggles. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | [19] | |
Controller remapping | Some actions are not remappable.[Note 3] See Remapping for a workaround. | |
Controller sensitivity | Labeled Camera Sensitivity and shared with mouse sensitivity. See Input sensitivity for unexposed values. |
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Controller Y-axis inversion | Y and X axes inversion toggles shared with the mouse. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | [20][21] | |
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Xbox button prompts | Xbox Controller Icons selectable in the settings. | |
Impulse Trigger vibration | [22] |
PlayStation controllers | [23][24] | |
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PlayStation button prompts | PS4 and PS5 Controller Icons selectable in the settings. | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | [20] | |
Haptic feedback | Vibration Function toggle within the Game settings.[20] | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [20] |
Remapping
Edit a configuration file to remap buttons unexposed in the game[25] |
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Input sensitivity
Set the mouse and controller sensitivity to any value beyond the game settings through a config file[12][26] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, SFX, Music, Dialogue, Cutscene volume sliders. | |
Surround sound | [27] [28] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Switching focus off the game pauses it, which also mutes it. The main menu is not muted.[12] |
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Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | Fan translation by AR Team, download. | |||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | Fan voice-over by Mechanics VoiceOver, download. | |||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Launching the game for the first time may result in it displaying no menu buttons.[29]
Tab out of the game and check the web browser for the Epic Online Services login prompt to go through.[29] |
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Controller stick drifting
Some controller users reported drifting when using the analog sticks.[30][31][32]
Modify a game configuration file to adjust the controller deadzones |
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[/Script/Engine.InputSettings] AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_LeftX",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.250000,Sensitivity=1.000000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_LeftY",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.250000,Sensitivity=1.000000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_RightX",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.250000,Sensitivity=1.000000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_RightY",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.250000,Sensitivity=1.000000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False))
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11, 12 | Selectable in the Graphics settings. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Unlock Master difficulty
The highest difficulty of the game is not available until after finishing it.
Modify a configuration file to unlock the Master difficulty[33] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-3220 AMD FX-6100 |
Intel Core i7-6700K AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
System memory (RAM) | 12 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon R7 360 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1954200/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1954200) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ For example, Q,E,Z,X,F,R,V,C, LMB and RMB are always used to control the photo mode, while Esc and R are always used to back out of a menu and restore default settings.[17][18]
- ↑ This includes the photo mode controls, and the buttons used to back out of a menu and restore default settings.[18]
References
- ↑ Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a familiar adventure game elevated by amazing art - last accessed on 2021-09-20
- ↑ Kena: Bridge of Spirits is coming to PC later this year - last accessed on 2020-09-14
- ↑ An update to our Kena community - last accessed on 2020-09-14
- ↑ Kena Gameplay Trailer - last accessed on 2021-02-26
- ↑ Kena: Bridge of Spirits once again delayed, but only until September - last accessed on 2021-07-28
- ↑ Kena: Bridge Of Spirits And Seven Other Indie Games Get Playable Demos At Tribeca Games Festival – Here Is How You Can Play - last accessed on 2021-06-17
- ↑ Sign Up to Demo Twelve Minutes, Kena: Bridge of Spirits and More at Tribeca Festival - last accessed on 2021-06-17
- ↑ Kena Bridge of Spirits Interview With COO and Co-Founder of Ember Lab - last accessed on 2021-10-04
- ↑ Anniversary Update Patch Notes 2.0 - last accessed on 2022-09-27
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on 2021-09-08
- ↑ [2] - last accessed on 2021-09-14
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-21
- r.MaxAnisotropy gets set from 0 to 8, as seen in the console.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-21
- r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing is set to 2 irrespective of the quality settings, r.PostProcessAAQuality scales from 3 to 6 depending on the in-game setting, r.Tonemapper.Sharpen is set to 3, as seen in the console.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-21
- No dedicated option in the game settings. Running the game with HDR enabled in Windows 10 in either Graphics API mode did not result in Special K detecting HDR.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-22
- Tested with version 3.0.21 of the tool. Version 3.0.19 rendered the game unplayable.
- ↑ Anyone know the button mapping for the map on the PC Version? - last accessed on 2021-09-22
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-21
- Some of these buttons are not on the list of remappable controls, while remapping the others has no effect on the mentioned controls.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-21
- Added Kena.exe to Steam and ran it through the Big Picture Mode with Steam Input forced disabled for the game. Navigated through every menu, adjusted most of the settings, played for a little while through multiple cutscenes, testing all the controls, then successfully quit without touching any other input devices.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-21
- Tested with an Xbox Wireless Controller connected via USB.
- ↑ Controller option for PC platform - last accessed on 2021-09-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-21
- Process Explorer did not list Windows.Gaming.Input.dll when the game was fully loaded and ran with an Xbox Wireless Controller connected.
- ↑ Dualshock support on PC? - last accessed on 2021-09-22
- ↑ PC Controller support? - last accessed on 2021-09-22
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-25
- ↑ How to increase controller sensitivity on PC: - last accessed on 2021-09-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-09-21
- Tested on a 5.1 sound system - the rear speakers were used for positional audio as confirmed in Orban Loudness Meter.
- ↑ Verified by User:Asami on 2022-05-19
- Tested on a 7.1 sound system in direct multichannel mode - the side surrounds and rear surrounds were used for positional audio.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 No menu coming up on PC, any ideas to fix it? - last accessed on 2021-09-21
- ↑ Drifting camera? PC Xbox controller - last accessed on 2021-09-21
- ↑ DualSense Directional Input Bug (Sudden Stops) - last accessed on 2021-09-21
- ↑ Kena stops running for a moment, could it be controller drift? - last accessed on 2021-09-23
- ↑ How to: Unlock Master difficulty without beating the game (PC) - last accessed on 2021-09-22