Whether Kena ends up being amazing or terrible, I like this guy's point and wholeheartedly agree. If I wanted to waste precious time playing boring retro-style games that usually have nothing to offer I'd buy a deck of cards or a board game. The present and future of video games are all synchronized with whether or not the story of a game is immersive, which explains why the last-gen PS4/XB1 and current-gen PS5/XBX consoles have had more success in attracting more people to this type of media. Most games PS3/360 era and older were just forms of mindless entertainment and had nothing important to say with very few exceptions like Shenmue, it's amazing to finally live in a time where games can be tools to teach, tools to tell compelling stories, and tools to provide a healthy escape that forces us to question the world around us in real life rather than an unhealthy outlet. This can give people some food for their soul or thoughts for their brain all the while still enjoying the entertainment aspects. I'm greatly hoping that Kena delivers as I suspect it will, and the people complaining that it has too many cutscenes like a movie and not enough gameplay should perhaps consider buying a Super Nintendo or PS2 or any other archaic console if they want to experience a niche market from basement dwellers of the 80s, 90s, and 00s plugging into mindless entertainment rather than something that can offer an amazing soul touching or thought-provoking experience. Kena has that potential from what's been shown of it so far. Life is too short for anything that doesn't touch the soul or challenge the mind while being able to enjoy it as well, everything else is escapism.
Just one more day until this releases. It's the only reason I've kept one of these PS5's since the beginning of the year! I'm predicting a score somewhere in the 9 to 10 range, but I'd be happy with anything over 8.