Kena: Bridge of Spirits gets a massive anniversary update today
It has been one year now since Ember Lab released Kena: Bridge of Spirits and in the past 12 months, they have taken player feedback on board, to help create an update, which is live today, that address some concerns and adds in some new content.
The Anniversary Update is the biggest piece of DLC for Kena: Bridge of Spirits to date, including New Game+, Charmstones, Spirit Guide Trials, Kena Outfits, accessibility features, and more.
“Kena: Bridge of Spirits was our very first game and, as you might expect, means a great deal to everyone at the studio,” says Josh Grier. “It’s one of the reasons why developing this DLC has been a labor of love. In particular, we can’t wait to see fans play the New Game+ mode, which will allow players who’ve completed the game to restart Kena’s journey with all of their previously unlocked abilities, upgrades, outfits, Rot, etc, as well as redesigned and more challenging combat encounters.”
As with all post game updates, there are fixes for issues included in this update, you can read the full patch notes here, as for the new additions, here are the overviews as provided by the developer.
New Game+ - Players who’ve completed the game can set out on Kena’s journey from the beginning, taking advantage of their previously unlocked abilities, upgrades, outfits, Rot, etc, to take on completely redesigned and more demanding combat encounters.
Charmstones that are individually equipable - these unique collectibles each provide different adjustments to Kena’s stats and abilities.
Spirit Guide Trials, a new game mode challenging players’ skills with a variety of replayable challenges across three different categories: Obstacle Courses, Wave Defenses, and Boss Reflects.
Completing the Spirit Guide Trials unlocks outfits for Kena, each one inspired by one of the characters she meets along her journey. Succeeding at bonus objectives within each trial can unlock color variations of each outfit, as well as some unique Charmstones.
Finally, the game has been out on PC for a year, but has been exclusive to the Epic Game Store, today also sees the game available via Steam, so for those who prefer to access games there, the option is now available.
