Kena: Bridge of Spiritsis finally out, giving fans the chance to check out the adorable action-adventure game that’s been compared to the likes ofPikminandThe Legend of Zelda. WhileKena: Bridge of Spiritsplayers are working their way through Kena’s adventure, they will have the chance to take in some truly impressive sights and may want to capture those moments using Photo Mode. Like many modern games,Kena: Bridge of Spiritshas a Photo Mode option, though its implement is done a bit better here than in many other games.
Most other games slap a Photo Mode on with a bunch of filters, butKenamakes Photo Mode a bit more involved. WhenKena: Bridge of Spiritsplayers first enter Photo Mode, their subjects and the game world around them will be frozen in time, as is the case with most Photo Modes. However, players are able to bring the scene to life with a press of a button, bringing animation back to Kena,her Rot followers, and any other characters that happen to be in the scene at the time.
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By reanimating theKena: Bridge of Spiritscharacters, players have the opportunity to take unique photos that they would be difficult to pull off in other Photo Modes. Taking things a step further,Kena: Bridge of Spiritsplayers can pose the characters with another button tap thanks to the “Cheese!” button. This makes Kena and anyone else in frame strike a pose, with different poses and photo opportunities possible based on one’s location and who else is in the frame.
SinceKena: Bridge of Spiritsoffers players unique photo ops depending on who is in frame, it encourages them to take photos of all the characters they come across in the game. This makes using theKena: Bridge of SpiritsPhoto Modemore involved and more fun than similar modes in other games, and it would be great to see other titles lift some of these ideas for use in their own Photo Modes.
Photo Mode has been an increasingly popular feature in games, and one has to imagine that developers will continue innovating and improving it. In games with impressive graphics likeKena: Bridge of Spirits, Photo Mode can help get the word out about just how good the game looks, potentially driving up interest in it in the process.Kena: Bridge of Spirits' positive critical receptionshould help with that as well, and it will definitely be interesting to see how well it’s embraced by PlayStation fans once the dust settles.
Kena: Bridge of Spiritsis out now for PC, PS4, and PS5.
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