Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Play it on: PC, Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Current goal: Grieve
Buy it from: Amazon | Best Buy | Humble Bundle
I’ve been chipping away at Tales of Kenzera: Zau for a few weeks now, and I forget how much I jive with the Metroidvania genre until I’m actually playing one. Surgent Studios has mastered the crisp, fluid movement needed for a good platformer, as well as created a world that is beautiful to navigate. But that’s all extra for me. The draw of Tales of Kenzera for me has been its story of grief. Protagonist Zau’s mission is to revive his father after his passing, but as he explores the world in pursuit of this goal, he is confronted with different forms of death and grief. Mourning a loved one affects everyone in different ways, and Tales of Kenzera’s examination of that is already fascinating to me only a few hours in. I want to see what conclusions it comes to. — Kenneth Shepard
