Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Review - The Final Verdict

[@paulito89p]

They gave it a 7

[@GraceToGrow-ob3nl]

It’s a 9 for me

[@themetalgod66683]

@@GraceToGrow-ob3nl it's a 0 from me because it's woke trash. I will lol so hard when it doesn't hardly sale. I will lol even hard if they have to close up shop. I have sympathy for anyone that loses a ton of money or goes broke from working with SBI.

[@s3ttprod]

What does woke mean to a lot of yall? 10 times outta 10 yall use it wrong cuz yall stole the word for ur own motives. Woke= anything black/lgbtq/women lol

[@youngzeus87]

Basically.

[@SoulixStories]

Ever single game that comes up someone says is “woke” lmao

[@fantoniumnitrous]

Woke = politically driven

[@fantoniumnitrous]

@@SoulixStories That not true.

[@luisdiegopachecocuba5218]

u r right, all of them are social movements supported by leftists, simple answer

[@ChrisCypher]

I bet a sizeable portion of people who are on this "no sweet baby inc" train were the same one's who criticized people who loudly declared they wouldn't buy Hogwarts Legacy because of JK Rowland's views. Funny how that works.

[@eyeofrage7025]

Funny how making unsubstantiated comments work as well

[@ChrisCypher]

@@eyeofrage7025 yeah, it's definitely unsubstantiated, which is why I said "I bet" and "sizeable portion." It's a presumption, not a claim. But I've seen enough idiotic culture war hypocrisy (on both sides, mind you) to know it's for sure a portion, and would bet that it's a sizable portion.

[@Ozymandias-ri6gz]

​@@ChrisCypher That's a pretty nonsensical comparison. JKR has nothing to do with gaming in general and had nothing to do with the HL game as far as i know. (aside from the devs using her IP) SBI on the other hand is a company that works in the gaming industry and consults game devs. They are directly involved with the games they work on. Also, the HL boycott wasn't criticised because they simply proclaimed that they won't buy the game. They were criticised because they were harassing people who bought and played the game.

[@Elayzee]

I bet "Tales of Kenzera: ZAU" is going to flop badly....and it has.

[@whosaidthat84]

​@@Elayzee according to who? Did you see the sales figures?

[@JamesScholes]

It's a Sweet Baby Inc game. It's a hard pass from me.

[@goqul]

This one too? Are you saying this because of the African setup or is the narration bad? I am more concerned about the latter.

[@j_mall4846]

I ha e a problem with supporting people who hate me as a white man so i see no reason to give my money to people who hate me for being who i am hard pass

[@exterminatus_now]

​@goqul SBI has sit as one of their contributions in their portfolio.

[@goqul]

@@exterminatus_now, that is bad then. I will still try the game though, the combat looks okay to me.

[@alastaircenter9596]

Could you please explain?

[@pockethugoodss]

Game wouldve done so much better if it wasnt backed but EA and SBI

[@NickJoeBeg]

Wed better so much better with one less racist life or comment

[@strobesq]

​@NickJoeBeg I don't know you seem to be the racist one. because someone disagrees doesn't mean they're racist.🤡

[@chrisbrown-lx7qz]

this gameplay is so similar to prince of Persia the lost crown

[@PopularNobody]

Uh oh. A black protagonist minding its business. I'm sure a certain group of people have their feelings hurt by this imaginary person just existing in their imaginary world. "iTz WoKE" 🥴🥴🥴

[@sion8626]

Pretty much it's sad because a lot of the comments on here are literally just that. And of course using the word "woke" which at this point has lost all meaning.

[@PopularNobody]

​@@sion8626they're out here having a panic attack first thing in the morning over an imaginary character 😂😂😂😂

[@black5kitty]

You know it😂

[@mpc562]

Uh uh. A Black American man who was interested in the game but later found out SBI’s involvement in said game … that’s a pass 🤷🏾 but carry on with you “itz woke” bs 👍🏾 AND everyone and the grandmomma uses “woke” incorrectly.

[@alpharius_nox]

@@mpc562 Explain how this game is woke, without mentioning Sweet Baby, I bet you can’t.

[@applerskee]

Bayek of siwa might agree. But thats a man i wouldn't want to piss off. EVER!

[@Suprnova84]

Im having a fun time playing until Booty Blade drops @ 11pm.

[@Musky577]

Sweet baby detected game. No thanks.

[@NickJoeBeg]

Ba racist detected get fkd

[@lineikatabs]

oh grow up

[@SonyStark12]

​@@lineikatabslook. I'm not into pushing ANY type of shit on games. So I ask you this. Have you played it? It looks good. I'm thinking about getting it..

[@andrer4508]

you should not compare anything to anything. this game is this game and nothing else. i dont remember anyone compare every 2d platformer on the nes and sega to mario.

[@ghostinhale5952]

For real. Especially for the fact at one time most games were 2d only.

[@Prodighee]

This game did not need SBI to get made. Its gotten so far that the mere mention of their involvement is enough to cause conspiracy. It doesn't matter how big, small, hearfelt or original the game is, don't work with them.

[@Eabox1]

Honestly looks ok, but I will not buy anything with SBI connection

[@davegaming2024]

Playtested it before it had a name. Downloaded it and looking forward to playing the finished game

[@bishopalexander6617]

Can someone explain why sweet baby inc is so bad without just saying “it’s woke and I refuse to give them my money”

[@cloudyworldview6973]

They use manipulation tactics to get what they want, they believe that games needs more diversity for the sake of having more people of colors, LGBT representation ect, sounds good right, but that's how they trick people, And to them that's alone makes games more better and realistic. They can literally take control of an game and say not enough trans flags, more strong females, give em realistic bodies ect. They're leftist, social justice warriors, woke if you know anything about that idealoigey You would know they're all about socialism, sparking an revolution to collapse the the state from within to bring about change. To them they believe they're saviors of the world anyone who disagree with em is a bigot, transphobic, racist, fascist therefore they deserve whatever they get coming to em. They believe you can't be racist to white people, along with all other sorts of things that don't match up with reality. They find empowerment in being a victim when the time calls for it Honestly it's an lot of nonsense they believe and want to push this social contagion "leftism" isn't just in video games ,it's in our schools, government, entertainment all to manipulate the people & the next generation (why you think their logo is baby with the spiral inside it) if the more people believe what they're selling they're more likely to bring about the end goal , which is destroying of America. Full blown socialism Just look up Keri Smith she had the same mindset as these people but she came to her senses along with others. . . They're an hive mind, the mob, if you don't echo what's in the chamber they'll devour you whole. This is the results of what they believe. But you would have to literally do research on the idealoigey to understand why it's so bad sweetbabyinc/others like em are literally activists trying to change the gaming industry to literally manipulate people into whatever being push down everyone throats n honestly its been Working in the west cause it's been planted ages ago. . It's The Massage over everything.

[@dna6]

That's literally all it is lol

[@fantoniumnitrous]

it’s woke and I refuse to give them my money.

[@popatsot1]

They are brought into a studio to do 1 of 3 things. 1) Sensitivity readers that will go through your plot and inform you if anything would make any one group feel marginalized, insulted, or underrepresented. This is bad on the grounds that if say it's a story set in ye old London from 70 some odd years ago then they will demand you add random minorities that will somehow be there to make up anywhere from 15-40% of the overall cast of characters. A perfect example of this would be them turning Deadshot black in the suicide squad game and claiming that the one we've known for years in the previous Arkham games was an imposter. It was unnecessary and they literally could have used several other black villians if they wanted to. They just like race swapping. They never do it in reverse and add white or Asian people to a cast though. 2)They are brought in to "create" minor/side plots that will give them a higher standing to receive DEI investment loans from larger groups that have earmarked massive funds to change the culture of western nations to follow what they think is right, what the population actually wants be damned. The example here is that it is widely believed that they had a hand in the God awful side missions in Spiderman 2. Deaf girl and gay prom aside the entire game seems to have gone out of its way to completely destroy Peter and raise Miles to be a better Spider-Man in every way. Why do this unless you hate the fact that everyone still likes Peter better. You should raise Miles up and not drag Peter down. This is going to create resentment towards an arguably great character, that new suit of Miles is ugly as hell though 😂. 3)This one is the doozy. They will watch over and interact with the studios they work with to change how they work. They will listen to conversations and will report to the heads of HR any conversations they feel where "racist, homophobi, or sexist". That was in quotations because something as simple as someone saying that they preferred the look of 2B(NIER A) over Abby(TLOU2) was enough to supposedly get someone in trouble. Sadly this point is almost entirely hearsay because there's only conversations from people that were either fired or let go when the studio laid off their workers when they downsized. This is the only one I'd say take with a grain of salt. They have been caught on video however going to a studios HR and threatening what would happen if they don't get hired. That sounds like a shakedown if I've ever heard it. There's probably more but this is hopefully an acceptable answer to your question. But i still prefer the shorthand "It's woke so I won't give them my money" 🤣

[@MrRellyRell20]

​@@popatsot1Great job on being able to explain all this shit 😂😂😂

[@prince_warhero]

Who plays metroidvania mainly for story/ characters.. gameplay and level design should be the focus

[@anemite2]

5 months later, the studio was closed Go woke, go broke

[@Artvuka]

Really enjoying this game highly recommend! ❤❤

[@mr.basedoldschool9108]

SBI detected, no thanks.

[@firstnamelastname1453]

I'll wait for a sale. I'm interested but I can wait.

[@NickJoeBeg]

Id support lots of racists are trying to spread misinfo about it

[@Ozma00]

The apartment reason why this game was made is sad. But it's too bad, so sad sweet baby Inc ruined it all

[@Iam123-i5j]

Ruined it how?

[@SoulixStories]

@@Iam123-i5jI’m curious to man acting like he played it already lol

[@YouAreStillNotablaze]

@@Iam123-i5j there's no reason, there's just a senseless hate campaign from the usual suspects.

[@themetalgod66683]

@@YouAreStillNotablaze it's not senseless hate. SBI was involved with it. I and tons of other people boycott anything that or other dei group has touched. We are voting with our wallets that we don't want this trash. Go woke, go broke!

[@nullpip]

So you're one of those chaps that believes whatever the Steam forums said prior to the game's release over forming their own opinion, huh?

[@NullVoid-rm7jm]

My opinion of this game will be purely based on how easy or hard it is to platinum. Does anyone know off the top of their head?

[@ghostinhale5952]

5/10. I got the plat in less than 10 hours without a guide. There are some parts that are pretty hard like very long obstacles you have to go through without dying. If you die you have to restart the obstacle all over again. Those were the toughest things to do in the game.

[@fernandomendes7451]

I mean most of the review of a action game spent on praising the story is not really promising tbh

[@phalredenferd1658]

Sweetbabyinc 🤢

[@HolyCross9]

Definitely playing this!

[@themetalgod66683]

Enjoy your woke trash.

[@TyGreenGoblin]

From an art perspective, who wants a 2d character action game where the character is three inches tall on a large flat screen. Games like Dead Cells or Ori get away with this by utilizing gorgeous art techniques such as 3D pixelation or how HDR is implemented in Ori.

[@LCyte88]

I was waiting for it!

[@iljavieten687]

As someone who has actually bought this one (for a pretty low price) I must honestly say that I can't fully understand the praise given to this game in the review....the narrative is oookaaaaayyyy, I guess, but NEVER reaches the heights of other genre competitors like Hollow Knight, Blasphemous or Ori...let alone that of many games out of the genre...knowing that it is a personal story for the developer makes it definitely likeable, but it also makes it even more weird that it isn't more touching....the environments are rather bland, as is the caracter and monster design, which is a shame, because generally I would be very interested in a game that derives it's inspiration from the rich world of African folklore! The controls...well...work somehow, for the most part, but never feel really good somehow, again, compared to better (and sometimes much cheaper!) competitors like Deedlit In Wonder Labyrinth for example....the soundtrack is also pretty...average...so, all in all a "7 out of 10" is probably somewhat too high, I would rather give it...a "5 out of 10"...but I haven't even finished it ,yet, because...well...it just didn't grab me that much, and I'm somewhere between five to six hours into the game, and these are just my subjective thoughts...I would probably not necessarily recommend it, with SO MANY better, similar ganes for even less money out there...

[@madmaxmel]

Most players are not interested in story games that are politicized compulsions, there has been enough of that in real life in recent years. That's why this game doesn't sell. Even woke people apparently didn't buy this. I'm not saying that woke should automatically mean a bad game, but these people are so limited in doing and saying anything edgy or provocative and would bring an interesting character to games, from outside their own bubble, that the games are flat and boring.

[@rek3dge115]

Great game its a 9 for me

[@yummysabre2108]

SWEET BABY INC DETECTED = NO BUY GO WOKE GO BROKE!!!!

[@leonkennedy3398]

I’m against all things woke… but I don’t see how this game is woke in any way like some are saying

[@PopularNobody]

Anything not white will be called woke by racists. Only one race exist in their basement

[@Iam123-i5j]

Because the protagonist is black.

[@exterminatus_now]

Sweet Baby Inc is attached to the project. They are the kiss of death to honest creative freedom.

[@leonkennedy3398]

@exterminatus_now what is sweet baby inc?

[@ombra711]

​@@exterminatus_nowyou are totally lost

[@nestormendoza1176]

For me this game combar is so boring i couldn't finish the game took out the first boss and yeah i had enough of it

[@itsdorianofficial]

Loving and enjoying it so far!!

[@Actionfigure_fit]

Downloading it now, can’t wait to check out this new metroidvania ❤️

[@vexicution5533]

There is a question I have to ask, this is not for me since I will support this game by getting it over prince of persia but I have to ask when playing the game was there any "woke" agendas in the game? This is for the people that are on the fence about the game since people are sceptical about the game. You can even go as far as to pin you response in the comment section to prove either it has or hasn't.

[@Possiblekim]

Hmm... will wait for 90% discount before even considering since SBI detected.

[@JohnDavidSullivan]

SBI Detected.

[@mackinblack]

SweetBabyInc Detected...

[@Always-Hustle]

Sweet baby inc detected... It's a no for me. Won't play anything they are involved with.

[@GraceToGrow-ob3nl]

I bought

[@jessegartung294]

Go play something not made by them like lord of the rings golem

[@Always-Hustle]

@@jessegartung294 My money my choice. I'll play what I l want to.

[@Always-Hustle]

@@jessegartung294 hahaha no one is playing it his game. You clown. Say no to woke. We win. 287 players on steam day release. Hahahahha.

[@Always-Hustle]

This game is so woke. Sweet baby inc you did it again.

[@GraceToGrow-ob3nl]

9/10 for me this gv sucks

[@Hero190909]

I see you sweet baby inc. Not happening.

[@ps.shots.93]

SBI DETECTED

[@NickJoeBeg]

Racist magghat detected

[@koastalklash1005]

Good game super fun. Already 3 hours in. Dope af

[@zachpowell8653]

Hard pass d/t SBI.

[@SiStockbridge]

Sweet Baby Inc DETECTED

[@NickJoeBeg]

Racist maggot detected

[@NickJoeBeg]

Racist maggot detected

[@osenator]

As a white super straight Canadian married man, am I allowed to even play this game ?

[@youngzeus87]

If you have to ask the issue is you.

[@ps.shots.93]

​@@youngzeus87its a joke obviously 🙄

[@anitarecount5081]

@@ps.shots.93Then OP really shouldn’t quit their day job

[@MojaveKnight17]

Woke doesn't sell

[@Godlike-87]

The gameplay was the problem. Not the story or the characters.

[@Dakidphilo]

Except the last thing yall called woke, Barbie Movie, was the highest grossing movie of 2023

[@MojaveKnight17]

It sold because of the IP just like Spiderman 2, they're still Woke but Woke alone doesn't Sell

[@Dakidphilo]

Soooooo woke doesn’t sell should be changed to….. woke doesn’t sell unless backed by a massive IP? Do me a favor… define woke

[@goqul]

@@MojaveKnight17, exactly… Barbie was targeted towards girls and women, so it worked despite having strong depictions of “the message.” Like you said, it would have failed terribly if it was not for the nature of the IP.

[@toongrowner1]

how come the first I ever hear about this game is how it is made by EA and involved sweet baby inc? Like way to insta destroy your reputation. Maybe should have focus a bit more on advertisement and maybe going for an AA studio or indy. Like from this view looks the games does look kinda fun and wow, something based on african culture instead of black washing already existing stuff? Yes, please, but why doing this over gamers worse enemies? This could have been the game that shows the greedy studios how it's done, but nope. Narative over gameplay. Yes you can have a narrative but think of the gamers first. Take rainbow Billy and the curse of the liviathan, totally woke game, with a story about a transperson that is as subtle as a brick to the face AND YET the gameplay mechanic is so fun and creative that you can overlook that problem. Woke games can work but again, focus on gameplay first and ignore the shitty AAA market.

[@chaz9808]

Looks like some crappy DEI game no thanks

[@echad6259]

Grow up

[@MojaveKnight17]

Looks Woke

[@MojaveKnight17]

Woke doesn't sell

[@themetalgod66683]

​@@echad6259So, no wanted to support sjw woke bullshit means you are childish? LMFAO!! We will not buy or support any of this bullshit. I lol when this companies lose tons of money. Go woke, go broke!!

[@agentb1ack01]

“Woke” means black “DEI” means black so anytime a black person is involved with anything. All of a sudden we have to use these new cold words just say how you really feel. We already know what you are anyway, these are the same people that won Xbox 360 way back in the day calling you the N-word on call of duty now they’re all grown up and all that conditioning that they’ve been programmed with growing up is manifesting

[@stormfox81]

Look another Baby Inc game with forced diversity. Hard pass.

[@andylaauk]

Diversity huh? #sweetbabyinc

[@Hazzard100]

Can't wait to play this

[@Ozma00]

Said the bot with the hivemind rot

[@DanielLopez-he2fq]

@@Ozma00lol the irony of this statement when the hive mind is calling it woke yes it's made by sweet baby inc but having a game based off of African myths is not woke lol that's like trying to call fuckin god of war woke like what not everything with a person of color is fuckin woke lol I've been playing for a long ass time this sentiment is fuckin wierd. I get shit ass characters like the overwatch toon but calling everything with a person of color or woman protagonist woke is absurd

[@mobcrusher99]

@@Ozma00ironic coming from someone who needs a list to tell them what to be mad at

[@seagrey75]

Woke = No buy.

[@Dakidphilo]

What’s woke about it?

[@youngzeus87]

Define woke

[@agentb1ack01]

Yes, please define woke for us. Lol I guarantee you this clown can’t do it the minute they see a black person in the video game it’s woke, and you know it’s funny. Nobody gave a crap before remember prototype too that had a black man protagonist, and nobody cared People just played the game now. All the sudden these Race-Ists want to hide behind these little acronyms, but make no mistake. They were always here. He was probably one of those little nine-year-olds calling you the N-word back on Xbox 360.

[@Bricks56]

Ignore this ignorance

[@davidquee8728]

😮 I agree this was made by trash sweet baby ink and a woke agenda

[@santiagoramos4157]

The fact that they named this game tales of.... makes it a pass for me. If you ain't a tales of jrpg don't call your game tales of whatever.

[@happyguy2k]

It was a fun game

[@knox7945]

Not my Tales of

[@ps.shots.93]

...SWEET BABY INC 👶 🤣

[@dcadjust]

This developer signed the game's death warrant working with SBI.

[@mr.plinkettiv55]

Will grab it on the High Seas. Not going to support SBI. in ANY way.

[@ChrisCypher]

Yeah, because stealing a developer's first game is SUCH a moral stance. Stealing is worse than someone expressing views you don't agree with.

[@mr.basedoldschool9108]

SBI kiss of death

[@noobkalboplays1162]

reminds me of Ori😊

[@CelestialGalaxy7]

Great game. Enjoyed every minute of it.

[@PuthySlayer69420]

is this woke?

[@illuminated1158]

we wwuzzz kanggzz nahsayin