Kena: Scars of Kosmora Delayed to 2027, Sakura Wars 6 Plot Revealed

The upcoming RPG expands on Bridge of Spirits with larger environments, elemental cultures, dungeons, and multiple difficulty options.

Ember Lab has pushed out Kena: Scars of Kosmora to 2027, giving the next adventure more time to cook. The game was originally scheduled to debut this year for PS5 and PC, with both physical and digital versions planned. Kena: Bridge of Spirits, the new game, is said to be a character-driven linear adventure.

But its setting is expected to be broader and more intricate. Players will be allowed to go off the beaten route, and it will feel like a Zelda-style adventure. The difficulty levels are there to provide a Souls-like challenge, but the easier ones are there to provide a more accessible experience.

Kena is traveling to Kosmora to meet her childhood friend Orfio and to find out her past and future. The island holds four interconnected communities, each governed by a different element; one of these communities was destroyed in a past by an unknown catastrophe.

Dungeons will challenge players with tough battles and grant them transformative prizes that will aid Kena in her journey. The delay gives Ember Lab time to polish the experience, but the most obvious characteristics of the game are the elemental background and the focus on exploration.

Kena’s wider adventure expands exploration while preserving the Zelda-inspired base.

In the meantime, Sakura Wars is turning 30 years old, and fans have received an interesting update on a prospective sixth main game. Scenario writer Satoru Akahori says he has a plot idea for Sakura Wars 6, including a character called Black Swan who is cybernetically hibernating.

However, Akahori stressed that a plot notion does not mean that Sakura Wars 6 is actually in development at this time. requested if he would consider developing the idea into a prototype if requested and paid for it, he said, "I would. Akahori also said he's been involved in something with the franchise again recently, but he can't specify what it is.

Fans will likely get additional opportunity to rejoin the long-running series as new initiatives and pop-up shops are scheduled to be part of the anniversary celebration. Sakura Wars celebrates its 30th anniversary; devs hint at future franchise action.

Metaphor: ReFantazio enthusiasts can expect a new collectible. A hardcover art book will be issued on March 9 for $50. Preorders are said to be selling fast, with Walmart running out and Amazon still available. The comment comes after the game’s strategy guide was released, which has become increasingly hard to obtain and is said to have risen in resale value.

The new art book allows fans another option to collect artwork from Atlus’ famed RPG. Square Enix has announced new merchandise in celebration of the one-year anniversary of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. The collection includes shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, and phone covers, as well as Mana franchise merchandise.

Square Enix expands the RPG product range to include Final Fantasy and Mana items.

Aphantasia, a new surreal adventure, will also be arriving on PC via Steam with English support. The game will be published by Studio Sakan Senqua, which was founded by the director of Visions of Mana after his previous studio closed. Despite this similarity, Aphantasia has no connection to the Mana franchise.

Aphantasia is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure game by Brazilian solo developer Noid about a boy who wakes up with amnesia. His birthplace, Tempo, has become a strange fusion of reality and imagination, and a voice named Intrusion guides him through the shards of his lost past.

The game is purposely presented in a weird fashion and explores identity and memory, as the protagonist seeks to understand what happened to him and what he gave up in the process. Aphantasia is a weird point & click adventure about memory and identity.

Queen’s Domain, a classic dungeon crawler, is coming October 30 to PS5, XBOX, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. This game is being sold as the spiritual successor to the first-person dungeon crawler in the vein of Kingsfield. You start by waking yourself washed ashore on the Isle of Needed and beginning out to find your father amid a maze of riddles and dangers.

You also get a legendary weapon that lets you travel between platforms, opening up a whole new layer of exploration. Combat has stamina management, heavy charge attacks, special attacks that vary by weapon, and thrown weapons. Players can level up, equip accessories, and employ a range of melee weaponry while fighting enemies and bosses.

Queen’s Domain takes the classic first-person dungeon crawling formula and brings it to today’s platforms. Fans of vintage action games can get a kick out of the latest Castlevania update. Fans can now preview a playable demo of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse before the full game is published. Save data from the demo that will transfer to the full game.