They say a change is as good as a rest, and Tales Of Kenzera: Zau is a case in point. Metroidvania games are so abundant these days that you may indeed feel like a break before you dive into yet another, especially one that borrows liberally from Moon Studios’ Ori games and bears more than a passing resemblance to Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown. But by planting its feet in a cultural idiom rarely seen in games of any kind, Tales Of Kenzera underlines the value of transporting the familiar to new horizons, and excavating the mythologies within.
A sad reality is brought to the surface here – that we don’t see much of Africa
