Dad Of War is joined by his eager archer “BOY!”
Atreus, while Kena has her gaggle of black, fluffy Rot friends (above, right).
Listen, I’m not saying the Rot aren’t cute.
Just look at those gooey Ghibli eyes and gurning little smiles on their faces.
In the war for ultimate hug-ability, they’d have Atreus beat.
But they are also completely useless.
All right, they’re notcompletelyuseless.
Kena is a beautiful-looking game, but it is also very empty and quite boring.
These, too, reward you with sacks of blue gems for tidying them up.
I literally cannot move for blue gems right now.
What purpose do the blue gems serve, I hear you ask?
Sorry, did this game come out in 2009?
To make matters worse, the hats don’t even make your Rot more powerful in battle.
They’re all purely cosmetic.
It is a vicious cycle.
The game encourages you to find more Rot because d’aww, aren’t theysweet!
The Rot don’t offer any other utility in the wider world, and man alive, that isnotcute.
That is just plain annoying.
Atreus, on the other hand?
So more pals like Atreus, kindly, video games.
Don’t fall into the cute, googly-eyed temptation of the Rot.
But seriously, more Atreus just.
He’s a very good boy between all the angst and the whining.
