The sound on the other hand is a mixed bag (…of kitty liter!) as I have some serious issues with parts of it. The Asian themed music that plays is really nice and does a lot to create the world you are playing in, but the voice acting can really kill a lot of the game. It’s really weird as some of the characters, especially the secondary ones, can sound terrible with some really forced lines. It almost feels like the production had no voice coach doing any instructing. Strangely enough, the main cast at times shows real signs of magic with conversations being a lot of fun to listen to. The real problem here is with the script and story and it’s all just so utterly bland and amateurish.
Legend of Kay falls flat because it just doesn’t know what kind of game it wants to be. One moment you are frolicking through the woods smacking rats and bugs, then the next a character is cursing you out in a very adult manner. Kids are going to be slightly let down because the game gets pretty hard, and adults are going to be let down because it looks like a kids game and has a terrible story. Still, with all its issues Legend of Kay is still and enjoyable experience for most of the game. It’s not great, but it isn’t so bad that it makes you want to curse the screen.
I have no problem with HD remakes as long as the game is a few generations old (I’m looking at you Gear of War), but if you know something just killed the game originally I expect you to try and fix it. If the team had simply moved the camera a little bit farther away from the player the game would be an infinitely more enjoyable experience. As it stands Legend of Kay offers up some fun and since odds are you never played the first one, this is going to be new to you. Give the game a chance, just don’t expect the world from it.
J. Luis
Title: Legend Of Kay Anniversary
Developer: Kaiko , Neon Studios
Publisher: Nordic Games
Platform: Wii U, Xbox One, PC
Price: $24.99