Kona Reviews

GREAT

Very good

Very interesting

The ending is meh but the whole game, mystery, and gameplay was fun

Ok, so I had pretty high hopes for this game after reading all the positive reviews. I'm left disappointed and a little miffed at how it seemed to fall apart pretty quickly as you play. It felt like the game had grand ambitions and got cut down a lot over time to fit a deadline or something. You take a lot of time up front to "investigate" half the map by driving around a picking up "clues" that don't even seem to lead to each other. It's more that you just happen upon story elements here and there and as long as you go to the map locations you "find" pieces to progress. A lot of what you find doesn't even seem to be part of the progress of the story, it's just filler about the people. There's a few puzzles elements that were OK but not much interesting outside of a few locations. It's also SUPER short. I took my time investigating areas outside of the play zone when I could, and the game was still only 5 hours long. Definitely not worth the 15$+ they ask for. Get it on sale if you want to play it. I wish I could give this a "neither" recommendation. I appreciate the work that goes into stuff like this which is why I'll leave it a YES recommendation, but the ending wasn't great and it felt like they just ran out of time and hurried it and used the whole "it's a metaphor" trope as their way out.

Really good music and atmosphere 10/10 recommend

This is a pretty fun game. I just wish desperately that it had fast travel.

This game is a fun, intriguing supernatural murder mystery, which immerses the player deep in the snowy environments of Canada's Quebec, investing you into its ,seemingly, intricate plot. The game's opening sequences really raise your expectations for what you believe will be a masterfully written adventure through and through. Which, as much as it pains me to say, really isn't the case this time. Without spoiling any crucial plot point, the final hour or so of gameplay really lets the terrific atmosphere, built via the carefully created environments and the incredible narration and sound design, go completely to waste by revealing each of the games' secrets in a haphazard manner just to end the game quicker. The most abysmal part of it all, though, is definitely its final chase sequence, lacking any real danger or threat, which is rendered even worse thanks to the game's abrupt ending, which I could only describe as underwhelming. Although I have mostly critiqued its final act during this review, I would still recommend you play Kona, especially to experience its immersive environments for yourself and to make up your own mind about its final sequence.

I loved it. Very enjoyable game. I played the sequel too, there is a surprise to the story at the end of the sequel (kona 2) related to the end of Kona part 1. Kona 1&2 together provide you with the full story so check out Kona 2 as well. Personally i'm very satisfied. I played both game at the right time and mood. Hope you enjoy the games as much as i did.

I don't think I've ever wasted my time as much as I have here. Everything unravels so slowly it imitates the allure of mystery, like there's something going on for you to piece together but honestly you could play through with your eyes shut because it just sums it all up at the end for you. This did not need to be a big open world that loads like half life every second, the survival elements offer absolutely nothing - just a waste of your time like this whole game is. It sucks, not a single good thing to say about this game.