GAMES
[ Words Alan Wen ]
FIRST PLAY TALES OF KENZERA: ZAU PS5, XSX, Switch, PC
It’s not every day that gaming has the equivalent of someone like George Clooney producing, writing, directing and starring in his own films.
Tales of Kenzera: Zau is anew game made by Surgent Studios, acompany founded by actor Abubakar Salim –who first broke through via his lead role in Assassin’s Creed Origins.
While it’s set in amythical world inspired by African Bantu culture, it also tells apersonal story of grief inspired by Salim’s own experiences of loss. The title character Zau (voiced by Salim, naturally) is ayoung warrior shaman who makes abargain with the god of death as he goes on ajourney to save his father’s soul.