At the Game Award 2023, the actor Abubakar Salim who is known for Raised By Wolves and voices Bayek in Assassin’s Creed: Origins introduced the trailer for the new game called Tales Of Kenzera: Zau. In his speech, this is a little of what he said about the game and his dad:
4 years ago, I decided That I needed to try and process my grief in a way that felt true to me and him. So I took the biggest risk of my life and threw everything that I had at making a game, a piece of art that honored him. An ode to the people that we have loved and lost. So the reason I am here tonight is because with the love and support of a lot of people , here I am gonna take another big risk and I am gonna show you what we’ve been building.
The Trailer starts with the voice saying “Every story begins at the end of another”. Tales Of Kenzera: Zau is a single-player indie Action-adventure game where you the player go on an adventure as zou through the “lands of Kenzera”. The game Tales Of Kenzera: Zau will arrive on April 23rd of next year and the game can be pre-ordered after the show.
According to the press release for the game:
Unfolding in the beautiful, yet treacherous, lands of Kenzera, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is inspired by Bantu tales, rich with untold lore of chaos and order, memories of ancient shamans, sacred spirits and fascinating creatures. Players can wield and expand cosmic powers from the Sun and Moon masks to defeat restless spirits in rhythmic combat; they can manipulate time and crystallize enemies using the Moon mask powers, or launch fiery spears with the Sun Mask – all in meticulously hand-crafted animations. Set to multi-award-winning composer, Nainita Desai’s enchanting original score, Zau’s quest to become a worthy spiritual healer takes place across several unique and vibrant environments.
As stated by the press release when players preorder their game they will get two shamen points “unlocking up to two skills in-game”. Players will also “have access to Kalunga’s Blessing visual effect variant and Soulshifters: the digital companion comic that dives deeper into the rich lore of Kenzera”. You will be able to play this game on Xbox series X/S, PS5, Switch, and PC for $19.99. The game was created by Sturgent Studios which was founded by Abubaker, and Electronics Arts(EA).