In this one you get to control FALCONS and you're sold already on that, we know, although The Falconeer did only meet with somewhat middling reviews.
However, we've enjoyed this one despite some flaws. It launched in 2020 and is by Tomas Sala, a solo indie dev. Sala has previously produced extensive Skyrim mods for that community. Swooping stuff (we know that makes no sense).
Nautical Sci-Fi Stuff in The Falconeer
Righto, you can get this SOB on Steam and all the main consoles. The Warrior Edition update of the game launched in mid-2021 with a new set of stuff and things in it.
We picked the title up FOR FREE on Epic Games, so feel a bit cheeky there. But the game was totally worth a dive into, offering some 10 hours or so gameplay. Not bad at all for an indie!
In this one, the player lives in Great Ursee. It's kind of a giant ocean planet dude with lots of seas and falcons, in which you take control of a human pilot. With a third-person perspective, you must commandeer war birds about the place whilst shooting down enemies.
The main focus of the gameplay is aerial combat. However, there's a main narrative campaign to go with this and an open-world element to freely explore. Behold!
The Falconeer is an ambitious indie title. It's pushing to be a mini-AAA romp, with some impressive graphics and an epic sense of scale.
There's a World of Warcraft element here. The flying birdo dudes will be familiar to anyone who lost themselves in that vast MMORPG. However, and again, combat is the name of the game here.
This does mean The Falconeer gets a tad repetitive with its air combat stuff. We suppose that's its major flaw. As is the dodgy control system, which plays up a far bit. But if you look beyond that, there's an appealing sense of lore at play here that's predictable, but an engaging enough distraction.
By which we mean the setting is just cool. The ocean. Birds. Guns!
A sweeping score by Benedict Nichols backs up the shooty boom action. It really goes out with all the WOW type drama and African drums.
It's a good game, then, rather than a great one. But if you like the look of its enticing world of rolling oceans and falcons zooming around, we can recommend you give it a whirl.
Falconeer does more of a story element than outright constant action. There are lots of vistas to stare at and rather nice sunsets, too. But its repetitive nature does hold it back a little.
Considering the asking price is pretty low (£15 in the UK) and we got it for free on Epic, we were pretty darned pleased with our time in its world.
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