I also would’ve loved to see different builds with advantages and disadvantages instead of maximizing all stats. Weapons with scatter or burst, or the equivalent of missiles could have been a cool addition that made combat more diverse. Weapons are also pretty rudimentary and differ only in damage. There is no melee option with the claws that will benefit from a dive, but you can pick up bombs and throw them on land targets. A glide down in a low slope will add energy as well. Storms will fill up your ammo, and air streams will fill your stamina. The roll is pretty impressive, and I overused it and will overuse it again. The falcons can dodge cannonballs with a dodge roll when you have enough stamina. Since you can’t control your bird’s speed, overshooting a target happens more than I would like, and speed mutagens make it worst. The Falconeer has two or three degrees of freedom, which means you can go forward, turn left or right (yaw) and move up or down. I guess the point is to help newer players get their wings, but I wish there was an option for more challenging combat.įlying the warbirds is pretty straightforward. ![]() While there is a reticle that helps you aim, there’s also a pretty forgiving aim-assist. Falconeer Goes Pew PewĬombat is all about shooting at the “general area” of your target. The Great Ursee looks pretty much the same, except for whales that pop up once in a while. In that case, the game does encourage exploration with items and missions scattered all around Ursee but exploring lacks uniqueness and diversity. Suppose you care for a change of atmosphere. Missions like escorting a ship can be fun, although it is a fancy way of saying “fetch and destroy.” The quests are pretty repetitive, and most of them require you to go fetch something or destroy something. The problem is that side quests sometimes pay more than the main story quest, and the entire compensation system doesn’t push you to keep advancing the story. The class you choose does not affect the gameplay nor the story, and I wish they had more impact on the game.Įach faction has cities where you can pick quests and get paid. Each class dictates your starting stats, but it’s easy to improve them however you see fit, with equipment and mutagens. The class system is simple and contains four classes: Falconeer, Mercenary, Imperial Freelancer, and Mancer Seeker. But as this is an open world, the player can roam the great Ursee and look for adventures, side quests, and shrines that will unlock new parts of the map when they feel like it. The main story is divided into four chapters, each told from a different angle. In The Falconeer, you explore the conflict from the perspective of each house. It’s a refreshing change of pace from the usual heroes that carry the entire world on their shoulders. ![]() There are no good people and bad people – just different points of view. Every aspect of the narrative is built around the warring factions. They ride giant falcons and roam the skies while fighting other falcons, airships, and various airborne and naval threats. The elite fighters flying over the raging waters of Ursee are the Falconeers. Discover the Great UrseeĪlthough Ursee looks peaceful and surreal from above, a war is raging between the factions that live there. Since I love aerial combat and flying, and I am a big fan of open-world fantasy, I figured I’d take The Falconeer for a test flight. ![]() The Falconeer came out of beta just in time for the Xbox Seris X launch. Tomas Sala is the sole developer of this entire game, and he crafted the lore, the graphics, and the mechanics on his own. The Falconeer was announced earlier in 2020.
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