![]() ![]() But that’s not the only music in SkateBIRD, and the game has a truly eclectic soundtrack. What kind of music would a game about skateboarding birds have? If you guessed weird low-fi music with voice clips that sound like they’re taken from nature documentaries, then you’ve probably heard some of the games music before its release. Why for an example are their skate ramps on an office table, and why is there a convenient ramp up onto a bed made out of pizza cartons? Who leaves soup bowls under their bed?! Plastic straws, wine bottles, pizza cartons and so on litter the place, though in a way that would not make a lot of sense. They’re mostly made out of real world objects that, to a tiny bird, seem really big. The environments are also, for the most part, pretty fun looking. The birds, while they have simple character models, are all really cute and consistent. That said, SkateBIRD is not a terrible looking game, it just does not look like it’s a game that came out of a big studio. Also, there’s for some reason an aggressive depth of field effect that can make distant objects tough to spot. As for the lighting, it’s pretty simple and the light does not seem to be dynamic. Also there are no advanced feather graphics, so the birds just have flat textures on top of them. Character models are pretty simple, and the textures can also look blurry up close. SkateBIRD is an indie game that did not have a huge budget, and that shows in some of the graphics. Some birbs just want to see the world burn Presentation Just be prepared of bird puns, both in the dialogue itself and in the names of different characters. ![]() The writing though is overall pretty entertaining and each bird you meet along the way have their own distinct, often cartoonish, personality. There is a storyline that progresses over the course of the game, but most of it is just there to give you an excuse to skate in different places. SkateBIRD is not a game that puts a heavy emphasis on story. Along the way you recruit a bunch of other birds who will be helping you get to Big Friend, many of which have their own ideas of how to best help. ![]() Your Big Friend is a person stuck with a terrible job, living in a small apartment and who’s not taking proper care of himself and the space he lives in, leaving pizza cartons and other junk around. As a bird on a skateboard your goal is to help “Big friend” be happy. Article taken from ’re a bird on a skateboard. I can't put my finger on exactly what but I didn't get along with this one which is a shame. Playing for a while gives quite the headache thanks to that.įor how tight and small the areas are the speed, controls and physics just seem all out of balance. I particularly strongly dislike the depth of field effect which feels too strong for how small the areas are - which is not currently possible to turn off which seems like a big release oversight to me. The camera and the controls are more of a nuisance than anything. It's not especially bad it's just not exactly great either. The little birds are wonderful and it looks pretty good overall but the most important part, the actual skating, it doesn't do particularly well. “ We are thrilled the console and PC communities finally get the chance to drop in and get skating!”Īs a game, it's ridiculously cute. “As a small indie studio, the journey to launching on multiple platforms isn’t always the easiest one, but our community and fans have been instrumental in supporting us every step of the way,” said Megan Fox, founder, Glass Bottom Games. SkateBIRD was crowdfunded on Kickstarter back in 2019 where it managed to raise $67,220. Glass Bottom previously developed titles including Hot Tin Roof, Spartan Fist, and Jones on Fire. View cookie preferences.ĭeveloped by Glass Bottom Games, an independent game developer based in Seattle USA. YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view.
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