I sent a thank you note to the devs in their discord and they sent me a photo of their bird with a paper written "thank you maradona" this is the best game ever made.
The premise and the birds themselves are charming, but the gameplay is far too clunky to be enjoyable, let alone find its place among the best of the skating genre.
Controls our a little janky, but I didn't have nearly as many problems as y'all seem to be complaining about. Plus, it's about a bird on a skateboard.
A poorly controlling game is frustrating at the best of times but for a genre where being mechanically proficient is so important it can be an almost impossible hurdle to jump and unfortunately SkateBIRD fails at even the most basic ollie.
While the dialogue is charming and the models of each individual bird are really quite nice, you're actively fighting the game to have anything close to a good time. The camera just doesn't listen to you when there's a wall even in the vaguest vicinity, as it swings around of its won accord - sometimes the adjustments are minor but other times it's so extreme as to wildly alternate from 0-180 degrees. This is compounded by actually trying to move your bird. I'm glad that the game has options to allow you to turn off balance bars and make it harder for you to bail but the game will still fight with you, where making an even slightly sharp turn results in your bird falling over around 50% of the time. Landing tricks is slightly better but it's still sometimes a lottery as to whether you'll bail or land.
Most of the levels feel empty and void of any character with large gaps of nothingness sitting between different areas. There's also no real logic to where and when missions appear nor any clear indication where you need to go to activate them - there were a couple of occasions where I was skating around a level for upwards of 10 minutes just looking for another bird to be able to progress. And then when you do eventually find them, you'd wish you hadn't as you receive yet another 'collect 5 of these' or 'skate in a straight line' quest.
There are parts that I liked but they were drowned out heavily by the feeling that I was wasting my time. A massive shame as I think the idea does have some legs but right now it's just a bit of a mess. A charming mess, but a smiley face on a bin bag can only go so far.
While the dialogue is charming and the models of each individual bird are really quite nice, you're actively fighting the game to have anything close to a good time. The camera just doesn't listen to you when there's a wall even in the vaguest vicinity, as it swings around of its won accord - sometimes the adjustments are minor but other times it's so extreme as to wildly alternate from 0-180 degrees. This is compounded by actually trying to move your bird. I'm glad that the game has options to allow you to turn off balance bars and make it harder for you to bail but the game will still fight with you, where making an even slightly sharp turn results in your bird falling over around 50% of the time. Landing tricks is slightly better but it's still sometimes a lottery as to whether you'll bail or land.
Most of the levels feel empty and void of any character with large gaps of nothingness sitting between different areas. There's also no real logic to where and when missions appear nor any clear indication where you need to go to activate them - there were a couple of occasions where I was skating around a level for upwards of 10 minutes just looking for another bird to be able to progress. And then when you do eventually find them, you'd wish you hadn't as you receive yet another 'collect 5 of these' or 'skate in a straight line' quest.
There are parts that I liked but they were drowned out heavily by the feeling that I was wasting my time. A massive shame as I think the idea does have some legs but right now it's just a bit of a mess. A charming mess, but a smiley face on a bin bag can only go so far.
Chill as fuck, pro-union, anti-capitalist, and a bird that skates.
What if Simpsons Skateboarding played worse and had less endearing cultural references?
Good idea and a bird customization menu is fun, but I don't like the gameplay of skateboarding games and the graphics of it are too polygonal
I desperately wish this played well. The meat of the gameplay is unfortunately just not fun or responsive.
é meio merda
Ah, podia ser melhor, controles meio estranhos, mas tinha esperança
No tiene ningún valor más que los 10 primeros minutos de juego que te vas a pasar riéndote de un pájaro haciendo skate.
El control es tosco, los trucos limitados, los skateparks demasiado básicos... Nada, un juego hecho por hacer la broma y poco más.
El control es tosco, los trucos limitados, los skateparks demasiado básicos... Nada, un juego hecho por hacer la broma y poco más.
Solid little skating game. The controls are a bit wonky which can make the game feel pretty tough at times, but at its core it's a cute ~nine-hour romp with a loose story and some damn good music choices.
SKATEBIRD! SKATING BIRDS!
Seriously, this game is cute and fun. A bit wonky, but very charming and an overall good time.
It's very reminiscent of old Tony Hawk (heh) games, where you go through various levels fille with ramps, pipes and rails, and complete simple objectives by doing tricks. It has great customization as well, and great lo-fi tunes with bird documentary voiceovers (that mesh surprisingly well!)
It has a lot of bird and internet humor, and I know this is not everyone's cup of tea, but if you like it, this game is for you.
Sometimes it's a bit hard to make the bird to what you want, which can lead to frustration, and a few of the collectibles are very hard to get to, but other than that it's a pretty good game.
Seriously, this game is cute and fun. A bit wonky, but very charming and an overall good time.
It's very reminiscent of old Tony Hawk (heh) games, where you go through various levels fille with ramps, pipes and rails, and complete simple objectives by doing tricks. It has great customization as well, and great lo-fi tunes with bird documentary voiceovers (that mesh surprisingly well!)
It has a lot of bird and internet humor, and I know this is not everyone's cup of tea, but if you like it, this game is for you.
Sometimes it's a bit hard to make the bird to what you want, which can lead to frustration, and a few of the collectibles are very hard to get to, but other than that it's a pretty good game.
divertido pelos primeiros 30 min
Funny game with amazing music! I love it. Just try it!
It's very cute, but you don't realize just how fantastic Tony Hawk is until you've played something far less intuitive.
cute idea but the camera is glitchy and the controls are pretty rough, its fun once you get the hang of it and the lil mini bird skate parks are cute
Tony hawk & Skate 3's Child
This one just disappointed the fuck out of me.
The Bird part of SkareBird is pretty pog, the skate part is a little.........uuummmm..not very good. look I should just say I am not an avid skateboard video gamer, hell the only Tony Hack game I've played is Pro Skater 5.
So when I say the game feels super floaty and unfun to play I'm coming from someone who doesn't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing for these types of games.
A lot of the missions ranged from super easy to yell at the screen hard. one of the first missions of the game required me to get this charger from going up this ramp, and no matter how much speed I got I never got that fucking charger; it took me a solid hour just to get it.
I liked the OST and overall the game looks pretty nice, the writing is a bit too memey for my taste but I say the words Slaps, Pog and Based unironically daily sooooo..yeah.
Look Bottomline is if you like skateboarding games you might like this I'm still not 100% sure, but if you love birds then this game is definitely for you.
The Bird part of SkareBird is pretty pog, the skate part is a little.........uuummmm..not very good. look I should just say I am not an avid skateboard video gamer, hell the only Tony Hack game I've played is Pro Skater 5.
So when I say the game feels super floaty and unfun to play I'm coming from someone who doesn't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing for these types of games.
A lot of the missions ranged from super easy to yell at the screen hard. one of the first missions of the game required me to get this charger from going up this ramp, and no matter how much speed I got I never got that fucking charger; it took me a solid hour just to get it.
I liked the OST and overall the game looks pretty nice, the writing is a bit too memey for my taste but I say the words Slaps, Pog and Based unironically daily sooooo..yeah.
Look Bottomline is if you like skateboarding games you might like this I'm still not 100% sure, but if you love birds then this game is definitely for you.
This was getting hyped to be a great skateboard game, but it is just kinda boring for the most part
bird is rad, game is bad
The vibes are first-rate and the idea of Tony Hawk with mid-air controls is quite good, but mechanically it barely improved since the kickstarter demo and even after messing with the game for a few hours it's been impossible to get a proper grip of controls. Just a bummer that no 15 seconds in Skatebird can pass without something feeling terribly scuffed.
i wish this game was good i wanted it to be good...the controls are terrible the only worthwhile thing about this game is customizing your bird
The first 15 minutes where you're creating your skatebird? GOTY material. The moment you start having to actually skate? It's worse than THPS5.
it could've been great
Criei uma Calopsita super fofa que usava um chapéu e um cachecol. Aí joguei 2 minutos e desinstalei.
Triste, poderia ser muito melhor.
Triste, poderia ser muito melhor.
Skateboarding? Check. Puns? Double Check. Skateboarding as a bird? Triple Check.
Skatebird is exactly what you think it is, and for the most part it is fun. However, this goes without saying that the controls for this game are unfortunately a little bit clunky and sometimes doesn't respond in the way you want it to. The story otherwise is fine with a little bit of stylistic variation in objectives and otherwise humorous dialogue.
I was hoping this game would have more to it and more variation of maps, but again I am glad I experienced this game. As a long time skateboarder (well mostly when I was muuuch younger) and having a passion for the Tony Hawks Pro Skater/Underground franchise, this was still an interesting, and unique experience for what it was.
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Skatebird is exactly what you think it is, and for the most part it is fun. However, this goes without saying that the controls for this game are unfortunately a little bit clunky and sometimes doesn't respond in the way you want it to. The story otherwise is fine with a little bit of stylistic variation in objectives and otherwise humorous dialogue.
I was hoping this game would have more to it and more variation of maps, but again I am glad I experienced this game. As a long time skateboarder (well mostly when I was muuuch younger) and having a passion for the Tony Hawks Pro Skater/Underground franchise, this was still an interesting, and unique experience for what it was.
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This is one example of a game where it can be fun in the first couple of minutes but then just start to get boring. Its own attempt on emulating the controls of THPS and fell flat on its own face. The story of this game, which was shoe-horned in last minute is the most boring thing about this game and can be easily finished in less than 2 hours. Only 'reason' why I see people getting into this is for the meme of haha funny bird skating.
This is a bit too clunky for my liking and while it is very cute, it's just not something worth spending an extensive amount of time on. It's brief fun and worth giving a go on Game Pass like I did, but hell no it's not worth 20 bucks.
Disappointing as hell, just nowhere as good or fun as it should be.