Reviewers Liked
- Ridiculous artistic mileage from simple 16-bit art style
- Great visual storytelling
- Attention to detail
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Predictable plot developments
- Extremely linear
A Bird Story
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Expert reviews and ratings
With its focus on visual narrative, A Bird Story challenges many of the ideas of basic game design, sometimes in ways that limit player freedom. But its amazing attention to visual detail, laser-focused narrative beats, and evocative soundtrack make it a neat, tightly-constructed story that says much without ever saying anything at all.
By IGN onA Bird Story is not a particularly good game in the traditional sense, but it is essential for anyone who enjoyed To The Moon, or indeed is simply looking for a beautiful way to spend an hour of their...
By New Game Network onThe sentimental, dull, superficially interactive story isn't worth a few cute moments and some interesting...
By PC Gamer onThe end result is a small, simple, but incredibly affecting story that showcases the power of the ability to encourage empathy through the most basic expressions of humanity and imagination. We could've gotten A Bird Story in any other medium, but the experience of it would've been diminished as anything but a game.
By GameSpot onA Bird Story isn't a brilliant piece of work - it's often predictable or trite, and it drags a little despite its 60 minute running time. At its worst it seems to trade genuine feeling for the chilly wiles of technique. But it has brilliance in it,...
By eurogamer.net onI fell in love with To the Moon back in late 2012 after I picked it up in a Steam sale. It is easily one of the most emotional gaming experiences I have ever had. So needless to say, I expected great things from its short sequel A Bird Story. What I...
By kotaku.com onUn gioco con un gameplay inesistente, una grafica bidimensionale ai minimi termini, e una durata assai corta: messa così sembrerebbe un mezzo disastro, eppure A Bird Story conferma nuovamente come una narrativa emozionante possa giustificare il prezzo...
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