Owlboy

Having finished playing Owlboy I truly wish I had played it much sooner instead of pushing it off as long as I did. The pixel art is so beautiful and both story and characters felt so well written to me and I personally enjoyed every bit of my time exploring the world.

Such a beautiful game, yet it got so little attention. Its music, its characters, its story is so grand and moving that it brings you to tears. It's one of the few games I genuinely cried hard at, and it's forever earned my respect and admiration. I so want to share this game's experience with as many people as possible.

What a magical game; it feels like you got sucked into one of the Ghibli movie worlds. The art and the design are among the best that I've seen in pixel art. It has an interesting story and world-building; the gameplay is fun, relaxing, and challenging at times, especially with the bosses.
The puzzle were easy and there wasn't a variety of enemies but but enough to not make bored. The boss fights are so good, except for the monkey—I hate that one. All in all, the game is amazing.

This is a must play for game devs, and casual gamers!
Much like the Wall-E movie, most of the story is not infodumped, but told through the environment and minor clues given from NPCs.
I have ditched several games because of the infodump stuff.

"Oh, you came from another world? Well here, the evil Steve made the sky black in the war of whatever... Now there are monsters that come from the Dingus realm and snatch people from their beds at night! You must be the chosen hero of the prophecy that is meant to bring balance back to the force."

Not here. There is a lesson to be learned for all devs in this game. Suggestion of a past, and am environment that brings it to life. Huge Hollow Knight player (110% on Switch). Much of the same applies here. Here is the world, infer its history from when you see and do. Not what is jammed into a subpar dialog + instructional mission tutorial sequence.

Let the world speak for itself.

The devs of this game are masters of their craft.

Play their game!

This is a solid little game. It took me 25 hours to complete, but a lot of that was trying to get achievements.

Pros:
Flying and most of the gameplay.
The story is phenomenal!
Some sound puzzles.
Looks great!

Cons:
Starts very negatively (this bothered me more than I wanted it to).
Short. I took 25 hours and that is with a restart, messing around, and a lot of backtracking.
Feels kind of like there was supposed to be more.
Using up to fly as well as A on controller had me flying when I didn't want to more times than not. Not a fan.

Overall I enjoyed myself.

Side note: A lot of people complain about the optional cannon minigame, but I thought it was just the right mix of frustration and reward. I can remember some horrible minigames out there so this one didn't really phase me.

Owlboy was a challenging yet fun platformer with a charming story and a sweeping soundtrack. Some levels felt cheap at first, but once you figured out the mechanics, they were easy to overcome. There were a few segments where I felt lost and was unsure where to go next. I had to look up guides online to help me out. For that, I wish there was an in-game journal or quest system to remind me who I was to speak to or where I was meant to go. Some of the checkpoints were a bit unforgiving, leading to multiple watches of unskippable dialog. I played entirely on Steam Deck and the game ran well and used surprisingly little battery life. Overall, I stuck it out to see the end and it was worth it. 4/5

This game is beautiful!!! Every single part of this game is a masterpiece. It's cute and fun, the art is fantastic, the music is intensely emotional. I recommend this to every single person that even puts their eyes on it. Thank you everyone who worked on this for this amazing time!!!! <333