Copoka

I keep coming back to this game because its balanced flight feels responsive and good with dynamic music which takes flight as you do. One of my favourite things to do is to fly as high as I can get. (^-^) It makes you feel very much as a magpie in the sense that you couldn't care less what the humans are up to, only what you could get from them, and as the developers themselves points out: that is kind of the idea. To put human actions in a perspective that paints them as short-sighted and meaningless in the bigger picture of things. It's like someone asked what Majora's Mask would feel like playing if you were simply a bird observing the events as they unfolded instead of Link who actively tries to change their fate. With the addition that as said bird you would be immune to any of the negative outcomes. It sounds intriguing, but the two parts, the story and the mechanics, suffers equally from it as well. And that said, I would have loved to see a spiritual sequel to this game with the same kind of flight mechanic and dynamic music, but instead of simple models trying to convey a complex story mirroring real world issues, the focus could be on a more complex and living environment with many interesting/beautiful/sweet/strange things to observe. Then there wouldn't be a need to pour a lot of resources into building one coherent story for the player to puzzle together, but just a lot of small independent events to come across as you explore the world. One game that already does something similar very well is Feather by Samuraipunk.

Copoka es una pequeña experiencia narrativa donde controlas a un pájaro que sobrevuela una ciudad en un país ficticio sumido en tensiones políticas. No hay combates ni misiones al uso, tu tarea es recoger ramitas para construir tu nido mientras observas el mundo desde las alturas y escuchas las conversaciones de sus habitantes, que poco a poco te revelan la historia del lugar. Su estética minimalista y su música suave crean una atmósfera muy tranquila, casi poética. Es más una reflexión que un juego tradicional, ideal para disfrutar sin prisas y dejarte llevar por lo que ves y escuchas. Eso sí, su duración es corta y su ritmo pausado, así que no es para todo el mundo. 👍🏻 Recomendable si te gustan las experiencias narrativas tranquilas y con un toque artístico. Es breve, pero tiene un mensaje bonito y una perspectiva diferente.

A good little game for chilling out, easy to play but a bit repetitive.

鳥になって飛ぶゲーム。飛行感はなかなかよいが、マップ内に飛んでいて面白い構造物があるわけでもないのが残念。 人々の話を立ち聞きしつつ、自分は無関係なのがちょっと独特な雰囲気。

nette kleine Erfahrung, schöner Aufbau des Spiels, man ist der reine beobachter und kein Akteur, dabei erzählt es seine Geschichte durch gespräche die man zuhört und malt ein angenehm breites Bild, das vermeintliche schwarz-weiss zeigt sich dann als hintergründiger und grauer. definitiv empfehlenswerte 1-2Std Spielerfahrung :)

Ever wanted to be a bird soaring through the sky? Wandering the world enjoying the scenery and occasionally listening in to peoples conversations? Then Copoka is very much for you. Copoka is a story game at its core, which is told as you interact with the world as a bird. You do not really do anything aside from collecting items and listening to snippets of conversation, but for a short game it definitely keeps you engaged for a few hours.

I’m usually a pretty big fan of these sit back and relax while the story happens around you sort of games but this one wasn’t quite it for me. I get what the devs were going for and did enjoy the vastness of the city as you get to fly around as a bird but it still felt pretty hollow. I get that this was from a pretty small dev team so I can’t knock it that hard but I just didn’t click with it. The story covered the paranoia of a totalitarian ruler of this city and her inevitable downfall. All told from the perspective of the playable bird listening to the citizens plot and follow through on a mission to take down the leader. It is interesting to be placed into a story with agency but you as the play have no control over it beyond moving the narrative along by finding objects to build out your nest with. It was interesting listening to the towns people but not something I really messed with. Maybe if I played this on my gaming rig and not the steam deck it may have been more enjoyable. But at the end of the day it just wasn’t for me. Always fun experiencing a new game that I haven’t heard of and even better clearing out my Steam account’s backlog.

Short and very relaxing, Copoka isn't a bad way to spend a rainy afternoon. I found the world charming and achievements fun to obtain, taking me out of the way to look for secrets I wouldn't have found otherwise. It can be a little janky, and I wasn't a huge fan of the "no detail" art style, but it's worth the price of admission at $5.

WOW! Sinceramente no esperaba mucho (o mas bien nada) de este juego. La historia es "triste" que hace reflexionar y la ambientación sublime. 33% del juego es la banda sonora + 33% historia principal + 33% conversaciones secundarias (recomiendo escucharlas) En 1 hora y media lo tenéis completado al 100%, pero que hora y media! por 1€ es una experiencia muy chula, que si os gusta los walking simulator, os va a flipar. PD. Es casi obligatorio jugar con mando

A charming indie flying game that's low on stress and crafted with love. Think of it as a solo-dev 'Stray' but you're a bird instead of a cat, or a non-VR version of 'Eagle Flight'. The graphics are stylized and I found them cute, but they're not photo real like Stray or as stunning as Eagle Flight. The city is a really nicely developed space however and I enjoyed learning my way around. Kudos to the dev for being a Cave Story fan! Since it's a smol budget project there is certainly room for improvement. I personally found it frustrating that while flight controls are 'proper', camera controls are FPS style, and while you can invert, it inverts both! Oh well, I did manage to play Metroid Prime on GameCube with inverted controls so it's surmountable... XD A delightful couple of dollars if you like exploring cities, or flying around.