Toroa: Skycall

一个令人放松的飞行游戏，虽然和同类游戏比起来画面有点糙，但是风景还是非常漂亮的。整个游戏给人一种很纯粹很简约的感觉，没有什么花里胡哨的部分。 游戏是线性关卡制，关卡主要有两种类型：一种是沿着相对固定的路径飞行看风景，一种是在一个开放区域内找到所有的NPC并和它们互动（NPC头上会有一缕光作为引导）。游戏精髓在于第一种关卡，至于第二种关卡就有点通马桶的感觉了。 飞行本身的手感不错，可惜操控方面的BUG和空气墙都比较多（不能穿云是很残念的，不如Exo One）。 至于游戏的剧情嘛，没什么存在感其实。而且英语和毛利语混搭也有点难读——没错，这游戏中含有大量和毛利文化有关的内容。我其实是很喜欢这种地域性很强的游戏的，因为可以通过这种游戏了解到世界各地的文化。说到这里我就顺便推荐一下奇娅吧，那个游戏是以新喀里多尼亚为背景的，而本游戏是以新西兰为背景的，两者都属于波利尼西亚文化（以及更广义的南岛文化）。 PS. 是时候去码头搞点薯条了。

I so wanted to like this. I am very fond of the idea of sharing culture through video games and nothing talks to me more than Indigenous video game, being from Canada I am aware of the lack of understanding that is plaguing the world especially nowadays. I'm not gonna ask for a refund because I believe that the people behind this work are really devoted to the culture and the sharing with the rest of us, but as a gamer, I have to say that this is barely a game. It's hard to feel involved, the game almost plays itself. Visualy, it is very repetitive and I was hoping that it was only because I was still in the starting area, but I've seen reviews of people with a couple of hours in saying they are seeing the same 3 textures again and again. It's a bit underwhelming. I have to mention that the music is awesome and easily the best part of the game for me. Still I believe these kind of games are needed and I hope more peolple will play this game, but I won't. I think for young kids it would be perfect.

I really wanted to like Toroa: Skycall. The trailer was pretty with varied environments and characters. I came in with the expectation that this would be a casual flight exploration game. I was thinking "Little Kitty, Big City" but with an albatross. Unfortunately, 1 hour into the game so far and I've only seen the same 3 boring textures: sky, clouds, water. This could be a pacing issue or I don't have enough patience. The level design at this point is cloud textured corridors rather than exploration with points of interest. I believe that the current "Story Rich" tag is inappropriate for Toroa: Skycall. There is no overarching narrative holding this game together. It's said that I'm looking for my whenua but there is no emotional weight to it. The flight controls do not feel fluid as there are moments where your character doesn't respond to inputs (e.g. trying to pull up from a dive). It's fine if you're going straight but if you're trying to abort or make quick turns it's unlikely to go well. I appreciate that this may be more realistic since albatross don't really move in that manner but it meant that I felt disconnected between my controller and my character and that broke immersion. I believe there could be a good game here but unfortunately I haven't experienced it yet.

A beautiful little adventure, has a lot of character and very obviously had a lot of love put into it. Definitely worth the money especially to support the devs!!

This is such a relaxing cozy game. Like if you want to lean back and relax this is it. Stunning visuals, cool characters to meet, kinda banging music and the baby albatross are the cutest thiccest thing you will ever meet. Big shoutout to how the NZ culture and language is integrated. It was amazing

Toroa: Skycall doesn't ask much of your time, but it's likely to take up some space in your mind for a while. It's gorgeous. Visually stunning. The music did a masterful job of setting the mood for each phase of the game. The game eases you into its flight mechanics with a linear tutorial segment that ensures you know how to take off, land, and maneuver in the air before setting you off into a flight course with cloud rings to fly through. Soon you'll meet characters: some silly, some serious, some mystical and unknowable. And once the game is confident that you know what you're doing, it opens up into larger areas where you can really stretch your wings, explore, and achieve objectives. There's really two parts to the story in this game. One is the story of the albatross you control. The other is a bit deeper. This game has a message to tell you, and while it's not going to spell it out for you in plain text, it's going to make sure you understand. I did cry a little. My play time lasted about three hours. I could see myself giving this a replay every now and then when I'm really feeling the mood and wanting the vibes. And really, how many games have you seen featuring an albatross? Such a beautiful, underrated bird.

I enjoyed my time with Toroa: Skycall. It's absolutely at its best when you're in full flight, skimming the surface of the water, boosting through vortexes and careening amongst the trees on the coast of Aotearoa. The flow state of flight and the joy of movement. If anything I wish there were more of it, sometimes when the game slows down for a moment it can feel antithetical to the feeling of being Toroa... but that contrast can also make those moments of joy as you soar through the sky extra special as well.

about 3.5 hours of chillin about and lots of nz local chatter

A hypnotizing and delightful adventure across the ocean as a Toroa! I love the clip art for all the characters, I love the trippy music sequences, and I love learning a lil bit of Maori language!

this game was great!! such a love letter to te ao māori and i am looking forward to playing it in the full te reo māori version soon! i love my fat toroa pēpi