Wild Blue Skies

I'll start off by saying I enjoy the game, and for around $15, I feel like I got what I want. Sure it's a little rougher around the edges compared to Starfox, but I wasn't going in expecting something as highly polished and perfected as Starfox is. I haven't played a Starfox game in probably around 20 years since the N64 and I'm not a die hard fan. Once I switched the option where you can hold the fire button to rapid fire instead of having to tap it, the game got much more bearable. I do wish the inclusion of a U-turn and some things like that were included and the difficulty of the game surprised me. I wasn't going in expecting to have to sweat to finish the game. I do wish there were some difficulty options that made the game easier to enjoy the first time until I improve and can take on the greater challenge. I have beaten basically every souls-like out there and I'm no stranger to hard games and I actually enjoy them. But I do wish I could just vibe out and enjoy the cute characters and story before I get the grind on. Overall, if you want a few hours of shooting things with cute characters, I would recommend this. If you are a die hard Starfox fan looking for a replacement, I would say look elsewhere. Hopefully the devs give it some love and iron out some gameplay problems and add some difficulty options. But I think the game is a fair deal for the price.

After Beating the easy route: It's solid. Though I would also argue it feels a bit less in most respects than Star Fox 64. Like the dialogue is good, serviceable, but it feels slightly off for some reason. The music is also good, but much of it isn't memorable. The shooting works great when the continuous fire option is on, no real problems there. And finding out how to route to different levels is also good, comparable to 64 in that respect. I expect the team that made it is working on a patch, and I plan to cycle back and play more when that happens. For now, I'd say at $15 this is properly priced. So buy it at full if you're remotely interested. Waiting for a patch is also reasonable. Initial impression, this is a Star Fox knock off. (Like it REALLY is one, even the tutorial feels really similar.) That said, it seems to be done in a way that seems more like the creators are fans trying to make more Star Fox. And there really hasn't been much of that so I don't mind. Looking forward to playing more!

Very solid game that wears it's inspiration to star fox 64 on it's sleeve proudly. For 15 bucks I had a great time on multiple runs. Solid Controls, vibrant levels, and fun characters.

It was fun. I like games where I have to memorize the levels.

I was hyped seeing an indie dev with a love for SF pick this up. Its hard to play those games on emulators, without strange controls. On a high-end rig, I got about 500FPS. on a weak APU it was struggling to push out 1080p @ 20fps. so any midrange/low-end GPU you'll be fine for 1080p60 play. I get the mixed reviews, in terms of hit-boxes/lazer distance, that is a challenge. Specially the charged up shot, you have to wait such a long time to fire, meanwhile you could have shot regular lazers at other enemies. the firing mechanism could be tightened with an update, and/or weapon upgrades (haven't gotten that far yet), only 4 levels deep. Overall, a beautiful game, hit the nostalgia spot, cheaper than going out to the movies, good for a few hours of fun.

It's great! It's cool to know that people who worked on star fox made this game. It is for all intents and purposes, a modernized star fox. No one should be looking for anything else in this heartfelt rail shooter. Can't wait for a sequel!

I wanted to like this game, and I really want to support the devs here. Firs thing first, the game is really beautiful, stylish, and I love the presentation and the characters. The branching levels make it great for replay value. My issue is that the hit boxes and range of your wepons removes a lot of the enjoyment and adds a lot of frustration. Often, there are too many enemies on screen, and you cannot seem to hit any because your laser can only travel so far. And since the game is primarily about shooting lasers and avoiding lasers, it seems that the odds are unfairly stacked against you as you can only do so much shooting and hit so many enemies. And when your pals need support, you have like very few seconds to maneouver around the terrain and get a lock on the enemy and hope you can actually reach them before your pal needs to exit the stage. Again, I want to love it, but as of this writing, it is frustrating to fight against the game.