Wild Blue Skies

I feel that the negative reviews are being a bit too harsh. Yes, it is a Star Fox clone, but comparing this game to the recently released Star Fox remake is unfair as its a 15 dollar game vs a full price triple AAA title. This game has its quirks, and controls a bit less well than Star Fox, but saying its a bad game feels like a stretch. I've completed two runs, having a good time, and plan on playing more.

そうはさせるか！ ブルーボンバーズ！ あ、ショットボタン2つあって慣れるまでちょっとかかるよ

Uurggghhh, my buddy wants me to write a review, because he loves Lylat Wars... So, what is it? Well it's this years second Star Fox 64 Remake. Is it good? Yeah, cute. But it doesn't add anything to the formula. Ok, look. I still need to see all the levels... (uugghhhhhh, so this review needs to be updated... rrrhhhh) (I bet there is a tank level! I bet there is a TANK LEVEL! They "borrowed" pretty much EVERYTHING,) However, at the moment it is fun. Except for that weird Unity crash. So, yeah. 15 € is fine. Two hours, and you will see for yourself, if you want to support the dev-team. Cheers.

I'm a huge fan of On-Rail Shooter games, so I definitely had to try this one out after playing the demo. I've been organizing a list of this genre into sub-catagories based on how they play. If you are interested I will put a link in the comments of this review. (It is also available in my Profile Description.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~GAMEPLAY:~~~~~ First impression with the "Training Mode" was beautiful! Noticing the shadows of the upcoming loops on the water from a distant sunset got me really hyped up as a first impression. Then I got to the first mission. Pretty much to a T, it is straight up the Corneria Mission. And quite surprisingly annoyingly so. I can appreciate references and nods, but this one was quite literally Corneria from Starfox 64. This brought me down a notch, but I still wanted to continue on. Other missions can be compared to the other Star Fox 64 missions, like Katina, Fichina, MacBeth, Bolse Satellite, and so on. However, very few of them feels at least original. During missions that is free ranged, enemies can take easy shots at your teammates, without notice. So it is in your best interest to be fast at taking all the enemies down during free ranged missions. Bosses play pretty well and uniquely, so there is good Boss Variety. There are collectables and stats at the end of every mission, which makes good replay value and challenge to get better and better at. The game felt very difficult at times, but after understanding you must avoid damage at all cost, it became easier to handle. At first I agreed with others that a charged shot should be held down by the same button as the firing button, but I got pretty used to it. It did slow down the flow for a split moment as you try to swap on the fly with the button presses, but after repeat playthroughs, it was pretty fine. ~~~~~OVERALL:~~~~~ Absolutely adore the style of the game! The gentle colors, the artistic looks, and even the voice acting of the Bombers Crew. The Villains however can be pretty meh with the voice acting, but serviceable. And some puns they say can be eyerolling at times. The map being on a single planet with multiple routes is pretty unique. So far, I've only seen the Starfox series and Alastrius do the multiple different routes approach. At first this game really had me, but I started to feel disappointed and bored with it during my first to second playthrough. After my third attempt and so on, I started to see it as a good game, but still feeling weaker compared to the other On-Rail Shooters games on Steam. It did announce itself at a time Star Fox 2026 wasn't announced yet, and I wonder if its reception would have been different if that didn't come out. I personally think my overall opinions would have stayed the same, but maybe I would have loved the references from a game franchise that seemed dead. I personally would have appreciated just a little more boldness that would have pushed the "Star Fox" formula to add some more unique stuff. Honestly, I find it being held back by the Star Fox similarities, and I dislike having to compare it to Star Fox soo much. My disappointment was immeasurable once I met the final boss on both routes, if you know what I will compare it to, then you know what it compares to. But for those who solely are on PC wanting a familiar Star Fox experience, this might be a option for you! I didn't like it at first, but oddly after repeat playthroughs I found myself really enjoying it. I hope this game does pretty well, I'd love for them to make another On-Rails Game with even more style and flare!

this is an interesting one. for context, I love on-rails shooters and it's tough to find one I absolutely hate. so wild blue skies is a blast, and offers an increased difficulty level than some others (there's no difficulty level slider either). however, as the demo implied, this is a game that skews dangerously close to being a starfox 64 mimic. personally I wish they had come up with a unique story and not literally copied several stages along with the storyline nearly verbatim. the enemies are a bit more interesting than sf64, but there's no doubt you will feel like you're just replaying starfox (especially if you've played the new switch 2 remaster). all that said, I'm still having fun. I absolutely wish they had been more creative, and maybe they can update something to distinguish it a bit more, but I still recommend it as-is, especially if you don't have a switch 2. and on top of all that, it's only $15 which is honestly a ridiculous steal, plus I honestly prefer this art style over any other rails shooter I've played INCLUDING the sf remaster. as far as requests go, I would love to see a stage select so you can practice later stages on your own in order to improve your runs (playing them in an arcade fashion like this wouldn't count for ribbon/medal collection). starfox remaster added this feature and it's honestly a game changer, especially if the difficulty level picks up and you find yourself struggling with the hard paths. (I played on steamdeck and didn't have any performance issues but I didn't check the framerate)

Enjoying the game. If you just want to play an old Star Fox game it’s enjoyable. If it was more than $15 I would have expected more but for that price I am happy with the purchase

Great game!! Scratches that itch!! Does not feel cheap or rushed, its got its own little charm. Its also not easy! Put your game face on vets!

Creo que podría resumirlo con esto: el juego toma mucha inspiración de StarFox, pero no parece que logre crear su propia cosa en el proceso. No tardas mucho en ver las similitudes: el grupo de pilotos, los niveles, el prologo, etc. Incluso algunas misiones tienen el mismo script; vas a una base, derriba un par de enemigos, te informar de que la base va a estallar, y viene otro escuadrón a detenerte, ¿suena familiar? Una de las cosas que más pesa de todo lo inspirado en StarFox son los personajes y la historia base, ninguno cumple el rol que tiene asignado, carecen de carisma; los jefes siento que son el mismo pero con otro bicho; básicamente no hay otro motivo de parte de Bowie de vencer a Griwclaw más allá de que se lo pidieron. No hay trasfondo alguno y debido a eso el final "bueno" se siente muy anticlimático. Oh, y no olvidemos que en las misiones de área abierta tus compañeros no llaman por apoyo... Suerte manteniendo el equipo vivo. Ya otra cosa ya seria algo que ya muchos han mencionado: controles poco fluido, falta de maniobras evasivas, desbalance en las mejoras del laser, escasez de objetos curativos, no siempre queda del todo claro cuando cumples el objetivo para desbloquear otra ruta, que copia muchas cosas del juego del que se inspira. No es un mal juego del todo, tiene su potencial, pero es imposible no ver las similitudes y flaquezas que carga cuando tienes en mente en que juego se baso o busca ser.