Winging It

Really liked the way movement was handled, really felt like you were going forward. Kept me to the right of my seat.

Winging It is a simple, relaxing game with cool music and visuals. It feels like a great fit for squeezing in a bit of gaming before bed, and in that way, I think it would be a great fit for mobile. The graphics, creatures, characters, and movement all fit together to make a satisfying game loop of building momentum, collecting food, and upgrading your abilities. The game feels super smooth, and has a good sense of speed once you get going. Some of my favorite things are the interactions between the critters and your owl, as well as interactions between the creatures themselves. There's a few secrets that are pretty satisfying to discover, both mechanically and in the levels themselves. The game has solid replayability as well: with 3 starting owls to choose from, each with it's own ability, and different upgrade choices, you could have a lot of fun playing with different combos. Some improvements I would love to see: a more robust saving system. The game will currently save your progress in your current run, but if I wanted to, for example, go try a different owl that you choose at the start of the game, I would be unable to go back and resume where I left off with the first owl. I'm told that there's a sort of new game plus that lets your keep your owl's "gene trait" and combine it with a new one after you beat the game, but I have not gotten that far. I'd also like something like a record board. The game tells you how fast you completed a level and how much food you got, but when I'm unable to compare that with a previous run, it feels like a missed opportunity. It could lend itself to even more replayability than it already has. Also there's a few levels that a longer, and while it's satisfying to beat them, often I found myself wanting a checkpoint of some kind. All in all: charming, relaxing, and smooth as SILK, it's a satisfying game to spend some free time in. It's rather simple for a PC game, and often I felt like there's not quite enough to sink my teeth into, but as a whole, it feels good to play.