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Wow I never knew that all birds and planes flew at the same elevation.
You learn something new everyday.
Good game though 4/5,
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Maintain a full flock for 30 secs... lol... it's more likely I get to marry Heidi Klum... the game is fun, you added quite a lot since your last game (and still more to come!)... but it has the same flaw as before : luck is more important than skill. Still, it's a pretty good game and i'll be sure to try it more once you finish it. 3.5 for now... probably more once it's completed.
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From all the places that popped up during the Ice Age, it seems like these birds live beyond Time and Space. Also... what kinda birds are these that fly through airports. And, my WWII planes don't seem to fire at anything.. especially not one another.
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already a good game, id like to see more birds, like twitters and pelipers !!
Jokes apart, id like to see even more birds.
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My Flock got wiped out. You want to know why? Because 2 Jumbojets came from the same site at the same time at slightly different angles. It was completly impossible to evade
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The game shows me a gray screen every time I enter the portal leaving me with no other options than to reload. It's a great game by the way from what I'm able to do in the first bit of the game.
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I suck at this game. I cringe with genuine sadness every time I see those feathers go, "poof"... I'll persevere though... for the sake of my flock.
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ok i just beat demo story mode, were ALL those names of times and places were i have to go to? if so there better be some save points
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The game is a high potential and even the demo version, is better then many other games on kongregate i played befor.
The "The Endless City" feature could be better. What´s about a way, to unlock scenarios for the endless city mode? If we get to WW2 in the main game, we can play the WW2 part in the endless mode.
The collission of the propeller from both helicopters are wrong. Only 1/4 of the propellerwings hurt the flock. This makes it too easy to evade.
The balancing is good in the first levels. I hope it gets harder in the later levels.
I give the game a 4/5 as it is. And for a demo game, this is much. :)
Thanks for playing and you're right on the mark when you suggest an unlockable survival mode for the final. We'll be creating exactly that for the final game, so as you progress through the story, more environments will become available to appear and repeat in endless mode (and there will even be a sandbox feature where you can choose to turn environments on/off at your discretion).
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Maybe collecting different birds for your flock of misfits grants perks such as, 1 swan = + 1 at handling, 1 House Sparrow = 1 warning sign at a time, Carrier Pigeon = +1 Range of sight.
In fact, as your flock grows it would seem only natural that your view window does the same, considering you have more eyes.
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This is such a calm game." Splat! "Oh my! Well, at least it can't get worse than city planes." (Enter Portal) "A war zone? My birds!!!
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I really love the moving back round that you put in! Oh and I think you guys should put in tall buildings that can also hit the birds if you don't avoid them.
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Maybe a wider view. Sometimes it's not about skill to survive, but luck that you don't get caught in the wrong planes when 2 planes literally come out of nowhere. Oh dear.
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I love this game! A nice amount of modes, upgrades, challenge... Beautiful job. I can't wait for the full version! (Multiplayer would rock... Two flocks go in, one comes out!)
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I think perhaps there should be small arrows indicating where a plane is going to enter the screen just before it does, maybe a second or two before but not too much time it makes the game easy. Otherwise I love the 'Your flock' section and how its laid out!
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hate the mouse control. Too floaty. 2/5 The size of screen to bird ratio makes getting past the larger planes all but impossible.
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One way to change the birds would be binding a bird class on a number or a hotkey (which could be changed in the settings?) like canada goose on 1. Then the nearest Canada Goose (if there is one in the flock) would become the leader. For lazy dudes you could make an active priority swap like when over the sea the leader becomes a swan or albatros...
As for the gameplay I would like some changes, because the games relys on the invincibility skill to much. In EM1 the balance was good, hope this will be further improved.
As far by now, I am addicted D: Good job :D
This is a great idea Saizken! Chris our music guy had a similar thought, and we're definitely considering something like this for the final game. But, we are planning on probably 2 dozen birds when all is said and done, so it will likely be a combination of hotkeys and some sort of favorites system (where you can apply the hotkeys to up to 10 birds in your pecking order and then use the number keys to access them). Once the game is further along it will all start to make more sense.
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could you slow down the "point getting"? what i mean by that is, i got to the Ethereal and i died, and i got 300 points. slow that down a bit so maby we culd make it last longer. thanks! 5/5
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Just a thought...perhaps add sound effects for approaching planes/choppers to warn the player that quick movement will soon be needed. Loved the first one and the demo for EM2 seems great!
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the airplanes comes too sudently and too fast to a proper reaction D: I mean, I'm killedi n the first 30 seconds cuz a BIG plane came outta nowhere, Ithink this game should have something telling you from WHERE the planes will come from BEFORE they enter onscreen
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As others have said, there seems to be maybe too many aeroplanes ATM that quickly kill your flock (especially the ones the appear from behind you) however, just like the first one, the visuals are very smooth and pleasing and the gameplay is wonderfully frantic and simple at the same time. Excellent work! :)
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I have encountered a glitch in side of endless mode where if you push the main menu button the game freezes but the sprite are still moving.
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Great game, i love how this one has individual bonuses/effects for the birds in your flock. The only bad thing i've seen so far is i've been flying and all of a sudden im surrounded and there's no possible way for me to survive.
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In the achievement window, in the last column, there is a sad empty space left. Why not add an achievement for gathering a full flock consisting of only one species? You can call it specialist or something. The achievement table would look complete then.
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This is a great game. All I could recommend is general upgrades that affect everything, no matter which bird is the leader.
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A way to turn down your recruitment circle after you upgrade it would be nice. It would help with the achievement of surviving for a minute alone. I can survive, just it is hard to avoid both planes and birds.
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in survival after some time u get just massed airplanes and u cant rly escape and its just luck based and gather as much birds as u can until u die. guess its fine because its survival but dont make the story mode too hard
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Too much on too little space. You have litterally NO chance to dodge 2 Airbusses that fly side by side at you while a third plane makes a swipe from left to right. It feels cluttered and unfair. Art and style is great, but please pause the game when the cursor leaves the Gamewindow - it kinda messes with your controls.3/5 atm.
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If I can make a suggestion: BigWs told about too many planes... But maybe you would just increase the view range? You could pair it with the vision upgrade. And don't make too many bird species! Endless Migration was beautiful and fun because it was simple. Your demo is more feature-packed than most of the "full versions".
And one more time: It is wonderful because it is simple, don't make the game overwhelming to the player!
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I would personally enjoy this game a lot more if there weren't this many airplanes around. My flock just get's annihilated so quickly...
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Wasn't there an upgrade system in the first one? If not there needs to be one for EM2. Also I know it's just a demo but I can't find a difference between endless mode and story mode.
there are upgrades in the "Your Flock" menu. Click a bird to see it's Adaptation Wheel and then go from there. The final game will make sure this is clearer. Also, story mode has time travel if you make it far enough!!! Thanks for taking the time to give feedback it's much appreciated and helps make our games better.
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Seems like it's going to be pretty good. I believe I might have noticed a minor spelling error somewhere in the bird description screens, but I've only noticed one so far and I'm not sure which it was. Before you release the real deal you should check over everything for spelling and grammar. I'm also thinking that the "difficulty curve" is rather strange seeing how many planes there seems to be... I also agree with what Omegnight said. Anyways, I'm really looking forward to this game! Best of luck!
Thanks for the feedback BigWs. I limited how quickly Airliners can come in succession and reduced the number of planes onscreen at once. Let me know if it feels better now.
Hey Omegnight! This is a great suggestion. There may be a way of somehow implementing a smart swap based on the Pecking Order. Also, I'm thinking maybe an active-pause aspect where you could do it from pause. Consider it a must-have for the final and thanks for the great feedback!