Review: The King’s Bird (PlayStation 4)
Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant, and discover the truth about your freedom. Run, jump, and fly through forgotten lost kingdoms with a uniquely momentum-based flying mechanic. Here is our The King’s Bird review:
Pros:
- The King’s Bird has beautiful graphics.
- 6.71GB Download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- The wonderful art style that uses a strong background game to emphasize the world.
- Assist mode- Limitless cloak/No air resistance/Invulnerability/Resume at checkpoints/Generous collisions/Extra hits to die and game speed slider.
- Tutorials written on the walls.
- The King’s Bird is fast-paced platformer gameplay.
- Fast paced platforming like N++, Very reflex/physics heavy.
- Online Leaderboards.
- Main overall hub world where you can explore a little bit and also pick which level to tackle next.
- Can skip levels.
- Actions- Jump, Grab ledges, Fly, slide and run on walls.
- Momentum-based physics.
- Hidden collectibles.
- Has elements of Dustforce, N++ and Super Meat Boy.
- Five worlds to explore.
- Pause menu shows level play time and collectible counter.
- The King’s Bird looks fantastic.
- Music changes as you play. Once mastered the levels can be done in such a fluid fashion in part to smooth level designs.
Cons:
- The King’s Bird has very little guidance.
- The music is fine for the most part but a few tracks, in particular, are not nice.
- A lot of slowdown happens.
- Flying is really sensitive and hard to learn at first.
- The King’s Bird is difficult straight off the bat.
- Running up walls and grabbing ledges is very 50/50 on whether it registers it.
- Later levels turn into an exercise in precision jumping and gliding.
