Black Skylands

[h2]TL;DR: A fun experience in the first few hours that fails to live up to its promise and falls flat on its face in the ending.[/h2] This is yet another game where I wish I could leave a mixed/meh review. This game has a strong start, teasing multiple mechanics and a strong story, only for the story to become more and more sparse and terse as the game goes on and for all the mechanics to boil down to "shot massive waves of enemies." Just another indie game that fell prey to lack of money, time, and/or motivation and failed to deliver a decent, finished product. Might be worth it to get it on sale if a 2-4 hour game about airship combat and top-down shooters appeals to you, or if you'd like to check out the beta content that was apparently removed. [h3]The Good:[/h3] [list] [*] Beautiful pixel art, with varied environments and character designs, and partially dynamic environments - creatures will fly over you or under you when in the sky or on islands, there are usually airships or other islands visible below when you're out sailing, NPCs will wander around doing tasks themed to their islands. [*] The airship combat is fairly responsive even with the ship and weapons with the wo…

this is the first game i have played until 100% completion and i can say this is a pretty Solid Game ! The character is so likeable, especially our main character eva wick. the enemy cone of vision is wide so it felt pretty satisfying to stealth or far shot an enemy. I love the art too. especiallly in game environtment really captured floating islands well. So many details like monster under the sky, clouds, various weathers, even sky kraken really make me immersed and enjoy playing the game !. i love the gameplay so much, especially if you liberated an island friendly npc filled that island and living their life there. can't interract with all of them but it really felt satisfying. the puzzle is well made even though it felt repetitive after some times, but still really enjoyable, the level design is good, encourage player to find their own ways. most of modern games nowdays guide you through level, this game really does a good job making me felt smart and it is once again satisfying to clear a level. free roam really put well in game like this. and the swarm region that is always changin outside of camera felt always strange and really fit the theme. there are downs in this …

Wait since when is the cover of this game ai

Well done. No bugs. The kind of game I would have played to death as a kid.

Pretty nice and fun game. Though completing it fully stretches it a bit too much. Story isnt too bad. Combat is fun but not very demanding. One major issue is a point of no return which saves immediately. Meaning the stuff you achieve after getting this choice isnt there anymore once you go further. Exactly not what one would expect. I recommend only doing the minimum to get stronger before continuing the story. There is a lot that can be done earlier or after finishing the game.

This is a very enjoyable open world twin stick shooter. Piloting the ship gets some getting used to, but it is a blast after you get the hang of it. Highly recommend!