Silverwing

Just finished doing the main 20 mission plot line with ~ 6.5 hours of play. Here's some thoughts. Silverwing is definitely an independent work of love and needs a bit of polish, but it was quite fun once you get past that The game took a bit of tweaking of controls to feel right on the controller and the control scheme felt a bit like everspace but less fluid and clunky. The story was decent - nothing groundbreaking but solid for the tropes of the genre. There were some funny moments along the way, especially when you were in the hangar and random announcements came over the speakers. The game has a tongue in cheek tone and it made me chuckle a few times. Overall I enjoyed the game and it was a fun way to spend an evening. Felt a bit nostalgic, like playing older star wars fighter games or mid-2000s space sims. [b] Pros[/b] [list]     [*] It was fun once some things got tweaked in controls and you get past some of the less polished aspects and accept that it is what it is.     [*] Nothing was procedurally generated, which always bugs me about games from bigger studios when the gameplay might be fun enough but lacks depth. This game had depth.     [*] The story was entertaining…

Fun game. I enjoyed my run through. My computer is right about the minimum requirements and it did alright in game play. Menus were laggy for me. A map would be nice on a few of the levels in particular but you would lose getting the explore and search the world.

This game is an excellent "space shooter" type game, though most of the missions are planetary. Like sci fi action? This is a worthy title. Takes about 2.5 hours to beat in my experience. Very accessible once you realize some objectives light on fire and need additional shots before they explode into nothing. Replayability seems high because there are many ships and upgrades for each ship, as well as an option to carry upgrades to a new game. It also seems like there may be multiple endings because choices you make affect the dialogue/game. The mission scenery is amazing. You're getting a lot of different terrain to fly over. Sometimes it feels a little empty, but most flight games do. All of this praise said, I have to say the mission types are a bit bland. It boils down to "shoot and destroy everything" or "kill the objectives to win." It also suffers from a lack of radar or HUD (you have to press R to "find nearest target." So it's a game missing comforts we've had since perhaps the 90s or early 2000s, which can be jarring, but it still works well for what it is and most maps are not confusing in their layout/presentation. SPOILERS BELOW: If you cannot beat a mission where …

Had high hopes based on trailer video. But the game crashes if there's a joystick/throttle/hotas plugged in. Unplug the hotas gear and works ok with a controller. Dev if you care enough to respond I can help you with logs/feedback etc. Until this is fixed - dont recommend.

Enjoying my time with Silverwing!

feels clunky and unpolished not even worth when 50% off it always starts my steam VR for no reason