Bird of Light

Harder than its kid-friendly aesthetic suggests. This is not a game for children. The movement is pretty fluid and it's definitely doing something different. But things can feel frantic too quickly, and doing parts over and over can get dull and frustrating quickly. There's also a mechanic of placing blocks of land to move across before you start a level. But you won't know where to place them until you play that level, and the UI doesn't make it clear how block placement works. So lots of trial and error. If you like a challenge, enjoy games in the runner genre, and are willing to invest some time learning and planning routes, it's worth a look. But I didn't find it fun.

Bird of Light is a cute looking little platformer with some puzzle elements to go alongside of it, don't let the bright, colorful theme fool you, this game is tricky and difficult, even though it looks like a child's game. You play as a little girl named Tara, not used to the farm life after moving from the city, she gets familiar with a couple of animals, that until they all get lost, and she goes on a journey trying to figure out where they are, and save them. That's where you come to help, will you be able to go on an adventure with Tara and save her animals?

**The community I originally had the full review posted on back in July of 2016 no longer exists, so I have copied the important parts of that post here from my saved google document, deleting anything not needed for a Steam review. This review reflects when it was written and has not been updated beyond removing anything from the original review that's not needed for the Steam review.** --- Bird of Light has a very mobile games look to it when you look at the game play videos, and that’s because it was originally going to be a mobile game, but they released it on PC first because apparently the PC gaming market is much friendlier and easier to find a publisher than the mobile gaming market. Despite this, it actually fits the PC gaming world better, through keyboard or controller, because it does get more complex with the controls and gameplay as you progress. The graphics are simple and cute. I got a little giggle at the animals, especially the shape of the cows and how cute the little piggies were. The art and graphics are spot on; they’re cheerful, cute, and allow you to enjoy the game and not take focus away from what you are trying to do. The goal of the game is simple enou…

Fun game to play even after a year of its release.

This is technically a video game. 10/10 - IGN

It's a collectors dream