Friend Sighting

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Short, sweet, and to the point. Honestly just a silly lil game! Would recommend; Doesn't cost a dime, and a fun use of my time~!

"Friend Sighting" is I think some kind of student project... this is a rather short and simple game where you negotiate a college campus for monsters and do a few action puzzle activities using "mothman" and his Flappy-Bird inspired movement... which is really more of a problem than a reason to want to play the game. Flappy Bird gets tiresome after a few minutes and that mechanism is the crux of this whole game. The game is really simple and unambitious in terms of implementation, more of a tech demo or one of those cases where an amateur developer spends $100 to publish something on Steam Direct to see if it's possible. Yes, obviously it's possible. A proof of concept, tech demo, or something that's less than a little blip on the radar isn't offering anything truly valuable to gamers. On the important subject of visuals, this features fairly low quality stylised/cartoony low poly 3D graphics. It comes across as the kind of thing you see on mobile phones and Nintendo games, which will deter a lot of PC gamers, understandably. Gaming is a visual medium, and to be considered one of the best games on Steam, the graphics have to be some of the best on Steam. That's not happenin…

Игра 'Friend Sighting' - это милая и увлекательная головоломка, которая предлагает освежающий взгляд на жанр "поиск предметов". Визуальный стиль, выполненный в приятных пастельных тонах, создает расслабляющую атмосферу, а забавные персонажи и их причудливые просьбы неизменно вызывают улыбку. Геймплей прост и понятен, но при этом достаточно разнообразен, чтобы не надоесть. Различные уровни сложности позволяют игрокам всех возрастов найти себе подходящий режим. Иногда задачи требуют внимания к деталям, а порой – нестандартного мышления. Особенно радует внимание к деталям в оформлении уровней. Каждый уголок наполнен маленькими секретами и отсылками, которые приятно находить. Музыкальное сопровождение ненавязчивое и гармонично дополняет общую атмосферу игры. В целом, 'Friend Sighting' - это прекрасная игра для тех, кто ищет расслабляющее и увлекательное времяпрепровождение. Рекомендую ее всем любителям головоломок и просто тем, кто хочет немного отдохнуть и поднять себе настроение.

Adorable, and short. Mechanically unique and doesn't overstay it's welcome. Highly recommend.

[h1]#tinygamereviews[/h1] [code]A fun premise heavily marred by atrocious controls. (Do not attempt to play with carpal tunnel.)[/code] [list][list] [*][b][u]Overall Score[/u][/b]: 2/5 [/list] [hr][/hr] [h1][b]Curator: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42137521/]Nostalginauts[/url][/b][/h1] [h1]Full Review[/h1] [table] [tr] [td]Playability[/td] [td]1/5[/td] [td]Hardly playable. Wing-flapping mechanic is something that sounds cool on paper, but works poorly in practice.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Difficulty[/td] [td]2/5[/td] [td]Poor controls equals fake difficulty.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Graphics[/td] [td]2/5[/td] [td]Low-quality, but it works for the audience/genre.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Sound[/td] [td]2/5[/td] [td]Repetitive and (eventually) annoying.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Story & Writing[/td] [td]2/5[/td] [td]A neat premise that you may never actually uncover.[/td] [/tr] [/table] ssssss