The Falconeer: Everything you need to know
Source: Tomas Sala
Development and reveal
Source: Tomas Sala
What’s fascinating about The Falconeer is that it’s being fully developed by one person: Tomas Sala, a game developer who is best known for his incredible Skyrim mods and for founding the studio Little Chicken Game Company in 2001. Since then, he has balanced his time between working as a Creative Director for the studio and working independently on games such as The Falconeer. He has also worked in a variety of development roles for various different clients.
Story and setting
Source: Tomas Sala
In The Falconeer, you will be making your own story by deciding where your loyalties lie. Your choices can have a significant impact on the state of the faction conflicts, and as a result, what you decide to do will likely cause other factions to respond with their own moves. The open-ended nature of The Falconeer is incredibly interesting when you consider that the vast majority of dogfighting games have historically been linear in nature.
Gameplay design
In terms of what enemies you’ll be facing, there are many different types. Opposing falcon-riders, zeppelin warships, ground-based fortifications, and massive crustaceans are all potential adversaries you’ll come across in the Great Ursee, and each foe will require a different tactic in order to succeed.
Visuals and presentation
Source: Tomas Sala
In addition to the excellent visual style, the presentation of The Falconeer also consists of a cool soundtrack as well. As you soar through the air above the Great Ursee, music that makes use of lots of throat singing and didgeridoo instruments will play. These are sounds you almost never hear in video game music, and the fact that it’s being used for The Falconeer gives the game’s score a unique flavor.
Release date and pricing
Source: Tomas Sala
Your thoughts
What do you think of The Falconeer? Are you excited to see more of the game? Are you planning on picking the game up when it (hopefully) releases later this year? Let me know.
The Falconeer is expected to release later in 2020 on Xbox One and PC. You can keep up with the game by checking on its Steam page or its website.
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