The game consists of aerial exploration, racing and even combat against other creatures (such as bats and numerous other birds of prey) – with the player’s eagle able to defend itself using a sonic attack!Ī Capture the Flag style multiplayer mode is also included – though of course this is themed to be appropriate to the animal kingdom setting: players are tasked with carrying a rabbit carcass back to their nests, competing in teams against other players online! In Eagle Flight, players are cast as the titular bird of prey – exploring Paris fifty years after the downfall of human civilisation.ĭespite – or perhaps more accurately, because of – the extinction of humanity, nature is flourishing even in the urban environment of the French capital city. This does mean that the game is hugely immersive though – it’s an excellent and unusual experience, even for VR. Eagle Flight (2016)Īnother game featuring birds, Eagle Flight does require the use of the PlayStation VR headset. Its unique look and feel really makes The Falconeer stand out amongst similar games too! 11. It’s a towering achievement and though the game itself can feel a little shallow, the flight mechanics and combat are very well done. Interestingly, it’s not just the world that’s procedurally generated – everything including the colours, cloud effects and even the portraits of non-player characters is randomly generated – which is how Salas was able to complete the vast majority of the game’s development alone.
In The Falconeer, players are in control of a huge bird – and explore the game’s procedurally generated open world, taking part in aerial combat and completing both missions for the campaign as well as plenty of side missions along the way. Given that the game was a (mostly) solo project, you might expect The Falconeer to be pretty small scale – but that’s not the case at all.
The only other person involved in development was composer Benedict Nichols, who provided the game’s soundtrack. Impressively, The Falconeer is largely the work of a single developer, Tomas Salas.
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