Игрок 2371·Рекомендует·1 ч в игре

Just finished this. Fun little romp. Don't expect detective game, its more about understanding what story is told and who are character. Mechanics are original. Art is neat. Theme wise Tintin meet Obra Din. Do recommend

Игрок 7096·Рекомендует·5 ч в игре

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3805825075 한글패치 만들었습니다. 많은 부분에서 "오브라 딘 호의 귀환"이 떠오르는 게임입니다. 간혹 추리에 필요한 단서가 부족하게 느껴지는 부분도 있지만, 시간 순서를 앞뒤로 오가며 사건을 조사하다 보면 소거법을 통해 하나씩 진상을 파악해 나갈 수 있습니다. 다만 주인공이 갑자기 이 사건을 조사하게 되는 계기나 동기를 충분히 풀어내지 못한 점은 아쉽습니다. 보기보다 아트나 구성이 좋지만 분량이 적어서 난이도가 낮고, 더빙이 없고, 인물 비주얼이 단순해서 기대치를 낮추고 하면 재밌습니다.

Игрок 9303·Рекомендует·5 ч в игре

Sort the dialogue, expose the lies and politely ruin the Empire's day right from your work chair Investigating the disappearance of a mysterious spirit of the North as a journalist through a magic crystal ball in 1921, because apparently, that's just a normal Thursday. The Bird of the North is a short, story-rich and atmospheric detective adventure played entirely from the comfort of your desk. The sister of a missing spirit gives you a literal window into the past, along with the tools to inspect about a dozen scenes, retrace the Spirit of the North's path, uncover the truth and eventually publish an article denouncing the hypocrisy of the Empire. The gameplay revolves around context deduction: you have to figure out who said what from a list of possibilities, some of which are deliberately false to throw you off. I was told this was similar to The Return of Obra Dinn, but I haven't completed that one, so I can't confirm nor infirm the comparison. The tutorial is clear and intuitive, the mouse controls are easy, and you can zoom in when inspecting scenes. The little aesthetic is lovely, the art is quite nice, and the mechanics make for a fun little investigation. There are also fullscreen, X/Y axis inversion, view sensitivity, and separate music and sound effect sliders. Most achievements follow the normal progression, with only one side achievement and two speedrun achievements sitting outside the main path. The main issue is that some of the contextual deductions can be difficult to decipher, particularly between two specific characters whose dialogue can feel interchangeable. I ran into this a couple of times and it felt more like trial and error than deduction. There's also one dialogue option, “The snow”, that still makes absolutely no sense to me even after replaying the game. The date format is also a little odd in English, using formats like “12th December 1921” instead of “December 12th, 1921”, which is probably a translation issue. Completionists should also know that the 60 and 120 minutes speedrun achievements can be earned simultaneously and don't require a first playthrough. It took me around 15 minutes with a guide to grab them, but they're worth keeping in mind if you don't enjoy being rushed. The other thing to keep in mind is the length. I could have finished the whole thing in under 1h if I hadn't been streaming, with a solo playthrough estimated at around 2h or less depending on how much time you spend investigating. It's a cozy little mystery to unwrap, with no particularly difficult puzzles, just social deduction and putting events in the right order. It's not trying to reinvent the detective genre, but it's a pleasant little evening investigation if you're in the mood for something atmospheric, short and easy to settle into, preferably with a hot cocoa nearby. For more reviews like this one, please check out Ele's Little Recommendation Corner! For a smol bat streamer with a side of ADHD yapping, look up here! For reviews covering all types of indies, recent and old, don't hesitate to drop by IndieGems!

Игрок 6017·Рекомендует·1 ч в игре

Show, don't tell : le jeu. Petite expérience pour ceux en manque de Return of the Obra Dinn (l'inspiration ici y est claire), The Bird of the North n'a pas la prétention d'être un jeu d'enquête grandiloquent avec un labyrinthe de personnages et de dialogues : ici vous n'avez que des choix relativement limités mais cela aide au rythme du jeu. Le gameplay quant à lui est simple : on y joue avec la souris seulement, on se promène dans des canevas en 3D stylisés à travers des oiseaux s'envolant dans divers endroits. L'histoire quant à elle est vraiment sympathique et j'aurai apprécié en voir plus (peut-être dans un futur DLC / standalone ?). En l'espace d'une à deux heures vous aurez des rituels démoniaques, un dieu chouette, un complot envers l'empire et une révolution. Oui, rien que ça. En bref : le jeu est simple, court, efficace.

Игрок 2299·Рекомендует·4 ч в игре

虽然遇到了疯狂恶性Bug（必须全程英文通关才能解锁速通成就。切中文立马切回去不影响，游戏崩溃不影响）速通了整整三次才全成就，但因为故事本身还算有意思，给个好评吧。 游戏的碎片叙事设计得很一般。让玩家随便自选剧情节点开锁玩，通关了给新钥匙……也太lowB了。 初见，在不瞎试的情况下，真的任意开锁分支都能纯推理通关吗？我怀疑不能，但我没有证据。 只能说体量小是原罪，能设计的空间太小。不这么做，游戏太简单；预设好顺序，又太没自由度。 说到强行提升难度——这观察角度摆得是真Tm——算了、困了、睡觉了。 这个设定想做长篇还是挺容易的。总之，下个作品努力进化吧。

Игрок 1639·Не рекомендует·3 ч в игре

I feel bad about giving this a thumbs down as there is a lot to like about it. It's nicely presented and has a good atmosphere. It's very much aiming to be like Obra Dinn, but, for me, it misses the mark due to a collection of relatively minor issues that combine to undermine the gameplay. The visual elements are a bit under developed, so it's difficult to follow characters through, which is exacerbated by the near complete absence of names. More generally, the storytelling is just missing a bit of continuity and colour - of course, you are meant to be working out a fantasy tale, but there are leaps of faith that can't really be deduced from what's in the game. Finally, the dialogue options that you have to pick from are not well translated, so the English is stilted and, in a couple of instances, indecipherable. I felt I had to brute force some of the answers as options were just too similar or lacked specific clues. All this said, I enjoyed elements of this and I hope they do more.

Игрок 0469·Рекомендует·2 ч в игре

The Bird of the North is an atmospheric, relatively straightforward investigation game that can be completed in a single sitting. I saw it recommended by none other than Ernests Kļaviņš of Color Gray (Golden Idol), so I had to give it a shot! While it's not a must-play, it's a lovely way to spend an evening at an affordable price. The game is clearly heavily inspired by The Return of the Obra Dinn: The art style, sound design, supernatural story elements, and general gameplay of exploring a static scene feel very familiar. But this is no cheap copycat; this game forges its own unique path. Unlike in Obra Dinn, Each scene must by solved by assigning lines of speech to each character from a "line bank" that includes red herrings. Most are fairly obvious, but there were definitely a couple that briefly tripped me up. Additionally, the scenes aren't experienced chronologically, and a meta-puzzle involves putting each of the 15-or-so scenes into the correct order. The difficulty is quite low and there is no Obra Dinn-style deduction required. The story is original and creative if a little shallow due to the short game length. Part of me wishes that the game were several times longer. Not because the game is bad as it is, but because the puzzles are all quite easy, and you can clearly see the massive potential it had to be a real brain teaser. But not every dev can be Lucas Pope and spend so many years on a massive project like Obra Dinn, and it's still fun. I'll give this one a solid recommend!

Игрок 0597·Рекомендует·2 ч в игре

Petit jeu d'enquête/déduction dans la lignée des Golden Idol, Obra Dinn, mais ici il faut associer la bonne phrase prononcée à des personnages dans des scènes fixes afin de comprendre ce qu'il se passe, et au final résoudre la chronologie des évènement. C'est très charmant visuellement et le principe est plutôt cool. Si vous cherchez un jeu pour la soirée, ça le fait !