As Otus, you are a young owl who was born a mute, making him a blank slate type of character. Owlboy‘s story is as memorable as its visuals. If there’s one thing that really defines Owlboy, it’s that it is accessible to anyone.
The main theme easily gets its hooks into you and won’t leave your head for quite a while after the adventure is over. The soundtrack to Owlboy also has some memorable tracks to keep pace with the brisk adventure. Only downside? This is being extremely critical, but the day and night cycle seems to go by way too quickly, and when the game gets dark, it gets very dark. Owlboy also features a very bright color palette and some fantastic art design, making it a 2D marvel with a memorable aesthetic. Remember the first time Prinnies showed up in Disgaea? Consider the Boguins to be on par with them in terms of personality and hilarity. These guys are incredibly expressive and are some of the most entertaining side-characters I’ve ever encountered in gaming. Then, there’s the amazing Boguins, bird-like creatures that work for Bucannary, doling out trinkets in exchange for the coins you’ll find. The little movements of Otus, Geddy, and everyone else in the township of Vellie are made believable and relatable thanks to the love and care that went into bringing them to life, and even the world around them is rich in detail and character.Įven some of the most inconsequential NPCs have a well rounded animation set that makes them feel essential to the experience, why is there a fish with a top-hat swimming around at random points throughout the game? Why does it matter? That kind of detail often seems lost these days. Their animation work is precisely what you would want in a 2D platformer and it starts with the attention to details. Think back to yesteryear, to some of the best 2D animation that the SNES, Genesis, and Playstation could pull off that is precisely what Owlboy hearkens back to, ‘a love letter to pixel art.’ as the team has described it. The screenshots aren’t going to do justice to how good this game looks in motion.
Let’s get this out of the way immediately, this game is absolutely beautiful.
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