The high seas roll out into the distance, with cresting whales and jumping schools of fish, and the strange islands, fortresses and outcroppings that make up the limited land masses on the Ursee are quite beautiful. Although it has a simplistic art style, and boasts no textures whatsoever, the stylised world that Tomas Sala has created is often mesmerizing and always beautiful. There is tension between all of these competing forces, and in a clever and seldom used storytelling mechanic, you play each chapter with a different faction, where the stakes are raised to a climactic finish, and you get to see it from all sides. And it’s the depth of the lore that Sala has created that really helps to flesh out what is essentially a barren open world dotted with small outcroppings and islands. The water world of the Ursee is the backdrop to The Falconeer, where factions are at fever pitch against each other in what appears to be a long held rivalry between The Empire, The Mancer Order, pirates, mercenaries and the Ursee’s Great Houses. There is, however, a lot of beauty to behold in this open world air combat title. Developed solely by Dutch creator Tomas Sala, and with a haunting but often awe-inspiring, other-worldly and intriguing seascape to explore atop your giant warbird, The Falconeer flies its own path, hampered by sometimes frustrating controls, unforgiving difficulty and a simplistic mission structure.
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