Throughout your time with the game, you’ll also be able to take to the skies on the back of phoenixes and even pteranodons. The creatures that feature in the game aren’t limited to just falcons, despite what the title would have you believe. The Falconeer is built around aerial combat, with your character of choice riding on the back of a giant beast. It all adds up to an impressive soundscape. There is also a decent amount of voice acting present during the narrative parts of the game, and naturally the sounds of screeching eagles and roaring dragons are plentiful during the game’s combat. The Falconeer’s dark and epic soundtrack is a testament to Nichols’ talent as a composer, and we found ourselves listening to it even while we weren’t playing the game. The Falconeer’s OST was composed by Benedict Nichols, whose work you may have heard in indie titles like Before We Leave or Omno. Also of note is the dynamic day and night cycle as well as the various weather effects, as they provide a wide array of colours in the skies. The game manages to keep up its framerate, which is impressive given the amount of on-screen action at any given time, meaning that although the visuals aren’t all that impressive for the Switch port, at least they don’t hamper the gameplay experience. Some sacrifices had to be made of course, given the Switch’s lower graphical processing power, and it seems like this was a matter of performance over shiny visuals.
Human character designs also look less detailed than they should. In practice though, the game suffers from low poly models, soft textures, and jagged edges, especially while playing the game in handheld mode. Aesthetically, the world of the Great Ursee is a joy that speaks to the imagination, filled with giant birds, pirates, and otherworldly creatures.
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While we can’t vouch for the PS4 or PS5 versions of The Falconeer, it seems like the graphics took a hit in the Switch port. Naturally, the characters featured in these tales interact with one another at some point, and characters that you play as in their respective chapter appear as NPCs in other chapters. You won’t get the entirety of the main story unless you’ve played through each chapter, and the various chapters offer different insights from the various factions that inhabit the Great Ursee. Each of these tales comprises a separate chapter, and the order in which these are played is left up to the player. This plot is not told in a linear manner, but through the viewpoint of a variety of different characters, each involved in their own tale that ties into the overarching plot. Set in an open world known as the Great Ursee, where giant flying beasts are the main mode of transportation, The Falconeer’s story centers around an assassination attempt on the empress.
Get ready to take to the skies, as we take a look at The Falconeer: Warrior Edition to determine whether this is a flight worth taking. The original debuted to mixed reviews, but then resolved a plethora of issues with its Kraken update, and the Warrior Edition now expands upon this, offering what is likely to be the definitive version of The Falconeer. The one-man project now comes soaring onto the PS4, the PS5 and the Switch in the form of The Falconeer: Warrior Edition.
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The Falconeer originally debuted as a launch title on Xbox Series X|S in November 2020, as a timed console exclusive.
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