Hello. This was alot different then I thought I was going to play. Thats a good thing here

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Im going to be real here and say that this game had high highs and low lows. The game play was the most fun I have had in this game jam for sure because you have a game play loop in it. But as much as I can say that I liked what you did for the gameplay it doesnt say much about the rest of the game. The story was almost not there. I mean i get that there was a story but me and my friend were puzzling to see it. The dialogue for the end was the only reason I know what the game was about because it was hard if not inpossible to see the story before it. Is the story good even after knowing it? Not really. The whole theme of that bird was pretty wierd. The theme I didnt really see. Saying that the background music that plays on the ocean is the song of the sea is not really what I was aspecting. I did like the art style from the view art pieces that were in there.

Final thoughts are that you need to look at your story writting. As I have said your game was the most fun in gameplay for sure. You just have to work on world building. Hope to see you around my friend.

A beautiful game with really unique gameplay. It feels going between the mechanics of They Breathe to the esoteric representational dream sequences of Yume Nikki, and all for the service of a heart-breaking and very important story. Good job, I thoroughly enjoyed this game, and I feel like it has a lot of replay value to it.

As someone who lives next to a giant tree that is visited daily by many different bird species that I cherish a lot, this definitely felt very special to me. And sad, of course. But as much as everyone loves a happy ending, it's good that you showed the crude reality of that particular bird species. As horrifying as reality can be, it needs to be shown, and you managed to show it in a very appropiate way (not too cruel, not too crude, but still horrifying enough to create awareness)
 You keep surprising me with how much you improve with each game, specially in terms of gameplay and art (this includes tilesets, sprites and CGs). The mechanics in this one were really interesting and they definitely make the game stand out (at times it felt like a twisted version of a virtual pet game).
The aesthetic and the art style of the game were also really amazing and quite fitting; it was cute, but at the same time it felt nostalgic and sad.
My main critique would be the music; I felt it was a bit too high/loud (I'm someone who has trouble with loud music/sounds all the time though, I know the struggle to find the right balance) and at times I felt it didn't really fit the game. It wasn't necessarily bad, I just felt I didn't fit the game. It doesn't ruin the experience though and it's just my oppinion (I guess it has to do with the vibe and feelings you expect from a game, and that obviously depends on each player, and I'm sure most players will love the music).
Overall, another solid entry by BroodyGaming with a new dose of really well presented/written sadness and really unique art style and gameplay and a really important message.

Great job!

I have to say, your games keep getting better and better! And by this point you've really refined your own unique style, which is a great thing to see!

Btw. I can't help but ask if the fact that you are playing as a bird in this one was in any way inspired by the bug in your previous game that had Hawk stuck as a bird for the last part of his playthrough of it :D

once again, a beautiful entry with ties to reality- definitely felt the heartache with this bittersweet theme. Once I read what the inspiration was for this, I knew I was in for a sad time, haha!

I love your creative uses of collecting things to eat and keep warm, I especially loved the cute little animations for the floof diving and eating- it felt sweet and innocent and ultimately hurt my heart, poor little thing.. 

I also love the intermission parts like when stepping on the notes and it zooming out to form an image that somewhat explains the narrative and changes to the land/the broader story (in that, it's  human structure and / or our influence that causes the major changes to wildlife in the end- at least in the part that showed the buildings, haha; )

I'm glad you ended up keeping it with realistic expectations- as sad as it is, it's just what happens when it comes to these kinds of situations, especially for animals rearing extinction ): I hope we can help save these creatures and their habitat in the future!

The luck mechanic was a unique touch, and it all felt very fulfilling, gameplay wise whenever I was able to get them- and I also really loved the whale part! 

All in all, another beautiful and heartbreaking entry! Well done! ;w;

Saw HawkZombie's rating and I gotta say I am definitely sad (good)! Your source material was very educational as well and it just makes me very 'Awwww' about it.