Since my review of the game, The Falconeer has greatly improved and I'm sure that it is definitely a lot better in every way than what I've last experienced. That being said, I'm keeping my recommendation as of now (reason in the comment), but please don't take this as a reason to not give the game a chance, especially if you're a fan of such games, and is a lot better than playing with a controller than I am.

The Falconeer is a game where you'll get to ride on the back of a mighty warbird and engage in intense aerial combat in the skies.

Now, I've tried playing the game with both controller and keyboard+mouse, and I still feel like the controls here are lacking and awkward. It's not as easy to navigate on a warbird in this game than say a spaceship in Everspace. Ended up opting for the keyboard and mouse since that's the one I'm most familiar with.

The Falconeer has some issues too like cross hairs just disappearing during dogfights, making me a sitting duck basically, or that stamina doesn't seem to regenerate fast enough, especially when you want to quickly cover huge distances. It's very hard to aim in this game too. I've struggled a bit in Everspace but at least I'm hitting something most of the time. In this game though, I'm barely making any hits.

With that being said, the game has plenty of good stuff going for it - It has a huge open ocean world with some interesting POIs and natural occurrences like waterspouts and thunderstorms that you are free to explore; lots seemingly randomly-generated quests to farm money from (besides the chapter-based story quests); well-varied though somewhat limited weapon and warbird upgrades to buy; and if you've completed the necessary prerequisites, you can even buy yourself a new and better warbird.

**Adding that I sometimes get motion sickness from playing certain games - I'm looking at you Mirror's Edge - but I'm happy to say that this isn't the case in The Falconeer. Hope this helps!


After giving the game a shot, I'm convinced that this game isn't for me. Flying my warbird during combat just feels like I'm struggling - futilely I might add - against the game, and perhaps the game just has a higher skill ceiling that I can't reach at the moment and I just don't have to patience to sit through hours of trial and error just to get the hang of its dogfights.

However, if you're a veteran space sim player, I reckon this game might pique your interest. It's not space-themed but it's still a game with some pretty intriguing world-building and beautiful graphics. Might be worth a look.

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[quote]Since my review of the game, The Falconeer has greatly improved and I'm sure that it is definitely a lot better in every way than what I've last experienced. That being said, I'm keeping my recommendation as of now (reason in the comment), but please don't take this as a reason to not give the game a chance, especially if you're a fan of such games, and is a lot better than playing with a controller than I am.[/quote] [b]The Falconeer[/b] is a game where you'll get to ride on the back of a mighty warbird and engage in intense aerial combat in the skies. Now, I've tried playing the game with both controller and keyboard+mouse, and I still feel like the controls here are lacking and awkward. It's not as easy to navigate on a warbird in this game than say a spaceship in Everspace. Ended up opting for the keyboard and mouse since that's the one I'm most familiar with. The Falconeer has some issues too like cross hairs just disappearing during dogfights, making me a sitting duck basically, or that stamina doesn't seem to regenerate fast enough, especially when you want to quickly cover huge distances. It's very hard to aim in this game too. I've struggled a bit in Everspace but at least I'm hitting something most of the time. In this game though, I'm barely making any hits. With that being said, the game has plenty of good stuff going for it - It has a huge open ocean world with some interesting POIs and natural occurrences like waterspouts and thunderstorms that you are free to explore; lots seemingly randomly-generated quests to farm money from (besides the chapter-based story quests); well-varied though somewhat limited weapon and warbird upgrades to buy; and if you've completed the necessary prerequisites, you can even buy yourself a new and better warbird. **Adding that I sometimes get motion sickness from playing certain games - I'm looking at you Mirror's Edge - but I'm happy to say that this isn't the case in The Falconeer. Hope this helps! [h1]Overall[/h1] After giving the game a shot, I'm convinced that this game isn't for me. Flying my warbird during combat just feels like I'm struggling - futilely I might add - against the game, and perhaps the game just has a higher skill ceiling that I can't reach at the moment and I just don't have to patience to sit through hours of trial and error just to get the hang of its dogfights. However, if you're a veteran space sim player, I reckon this game might pique your interest. It's not space-themed but it's still a game with some pretty intriguing world-building and beautiful graphics. Might be worth a look. [h1]Side Note[/h1] [quote]If you like this review and would like to follow me for more, please feel free to drop by my curator page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33780629-The-Midcore-Gamer/[/quote]