#STORM BOY THE GAME MOVIE#

However, there is no voice acting and this actually feels like a loss. There's also a great soundtrack to go with the game, mostly quiet pianos, and string instruments that complement the scenery. Storm Boy is a pretty game, thanks to a fantastic graphic style that makes everything look like a painting. Again, cute, but there's little game to it.Īt least it looks lovely. Some minigames have you throwing things, like fish to the three pelicans or a ball for Mr. Storm Boy can dream he's a bird or slide down sand dunes but both of these are just fancy movement screens where you don't do much. I say minigame in the loosest sense here, as most of them are just different ways to move back and forth. Occasionally you'll hit something interactive, and these start little minigames for you to play. This means you're constantly running a short distance, stopping to read, then running some more. Said areas are so small that you'll often miss the text unless you stop running. The text pops up when you enter certain areas. However, even this little bit doesn't quite feel like it works right. There's no platforming or puzzles of any kind, just text that you can read. Most segments have you doing little more than running from right to left or vice versa. When it comes to playing Storm Boy, you don't have to do much. It's a bird! It's a plane! No, wait, it's just a bird. This is a simple enough tale and manages to work for the game's very short 30 minutes run time. The game is a direct adaption of the book and is mostly told through text which means you'll probably know what it'll say word for word if you've read the book. Percival, his favorite of the three, and from there the story is mostly about the bond they make. One day Storm Boy comes across three baby pelicans, who he decides to raise as his own. You play as Storm Boy, a young child living isolated in Australia with only his father, Hide-Away Tom, and a local Aboriginal man named Fingerbone Bill. Is this an adaption worth playing, or has the size of this storm been overstated? Still, I'm always game to learn about my brothers from down under. So when I saw Storm Boy: The Game, I will admit it's the first I've ever heard of the book as well.

#STORM BOY THE GAME MOVIE#

I'm pretty sure that's a movie with a book in it and not an actual book. Ask me what comes from Australia and the best I can tell you is Babadook. I will fully admit that I'm not educated in Australian literature.

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