Wing (Unity Demo)

This is really good. Great start to what feels like a very fun game. I love the way the glide mechanic works. My only big critique is that the infinite flaps make the game incredibly easy in the demo. Not that you can't make challenging levels, but that the type of challenging levels you can make is quite reduced due to infinite airtime. Luckily, having to fit through smaller spaces with a correctly spaced/timed glide helps to undo this problem, but I hope to see the flapping mechanic get a change in the full release. 

If you do release this game, you'll have a purchase from me! :)

It's always a good day when another 2D platformer with good mechanics, tight responses, and interesting and multi-pathed screens pops up in my recommended itch page!

Wing just hit all the right spots for me; it's very responsive with inputs (somehow a lot of platformers fail on this front), has the standard mechanics mixed with something special (more on that in a second), and for a demo, this has just enough content to whet my appetite in hopes for a full release. The mechanics are all completely simple: you can jump, perform a "double jump" like flap that can be used as many times as you want while having a cooldown, a glide feature that gives you speed in a horizontal fashion while also letting you fall slower, and a dive that, well, lets you dive directly down. It seems like the developer has experience in playing these types of platformers because of the fact that almost every screen has multiple paths to be able to complete them; some paths might require you to perform multiple jumps, while others will have you take advantage of the momentum you build up from gliding to cross obstacles. The controls on both pc and controller are really easy to use as well, and I can't stress enough how responsive the inputs are

I did play through this a few times (first time was recorded and learning the mechanics while the other times were testing out all the cool pathways and semi-pixel perfect skips available), and I can say that the only gripe I have with this game is the fact that diving doesn't really seem to have a clear purpose; from a speed-running view, it'd be a good tool to have to gain as much extra speed as possible, but for normal players, it's very hard to control and there wasn't a single instance in the game where you were required to use it at all.

All in all, this game needs to get the proper coverage and support. Again, for a demo, this developer knows what they're doing, and I highly recommend playing this demo so you can really experience it first hand!

My playthrough:

This game was the first platformer I think I've ever played and it's amazing, polished and fast with great level design, i really hope to see a large expansion of the game. Also the controls on PC (d and space bar) are a bit awkward, could these be changed? and i think the amount of possible flaps in mid air be limited, maybe like a stamina circle, where each flap drains part of the circle. Please make an expansion because this game is awesome

this is a great little game! the jump feels particularly nice. that said, some ability to bind your own controls would be wonderful. i use an 8bitdo M30, and using the shoulder buttons for glide and dive feels fine, but i’d like for B (rather than A) to be the jump button

my initial playthrough had the following stats:

• Time: 00:02:57:18
• Deaths: 6
• Longest Glide: 2.00 sec.
• Flaps: 102
• Glides: 55

This game is genuinely one of the best games I have played. It's incredibly polished, well detailed, and fun. The simple yet innovative mechanics make for some of the most fun gameplay I've had in ages. if you decide to make this a full game,(i.e more levels, features, etc), Then i would definitely pre order and buy it.It's even motivated me to continue working on my own game, which I've been putting off recently. The only problem i have with this is that on keyboard, the game is extremely difficult, which is fun, but on gamepad, it's really easy. Maybe because I had completed most of the levels before, idk.Also, the gameplay and art style is very similar to Celeste, another game about climbing a mountain. Anyway, thanks for making such an enjoyable game!

I'd like a system like hollow knight, where you would unlock abilities like glide along the way. Also if the timer started once you started moving rather than when you start.

Overall the prototype was really fun!

one thing i think worth looking into is the flapping. Since you start falling as soon as you finish the flap, you need to release and press it again very quickly, which feels very clunky and unnatural.

Another thing that worth mentioning is that the current version of the vertical sections feels unsatisfying and slow, while this game shine brightest on the fast pace screens.

Here are some ideas for what can be done to fix it:

Focus almost entirely on horizontal screens.

Add some sort of diagonal/curved glide that will let the player finish high rooms more fluidly and quickly.

Another option is momentum based glide that will carry you up relative to how long you dived before it (like in the platformer "the king bird")

Another hiccup that can be fixed easily is vertical screen transitions, i found myself going back and forward before finally settling on the top one. Something to catch you on the other side (like a floor) or getting a up boost on screen transitions (so you have more time to flap on the new screen) should do the job.

Another thing i had to mention is that this game has very large speed potential, so you might want to consider an in game level timer super meat boy/the king bird style.

I hope this feedback will help you and good luck with further development! I'l be waiting for the full release 😃 (also i love the character art)

The horizontal sections are fantastic, the way you have to quickly switch between gliding and flapping feels great. the more vertical sections are a little repetitive just flapping over and over. I like the way you can't just spam press flap and you have to actually time it well, but maybe something like an extra large flap if you time it just right could spice up the vertical parts. overall though, fantastic job!

wow that was really cool

I finished the game and it's promising! but I don't really like the physics of the character, it seems very heavy when you jump, and the fall speed is too fast, but it can be improved, I'm looking forward to see more!

This was such a fun game. Great work! 

Great game! the only issue with the mechanics is that when you enter a room by going up you have to start flapping within the first moment you get in the room or else you go right down to the previous room.

I love how this game already has a dedicated speedrunning community and hs active chat about it on the rainboy discord

My best time. Great game!

Hey! I really liked this demo. I love the concept and the movement feels fantastic. I was wondering if there was a Discord for this game, or if you were planning on making one, as I would love to discuss speedrunning with a community revolving around the game and give more feedback. Some things I think would be really important however are: remappable controls; retry room button; restart game button. Thanks for making this!