Of Bird and Cage

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
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  1. ignoble
    Jun 1, 2021
    1
    A complete waste of time. There was a chance for it be "so bad it's good" kinda title, and I am a big fan of such pieces, but it fell short event in this category. I am also a big fan of metal and was lured by the names of musicians included in a project. But it's just bad in every aspect - the gameplay is clunky and makes you feel stuck ALL the time. They claim it's one of those "choicesA complete waste of time. There was a chance for it be "so bad it's good" kinda title, and I am a big fan of such pieces, but it fell short event in this category. I am also a big fan of metal and was lured by the names of musicians included in a project. But it's just bad in every aspect - the gameplay is clunky and makes you feel stuck ALL the time. They claim it's one of those "choices matter" games, but the gameplay mechanics are so riddiculously messy, sloppy and difficult (and I played games my entire life) that it was impossible for me to actually often execute the choices I wanted to make. Like the mechanics prevented it. Soooo frustrating.
    So like, if they wanted to make a game about feeling stuck, cool, they managed, but even in the dark, emotionally heavy games like TWOM there is a "fun factor". There is at least SOME tiny thing you can control or influence. Now, I don't see ANY fun factor here, unless it's fun for someone to watch abuse and feel helpless as a player about it.
    Now, about the themes... I have no idea what the authors are trying to say here. The whole story feels as if it was created by someone with emotional depth of a teaspoon. And to me as a person who has actually witnessed and been through some of the things portrayed it feels like a plain grotesque, a joke really. Again, they claim it's based on Beauty and the Beast and a theme of Stockholm Syndrome - and sorry, but no.
    Someone who wrote this didn't understand the first thing about the Stockholm Syndrome, nor did they do a critical, in-depth reading of the Beauty and the Beast as a cultural text with it's historical and socio-cultural references.
    And don't even mention the graphics and animations... Bioshock has better graphics...
    Just... Nope.
    Go find the music on Spotify, but don't waste your time on this frustrating experiment of a game.    … Expand
  2. RutiNevon
    May 30, 2021
    10
    This is not exactly a video game.. this is a whole new experience - this is like the video clip of video games. I didn't think anything can surprise me in games anymore if I'm honest but this did. I have never played anything like this and as long as this is thought of as a whole new thing and not as a game, this is an unbelievable to to listen/experience music. I would recommend it a lotThis is not exactly a video game.. this is a whole new experience - this is like the video clip of video games. I didn't think anything can surprise me in games anymore if I'm honest but this did. I have never played anything like this and as long as this is thought of as a whole new thing and not as a game, this is an unbelievable to to listen/experience music. I would recommend it a lot and say that I'm really not surprised the media doesn't think great things about it - when where they ever right about something entirely new?… Expand
  3. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 6, 2021
    6
    Of Bird and Cage
    Drug dealer the musical
    Of Bird and Cage is probably one of the strangest and most unqiue games ive ever played… This is a first person nearly 3 hour long innnteractive adventure game where you play as a girl struggling with addiction and life… and you go through her life in the form of a heavy metal musical… what I appreciate about this game is that it is delivered to    Of Bird and Cage
    Drug dealer the musical
    Of Bird and Cage is probably one of the strangest and most unqiue games ive ever played…
    This is a first person nearly 3 hour long innnteractive adventure game where you play as a girl struggling with addiction and life… and you go through her life in the form of a heavy metal musical… what I appreciate about this game is that it is delivered to youin such a unique way.. you have until the song is over in each area to complete whatever task it I youre completing.. and if you complete that task or not, fail the quick time events or not.. the story goes on as is.. really making me feel like my actions or lack of, really mattered here.. and there are multiple endings to search for… and I loved how varied the game felt, I rarely got bored of a section, always intrigued where it was going.. the biggest negative of Of Bird and Cage is just how awful and unpolished it feels to actually play.. it can be infuriating at times for the game to do what you want it to do… to the ppint where youll want to do a certain action and youll run out of time before you can get the game to trigger that event, or youll fail a fight because they feel more luck based than skill based, but thankfully the delivery of the game through music stopped this from getting frustrating to me.. I just moved on with the story n dealt with whatever it was throwing at me next for failing in that moment… and story wise, its super weird and all told through thoughts and the music playing in the background.. however going for this games different endings is when the whole unpolished feeling game part is really going to become a problem..
    Overal of Bird and Cage is weird.. its one of those games that are so bad its almost good..
    it didn’t pull me into its world enough for me to wnt to seek out its different endings.. but it was an entertaining and strange 2 and a half hours for sure.
    I give Of Bird and Cage
    a 6/10    … Expand
  4. huliolopez
    May 31, 2021
    8
    Actually quite good game concept - an interactive story-driven rock-opera with some variativity. The graphics and animations are often subpar, and some gameplay elements are very questionable - but otherwise it's still good experience. I don't remember having so much fun since "Brutal Legend" (and that game had very similar problems)
  5. ABJ
    May 31, 2021
    8
    A very enjoyable concept of a game with a sour bite on some aspects. Refreshing new/mix of genres with a lot of potential, and just imagining combinations of musicians/bands with different game worlds can give someone the chills.

    Most can argue that graphics and gameplay are very disappointing, though considering the seer amount of work organizing all of this from an indie team which is    A very enjoyable concept of a game with a sour bite on some aspects. Refreshing new/mix of genres with a lot of potential, and just imagining combinations of musicians/bands with different game worlds can give someone the chills.

    Most can argue that graphics and gameplay are very disappointing, though considering the seer amount of work organizing all of this from an indie team which is also their first game is just amazing, not to mention that the price is just right and not overselling it. Overall I would say, it will not be the best game you ever played but everything ties (story, music, etc) very well together and it will be a memorable journey to say the least.    … Expand
  6. ArataLatam
    Jun 17, 2021
    9
    Conclusión
    Of Bird and Cage sin duda es una historia contada desde muchos puntos de vista, las decisiones son cruciales y en verdad que te enganchará desde el inicio y hará que te acomodes en tu asiento para seguir la trama, una joya que sin duda hará que te cuestiones cada decisión y vuelvas a intentarlo.
    Historia Desde una infancia destruida, hasta el consumo de drogas; la vida de    Conclusión
    Of Bird and Cage sin duda es una historia contada desde muchos puntos de vista, las decisiones son cruciales y en verdad que te enganchará desde el inicio y hará que te acomodes en tu asiento para seguir la trama, una joya que sin duda hará que te cuestiones cada decisión y vuelvas a intentarlo.

    Historia
    Desde una infancia destruida, hasta el consumo de drogas; la vida de Gitta no ha sido fácil y descubrirás pronto el porque. ¿Qué debes hacer? ¿será correcto ingerir eso? ¿Debes escapar o enfrentar las consecuencias?

    La trama de Of Bird and Cage gira en torno a la vida de Gitta, quien sin duda ha tenido una vida dura y difícil, pero que puedes ayudarla a arreglar, con muchas interacciones y eventos que guiarán la trama de esta historia de amor, traición y desamor. Sin duda es una historia profunda y que puede marcarnos.

    Jugabilidad
    El juego de inicio es relativamente corto, 3 horas aproximadamente; la ventaja es que tendremos múltiples finales y tendremos que descubrirlos todos, así como hallar todos los secretos que Of Bird and Cage nos guarda. Desde CDs musicales, hasta visiones del pasado de Gitta y de los demás personajes.

    Si bien el juego es de múltiples decisiones, y en algunas tendrás que estar muy alerta para lograrlas, he de decir que una parte de tu vida creará empatía con más de un personaje; y realmente habrá momentos donde dudarás de ti mismo por hacer ciertas elecciones, es difícil sin duda ponerte en la piel de alguien más y llevar el curso de su vida, tremendo impacto que te causará cada final eso si.

    He de decir que llegó un momento en el juego me causo estrés y tuve que parar a relajarme; realmente me conmocionaron algunos actos y me hizo darme cuenta hasta de mi existencia, han sido pocos los juegos que han logrado esto en mi. Y creo que esa es la intención de Of Bird and Cage, demostrarte que la vida puede tener decisiones buenas y malas y que debes escoger sabiamente, porque siempre habrá consecuencias.

    El juego aunque tiene unos ligeros bugs, en algunas acciones, creo que no afectan realmente la jugabilidad, espero pronto resuelvan estos casos.

    Música
    Of Bird and Cage nos trae un OST brutal, el cual realmente te mete en la piel de cada acto y de cada personaje, el uso de la música para crear este CD interactivo sin duda es un acierto de lo mas ecuánime, y hará que se te erice la piel.

    La actuación de voces de Kobra Paige como Gitta, y de Davidavi Dolev como Bres Lupus, sin duda fue un gran acierto, sus temas en conjunto son hermosos y transmiten esa nostalgia y desesperación de cada uno. Que claro los demás actores no se quedan atrás e interpretan muy bien a sus personajes.

    De los mejores OST que he escuchado en bastante tiempo.

    Aspecto Visual
    Quizás no es el mejor apartado del juego, pero los flashbacks y escenas importantes permiten ver ese trabajo artístico; que no escatimó en detalles para darle más realismo a la trama. Aunque considero que puede mejorar este aspecto.    … Expand

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43

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 9 out of 14
  1. Adventure Gamers
    Oct 25, 2022
    30
    Of Bird and Cage is an experimental music album that pairs interactive elements with the songs to create a unique experience. However, the game is plagued by bad mechanics and a story that is uninteresting and devoid of nuance.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jul 23, 2021
    30
    The concept of an experimental, interactive music album was great, and the fact that musicians associated with Epica, Within Temptation, Kamelot or Asking Alexandria were involved, was very promising and impressive. Unfortunately, the game turned out to be an amateurish mess. The whole gameplay is very poorly executed, the story is cheap and approaches difficult subjects without a trace of finesse, and the voice acting is simply horrible. The worst part is, the music is okay at best. [08/2021, p.54]
  3. Hooked Gamers
    Jul 20, 2021
    40
    Writing a negative review can feel cathartic when it’s in response to lazy, sleazy, or greedy game design, but this isn’t one of those reviews. Of Bird and Cage is very clearly a passion project that aims to do something new and exciting, and, while it does a few things very well, it just doesn’t have a solid enough foundation to make it fun to play. I love the music and I like the story that they were trying to tell, but sloppy game mechanics, poorly developed narrative beats, and disappointing visuals make this a game I can’t recommend for most.
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