Of Bird and Cage

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15

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  1. 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

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Metascore
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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