The Falconeer

 Xbox Series X
User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 63 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 63
  3. Negative: 29 out of 63
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  1. Jonas-san
    Nov 14, 2020
    2
    D'un ennui profond, ce jeu n'a rien de next gen, gameplay et progression sans intérêt.
  2. MatuRica
    Jan 30, 2021
    3
    No esperaba mucho y aun y así me siento decepcionado, no tanto por el juego... Esperaba más de la nueva generación por parte de XBOX... Y esto es lo que tenemos? Decepción...
  3. Steyraus
    Nov 12, 2020
    3
    Looks like a mobile games except the controls are somehow even worse.. The level layout is just stupid, you can basically skip the entire game.. Which I would recommend. The faces and how they are animated is incredibly of putting , look just bad.
  4. yann54280
    Nov 14, 2020
    1
    Ca ressemble a un jeux mobile je peux pas noter plus que ca... c'est honteux la machine la plus puissante du monde et rien ne le prouve
  5. amapola2002
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    Un juego nefasto corto las bugs errores gráficos sin comentarios deberían eliminarlo
  6. djsponge10
    Nov 13, 2020
    0
    If this is the full power of the series x then uhm ouch 120 frames are okay but the game looks like my iPhone 4 can run. I played till almost the end I can’t play anymore the game is a copy and paste of ps3 exclusive Lair and is just a very bad game
  7. Romain4921
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    For all players who want to by this game, just avoid it.
    Its just a waste of time and money, this game does'nt deserve to exist. If you want true next gen games just wait for another game because this one is a piece of...
    So just Keep your money for another one betterave game.
  8. Obera
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    So boring so ugly, bad gameplay terrible frame rate terrible graphics.
    **** game. Nothing worth your money.
  9. Broyax
    Feb 4, 2021
    0
    De temps en temps, il arrive qu’un étron indé soit développé uniquement par le même branque, lequel s’est pris (évidemment) pour un cador ! alors que c’est un ancien moddeur de pacotille mais fier de son étron, il parade comme un paon et le montre à tout le monde… et certains s’extasient poliment devant la « création » du branquignol, trop polis pour être honnêtes…

    Mais un guignol qui    De temps en temps, il arrive qu’un étron indé soit développé uniquement par le même branque, lequel s’est pris (évidemment) pour un cador ! alors que c’est un ancien moddeur de pacotille mais fier de son étron, il parade comme un paon et le montre à tout le monde… et certains s’extasient poliment devant la « création » du branquignol, trop polis pour être honnêtes…

    Mais un guignol qui chie une merde, c’est juste un guignol qui vient de chier, certes tout seul comme un grand, mais ça reste une merde quand même, bordel de merde ! or, dans le cas qui nous o-cul-ppe, le Fauconnier est un faux jeu qui n’a rien d’un vrai jeu puisqu’il est injouable !

    La minicarte est fixe par exemple, l’interface est entièrement à revoir, y compris jusqu’aux menus du jeu eux-mêmes (c’est dire l’étendue des dégâts) et la maniabilité n’est pas maniable. L’imprécision est stupéfiante d’imprécision et la tronche du jeu est celle d’un étron indé en 256 couleurs… en 4K : un étron 4K qui ne fait même pas un bon économiseur d’écran !

    Les voix françaises (on se demande pourquoi on a doublé ce truc-là) sont ridicules et la direction artistique n’a rien d’artistique ; en fait, on dirait un jeu pour smartphone qu’on a sorti sur consoles (on se demande bien pourquoi !). Bref, cet étron indé pue la merde !    … Expand
  10. Berik
    Aug 23, 2021
    3
    WTF is this **** ? This game isn't finished, it can't be. This is a "watch a bird fly" simulator. The tutorial barely explains what you are supposed to do, and it is up to you to figure out what buttons to use as some of this isn't explained. But then you get to chapter 1 and it becomes even more vague. The first 'Mission' makes you fly back and forth with little context, as if looking atWTF is this **** ? This game isn't finished, it can't be. This is a "watch a bird fly" simulator. The tutorial barely explains what you are supposed to do, and it is up to you to figure out what buttons to use as some of this isn't explained. But then you get to chapter 1 and it becomes even more vague. The first 'Mission' makes you fly back and forth with little context, as if looking at these Unity graphics is impressive... it isn't.

    Then there's the "aerial combat", lets see what MondoXbox had to say:
    "The Falconeer delivers a solid and gratifying aerial combat experience withing an intriguing and mysterious world". WHAT DRUGS WERE THEY ON?? This **** feels barebones, unfinished and it is aggravating, not gratifying. Mysterious world? It's mostly ugly looking water and then some "cities".

    Terrible game in my opinion. What a waste of my time. 3/10.    … Expand
  11. Stoys
    Feb 14, 2021
    2
    This game is soo badly made.
    Even though it's made by one person does not justify bad missions, terrible gameplay mechanics.
    And an endless booring grind of the same thing over and over again. Even the developer knew this game was soo repetetive that he even made you skip almost everything within the game. even flying too the missions and returning. the worst part of the entire games    This game is soo badly made.
    Even though it's made by one person does not justify bad missions, terrible gameplay mechanics.
    And an endless booring grind of the same thing over and over again.
    Even the developer knew this game was soo repetetive that he even made you skip almost everything within the game. even flying too the missions and returning.
    the worst part of the entire games are some missions where you have too listen too the dialogue, and if you miss it. there is no way you can know what you are supose too do. soo many times i have had too restart the mission because you simply cannot pull up a menu. doing something wrong is possible soo you simply cannot finish the missions. this happen too me more times then i would have liked.
    i wanted too play this game too the end for the achievements but this is soo terrible that its making me frustrated too play it!
    the game lacks in soo many places that my overall experience is soo terrible that i cannot say that its good in any way    … Expand
  12. Skurttish
    Feb 14, 2021
    4
    First off, I think all of my critiques could be fixed by future updates, because they really are fixable. This is a game with some really good ideas.

    So let’s start with the good. First, it’s fun to fly your falcon (even if the little circles that your bird does when you leave it alone always put you off course........oh, right, good paragraph, whoops). The game is set on a good    First off, I think all of my critiques could be fixed by future updates, because they really are fixable. This is a game with some really good ideas.

    So let’s start with the good. First, it’s fun to fly your falcon (even if the little circles that your bird does when you leave it alone always put you off course........oh, right, good paragraph, whoops). The game is set on a good premise. The art direction looks great, I loved the whales, and there’s a great general ambience.

    Now, the rest: You are a glass cannon. On Normal difficulty, I found I had to grind boring side quests just to make progression—but even then, I cleared the quest I was on and got stuck AGAIN on the very next one. I turned the difficulty down to Easy (and I still died a few times, which is probably not how it should be).

    The quest system was strange, and the UI never clicked with me. Having to cycle through NPCs at perches to receive quests was odd, and it was inconvenient not being able to see which NPC was at which perch without being having to actually go there. And even after I did figure out the system, the side quests were very dull, but also the only way to grind money or XP. If you’re playing even on Normal difficulty, you’ll have to grind, because your falcons don’t have much HP and the enemies’ aim is fabulous. You’ll die even as you are frantically trying your best to survive, running away, dodging constantly.

    The story was entertaining until I got pinched by the gameplay, and after that point, the story wasn’t good enough to revive the game for me. I finished it, but just to say I didn’t quit.

    I’ll say it again: All of these things could be fixed by a few redesigns. If there are other positive reviews after the date of this negative one, the game might be worth a shot.    … Expand
  13. LadyAux
    Feb 11, 2021
    0
    This game is so boring it made me want to kill myself.
    Watch my review here: https://youtu.be/nYlk9m02Ls4
    Or not....I just don't even care anymore.

Awards & Rankings

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#16 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2020
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#7 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2020

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Meristation
    Mar 5, 2021
    65
    The Falconeer tries to fly so high from very early, but as the hours go by, its structure ends up holding back any hint of excellence and it is reduced to simplicity, which is a shame considering how interesting its planning is. The control is precise, the narrative context is rich and absorbing, but flying is not as satisfying as it could be, clouded by a mission design with repetitive and insistent patterns. The magic is short-lived, despite being a brief and enjoyable experience on the artistic level.
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  2. XboxAddict
    Jan 19, 2021
    80
    The Falconeer has some smaller issues, but those are easily overlooked when you take into account this was made by one person. The story is pretty interesting even though the missions aren’t, and the voice acting can be a little annoying at times. But exploring The Great Ursee for new locations, dogfighting with challenging opponents and discovering that thin line of balance between offense and defense is all very rewarding. I was expecting the game to be beautiful, but I wasn’t expecting the combat to be so challenging and deep. It was a wonderful surprise.
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  3. XBLA Fans
    Dec 21, 2020
    60
    With all of the good, there ends up being just as much bad. It’s easy and hard to like this game. Having a mission that hinders your ability to progress the story because it’s entirely luck-based is also a real shame. If given a few tweaks, it could have really shined as an outstanding flight combat entry. The heaviness of the bad mechanics is too much to allow it to soar high.
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