Fowl Space
- March 21, 2012
- Pixelante Game Studios
- 2h median play time
Get on Steam"Fowl Space" is a pixelated, action-packed platformer game where players control a chick named Fowl, who is on a mission to rescue his friends from alien abductors. Players must navigate through various levels, using Fowl's abilities to jump, dash, and fly to avoid obstacles and defeat enemies. With challenging gameplay and retro-inspired graphics, "Fowl Space" provides a fun and engaging experience for fans of the platformer genre.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a unique and interesting art style that stands out.
- It's filled with humorous and raunchy jokes that some players find entertaining.
- The gameplay can be fun in short bursts, especially for those who enjoy silly concepts.
- The controls are clunky and often unresponsive, making gameplay frustrating.
- The game is plagued with bugs and performance issues, including low frame rates.
- Level design is simplistic and repetitive, leading to a lack of engagement over time.
- humor23 mentions
- 96 % positive mentions
- -9 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The humor in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players finding it genuinely funny and enjoyable, particularly praising its adult humor and absurd scenarios. However, others criticize it for relying heavily on simplistic, referential, and raunchy jokes, leading to a lack of originality and depth. Overall, while some appreciate the comedic elements, many feel it falls flat due to repetitive gameplay and uninspired humor.
“It's a really funny and enjoyable game.”
“Honestly, I don't know how I found this game and it is hilarious because of how stupid the scenario is.”
“Short, but absolutely hilarious.”
“Poor controls, low framerate, not funny.”
“The jokes fell flat and the humor felt forced.”
“I expected a lot of laughs, but the comedy was stale and unoriginal.”
- gameplay17 mentions
- 24 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 35 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Fowl Space" is a mixed bag, with some players enjoying its humorous and chaotic mechanics, while others criticize it for being repetitive and lacking challenge due to forgiving death penalties. The controls are described as clunky, and the overall experience is marred by poor music and graphics, leading to a general consensus that the game may appeal only to those who appreciate its absurdity.
“Spent the first 10 minutes slinging stuff into a wall to try and paint it white, decided to progress, slung stuff into robots' mouths and onto vikings' heads. 10/10 gameplay.”
“Fowl Space: Fowl delivers a riveting all-new gameplay experience built on an entirely new story, setting, and cast of fowls, all powered by a new, next-generation fowl space engine that redefines the series for the next generation.”
“Fowl Space’s genre-defining multiplayer delivers gameplay innovations throughout, including dynamic map events and character customization.”
“After playing it for a while, I grew tired of the repetitive gameplay that it held.”
“The gameplay is way too forgiving; there is a death counter, but it doesn't matter because no matter where you die, there is no punishment. You spawn literally right where you died with full health.”
“The mechanics were clunky; everything felt like it was in slow motion.”
- graphics15 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the unique silhouette art style and detail, while others criticize it as repetitive and lacking variety. Many find the overall visual presentation mediocre, with issues like poor navigation due to blending environments and bugs affecting the experience. Overall, the game's graphics seem to evoke a polarized response, with some enjoying the aesthetic and others deeming it unattractive and poorly executed.
“I quite like the art style and thought the controls were rather responsive.”
“I was astounded by the amount of detail put into the graphics; it was amazing.”
“The graphics mimic such games as Limbo (to a degree) with most characters being three-dimensional silhouettes.”
“There's a lot of bugs and the graphical style is kind of ugly with bad controls.”
“Graphically, the game looks like nothing special; all of it is black presented on a color background. The platforms and where you can go mix with the environments, making it difficult to navigate.”
“The game is incredibly short, the art style is not that great after 15 seconds, and the controls are completely awful and extremely slippery.”
- story9 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The story is a mix of fun and silliness, featuring a unique plot that combines elements of action and humor, such as chicken jokes and a rooster protagonist battling quirky foes. However, some players find the narrative hard to follow, which detracts from the overall experience and leads to negative feedback. Despite this, the game introduces an engaging new setting and characters, promising a fresh take on the series.
“The plot was as amazing as The Last of Us and Heavy Rain combined!”
“The gripping story of Astrocock as he overcomes his archnemesis, the sun, and defeats the hordes of vikings brewing coffee within.”
“Fowl Space: Fowl delivers a riveting all-new gameplay experience built on an entirely new story, setting, and cast of fowls, all powered by a new, next-generation Fowl Space engine that redefines the series for the next generation.”
“The story is hard to follow, which loses many players, sending them into a negative-review rage.”
“The story is hard to follow.”
“The story has you controlling a rooster, a milk-gun wielding, coffee-drinking rooster.”
- music7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 57 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many users describing it as boring, bland, and painfully repetitive, contributing to an overall dull experience. While a few reviewers appreciated the music and art style, the majority found it to be a significant detractor from the gameplay.
“The music and sound are also very good.”
“Great music and art style.”
“Also, the music is boring and bland and runs on a pretty glaringly obvious loop that just adds to the overall dullness of the game.”
“The game has a painfully dull soundtrack that will make your ears bleed.”
“Bad music, mediocre graphics, and bad gameplay overall. This game is one that you should pick up if you like bad games, but to everyone else, stay away. I give Fowl Space a 2.5/10.”
- stability3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is criticized for being significantly buggy and slow, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences. Players report issues such as unresponsive controls and enemies that deal excessive damage, making it difficult to progress. Overall, the game's performance detracts from its enjoyment and playability.
“Someone's going to run your buggy, slow-mo game with enemies that do too much damage. Roughly 4-5 hits and you're dead. The Vikings do some pretty spammy moves that can come across as cheap since the game moves too slowly and they move significantly faster than everything when doing their spin attacks. Your running speed is poor, and jumping is the only option, but the attack is pretty anti-air. You get the idea.”
“So damn buggy I couldn't get past the first level.”
“The game is a touch buggy and a touch slow.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and unfun, particularly criticizing the mouse-aim shooting mechanics, which detract from the enjoyment of the platforming elements.
“Tedious and unfun”
“I honestly find the platforming to be the most fun part of the game and don't have any issues with 'slipping', but the added mouse-aim style shooting gets tedious and a little annoying.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers highlight that the game's colors and overall atmosphere significantly enhance the experience, contributing to its immersive quality.
“The colors and the atmosphere add a lot to the experience.”
“The immersive atmosphere truly pulls you into the game world.”
“Every detail in the environment contributes to a captivating atmosphere.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's replayability is notably low, with users indicating that it only offers about three minutes of engaging content before it becomes repetitive.
“The replay value only lasts for about 3 minutes.”
“Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to play it again.”
“The lack of varied outcomes makes replaying feel tedious and uninteresting.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players report a strong emotional connection to the game, noting moments where they felt so engaged that they became passive observers, highlighting the game's immersive and captivating nature.
“I found myself not touching the keyboard, yet having the chicken continue to move and shoot on its own.”
