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On the Wings: Birth of a Hero

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86%Game Brain Score
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optimization, grinding
86% User Score Based on 58 reviews

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On the Wings: Birth of a Hero is a single player open world role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Queen and was released on September 8, 2022. It received positive reviews from players.

You are not born as a Hero. But you can become one! Bruce and Ursula are sister and brother living with their mother. One day their life starts to change with a Dragon. Now, it is time to become a Hero by saving their village and their captive father from Dark Rider. Get ready for a nice RPG story.

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Audience ScoreBased on 58 reviews
story9 positive mentions
optimization1 negative mentions
  • Enjoyable dragon-riding mechanics with a variety of unique dragons, each having distinct designs and elemental attacks.
  • Engaging and straightforward storyline with clear quests, supported by an open-world environment with good visuals for an indie game.
  • Developer responsiveness with regular updates and fixes, showing passion and continuous improvements on the game.
  • Gameplay and controls can feel clunky or wonky at times, including awkward flight mechanics and some camera issues.
  • The game suffers from technical issues such as bugs, crashes, occasional glitches, and unpolished visuals and sound effects.
  • Lack of certain RPG features like minimap, inventory system, and deep progression mechanics, plus some quests are repetitive and the world can feel empty.
  • story
    38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story offers a clear beginning and end with engaging, varied quests centered on Bruce's quest to save his father, blending RPG elements with dragon combat. While the narrative is generally smooth and well-paced, some missions can feel repetitive or drag due to design choices like maze-like maps without markers. Overall, the story is compelling yet somewhat linear, with room for more depth and richer world-building.

    • “Made by a single developer, I expected bugs, at least one softlock, and a clunky design – and while the game is not exactly smooth in some situations, I was genuinely surprised to find a fully fledged game complete with real gameplay and combat mechanics, a storyline with a beginning and end, side quests, and a final boss!”
    • “As a fan of RPG games, I was drawn to the game's unique premise centered around Bruce, a young boy on a quest to save his father. The progression system was well-balanced, providing a sense of growth as Bruce became stronger and more skilled in his quest to rescue his father. The storyline was compelling, and I found myself genuinely invested in Bruce's journey.”
    • “Its compelling storyline, breathtaking visuals, and immersive gameplay make for an unforgettable gaming experience.”
    • “The story is nothing more than a modified fetch/destroy quest.”
    • “The world is a bit empty - the base gameplay loop is go to quest giver, go do quest (typically a fight of some sort), then go to next questgiver, etc. There's little camps of random enemies scattered around and I hope to find some other stuff out there.”
    • “Some missions drag a little due to taking time to find enough wolves and stuff or the missions where you are in a maze-like environment with no map of where you've been, but overall it is a decent game.”
  • gameplay
    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers a solid RPG experience with engaging combat, a storyline, and side quests, but is hampered by the lack of a map, limited mechanics like skill trees or inventory, and a repetitive fetch/destroy quest loop. While dragon flying and controls are praised for smoothness, occasional bugs, crashes, and lack of polish detract from the overall immersion. Despite these issues, the gameplay shows strong potential, especially if future updates improve quality and add more depth.

    • “Made by a single developer, I expected bugs, at least one softlock, and a clunky design – and while the game is not exactly smooth in some situations, I was genuinely surprised to find a fully fledged game complete with real gameplay and combat mechanics, a storyline with a beginning and end, side quests, and a final boss!”
    • “The map design of the game and the sounds are really immersive, at the same time, the character control and the driving mechanics of the dragons are very smooth. I like it quite a lot. As far as I can see, the game is in early access, so it wouldn't be right to say too much. I'm sure it will come to a very good place as long as the support comes. I definitely recommend it.”
    • “Its compelling storyline, breathtaking visuals, and immersive gameplay make for an unforgettable gaming experience.”
    • “The core mechanics: for an RPG open world type game, I would have hoped for at least a minimap, an inventory system, and something like a skill tree or a skill point system where you get to choose your attributes (like the good old Bethesda games).”
    • “Anyone of these issues would be barely tolerable at best, but all together I couldn't get through more than five minutes of gameplay before wanting to throw my computer.”
    • “The world is a bit empty - the base gameplay loop is go to quest giver, complete a quest (typically a fight), then go to next quest giver; there's little camps of random enemies scattered around and I hope to find some other stuff out there.”
  • graphics
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in the game are generally described as decent and satisfying, with some users noting they are good for an indie title but not top-tier AAA quality. While visuals like dragons and environments are praised, issues such as overly dark night scenes, occasional optimization problems, and average animations are mentioned. Overall, the graphics support the immersive experience but leave room for improvement.

    • “Its compelling storyline, breathtaking visuals, and immersive gameplay make for an unforgettable gaming experience.”
    • “On fantastic graphics it plays smooth as butter 50-70 fps on 1080p with a 3600x Ryzen, a 1080 Classified, and 32GB of DDR4... definitely worth buying.”
    • “Graphics are good for an indie game, but if the developer can find some good 3D artists and animators, then this game will be in AA games category.”
    • “The graphics are pretty bad but that's fine.”
    • “Animations and graphics are more than okay but not great.”
    • “Graphics don't matter in this game.”
  • music
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is generally well-received, with memorable and nostalgic tracks that enhance the experience, particularly the menu and Viking-themed music. However, some sound effects occasionally feel distorted or broken, slightly detracting from the overall audio quality.

    • “Viking music is cool, the short loading video is entertaining, and the diving wind sounds are nice.”
    • “Love the menu music, by the way!”
    • “Good and kind of nostalgic feeling, nice quests, and good music.”
    • “The music is fine, but the sound effects sometimes feel a bit crushed or broken.”
    • “Sounds and music.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users generally find the game's replayability to be very limited, with little to no incentive to play it multiple times.

    • “Infinitely replayable”
  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a day and night cycle that enhances atmospheric variety, contributing to a more immersive and dynamic travel experience.

    • “There is also a day and night cycle, adding a little atmospheric variety to your travels.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional aspect was praised for its strong character depth, effectively conveying determination and courage that resonated deeply with players.

    • “The emotional depth of his character was portrayed excellently, and I couldn't help but empathize with his determination and courage.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is poorly optimized, requiring players to lower graphics settings significantly to achieve smooth performance, even on systems that handle more demanding games like GTA V at high settings.

    • “The game is unoptimized; I can run GTA V on high at 60 FPS, but here I need to lower it to 'good' graphics quality just to get stable FPS.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is reminiscent of classic Monster Hunter-style gameplay, offering a satisfying and engaging loop for fans of traditional grind-heavy experiences.

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On the Wings: Birth of a Hero is a open world role playing game with fantasy theme.

On the Wings: Birth of a Hero is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 1 hours playing On the Wings: Birth of a Hero.

On the Wings: Birth of a Hero was released on September 8, 2022.

On the Wings: Birth of a Hero was developed by Queen.

On the Wings: Birth of a Hero has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its optimization.

On the Wings: Birth of a Hero is a single player game.

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