Crow Demo

Crow is an action adventure game developed by a studio named Sunside that lets users control a bird in a fantasy world.

Porting games from the mobile devices to the PC platform is always a gamble because it’s difficult to keep the same quality. Like it or not, the screens of mobile devices are really small in comparison with the ones that are used by PC users, which means that developers can get away with things like low-resolution textures. Crow is the perfect example why this porting process can’t be done directly and why it needs much more than just make it work on big displays.

On the other hand, Crow falls into a certain genre that doesn’t have an equivalent for PC gamers. The closest analogy would be an endless runner, but this is a little bit more complex and with some RPG elements. Don’t get scared by the mention of RPG, because the intrusion is minimal and it’s a simple enough mechanic.

It’s difficult to say what’s the story behind Crow from the demo level, but it does feature some kind of storyline about a curse. In any case, the gameplay is the important part.

Players will get to control a crow in an open environment, but that’s a bit of a stretch. The control is limited to right to left when the crow is in the exploration mode. When the mission changes, the control perspective changes to the third person and it’s possible to move the crow up and down as well.

In exploration mode players need to look for trinkets, which can be used to upgrade the powers of the crow. From time to time, you can enter special missions that require players to attack enemies or to defend themselves. It’s not all that difficult, and if players time their movements right, they won’t have a problem with these missions.

Crow is an interesting game that’s only held back by the problems with the graphics and textures, and some wonky controls. Crow is no bad for mobile port, but it could have been better with just a little bit more care.