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One thing that may surprise you about D-Pad Studio's long-awaited adventure is the presence of serious undertones woven into the narrative. In some ways Owlboy echoes D-pad Studio's previous game, Savant: Ascent, in that it contains similar shooting and platforming mechanics, although Owlboy greatly improves on the formula by adding a fully realised and compelling story with emotional range. Owlboy's story slowly unfolds at a comfortable pace, revealing hidden depth and a tale that is not as straightforward as you might think. When Otus' village, Vellie, is attacked by pirates he sets off with his friend and companion Geddy on a grand quest to save a dying world and stop the pirate overlord, Captain Molstrom. You take control of Otus, a shy, mute member of an owl-human hybrid race known as the Owls, the so-called protectors of these floating islands. Owlboy is set in a future where the land has drifted into the sky after being separated by a cataclysmic event. The fusion of mechanics is ambitious and could have left it feeling like a Frankenstein's monster of stitched together play-styles, but instead Owlboy transitions from 2D shoot 'em up to adventure platformer with ease. There are definite influences from Mario, Sonic, R-Type and Zelda, just to mention a few, although it somehow seems to encapsulate the entire 8-bit era as a whole and present it in this new visually stunning hi-bit package. After nine years since its initial announcement, D-Pad Studio's vibrantly crafted pixel world clearly pays homage to the retro classics it was inspired by.
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Owlboy is a retro-inspired, 2D adventure platform game in which you play mute apprentice Owl, Otus, on his journey to save a dying world and prove himself in the eyes of his fellow Owls.