The Balloonist: Beyond the Clouds. Reviews

good game - as in the trailer just need to implement navigation system and resource gathering

I few years ago I played a game jam game called The Aurora Wager (find it over at: https://blog.volo-airsport.com/download-the-aurora-wager/) which was a hot air balloon flying game. Ever since I've been looking for a game that takes the idea to the next level and it looks like this is it. Being able to build your own balloon is a lot of fun and all the pieces you get to play with fit together very nicely. Once you get a feel for how a balloon controlls the movement is very fun and the feeling of successfully landing on an island is very satisfying. I wish I could just say wonderfull things about this game but for the sake of fairness I can't do that. The Balloonist is still clearly in a very early state and it does show. Many of the objects are mising proper models. The combat is very simple and the lack of a endgoal hurt the experience. (I will be posting on the discussion page about some of the bugs and suggestions if you wish to read more on that) With all that said I played for a solid six hours in my first session and it was a lot of fun once I got going. With a bit more time in devolpment this game could really shine. Overall, despite the game's need for polish and content the core mechanics all seen to be in place and they are well made and fun to play with.

"Due to limited budgets we are Releasing the Game in this early state" Very early and very rough. You do however get the idea of what it is about. You pretty much get what you see in the video now, and there is a tutorial when you start. It works on Linux but only in windowed mode becuase of the Unity bug. I was not able to get it in fullscreen after starting it. It's worth the price as long as it keeps growing. The dev seems to be honest about expectations and that's important in my world. I actually think this could be a game for kids too since it is kinda easy to get started and understand, but it needs more content ofc.