Comments on: 'Aves' – An Intriguing Tech Demo

By: Brewerpaul

Brewerpaul — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:28:51 +0000

I also thought that the idea of shooting a bird was distasteful but I downloaded this when it became a freebie to see the highly touted Bioreplicant technology. In very short order, I was HAPPY to shoot that annoying bird! Maybe it's just me, but I didn't find the technology all that impressive. The bird often flew upside down, which real birds never do except maybe very briefly during aerobatic moves. I thought the bird was just kinda floppy and dopey looking and it's calls annoying beyond words.

By: Omar

Omar — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:30:27 +0000

Absolutely both technologies will be in very involved and stunning games. See the BioReplicant video for a smallll taste:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJDmGD3yjd8

[youtube]AJDmGD3yjd8[/youtube]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:24:56 +0000

Folks, this kind of audio and physics will be put into many games in the future as long as you keep up the demand. Keep telling your friends!!! Post "Aves" on your Facebook and mySpace pages!! Your support has been excellent so far, but we need more to top the iTunes Charts! Thank you.

By: Sn7ke

Sn7ke — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:22:19 +0000

Good to see that people think in more ways then "How to get the best Iphone graphics ever". Audio can be a very important! I cant waith to play something like silenthill/resident evil/doom with this new technology!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:02:51 +0000

Ryan, consider it a tech demo/fundraiser. Re: file size: There's a lot of audio packed into Aves, so full games won't be much bigger. That being said, this kind of immersive audio will always require more memory. I think it's a small compromise for such cool technology though.

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:23:12 +0000

it is enjoyable but should a tech demo cost money? and if the tech demo is 205mb at what will a full game weigh in?

By: TKO

TKO — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:10:05 +0000

Shooting digital birds? {shrugs} Nothing wrong with that to me. I've got a ton of games where I've blowing up, slicing up, and otherwise killing humans, I've even got one where a kitten is regularly killed in bloody fashion. This sounds right up my alley. Gonna buy it.

By: TKO

TKO — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:07:51 +0000

Well, I'm just checking out the comments while I seriously consider the purchase. So yeah, congratulations, you're wrong. Sounds more like you're just trolling though.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:59:44 +0000

Maybe the game should be re-titled "KFC" or "Spicy Buffalo Wings".

By: Nez

Nez — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:35:24 +0000

Well, this has surprised me. I bought this on the premise of basically wasting 59p but low and behold it's actually quite enjoyable. When trying to shoot those pesky birds I find myself quite uptight and pushing my feet down hard on the ground, as a passenger in a car would do when the driver is braking hard.

Reminds me of the feeling I used to get playing Spectrum games. Frustration, but ultimately satisfaction when reaching the goal.

Pinning a bird to the wall by it's wing and then watching it trying to free itself before finishing it off with two more arrows did the trick.